No car, no problem? Vinik’s team wants to making driving optional in downtown Tampa
Maximizing the walkability of Tampa Bay Lightning Owner Jeff Vinik’s development in downtown Tampa means more than a cool streetscape, the urban planning consultants on the project say. It means the potential to create — as unbelievable as it sounds — a place in Tampa where a person could choose not to own a car. […]
Tampa Housing Authority promotes Begazo-McGourty to CFO
Susi Begazo-McGourty has been promoted as senior vice president and chief financial officer for the Housing Authority of the City of Tampa. Begazo-McGourty previously was chief internal officer. In her new role, she will manage and oversee a $423 million budget, and lead the finance, accounting, IT and contract administration teams for the organization, according […]
Vinik’s billion-dollar neighborhood in downtown Tampa will be designed as a place that fosters innovation
The urban planning consultants Jeff Vinik has hired to finesse the details of his billion-dollar development in downtown Tampa see their charge as creating more than a neighborhood — it’s about economic development. The planners will determine the specifics of the vision the Tampa Bay Lightning owner unveiled in December — everything from road and […]
What it will take to build a truly ‘walkable life’ in downtown Tampa’s Channel district
In their quest to build a walkable district in downtown Tampa, the urban planning consultants Jeff Vinik has hired recognize they’re up against a street grid that makes the existing neighborhood a scary place for pedestrians. “It’s dangerous because the streets look and feel like they’re designed for going high speeds, because they are designed […]
Tampa metro rental costs growing at twice the rate of income
Rent in the Tampa metropolitan statistical area hasn’t increased as much as the national average over the past three years, but it is growing at twice the rate of income, according to a new study by the National Association of Realtors. Since 2009, rental costs in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area rose 12.89 percent, while […]
St. Pete startup Check I’m Here shares lessons from SXSW
This week, Tampa Bay business leaders are reporting what they learned at South by Southwest, the annual technology, music and film festival held in Austin, Texas. On Monday, two representatives with Transitions Optical, the lens maker based in Pinellas Park, discussed why they are sending a couple of employees out west. Now, we hear from […]