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Pinellas County to tackle affordable housing shortage Pinellas organizations are working to bring affordable housing to the County. Posted at 5:48 PM, Jul 15, 2021 and last updated 2021-07-15 17:49:33-04 PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The red hot housing market shows no signs of slowing down and when combined with the population density in Pinellas County, it's easy to see why so many people are having problems getting a home right now. That conundrum has led Pinellas County, its 25 city governments, and Forward Pinellas to band together to tackle the critical shortage of affordable housing. ...

Fatal crashes spike in Tampa Bay in first half of 2021 New numbers show deadly collisions have nearly doubled in Pinellas County in the first few months of 2021 versus the same time frame in 2020. and last updated 2021-07-12 18:50:33-04 PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — New numbers show deadly collisions have nearly doubled in Pinellas County in the first few months of 2021 versus the same time frame in 2020. The transportation advocacy group Forward Pinellas tallied up 78 fatalities from January to June in 2021. At the same time in 2020, there were 49 fatal crashes and 53 fatalities. With more pe...

ST. PETE BEACH — The St. Pete Beach City Commission is the first to adopt a resolution to work with Forward Pinellas toward a goal of zero deaths and serious injuries in Pinellas County by 2045. The city is currently discussing how they can implement the Safe Streets Pinellas Action Plan through local transportation projects to ensure everyone is safe on our roadways in Pinellas County. Michelle Gonzalez, St. Pete Beach Community Development Director, pointed out in a press release that 107 people lost their lives last year on Pinellas County roadways. “In addition to the extreme em...

AAA believes some people may head out for a Memorial Day weekend road trip with a car that’s not ready. They estimate about 34 million Americans will hop on the highway this weekend, 2 million in Florida.

Indian Shores and Indian Rocks Beach say it is past time for a project planned in 2003 to be completed — or at least be given higher priority. Indian Shores Mayor Patrick Soranno supported by Indian Rocks Beach Mayor Joanne “Cookie” Kennedy appealed to members of Forward Pinellas during an April 14 discussion on the draft multimodal priorities. Chelsea Favero, planning manager, said Forward Pinellas reviewed and adopted the multimodal priority list each year. Projects are listed in two-tiers, funded and unfunded and projects remain on the list until completed, she said. However...