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Iris Rogers of Bradenton is overcome with emotion Wednesday while visiting a makeshift memorial at Bay to Bay Boulevard and Lois Avenue for two Plant High students killed in a motorcycle crash.
Road where Plant High students died is slated for fixes. When there’s money.
A traffic signal at Bay to Bay and Lois would cost $550,000, so temporary measures are under consideration. But there’s no money for them yet, either.
I-275 expansion work in Tampa to begin Monday
Drivers negotiate I-275 Thursday in Tampa. Work begins Monday to add new lanes to I-275 from north of the I-4 interchange to Hillsborough Avenue.
The $85.3 million project adds lanes from north of the I-4 interchange to Hillsborough Avenue.
Cross Bay Ferry sets sail between Tampa and St. Petersburg Oct. 21
Guests line up to board the Cross Bay Ferry docked at the Tampa Convention Center on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 in Tampa. The season service returns Oct. 21, 2021.
The seasonal service runs through May 22, 2022.
Tampa airport sets express curbside check-in for flyers without checked bags
This rendering shows the interior of Tampa International Airport's Blue Express Curbside check-in area, which will be open to travelers without checked bags on Nov. 16.
Tampa International Airport’s Blue Express Curbside lanes will be open for travelers by Thanksgiving.

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  1. Where will people park when Clearwater reopens its waterfront? Here’s where.
    Yesterday• Clearwater
    The city of Clearwater is preparing to buy Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church's parking lot for $1.85 million to build a garage that would help accommodate large events after the nearby Imagine Clearwater project is completed.
  2. Clearwater moves forward with downtown transit center after mix-up
    Yesterday• Clearwater
    A rendering shows the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority's proposed multimodal transit center planned for downtown Clearwater. Officials announced on Aug. 10, 2022, that the U.S. Department of Transportation had approved $20 million to help pay for the long-sought facility. It will feature six bus bays, bicycle and scooter storage, ride-sharing connections, solar panels and electric bus charging stations.
  3. Man arrested after racing at 132 mph over Gandy Bridge, troopers say
    Yesterday• Crime
    The view off the Gandy Bridge on a June day in 2021. A man was arrested early Sunday after he was caught racing over the bridge at 132 mph, the Florida Highway Patrol reports.
  5. Pedestrian, port and transit projects in Florida get federal boost
    Yesterday• Transportation
    A tanker ship travels east under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge en route to the Port Tampa Bay on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in St. Petersburg.
  6. Hillsborough ferry plans sail ahead of schedule
    Yesterday• Transportation
    The Cross Bay Ferry Provincetown III is shown carrying passengers headed from St. Petersburg to Tampa in 2019. Wednesday, Hillsborough commissioners will be asked to accelerate the planning work for service to southern Hillsborough. [Times 2019]
  7. People lose the strangest things on Pinellas County buses
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    Tiara Holmes, 31, inspects a box of items people left on Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority buses. She mans the front desk at the bus headquarters and tries to contact the items' owners so she can return them.
  8. Southbound I-275, Howard Frankland Bridge to close Monday night
    Aug. 14• Transportation
    Traffic streams southbound over the existing Howard Frankland Bridge over Old Tampa Bay on Thursday, June 30, 2022, between Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. FDOT is rebuilding the existing northbound bridge, far left, which was originally constructed in 1959, and adding capacity to alleviate traffic congestion with a new bridge, at right.
  9. Concerned with brand image, Hillsborough bus agency proposes slashing ad revenue
    Aug. 11• Transportation
    HART busses at the Marion Transit Center, 1211 N Marion St, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022 in Tampa.
  10. Storm season is here. 115 miles of critical Hillsborough roads are vulnerable to flooding.
    Aug. 11• Transportation
    The Resilient Tampa Bay Transportation Federal Highway Administration Pilot Project examined the region’s vulnerability to potential extreme weather and provided strategies to meet and recover from those impacts. Among the project’s findings was that 115 miles of critical roads in the county are vulnerable to storm surge and inland flooding.
  11. Location dispute puts $20M federal grant for Clearwater transit hub in doubt
    Aug. 10• Clearwater
    A rendering shows the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority's proposed multimodal transit center planned for downtown Clearwater. Officials announced on Aug. 10, 2022, that the U.S. Department of Transportation had approved $20 million to help pay for the long-sought facility.
  12. Pinellas job fair connects job seekers with employers near bus routes
    Aug. 10• Transportation
    Al Burns Jr., PSTA director of procurement, looks at what the Bay Pines VA booth has to offer at the PSTA Career Fair on Wednesday in St. Petersburg.
  13. Hillsborough GOP candidates offer similar platforms in commission primary
    Aug. 9• Politics
    The Republican candidates for District 7 Hillsborough County Commission are Chase Harrison, left, and Joshua Wostal.
  14. A newcomer’s view of Tampa from Bus No. 1
    Aug. 9• Transportation
    The HART Transit Center in downtown Tampa, unlike many of Hillsborough County’s bus stops, boasts benches and shelter galore.
  15. Crash on Howard Frankland Bridge caused some morning delays, reports say
    Aug. 8• Transportation
    Commuters who usually take the Howard Frankland Bridge to Pinellas County in the mornings may want to consider finding another way this morning.
  16. New proposed bus routes to serve USF, downtown Tampa
    Aug. 4• Transportation
    A passenger walks toward a bus at the HART Transit Center in downtown Tampa on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
  17. Attention Tampa Bay, Orlando and Miami: You can now book a bus through Uber
    Aug. 4• Transportation
    The option, first rolled out in Dallas and Houston in July, furthers Uber's expansion into modes of transport beyond its core ride-hailing business.
  18. Downtown Tampa has e-scooters, bikes and streetcars. Ready for golf carts?
    Aug. 2• Transportation
    Arielle McCarthy of Dunedin talks to her daughter, Gianna Ohler, 7, at a stoplight in a golf cart rented recently from the new Channelside Golf Cart Rentals in downtown Tampa. "We had a blast," McCarthy said.
  19. Ambulance overturns in Pinellas Park crash
    Jul. 29• Breaking News
    An ambulance overturned after a crash with another vehicle in the area of 118th Avenue N. and 49th Street in Pinellas Park on Friday. According to Pinellas Park police, the collision sent all five people in the ambulance — one patient and four paramedics — to area hospitals for treatment. The driver of the sedan and a passenger both refused medical attention.
  20. How inflation is impacting Tampa Bay infrastructure projects
    Jul. 29• Transportation
    Construction at Tampa International Airport June 22, 2021. Inflation is taking a toll on infrastructure projects nationwide and in Tampa Bay.
  21. Avelo Airlines launches flights between Tampa and Lexington, Kentucky
    Jul. 28• Transportation
    Low-cost carrier Avelo Airlines announced a new non-stop route between Tampa International Airport and Lexington, Ky., beginning on Nov. 11. One-way introductory fares start at $39.
  22. TikTok ‘Kia Challenge’ fuels St. Pete spike in Kia and Hyundai auto thefts
    Jul. 28• Crime
    St. Petersburg police are warning Kia and Hyundai owners to lock their cars after a string of stolen vehicles this month.
  23. Tampa Bay’s average gas price is back below $4 per gallon
    Jul. 28• Business
    Drivers get gas starting at $3.99 per gallon at a BP station at 2731 Fourth St. N in St. Petersburg on July 25. The average price of a gallon of gas across Tampa Bay fell below $4 on Thursday for the first time since March.
  24. JetBlue agrees to buy Spirit for $3.8 billion
    Jul. 28• Nation & World
    A line of Spirit Airlines jets sit on the tarmac at the Orlando International Airport in May 2020. JetBlue has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines in a $3.8 billion deal, a day after Spirit and Frontier Airlines agreed to abandon their merger proposal.
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