Items in the news that are of interest to R-LAND and our mission.
| Date |
Articles |
Author |
| 04/15/08 |
Plan Funds Transit Authority |
Rich Shopes
Tampa Tribune |
| 04/13/08 |
Agency That Controls Growth Could Lose Popular Grant Program |
Jennifer Liberto
St. Petersburg Times |
| 04/11/08 |
Let's Renew ELAPP, But Also Save Farmland |
John Dingfelder
Tampa Tribune |
| 04/05/08 |
Bypass Route Pops Up Again |
Susan M. Green
Tampa Tribune |
| 04/02/08 |
Familiar Beltway Proposal Leads to New Battle for Opponents |
Mike Brassfield
Tampa Tribune |
| 03/28/08 |
Hillsborough developer challenges limitations on borrow pit |
Rodney Thrash
St. Petersburg Times |
| 03/28/08 |
Brandon Area Residents Gear Up To Fight Bypass Plan |
Catherine E. Shoichet & Mike Brassfield
St. Petersburg Times |
| 03/21/08 |
County Population Increase of 1.1% Is Slowest This Decade |
Mike Salinero
Tampa Tribune |
| 02/29/08 |
Commission's Concession to Developer Angers Residents |
Mike Salinero
Tampa Tribune |
| 02/06/08 |
Land-Use Proposal Up For A Vote |
D'Ann Lawrence White
Tampa Tribune |
| 02/06/08 |
Resident 'Disturbed' About Marina Basin |
Mark Holan
Tampa Tribune |
| 01/29/08 |
Planning Board: No, No and No |
Mike Salinero
Tampa Tribune |
| 01/24/08 |
Commission candidate Kruse's wife is arrested |
S.I. Rosenbaum
St. Petersburg Times |
| 01/19/08 |
Wimauma Roads Plan May Stick |
Susan M. Green
Tampa Tribune |
| 01/15/08 |
Developers Test Bounds |
Mike Salinero
Tampa Tribune |
| 01/15/08 |
County's Role On Boards Debated |
Rich Shopes
Tampa Tribune |
| 01/03/08 |
Lithia Pinecrest study progresses |
John Ney
Osprey Observer |
| 01/03/08 |
Chamber asks for input branding Brandon |
Carisa Biesecker
Osprey Observer |
| 01/03/08 |
Boundaries topic for community plan |
John Ney
Osprey Observer |
| 01/03/08 |
Proposal could alter landscape |
Catherine E. Schoichet & Michael Van Sickler
St. Petersburg Times |
| 12/5/07 |
Proposed Brandon Bypass erased from plan maps |
Susan M. Green
Tampa Tribune |
| 12/5/07 |
Brandon Bypass is dead for now |
Michael Van Sickler
St. Petersburg Times |
| 12/4/07 |
Brandon Bypass proposal runs out of gas |
Sean Kinane
WMNF Evening News |
| 12/4/07 |
Planners vote to wipe Brandon Bypass off map |
Susan M. Green
Tampa Tribune |
| 12/1/07 |
Lithia-Pinecrest Study Is Topic Of Meeting |
Tom Brennan
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/19/07 |
Dispute points to pond, profits |
Jackie Ripley
St. Petersburg Times |
| 11/17/07 |
Rural Residents Band Together To Fend Off Uncontrolled Growth |
SPECIAL REPORT
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/16/07 |
Environmentalists Stall Wetlands Changes
|
Mike Salinero
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/16/07 |
Down to just an acre |
Helen Anne Travis
St. Petersburg Times |
| 11/16/07 |
For light rail plan, look to Denver |
Mike Brassfield
St. Petersburg Times |
| 11/15/07 |
Manatee officials left out of highway discussion |
Duane Marsteller
Bradenton Herald |
| 11/10/07 |
County Assures Bypass Axed |
D'Ann Lawrence White
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/10/07 |
Downtown Riverview Plan Disclosed |
Yvette C. Hammett
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/9/07 |
Commission Chair Passes From Norman To Hagan |
Anthony McCartney
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/9/07 |
Mall Sprawl Reaches Pasco |
Kevin Wiatrowski
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/8/07 |
Hillsborough commission chooses Hagan as new chairman |
Bill Coats
St. Petersburg Times |
| 11/8/07 |
Park Project's Defeat Leaves $40 Million Question |
Anthony McCartney
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/7/07 |
Proposed Roads Lead To Groups |
Susan M. Green
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/7/07 |
Angry voters cast their ballots against growth |
Jeremy Wallace
Herald Tribune |
| 11/7/07 |
Lithia to urban development: No Way! |
Alexandra Hackett
WTSP Tampa Bay's 10 News |
| 11/7/07 |
Bypass likely to disappear from plans |
Mike Brassfield
St. Petersburg Times |
| 11/7/07 |
Rail, Bus Dreams Are Years From Reality |
Rich Shopes
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/6/07 |
County Plans System Of High-Speed Buses |
Rich Shopes
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/6/07 |
HART Seeking Alternate Funding |
Rich Shopes
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/6/07 |
Bypass Dispute Is Still Boiling |
Rich Shopes
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/5/07 |
Owners rush to develop parcels |
Michael Van Sickler
St. Petersburg Times |
| 11/4/07 |
Crosstown shows its age |
Mike Brassfield
St. Petersburg Times |
| 11/3/07 |
Growers Try To Sidestep EPC |
Mike Salinero
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/3/07 |
Bills would change the EPC |
Janet Zink
St. Petersburg Times |
| 11/3/07 |
Proposed Laws Would Change Makeup Of Boards |
Ellen Gedalius
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/3/07 |
Proposed Roads Lead To Groups |
Susan M. Green
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/2/07 |
Hillsborough County thinking 43 years ahead |
Alexandra Hackett
WTSP Tampa Bay's 10 News |
| 11/2/07 |
Bridge criticisms show overall angst with county plan |
Catherine E. Shoichet
St. Petersburg Times |
| 11/2/07 |
Airport board takes light rail for a virtual ride |
Steve Huettel
St. Petersburg Times |
| 11/2/07 |
Scott questions city attorney's role |
Janet Zink
St. Petersburg Times |
| 11/2/07 |
Rural types are ready for fight |
Rodney Thrash
St. Petersburg Times |
| 11/01/07 |
Citizens Object To Major Transportation Plans
|
Melody Jameson
The Observer News |
| 11/01/07 |
Cap And Trade Development For Polk? |
Billy Townsend
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/31/07 |
Voices Ring Despite Road Plan Outcome |
Susan M. Green
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/31/07 |
Protests Quash Road Project |
Tom Brennan
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/29/07 |
What's Charlotte Got Over Tampa? |
James Thorner
St. Petersburg Times |
| 10/27/07 |
Attorney says mayor speaks for the city |
Janet Zink
St. Petersburg Times |
| 10/27/07 |
Pavement Opposed in Preserve Land |
Susan M. Green
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/27/07 |
Transportation Panel Developing Direction |
Anthony McCartney
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/25/07 |
FishHawk Seeks To Add Land |
Yvette C. Hammett
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/25/07 |
Tampa Takes a Test Drive |
James Thorner
St. Petersburg Times |
| 10/24/07 |
Green Swath of Death |
Wayne Garcia
Creative Loafing |
| 10/24/07 |
Residents Lay Into South County Road Plan
|
Susan M. Green
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/24/07 |
Activists Sound Sprawl Alarm |
Jerome R. Stockfish and Mike Salinero
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/24/07 |
Crowd: no bypass, no sprawl |
Mike Brassfield
St. Petersburg Times |
| 10/23/07 |
South County Road Plan Stalls For Public Input |
Susan M. Green
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/22/07 |
Former Official Cites Ex-boss |
Michael Van Sickler
St. Petersburg Times |
| 10/20/07 |
Southern bypass tabled for now |
Mike Brassfield
St. Petersburg Times |
| 10/20/07 |
Road Proposals Raise Concerns |
Tom Brennan
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/18/07 |
South County Road Plan To Get Review |
Andrew McCartney
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/17/07 |
Angry Lithia citizens want investigation of Hillsborough Transportation Planning Manager
Listen to the show [scroll forward to 20:55] |
Mitch E. Perry
WMNF Evening News |
| 10/13/07 |
Road Plan Up For Public Review |
Susan M. Green
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/13/07 |
'Brandon Bypass' Is On Planning Map Again |
Susan M. Green
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/11/07 |
Transit Plan Sparks Debate |
Susan M. Green
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/9/07 |
Corridor Plan Action Delayed
|
Liz Bleau
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/8/07 |
Bracing For Boom, Bridges On Alafia |
Rich Shopes
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/4/07 |
Game Over! Commission says no to sports park |
Anthony McCartney
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/4/07 |
Hillsborough commissioners vote down $40M sports complex |
Bill Varian
St. Petersburg Times |
| 10/3/07 |
Hillsborough Kills Championship Park Plan |
Anthony McCartney
Tampa Tribune |
| 9/30/07 |
Odds Against Sports Complex |
Bill Varian
St. Petersburg Times |
| 9/28/07 |
Florida Matters "Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority (TBARTA)" |
Carson Cooper
WUSF Public Broadcasting |
| 9/26/07 |
The Athletic Supporter: Jim Norman and his $40-million field of dreams |
Wayne Garcia
Creative Loafing |
| 9/25/07 |
Development Industry Who's-Who Raise $$ for Blair, Hagan |
Mike Salinero
Tampa News Blogs |
| 9/15/07 |
Lithia Residents Go for the Green |
Susan M. Green
Tampa Tribune |
| 8/12/07 |
Agency's End Could Imperil Wetlands |
Mike Salinero
Tampa Tribune |
| 8/4/07 |
Residents: Leave Mine Alone |
Yvette C. Hammett
Tampa Tribune |
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Opinion Columns & Blogs |
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| 04/12/08 |
Letters To The Editor
|
Tampa Tribune |
| 04/05/08 |
Hillsborough Needs Administrator To Push Hard For ELAPP |
Editorial
Tampa Tribune |
| 04/03/08 |
TBARTA Spells Trainwreck to Informed Citizens |
Kelly Cornelius
Fix It Now blog |
| 03/26/08 |
Builders Try to Ambush Planning Agency |
Denise Layne
Tampa Tribune |
| 03/22/08 |
Relaxing Growth Controls No Fix For State's Money Crunch |
Editorial
Tampa Tribune |
| 03/20/08 |
The attack on planning, environment: Ambler's bill HB 723 |
Kelly Cornelius
Fix It Now blog |
| 03/11/08 |
TBARTA Open House Comes To You
|
Mariella Smith
Sticks of Fire blog |
| 02/06/08 |
Just Not In My Backyard |
Opinion
Tampa Tribune |
| 02/05/08 |
Chaplain Turns Whine Into Water |
Daniel Ruth
Tampa Tribune |
| 12/3/07 |
Another Attack On Hillsborough Wetlands |
Bev Griffiths
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/16/07 |
This panel is a spin doctor's nightmare |
Sue Carlton
St. Petersburg Times |
| 11/12/07 |
Commissioners should not act at wetland hearing |
Mariella Smith
Sticks of Fire Blog |
| 11/7/07 |
Glorioso plows over public in bid to weaken wetlands rule |
editorial
Tampa Tribune |
| 11/7/07 |
Politics, parks and how to use $40M |
Sue Carlton
St. Petersburg Times |
| 11/1/07 |
mayor or queen? |
Mariella Smith
Sticks of Fire Blog |
| 10/31/07 |
The environment — and fear |
Wayne Garcia
Creative Loafing Blog |
| 10/29/07 |
Hillsborough Board, it's time to grow up |
Editorial
St. Petersburg Times |
| 10/25/07 |
Iorio 'vetoes' Council desire for EPC representation |
Wayne Garcia
Creative Loafing Blog |
| 10/24/07 |
The young, the restless and the green with Joe Cortright |
Wayne Garcia
Creative Loafing Blog |
| 10/19/07 |
Spooked By A Ghostly Highway |
Steve Otto
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/16/07 |
Roads To Sprawlville On New Transportation Plan |
Mariella Smith
Sticks of Fire Blog |
| 10/12/07 |
Growth Machine Pushes Bridges |
Bev Griffiths
CommentaryTampa Tribune |
| 10/4/07 |
County tags sports park out at home |
Daniel Ruth,
Tampa Tribune |
| 10/3/07 |
A pitch for a park in today's economy? |
Sue Carlton,
St. Petersburg Times |
| 10/3/07 |
$40-million park: bad time, bad idea |
St. Petersburg Times |
| 10/2/07 |
A Sack of Hubris Dropped on His Head |
Daniel Ruth,
Tampa Tribune |
| 9/30/07 |
County's Got That Fishy Smell |
Steve Otto,
Tampa Tribune |
| 9/29/07 |
Try on Garter Belts and See What Develops |
Daniel Ruth,
Tampa Tribune |
| 9/29/07 |
Letters to the Editor |
Tampa Tribune |
| 9/27/07 |
Developers get to work for allies on commission |
St. Petersburg Times |
| 8/12/07 |
Que Sierra, Sierra: Fearing Wetlands' Fate |
Steve Otto,
Tampa Tribune |
| 8/10/07 |
Parable of the Last Coyote
|
Meg Scott,
Community Columnist,
Tampa Tribune |
| 8/7/07 |
Brian Blair's Lads Face Dickens Fate |
Daniel Ruth,
Tampa Tribune |
| 8/3/07 |
Who Dares to Speak to the Powerful Oz |
Steve Otto,
Tampa Tribune |
