Major Projects Committee Holds First Meeting Monday
February 13, 2009 – Tampa, Florida – With the federal economic stimulus package about to become a reality, a new leadership group is set to take a closer look at projects that could help take HART into the future of transit in Tampa Bay.
Getting a Start on the Future
The group, called the Major Projects and Legislative Committee, will provide guidance and input as HART takes on improvements that will change the way public transit moves people in Hillsborough County.
The Major Projects Committee is headed up by HART Vice Chair Alison Hewitt, and will hold its first meeting on Monday, February 16th at 8:30 a.m. at HART’s administrative office building located at 1201 E. 7th Avenue in Ybor City. Other committee members are Tampa City Councilman John Dingfelder, Wallace Bowers, Michael York, Dr. Steven Polzin, and Hillsborough County Commissioners Rose Ferlita, Mark Sharpe and Kevin Beckner.
The committee will discuss projects that may be funded by the federal economic stimulus package, and the status of the Hillsborough County rail system and Bus Rapid Transit project. The information packet for the meeting is available on HART’s website. Click here to download it in PDF format.
Rail Project on Track
HART continues to keep the future of rail transit in Tampa Bay on the right track, with progress on the rail project’s re-entry into the federal New Starts funding process.
A new consulting firm, Gannett Fleming, is onboard to compile information and analysis and develop recommendations on the starter line corridor.
The first meeting of the project’s new Technical Working Group was held on February 6th.
The Project Steering Committee will get together for its third meeting on February 17th.
HART Mission Statement
Our Team is dedicated to providing excellent customer service while building solutions to support Hillsborough County’s needs…now and into the future.
HART’s web address is now www.goHART.org! Use our trip planning feature powered by Google Transit, order fare cards in the Online Transit Store, and get complete route maps and schedules. Call the HARTinfo Line at (813) 254-4278 to learn more.
Media Contacts
Kathy Karalekas
Public Information Officer
Office: (813) 449-4707
Cell: (813) 545-5497
E-mail: karalekask@goHART.org
Ed Crawford
Chief of Government Affairs
Office: (813) 449-4709
Cell: (813) 309-3153
E-mail: crawforde@goHART.org
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Denis A. Baldwin, 2 years ago
I only posted it because I’m an advocate of better public transportation. Hopefully this new committee actually does something with what I consider to be a near-failing system.
ChrisC and JonJ, 2 years ago
Why am I sooo tempted to say,”Blah-blah-blah…” ?