Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Heartless HART

Where are the HART folks in 
the transit debate?

We understand they are probably doing the best they can with the money they get. But shouldn't they be trying to get more. Why the silence? Speak up, Buy more buses. Change the frequency from 20 minutes to 10. Upgrade the transfer centers. (The bathrooms at Marion transit center is a start.). Give your drivers some lessons in manners. 
We graded some of them for attitude.

Very Nice
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NICE
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NOT SO NICE
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ASSHOLES
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Katharine Eagan you are suppose to be the leader.
 Where is your voice?  If you don't speak up, we will.

The Ybor City Rooster

At The Bunker

Tampa Pride 2017 - Ybor City

3.25 - 10AM
Ybor City, Florida

Monday, March 6, 2017

Ybor Paparazzi

Kate M Connolly
At Bernini 

TECO Line In Tampa

Transit Now Tampa Bay Meetup

3.12 - 6:30PM
CoWork Ybor

Tampa Cuban Cigar Makers

New College presents Tampa-area historian Maura Barrios, as she shares the origin and history of Cuban cigar makers who settled in Ybor City and surrounding areas in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Ybor Paparazzi

Lamarl
Server at Bernini

Sunday, March 5, 2017

What Stogie Had For Lunch

Carne Asada
With Rice, Platanos and Salad
At Avila’s Tipico Honduras Restaurante
Visit them on Facebook
Eat Local!

Letters From GOP Hillsborough County Commissioners

Letter I sent our county commissioners 
on the issue of transit.

"I have been a HART rider for over 10 years. More roads does not help me at all. STOP spending our money on roads. We want more buses and rail. We have one of the worst transit systems in the country. With the exception of Ms. Kemp are you all in developers pockets?"
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Thank you for contacting the office of Commissioner Crist about funding for public transit.  I will be sure to share your thoughts and concerns on the issue with the Commissioner. 
Sincerely,
Chris Heintz
Legislative Aide
Commissioner Crist, District 2
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Thank you so much for contacting our office regarding Transit. Your input regarding this issue is important  to the Commissioner. We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and opinions with us. Have a great day and please don’t hesitate to call our office if we can be of further assistance.  
Sincerely,
Ms. Eli Rodriguez
Aide to County Commissioner Al Higginbotham
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
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Thank you for your email. Commissioner Hagan is just as frustrated as you are about the need for funding adequate transit in Tampa/Hillsborough county. That is why he was the only Republican on the Board to support placing the sales tax referendum on the ballot last year. Unfortunately, a majority of board members opposed that plan.

The hard truth is that we have billions of dollars in unmet infrastructure needs in Hillsborough county and the only way to begin to address that is to have a dedicated funding source of tax dollars—this has been very hard to come by. But Commissioner Hagan is committed to continue fighting to address our transportation needs in a meaningful and rational way. In the meantime, the Board will soon finalize a transportation plan that will dedicate $700 million over 10 years to improve existing roads and provide congestion relief where possible in Hillsborough county. Feel free to share with us any questions you may have concerning this plan. And please let us know if we can ever be of service to you. Have a great day.
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Cordially,
Eric Denney
Legislative Aide to
Commissioner Ken Hagan – District 5
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Sandy Murman did not write me back.