Relief is on the way for the congested stretch of U.S. 19 south of Gulf to Bay Boulevard. ...more

December 5, 2009

State Department of Transportation officials broke ground this morning on a massive $123 million construction project designed to improve traffic flow on the highway. When the project is done in 2014, drivers will be able to go from 49th Street to Sunset Point Road without having to stop for red lights. ...more

December 4, 2009

One of the questions central to next year's vote on an additional sales tax for transit and roads in Hillsborough County is what happens if the tax is rejected. What's plan B? ...more

November 21, 2009

You're now running double the risk of getting a ticket if you run a red light at the intersection of U.S. 19 and Ridge Road, and the odds are going to keep going up in the near future at that and other nearby busy intersections. ...more

November 20, 2009

A widely read e-mail with misinformation about Hillsborough County's new red-light camera program is causing minor headaches for the sheriff's office. ...more

November 17, 2009

Tampa's franchise burrito business is getting stuffed like a bulging tortilla. ...more

November 12, 2009

Two years ago Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio scrapped a plan to install red-light cameras on city streets. It was a mistake, but it is encouraging to see the mayor do a U-turn on the decision. ...more

November 9, 2009

Saying "cheese" is not required. But if motorists run a red light at Richey Road (across from Ridge Road) and U.S. 19, they better expect to get their picture taken. ...more

October 30, 2009

Officer Norm Cartwright knows traffic violations when he sees them. And see them he does - by the thousands. ...more

October 28, 2009

"Is he gonna turn the switch, or what's he gonna do?" At 9 a.m. Tuesday, the five men in the coffee clatch at McDonald's were manning their usual stations. None planned to go to the Turner Center, where the president's helicopter was supposed to meet a motorcade of a dozen black Suburbans, white government SUVs and local police cars. ...more

October 28, 2009