Comments on: downtown tampa is busy http://sticksoffire.com/2007/12/03/downtown-tampa-is-busy/ 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: GKR http://sticksoffire.com/2007/12/03/downtown-tampa-is-busy/comment-page-1/#comment-143003 GKR Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:14:20 +0000 http://sticksoffire.com/2007/12/03/downtown-tampa-is-busy/#comment-143003 The Tampa Downtown Partnership, and the Tampa Tribune, are nothing more than buttresses for the dysfunctional status quo. There's a reason why the rest of the country moves on, and good ol' Tampa is either treading water, or sinking. blub, blub The Tampa Downtown Partnership, and the Tampa Tribune, are nothing more than buttresses for the dysfunctional status quo. There’s a reason why the rest of the country moves on, and good ol’ Tampa is either treading water, or sinking. blub, blub

]]> By: Scott Gunsaullus http://sticksoffire.com/2007/12/03/downtown-tampa-is-busy/comment-page-1/#comment-142203 Scott Gunsaullus Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:58:30 +0000 http://sticksoffire.com/2007/12/03/downtown-tampa-is-busy/#comment-142203 A way for hotel and convention guests to ride public transportation... To the DTP's credit, the City of Tampa is launching a new "downtown circulator" route. Unfortunately, the route only runs on weekends and for special events. Once again, it's piece meal. When are they going to get that a vibrant downtown can't just be about tourists. In the new budget, HART also cut weekday evening service to and from Town n'Country, Westshore and downtown. A way for hotel and convention guests to ride public transportation…

To the DTP’s credit, the City of Tampa is launching a new “downtown circulator” route. Unfortunately, the route only runs on weekends and for special events.

Once again, it’s piece meal. When are they going to get that a vibrant downtown can’t just be about tourists. In the new budget, HART also cut weekday evening service to and from Town n’Country, Westshore and downtown.

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