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When the half-constructed roundabout opened at Palm Harbor Boulevard and Florida Avenue last month, local residents were wary. So far, it’s caused caused confusion and even a few accidents. Now some vocal residents doubt it’s the best mode of passage at the busy North Pinellas thoroughfare. A sea of orange cones indicates that drivers must move in a circular fashion around the mess of dirt and ...
Kicking off the first day of summer, the City of St. Petersburg held a public meeting last night to show off plans and get input on how to grow the increasingly busy Sunrunner bus line. Planners say connecting the busy downtown urban center to the popular gulf coast beachfronts while providing housing and employment opportunities is essential to attracting new residents, but also preserving the character of existing neighborhoods. Sunrunner rides are free until October this year, and ridership has increased month after month since October last year.
CLEARWATER — A long-planned overhaul of one of the city’s main east-west arteries will go forward without a proposed trial run despite a late request from several City Council members.
The work continues two years since the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, learned it would get its first Whole Foods Market.
Three council members, along with business leaders, question whether previous studies were accurate.