This past week, articles came out in the Tampa Bay Times , WTSP and Salon.com regarding Tampa’s “transportation mess.” These journalists appear to agree that Tampa would be a really great city if it were not for its lack of light rail. As an impending Tropical Storm (possibly soon to be upgraded to Hurricane) Isaac, […]
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Right Reason newsletter August 1, 2012
August 1, 2012
From Atlas Shrugs – Obama’s State Department (Hillary) Criticizes French Islamic Veil Ban – Perhaps she should be more worried about mayors banning a business like Chick-Fil-A for speaking honestly about their beliefs. Is this a result of her close relationship with her chief of staff Huma Abedin? From Transportation Expert Wendell Cox – Atlanta […]
HART vote unanimous against state mandate for merger
January 10, 2012
On Monday, January 9, 2012, a joint meeting was held between the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority HART and the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority PSTA, in which the HART board voted unanimously in expressing its opposition to Section 71 of the proposed Senate Bill SB 1866 that was introduced today in the Florida Legislature by […]
Light rail – dead but apparently not forgotten
December 22, 2011
You may think all is quiet here in Tampa, that the idea of an outrageous light rail boondoggle project had been decided by the voters and residents of Hillsborough County last year with a resounding NO to a referendum for an increased sales tax. But across the bay in St. Petersburg, the Pinellas on Track […]
August 25, 2012
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