Central Ybor
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Mariella Smith Files
I was happy to open the Bike Walk Tampa Bay Summit 2019 on Friday. Safe streets and alternative transportation have been passions of mine for a long time. Our streets consistently rank among the deadliest in America. The deaths of pedestrians and cyclists on our streets is a shameful tragedy.
Voters gave us clear direction in the Transportation Tax referendum that they want to spend 12% of each municipality's share of the tax on safe bike/ped infrastructure. But the judge in Commissioner White's lawsuit threw out all the percentages and has now left the spending priorities solely up to the County Commission. If you feel, as I do, that we need to build safe infrastructure for bicycles and pedestrians, including school children biking and walking to school, please let your County Commissioners know that you want them to spend that 12% as the voters intended. (While you're at it, you can ask them to keep the 45% share for transit that
was in the referendum.)
was in the referendum.)
Contact Commissioners: https://hcflgov.formstack.com/forms/contact_commissioner
Another opportunity to provide input on transportation is the survey for the Hillsborough County 2045 Transportation Plan: http://www.planhillsborough.org/2045lrtp/
And finally, here's a cool group I learned about at the Summit: WellBuilt Bikes is a non-profit bike shop offering refurbished sales and low-fee repairs. Earn-A-Bike program and sliding scale fees available. Donate your old frames and parts. They reuse & recycle. AND they seem like a fun bunch!
More here: https://www.bikeshoptampa.com/about-us/
More here: https://www.bikeshoptampa.com/about-us/
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Lost Ybor = Lost 40K In Corporate Welfare
Hillsborough could pay $40K to have ‘Blair Witch’ director film new horror series
in Ybor. HERE
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Since they like Ybor so much we should be
charging them to film here.
Monday, June 24, 2019
Florida Corporate Welfare
DeSantis’ new budget is full of corporate handouts and tax loopholes all paid for by cutting funding to public schools, slashing environmental protection programs, and does nothing to curtail the spiraling healthcare costs which are crippling Florida families.
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Vlogger Victoria Dolas in Tampa
i had such a great weekend in tampa,
so i really hope you enjoy this vlog:)
Florida GOP Total Control
say will blunt much of
Amendment 4’s impact.
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Seven months ago, almost two-thirds of voters approved Amendment 4.
WE DON'T CARE WHAT YOU WANT!
Sunday, June 23, 2019
Children running out classrooms screaming and hitting each other in Orlando
Florida voucher schools criticized in
parent letters to state
parent letters to state
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In the letter about Winners Primary School, the parent asked for “help for my child,” complaining of unqualified teachers and a mostly absent principal.
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Though Winners Primary accepts Florida scholarships, or vouchers, receiving more than $1 million from those programs this past school year, it is not “licensed, approved, accredited, or regulated” by the state, so it can make its own decisions about facilities, teacher credentials and curriculum, the education department’s letter to the parent said.
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Saturday, June 22, 2019
2020 Vision with Asher!
I will after the second debate on June 27th — Who do you think I will officially endorse for President?
— Asher
ICE Protest Blackout in Ybor
The 2 pictures I was able to get before I was told by Dezaray Lyn. That I had no "consent" to take pictures at her public event. I know it was my right to continue,
but I didn't.
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