It's 7:30 a. m., and all around me traffic is at a standstill. Intersections are blocked, lanes are clogged and horns can be heard from miles away. No, I'm not in New York City. I am sitting in front of a school crossing zone in Hillsborough County. ...more

January 23, 2008

TAMPA - Crews are fixing a water main break that has closed North 15th Street between Sligh and Escort avenues, Tampa Water Department officials say. ...more

January 14, 2008

Hear Our Cries This sorrowful update to our numerous pleadings, since 1999, for a caution light and a turn lane in both directions at the intersection of Lanier Road and State Road 54 just west of Zephyrhills has so far gone unrequited. ...more

January 6, 2008

Engineers will seek to construct a compromise on who pays for road improvements around newly built schools, Pasco county and School District officials decided today. ...more

December 11, 2007

State transportation officials said they can reduce the number of crashes on U.S. 301 between Pine Avenue and Lake St. Charles Boulevard. ...more

December 8, 2007

State transportation officials said they can dramatically reduce the number of crashes on U.S. 301 between Pine Avenue and Lake St. Charles Boulevard. ...more

December 8, 2007

Referring to the dozens of traffic lights in Sebring-Avon Park U.S. 27 area and north on U.S. 27, the use of sensors to prevent the running of red lights will create other problems: mainly motorists like myself will either continually slam on brakes on yellow to avoid a possible ticket or alternately drive at 20 mph in order to stop within the three seconds allowed on yellow before the red light. Almost all U.S. 27 lights change to yellow when I approach within 140 yards of them and three seconds is not enough time to make it through the red. As a retiree on a fixed pension, I cannot just work overtime to pay any traffic fine. A traffic ticket to seniors means no food for weeks to pay any fines or the loss of the car, and so no means to get food in. My solution is to drive very slow, in order to stop within three seconds, but unfortunately I must drive in the fast outside lanes to avoid transport trucks (most of them cannot stop and do not stop for these red lights) from crashing into my car at the rear, and most trucks travel the inside lanes. ...more

December 2, 2007

When tested, many beautiful theories prove to be either useless or detrimental. I am referring to the proposal to install stop light sensors at intersections. ...more

November 28, 2007

Accidents at the diagonally angled intersection of Gunn Highway and Linebaugh Avenue have initiated design changes. ...more

November 24, 2007

Accidents at the diagonally angled intersection of Gunn Highway and Linebaugh Avenue have initiated design changes. ...more

November 21, 2007