Posted by Bob Buckhorn, Mayor of the City of Tampa
Moving people and goods through our urban cores is critical for a thriving metropolitan area. As the Mayor in I4 corridor, a major economic driver of the South, we have struggled to plan our transportation systems as a region. We have too often been operating within a county or city instead of planning as a region that feeds in and out of several different job centers, entertainment districts and the like. Transportation planning needs to take place at a regional scale – because in today's America, so many people may live in one city or town but travel to another to work, to go to school, or to take advantage of other opportunities. People do not consider county or city boundaries as they head to work or drop their kids off at school. We need a planning process that is prepared to address the transportation challenges within and between these areas, and that supports efforts to spur economic growth that benefits all Americans.
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A New Rule to Help Transportation Planning Take Place on a Regional Scale
