They say talk is cheap. I say that depends on who is doing the talking. Today's scheduled talking is supposed to take place in the great chamber of the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners. That ought to make all of us nervous. The board is going to be talking about what ultimately will be a project costing billions of dollars. YOUR dollars. ...more

November 4, 2009

The 10 pictures on your editorial page Sunday included five people with the planning commission ("Seeing is believing," Views, Oct. 25). Why are we paying for five people from the same agency to go to Charlotte to ride a train and get "stoked"? ...more

October 27, 2009

The Hernando County Metropolitan Planning Organization will conduct three public transportation workshops to give people a chance to participate in updating the 2035 long-range transportation and transit plan. ...more

June 25, 2009

Supporters of mass transit say a penny increase in the sales tax would pay for mass transit that would alleviate traffic gridlock. ...more

March 30, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio will explain her vision for rail and county officials will begin to lay out their transit plans during a meeting this afternoon of Hillsborough County's transportation task force. ...more

March 30, 2009

The region's transportation authority finally has a permanent executive director, but his tenure will depend on whether the governmental agency can get funding. ...more

October 25, 2008

The region's transportation authority today hired a permanent executive director, but whether he remains will depend on funding for the governmental body. ...more

October 24, 2008

In the race for County Commission District 3 the Republican incumbent, Ann Hildebrand, is facing off against Democrat Teresa "Terri" Conroy. ...more

October 22, 2008

Pasco County's bus system recently received nearly $300,000 in federal funds to add a new vehicle to its aging fleet. ...more

September 12, 2008

Pasco County's bus system recently received nearly $300,000 in federal funds to add a new vehicle to its aging fleet. The money will go toward replacing an existing bus, rather than adding to the overall fleet, said Mike Carroll, director of Pasco County Public Transit. The agency operates bus routes in western Pasco and between Dade City and Zephyrhills. ...more

September 11, 2008