Transportation

Florida’s legislative session is in overtime and coming up on 100 days as the House and Senate are back in Tallahassee to try and hammer out a budget. Orlando’s state senator Carlos Guillermo Smith—who was...

The court rejected arguments by taxi companies that a 2017 decision by the Legislature led to an unconstitutional “taking” of their property.

Listen: Tampa transit leaders took a step in restoring the Cross Bay Ferry Monday morning.  The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Board of Directors voted 8-3 today to transfer almost 5 million in federal funds to...

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Listen: This month, Michael Stephens took the reins as Tampa International Airport’s fourth CEO in history.  Now, Stephens, former chief counsel for Hillsborough Area Regional Transit,  is calling for local transit to and from the...

The bill calls for the maximum speed on interstate highways and Florida’s Turnpike to be increased from 70 mph to 75 mph.

Listen: Tampa’s streetcar will stay fare-free through September after the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency voted to fund it earlier this month, but council members say this is only a temporary solution.  The TECO line streetcar...

The new southbound span of the Howard Frankland Bridge along I-275 South is finally open for drivers between Tampa and St. Petersburg.

Then-Gov. Rick Scott in 2014 vetoed a similar proposal about speed limits, pointing to concerns raised by law-enforcement officers.

Listen: UPDATE: Republican Senator Joe Gruters dropped this proposal to rename Tamiami Trail.  A bill filed in the legislature would change the name of an iconic road with a nearly 100-year history. One historian says...

Listen: West Tampa’s historic Main Street is getting a facelift.  Improvements are coming for a once-bustling corridor now considered one of the most dangerous for drivers.  The $300,000 project, funded by the West Tampa Community...