Statement – Regarding FDOT Secretary Boxold’s Comments on Tampa Bay Express (TBX)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 14, 2016 Sunshine Citizens Statement  Regarding FDOT Secretary Boxold’s Comments on Tampa Bay Express (TBX) Tampa, Fla.- December 14, 2016 – Today, Sunshine Citizens released the following statement: Upon reading Florida Politics’ coverage of FDOT Secretary Jim Boxold’s comments to a Florida Senate committee, “FDOT Secretary...

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National transportation expert lambasts TBX

National transportation expert lambasts TBX MPO to meet and decide whether to keep controversial project in short term plan Tampa, Fla., June 22, 2016 – Gabe Klein last spoke out against the Tampa Bay Express project on January 29, 2016, when speaking to the Urban Land Institute Tampa Bay chapter...

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Statement – Regarding public-funded entities backing TBX

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2016 Sunshine Citizens Statement  Regarding announcement of tbxyes website. Tampa, Fla.- May 2, 2016 – Today, Sunshine Citizens released the following statement: Upon reading the announcement today of a coalition in support of the Tampa Bay Express (TBX) project, we are shocked and outraged by...

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Tell the Chamber of Commerce to Stop Destroying our Economy

On August 4, at the MPO Board meeting, the Tampa Bay Express (TBX) plan was included in the Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP)- after record setting attendance by the public, the majority of which spoke out in OPPOSITION to TBX. These citizens were ignored, and their demands disregarded- with only Tampa...

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Statement – Regarding the approval of Tampa Bay Express, Line item 33

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2015 Sunshine Citizens Statement Regarding the approval of Tampa Bay Express, Line item 33 – Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) Tampa, Fla.- August 5, 2015 – Today, Sunshine Citizens released the following statement: “In response to the approval and inclusion of Line...

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Town Hall Presentation

TBX Toll Lanes Town Hall Meeting Presentation

The TBX Toll Lanes Town Hall Meeting was an overwhelming success! Over 250 concerned citizens packed a standing room only meeting hall at the American Legion Post #111 in Seminole Heights. For the past several weeks, we have worked to develop an educational forum about FDOT’s Tampa Bay Express (TBX)...

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