A study, called Evaluating Bicycle and Pedestrian Quality of Service found the majority of our roads are considered unsafe for pedestrians and bicyclists. HERE
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Biking While Black In Tampa
Between Jan. 1, 2014 and Aug. 30, 2015, Tampa police documented 9,121 bicycle stops. Though black people make up about a quarter of the city's population, they accounted for 7 out of every 10 bike stops. Among those stopped, black bicyclists were more likely to get a ticket than white bicyclists.
**This disparity disappeared after the Times investigation, researchers said, when Tampa police mandated that all bike stops be documented as "street checks."** According to a report by the Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, the Tampa Police Department policy of writing tickets to black bicyclists didn't reduce crime, stop bicycle crashes, or curb bicycle theft. All it did was "burden" black bicyclists. "Though these stops were intended to reduce problems in areas with high crime rates, which were mostly black, the disproportionate citing of African-American bicyclists was unfair and, even if not intended as harassment, often perceived as such," COPS office director Ronald Davis wrote in the 72-page report. HERE
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
HART Riders Demand
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Before we build green-ways and freeways we want 25 shining new electric buses. Hire some nicer drivers and bring back #4.
Words of Rev. Russell L. Meyer
"Tampa has a strong mayor form of government. That means TPD works for the mayor. Look at the budget. TPD is unquestioned. It is the mayor's enforcement corps. It has been used for political repression. The mayor can direct sting investigations and felonize political opposition. A Chief of Police has far too many " HERE
Remembering Andrew Joseph, III
Just so that we are clear and the airways are open for further discussion. When you hear them talk of Safety First for Children at The Florida State Fairgrounds/ Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office and/or matters of Student Day. It's because of 14 year old Andrew Joseph, III killed February 7, 2014. The ultimate sacrifice was paid and he will not be denied. HERE
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Topher Morrison's Transportation Plan
Topher Morrison’s Clear Choice Plan will make Tampa’s streets and transportation system the best in Florida,
the Southeast, and beyond. HERE
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