only beginning. Wesley Chapel road projects dominate the latest list of highway construction scheduled to kick off between this fall and early 2013. The project roster will go before a public hearing at 10 a.m. today when the Metropolitan Planning Organization, the county's transportation planning agency, meets at the historic Pasco County Courthouse in Dade City. MPO director Doug Uden said the list ensures a given project will get state or county funds during the five-year window for anything from preliminary engineering to construction. Most of the road projects take several years to go from start to finish. ...more

June 11, 2008

Three cheers for Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio. Her remarks in response to questions concerning public transportation (Tampa Tribune commentary, June 1) strike the right chord of optimism and common sense. ...more

June 11, 2008

Hillsborough County last week shifted traffic on Gunn between Sickles High School and Nixon Road to allow workers to tear up the old highway and construct two northbound lanes. ...more

June 2, 2008

North Tampa's jammed roads might be the leading contender for the region's worst traffic. Thousands of commuters from northern Hillsborough and southern Pasco counties hop into their cars and trucks each morning only to get stuck in gridlock. ...more

May 5, 2008

When Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio hosted a town hall meeting here in March, two things stuck with her: It seemingly takes forever to get to New Tampa during rush hour, and residents don't know which road projects are moving forward and which ones are stalled. ...more

May 4, 2008

A couple of generations ago, when it came to making things happen, Tampa turned to a handful of businessmen who had the power and money to get things done. ...more

May 4, 2008

When Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio hosted a town hall meeting here in March, two things stuck with her: It seemingly takes forever to get to New Tampa during rush hour, and residents don't know which road projects are moving forward and which ones are stalled. ...more

May 3, 2008

A 30-year Original Carrollwood resident, Bob Long, said he and neighbors have tried to get traffic-calming measures on Orange Grove Drive for several years. ...more

April 12, 2008

Zephyrhills officials have a grand vision for the future, one that could make for a healthier, more active population. ...more

February 17, 2008

For more than two hours Tuesday, county commissioners talked about how to pave and maintain Pasco County roads for less money. ...more

February 6, 2008