Miami’s New $375 Million Train of Thought
Back in the late 1890s, when Henry Flagler extended tracks of the Florida East Coast Railway through the…
New Directions
In less than a year, Welton Cadwell has accomplished much in steering the Central Florida Expressway Authority on…
Aerotropolis Concept in Florida
Dawn of a new era in Florida’s urban development? Florida’s aviation industry packed a nearly $115 billion economic…
Spruce Creek Fly-In Daytona Beach
McKinley “Mac” Conway published his bo, The Airport City, in 1977. Today’s Spruce Creek residential community south of…
Toll Road Expansion in Orlando
As the Super Region finds intermodal answers to transportation questions, highways are being overhauled too. A drive west…
Grow America Act
The GROW AMERICA Act will increase our nation’s investment in transportation. The returns benefit everyone. A healthy transportation…
The New Central Florida Expressway Authority
The new Central Florida Expressway Authority paves the way for greater regional and multimodal collaboration. Label this a comeback,…
Seymour Israel | Universal Engineering
A homegrown Central Florida engineering firm has hit pay dirt, racking up $400 billion in projects during the…
Florida Seaport Update
A stre of the president’s pen has buoyed spirits and launched ambitious new goals at the state’s seaports. When…
Space Florida & Northrop Grumman
Brevard County’s Project Magellan is a case study in bringing the deal home. In May, with much fanfare,…
Tampa’s Self Driving Cars
T-H-E-A and A-V-T spell Tampa Bay’s newest roadway direction: automated vehicle technology. The Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority (THEA)…
Greenlight Pinellas
A November vote puts Pinellas County at a crossroads in the quest to prepare for its transportation future.…
Economic Development News | July 2014
BUSINESS Port Tampa Bay’s newest attraction is becoming a reality. At press time, a federal bankruptcy judge was…
Recap: State of Port Canaveral ’14
It started in a port terminal. Terminal 6, to be exact, in the second-busiest seaport in the U.S. The…
Congress Passes WRRDA Legislation
Congress managed to set aside its usual partisan bickering and recently came together on a major piece of legislation that…
Michael J. Carragher & Jim Hall | SunRail TOD
While the debut of SunRail, Central Florida’s new commuter rail system, is grabbing heads, there’s potentially a bigger economic impact…
SunRail Grand Opening
SunRail, Central Florida’s new commuter train, officially opens on May 1—free of charge for riders until May 16.…
All Aboard Florida
All Aboard Florida is a developing railway system designed to connect all of Florida’s best metropolitan cities and…
Infrastructure Needs: Sea and Inland Ports
Poised for a wave of potential new activity, strategically located inland ports might soon be finding their ships…
Bridging the Safety Gap
At Florida Tech, researchers have the advantage of bird’s-eye views while working with the florida department of transportation…
Greenlight Pinellas Gets the Green Light
In a unanimous vote, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) Board of Directors has put its public transit…
Super Region transportation plans on the horizon
Addressing transportation needs in Florida’s Super Region is an ongoing process. And big plans are already in place.…
Tampa International Airport Goes Overseas
There are big doings in the air and on the ground at Tampa International Airport. And they all…
Improvements on Hillsborough transportation can stimulate economy
With 500,000 people migrating to the county, Hillsborough transportation improvements could connect plans with job centers. Hillsborough’s Transportation…
Orlando International Airport Expansion
Orlando International Airport, MCO, plans to nearly double passenger capacity. This isn’t only about the big getting bigger,…
Transit-Oriented Development in the Super Region
Forget ‘Build it and they will come.’ It is now ‘Get them there and they will live, work…
A History of Transportation Innovation
With a focus on community, the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority has its sights set on the future. The…
Economic Development at Tampa and Orlando International Airports
At Tampa International and Orlando International airports, economic development enjoys continued ascent. When it comes to economic development,…
Elevated Tollway, Pasco County
Pasco officials learned in late August how luck favors preparation. An investment group, International Infrastructure Partners LLC, has…
Multimodal Economic Development Opportunity
The importance of advanced transportation technology to regenerate growth and improve efficiencies cannot be undervalued. Required: a regional…
Premium Corridors
Bus toll lanes could be a win for commuters, public transit and toll agencies. Imagine a transportation solution…
SunRail
DOWNTOWN ORLANDO A new SunRail station platform takes shape next to the iconic LYNX Central Station in downtown…
Taking Flight
As the Space Coast los to regain altitude, the ambitious Florida NextGen Test Bed seeks to make the…