Walkable Tampa The Tampa Bay area is not a very safe for pedestrians. According to a recent report, the bay area ranks second in pedestrian danger. Check out the Transportation For America » Dangerous By Design report: The most dangerous metropolitan areas in the U.S. for walking in 2007-2008 were: Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville, Memphis, [...]
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According to the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership and Transportation for America, the most dangerous metropolitan areas in the U.S. for walking in 2007-2008 were: Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Jacksonville, Memphis, Raleigh, Louisville, Houston, Birmingham and Atlanta. That’s right. The top four places most dangerous to those of us walking around outside are all in Florida – [...]
Note: As always, some of these links will magically make noises come out of your speakers – prepare accordingly. If there is no link for an artist, it only means we couldn’t find it. Music Tampa Bay is constantly adding new music by Tampa Bay area talent all the time, with four fresh entries this week. First [...]
Think a high speed train between Tampa, Orlando and Miami is a good idea? If so, you may want to check out ConnectUs. ConnectUs was founded by Ed Turanchik as a grassroots organization in collaboration with the leadership of the Central Florida Partnership, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Tampa Downtown Partnership, and Tampa Bay Partnership. The plan [...]
Still looking for ways that Tampa stands out among America’s Best Cities? Let’s say you are tired of working for the man, and want to consider being an entrepreneur. The American Business Journals says there are 52 better places than Tampa / St. Petersburg to start a new business, such as Orlando, which ranked 7th best. Found [...]
In a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center, 34% of Americans said that they would want to live in Tampa, good for 4th place nationwide: When asked about specific metropolitan areas where they would like to live, respondents ranked Denver, San Diego and Seattle at the top of a list of 30 cities. Tampa, Orlando, [...]
BlogOrlando 2008 aka BlogOrlando 3 is this Saturday in Winter Park. Along with Chuck Welch of Lakeland Local, I’ll be a session leader for “hyperlocal.” While in Winter Park, I plan on lunching at Bakely’s on Saturday, and if you don’t already have plans, I’d love to meet all of the Bay area bloggers that are [...]
BlogOrlando 2008 is set for September 25-27 at Rollins College in Winter Park. Voce Communications, in partnership with Rollins College will host the third edition of this FREE event that was open to bloggers and non-bloggers alike from Florida and anywhere else. We bring together a good cross-section of folks to discuss blogging, podcasting, public relations, [...]
