![]() ![]() ![]() “When I started in 25 years ago, you could predict, with reasonable accuracy, where your growth was going to be, but the world we’re in today is really different.” “The growth that I’m seeing in this whole Tampa Bay region is pretty amazing to see,” says Greg Slater, chief executive officer and executive director of the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority. That comes in many forms, of course the largest thing that people see is our roads, but we’re also heavily involved in a lot other aspects, including Port Tampa Bay and Tampa International Airport.”Īgencies tasked with addressing the growing issues of Tampa Bay’s transportation systems have found the challenge in the unpredictability of the regions growing population growth because of its, well, popularity. “We’re trying to invest in a transportation network that will help to address mobility first. “Traffic volumes pretty much have been rising, steadily, over the last couple of decades, and when you look at the projections for growth in the region, that’s not expected to slow down,” he says. It might appear it ramped up post-pandemic, but it has been building for years, says David Gwynn, district seven secretary for the Florida Department of Transportation. “What we’re trying to do, with transportation, is speed up the delivery of transportation projects to keep pace with that growth.” “Everything I’ve seen shows that growth is far surpassing even what our expectations were just four years ago,” says Whit Blanton, executive director of Forward Pinellas, a land use and transportation agency. It’s not for a lack of trying on officials’ part, and it’s not that there aren’t projects all across the region addressing traffic-related issues … it’s just that, for every solution, more people move to the area, occupy our roads and you’re back to square one: behind someone else’s bumper. But traffic can be quite the headache for Tampa Bay area residents.Įver tried to make it to a meeting, on time, heading from South Tampa to Clearwater Beach at peak traffic times? Chances are you don’t even schedule those meetings, because, if you know, you know. It’s such a common topic of polite conversation at this point, it’s almost redundant to mention. Here’s Tampa Bay Business and Wealth’s first edition of “Infrastructure 101” - Roads. But now that the word is out, this great place to live must accommodate these people with resources, housing and transit solutions.įrom power consumption to water resources, to Amazon delivery times-more people means more road blockages, pun intended. Businesses, tourists, visiting relatives … who can blame them? It’s great here. Tampa Bay is one of the hottest spots in the United States. ![]()
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