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Brandi Dobbins, 28, talks with bus operator Paul Robinson while boarding the PSTA bus at Grand Central Station in St. Petersburg, Florida on Thursday, January 23, 2020. [OCTAVIO JONES | Times]
Tampa Bay bus agencies struggle to keep track in wake of driver attacks
Elected officials see data as key to dealing with the problem, but systems for analyzing it are falling short.
Earlier today• Transportation
Traffic on Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa already is congested. Why does it seem even worse now?
Residents and commuters are complaining about heavy traffic ever since the Florida Department of Transportation closed both northbound lanes on Nebraska Avenue just south of Hillsborough Avenue (U.S. 92) in Tampa on Jan. 6, to install new drainage pipes under Nebraska Avenue between Giddens Avenue and Hillsborough Avenue. [Florida Department of Transportation]
Dr. Delay explores the latest backups aggravating Seminole Heights residents and commuters.
Earlier today• Transportation
New Pinellas Bayway bridge taking shape in Tierra Verde
A look at the construction on the Tierra Verde bridge project which is the bridge between Isla Del Sol and Tierra Verde islands on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 in St. Petersburg. The project began in December 2018 and is scheduled to be completed in summer of 2021. [DIRK SHADD | Tampa Bay Times]
Dr. Delay takes a deep dive into the construction process for the $56.3 million State Road 679 and Bayway Bridge project .
Jan. 24• Transportation
US seeks to tighten rules covering service animals on planes
In this Sept. 20, 2017, file photo Oscar the cat sits in his carry on travel bag after arriving at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. Airlines might soon be able to turn away cats, rabbits and all animals other than dogs that passengers try to bring with them in the cabin. The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, announced plans to tighten rules around service animals. The biggest change would be that only dogs could qualify. (Ross D. Franklin | Associated Press] [ROSS D. FRANKLIN | AP]
Soon mainly dogs would be allowed on planes, under plans announced on Wednesday.
Jan. 22• Business

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  1. Traffic on Hillsborough Avenue in Tampa already is congested. Why does it seem even worse now?
    Earlier today• Transportation
    Residents and commuters are complaining about heavy traffic ever since the Florida Department of Transportation closed both northbound lanes on Nebraska Avenue just south of Hillsborough Avenue (U.S. 92) in Tampa on Jan. 6, to install new drainage pipes under Nebraska Avenue between Giddens Avenue and Hillsborough Avenue. [Florida Department of Transportation]
    Dr. Delay explores the latest backups aggravating Seminole Heights residents and commuters.
  2. Tampa Bay bus agencies struggle to keep track in wake of driver attacks
    Earlier today• Transportation
    Brandi Dobbins, 28, talks with bus operator Paul Robinson while boarding the PSTA bus at Grand Central Station in St. Petersburg, Florida on Thursday, January 23, 2020. [OCTAVIO JONES | Times]
    Elected officials see data as key to dealing with the problem, but systems for analyzing it are falling short.
  3. New Pinellas Bayway bridge taking shape in Tierra Verde
    Jan. 24• Transportation
    A look at the construction on the Tierra Verde bridge project which is the bridge between Isla Del Sol and Tierra Verde islands on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 in St. Petersburg. The project began in December 2018 and is scheduled to be completed in summer of 2021. [DIRK SHADD | Tampa Bay Times]
    Dr. Delay takes a deep dive into the construction process for the $56.3 million State Road 679 and Bayway Bridge project .
  4. Air bag woes force Honda, Toyota to recall six million vehicles
    Jan. 22• Nation & World
    The Toyota recall covers certain 2011-2019 Corollas, the 2011 to 2013 Matrix, the 2012 through 2018 Avalon and the 2013 to 2018 Avalon Hybrid in the U.S. Pictured is a 2013 Avalon Limited.
    The problem could affect as many as 12.3 million vehicles in the U.S. made by six companies.
  5. Selmon Expressway project causes detour on Westshore Boulevard
    Jan. 20• Transportation
    The area will be closed to drivers headed north and south from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. through Friday.
  6. Pirates on wheels: What you need to know about scooters at Gasparilla
    Jan. 17• Transportation
    A scooter rider navigates Platt Street on Friday morning during the calm before the storm — successive weekends of downtown Gasparilla parades. Scooter companies like Jump warn users it’s a violation of their rental agreement to operate one while under the influence. [OCTAVIO JONES | Times]
    One company decided to pull its scooters Jan. 25 ‘out of an abundance of caution for riders and those participating in Gasparilla.’
  7. Delta adding Tampa-to-Miami flights beginning in May
    Jan. 17• Business
    Delta Air Lines said Friday it will launch five new round-trip routes a day between Tampa and Miami starting May 4. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) [MARK LENNIHAN | AP]
    Delta says the daily nonstop Miami service will create new connections for Tampa travelers to fly to Latin America and other international destinations.
  8. Tampa International Airport recognized as bike-friendly ⁠— thanks to future upgrades
    Jan. 16• Business
    Tampa International Airport is building a new bike and pedestrian path that will loop around its under-construction SkyCenter office and hotel development and cell phone waiting lot. Eventually, that path is planned to connect to a network of regional biking and pedestrian trails. [Tampa International Airport]
    Tampa’s airport is the nation’s first to receive the designation from the nonprofit League of American Bicyclists. It was also the first to apply.
  9. FAA investigating Delta jet fuel-dumping on schoolkids
    Jan. 15• Nation & World
    In this photo from video, Delta Air Lines Flight 89 to Shanghai, China, dumps fuel over Los Angeles before returning to Los Angeles International Airport for an emergency landing Tuesday. Fuel dumped by the airliner making an emergency return Tuesday to the airport due to an engine problem fell onto three schools, causing minor irritation to 40 children and adults, officials said. (AP Photo/Matt Hartman) [MATT HARTMAN | AP]
    The fuel, described by fire officials as a vapor, caused minor skin and lung irritation to 56 children and adults but nobody was taken to the hospital.
  10. One of the world’s biggest yachts is docked in St. Petersburg
    Jan. 14• Business
    Draped against the St. Petersburg skyline on Tuesday evening on January 14, 2020, the Bella Vita is visible as it docks in Port St. Pete. The yacht is nearly 250 feet long and costs about $650,000 to charter for a week in the winter, according to broker Moran Yacht and Ship. It can accommodate 12 passengers between its six staterooms and six decks, and a staff of 22. [MARTHA ASENCIO RHINE | Times]
    Meet the Bella Vita, a yacht almost too luxurious to believe.
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