My Downtown Tampa

Way back in 1847, when John Jackson first platted the Village of Tampa, Water Street was the name of the southernmost and easternmost road in downtown Tampa, running along the waterfront businesses from current day Adamo Drive south to the Florida Aquarium, through the current day Channelside Bay Plaza, and west nearly to the Hillsborough [...]

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The City of Tampa is installing new directional signs, so visitors can find their destinations easier.
Directional Signs in Downtown Tampa
The old directional signs to local landmarks have been bamboozling downtown Tampa visitors and locals for years, with some pointing to destinations that no longer exist or have moved.
MERJE, a environmental graphic design practice based in [...]

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[ November 7, 2008; 2:30 pm; ] Mayor and Tampa Downtown Partnership Unveil New Wayfinding Sign Program
Mayor Pam Iorio and the Tampa Downtown Partnership are joining together to officially unveil a new wayfinding sign program in downtown Tampa. The event will take place on Friday, November 7, 2008 at 2:30 p.m. in Lykes Gaslight Square Park (corner of Tampa Street and Kennedy [...]

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Commuter Choices Week (CCW) is an annual event Bay Area Commuter Services organizes in association with other transportation agencies. It’s a public outreach program which emphasizes reducing congestion, improving air quality and lowering fuel consumption by using commuting options to the single occupant vehicle (SOV). Employers, employees and the general public are targeted, and public [...]

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[ October 6, 2008; 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. ] From TDP:

Celebrate the 12th annual Commuter Choices Week on Monday, Oct. 6 from 11:30a – 1:30p at Poe Plaza. Learn more about your commute options, ways to get around downtown, regional transportation planning efforts and more. Bring your bike for a free safety check or register to win one we are giving away. All this [...]

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Tampa’s Downtown Guides provide an image of a safe and inviting downtown through a “good-will ambassador” role, which portrays positive public relations and offers the presence of a safe environment for everyone in downtown. They help deter suspicious activity by being additional eyes and ears and offer a friendly “concierge” type service. The Downtown Guides [...]

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The northbound I-275 exit ramp to Ashley Drive (Exit 44, right-side ramp) will be closed from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday and Tuesday (March 17 and 18) nights. If work is not completed those two nights, it may also be closed Wednesday (March 19) night. The left-side ramp of Exit 44 to [...]

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An editorial in the St. Pete Times says the City of Tampa should extend the streetcar:
Tampa officials need to do everything they can to keep the city’s streetcar running and viable. It is a wonderful tourist amenity that has helped to make Ybor City, the Florida Aquarium, Channelside, the St. Pete Times Forum and the [...]

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The Curtis Hixon Garage has been closed to demolish the old Tampa Museum of Art building. For those of you who work in or have planned a visit to the Beer Can Building, know that the Rivergate Tower portion of the garage is still open. However, the entrance on Ashley at Twiggs is [...]

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From our friends at the Tampa Downtown Partnership:
Transportation Ambassadors - a few items of interest for you:
As of January 24, 2008 the Curtis Hixon parking facility located underneath the recently vacated Tampa Museum of Art has been closed. Built in the 1960s and located at 602 North Ashley Drive, this garage was designed to serve [...]

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