Comments on: reality setting in south of gandy http://sticksoffire.com/2006/09/26/reality-setting-in-to-the-south-of-gandy-area/ A very loose interpretation of the news and happenings in and around Tampa Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:02:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: james http://sticksoffire.com/2006/09/26/reality-setting-in-to-the-south-of-gandy-area/comment-page-1/#comment-40617 james Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:30:46 +0000 http://sticksoffire.com/2006/09/26/reality-setting-in-to-the-south-of-gandy-area/#comment-40617 As a Pinellas resident who travels on Gandy to visit friends in Tampa, I must say I am amazed how bad Gandy Blvd. is on the Tampa side. It shows that the city leaders are more concerned about helping out their developer friends than citizens of either side of the bay. It is going to take a bunch of money and it will be a huge headache to fix this mess. Thank you so much City of Tampa! As a Pinellas resident who travels on Gandy to visit friends in Tampa, I must say I am amazed how bad Gandy Blvd. is on the Tampa side. It shows that the city leaders are more concerned about helping out their developer friends than citizens of either side of the bay. It is going to take a bunch of money and it will be a huge headache to fix this mess. Thank you so much City of Tampa!

]]> By: Mr. Bill http://sticksoffire.com/2006/09/26/reality-setting-in-to-the-south-of-gandy-area/comment-page-1/#comment-40574 Mr. Bill Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:14:31 +0000 http://sticksoffire.com/2006/09/26/reality-setting-in-to-the-south-of-gandy-area/#comment-40574 Thanks for your comments Dale. At the recent meeting it was clearly acknowledged the West Short is already at capacity and there is little to be done - directly - to solve it. The plan is to direct traffic to the Crosstown, Manhattan, Dale Mabry, and Lois. We have continually raised the issue about all the development with out roads or transit being discussed. The city is trying to deal with the disaster they have created in SOHO where single family homes have been turned into duplexes and quadplexes. Thanks for speaking up here on Sticks. Hopefully someone at City Hall can read and maybe they read Sticks. Thanks for your comments Dale. At the recent meeting it was clearly acknowledged the West Short is already at capacity and there is little to be done – directly – to solve it. The plan is to direct traffic to the Crosstown, Manhattan, Dale Mabry, and Lois.

We have continually raised the issue about all the development with out roads or transit being discussed. The city is trying to deal with the disaster they have created in SOHO where single family homes have been turned into duplexes and quadplexes.

Thanks for speaking up here on Sticks. Hopefully someone at City Hall can read and maybe they read Sticks.

]]> By: Dale L. Perry http://sticksoffire.com/2006/09/26/reality-setting-in-to-the-south-of-gandy-area/comment-page-1/#comment-40563 Dale L. Perry Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:03:18 +0000 http://sticksoffire.com/2006/09/26/reality-setting-in-to-the-south-of-gandy-area/#comment-40563 As usual the focus is on SOG. Well, don't forget NOG. I live off South West shore blvd, North of Gandy. Traffic from SOG has to go north, it can't go south unless you work at MacDill (few military will be able to afford the new condos being built). It is well known that West Shore is a "dead" road. It is so over capacity that it CANNOT be improved. With these facts well known (Dingfielder had a meeting April/May this year where this was clearly stated) the so called people in office approved yet more development for SOG (Rattlesnake point)that will have to use north bound roads. Not a single media source noted this when city council, prior to approval, stated the need to study the impact of more development and several media sources had published the very facts noted above. Why does the media not challenge these politicians using their own previous statements? What is the media afraid of? The only hope is that we, the voters, get rid of these people that have never met a development they don't like. Sadly, we'll probaably just get another bunch of developer suck-ups. As usual the focus is on SOG. Well, don’t forget NOG. I live off South West shore blvd, North of Gandy. Traffic from SOG has to go north, it can’t go south unless you work at MacDill (few military will be able to afford the new condos being built).

It is well known that West Shore is a “dead” road. It is so over capacity that it CANNOT be improved. With these facts well known (Dingfielder had a meeting April/May this year where this was clearly stated) the so called people in office approved yet more development for SOG (Rattlesnake point)that will have to use north bound roads.

Not a single media source noted this when city council, prior to approval, stated the need to study the impact of more development and several media sources had published the very facts noted above.

Why does the media not challenge these politicians using their own previous statements? What is the media afraid of? The only hope is that we, the voters, get rid of these people that have never met a development they don’t like. Sadly, we’ll probaably just get another bunch of developer suck-ups.

]]> By: Katy http://sticksoffire.com/2006/09/26/reality-setting-in-to-the-south-of-gandy-area/comment-page-1/#comment-40559 Katy Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:57:08 +0000 http://sticksoffire.com/2006/09/26/reality-setting-in-to-the-south-of-gandy-area/#comment-40559 They did finally reopen MacDill this week, but a sidestreet or two is still closed. I've lived in SOG City (loathe the retirement community like name "Sun Bay South") for over 6 years and it's amazing how much it's grown. They did finally reopen MacDill this week, but a sidestreet or two is still closed. I’ve lived in SOG City (loathe the retirement community like name “Sun Bay South”) for over 6 years and it’s amazing how much it’s grown.

]]> By: Jason http://sticksoffire.com/2006/09/26/reality-setting-in-to-the-south-of-gandy-area/comment-page-1/#comment-40448 Jason Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:38:56 +0000 http://sticksoffire.com/2006/09/26/reality-setting-in-to-the-south-of-gandy-area/#comment-40448 Really there are ways around getting stuck in the Gandy traffic, use Oklahoma, or Interbay if like me you live in SOG city. Or go a bit north to euclid or elprado and use them. I just wish they would reopen MacDill. Really there are ways around getting stuck in the Gandy traffic, use Oklahoma, or Interbay if like me you live in SOG city. Or go a bit north to euclid or elprado and use them. I just wish they would reopen MacDill.

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