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I travel some and when I do I like to take public transportation. That usually starts with a plane... I prefer taking a train into the "downtown area" over a cab... so this USA Today article is good news

Airports fast-track rail projects and it starts off with TPA - the Tampa airport that I use.

As this lowly website gets started I find more and more resources working for smart transit in Florida. Tampa Rail seems to be a good one. Started many moons ago by someone very driven for "smart transportation." I was lucky enough to find in the day of Dave's first video post it's actually pretty good. Gives a history of the site and what he is advocating.

The St Pete Times reports: Tampa tracks a sensible future: rail

BRANDON — A train, hardly larger than a bus and nearly as nimble, glides into the station at Brandon Boulevard and Kings Avenue. A cluster of passengers slips on board.

Some walked from nearby condos. Some stepped off buses that circulate through Brandon. Some parked in the station's lot. Now, they're off toward a series of stops that include Brandon Town Center, Ybor City and downtown Tampa.

TBARTA looks at Phoenix transit plan

As the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority moves closer to bringing mass transit to the area, board members are looking at other cities for guidance.

On May 11th 2008 the Tampa Tribune had an in depth thesis
on the local impact of the defeat of the CSX deal in Orlando

NBC 6 from Miami Dade has a good story on more and more comuters giving up their cars...

Gas Prices, Tri-Rail Use Rise

In March, Tri-Rail's numbers were up 20 percent. Last month, they were up 28 percent.

"Thursday of last week we carried 15,871 passengers, which is definitely the second biggest day in the history of the system," Tri-Rail representative Bonnie Arnold said.

Monthly ridership has climbed to 350,000.

New York Times article Gas Prices build Mass Transit Ridership