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April 19, 2021 by Post

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04.24.21 | 11 am–2 pm | Coalition of Community Gardens Earth Day Celebration | a part of the “Garden Steps” initiative | Healthy 22nd Street Demonstration Garden located at 22nd Street between Chelsea St and Osborne Ave
04.24.21 | 9:30 am–noon | RP-2 Policy Discussion Small-Group Meeting | There will be options to participate in-person at Balm Civic Center and virtually via Zoom. You must register in advance if you would like to attend in-person
05.03.21 | 4:30–7 pm | RP-2 Neighborhood Design Small-Group Meeting | There will be options to participate in-person at Balm Civic Center and virtually via Zoom. You must register in advance if you would like to attend in-person
05.08.21 | Sessions at 10 am, 11 am, and noon | Wimauma Village Residential-2 (WVR-2) Community Benefit Options and Infrastructure Public Meeting | Boys and Girls Club, Bethune Park 
05.22.21 | Sessions at 9:30 am and 11 am | RP-2 Land Use Study Public Meeting #2 | In-person at Balm Civic Center and virtually via Zoom view full calendar
Plan Hillsborough a consolidated long range planning agency
Plan Hillsborough proves we “Love to Ride” In March, Plan Hillsborough participated in Love to Ride’s Tampa Bay Bike Challenge along with 37 other workplaces. Bike/Walk Tampa Bay organized the event, and Plan Hillsborough placed first in its size category. With overwhelming participation, the agency also managed to outride many larger organizations.
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Planning for Resiliency As we gear up for hurricane season June 1, 83 Degrees Mediainterviewed Hillsborough MPO Executive Director, Beth Alden, and Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council Executive Director, Sean Sullivan, on preparing for a more resilient Tampa Bay. View the video. 
On April 9, the duo participated on a Government perspective panel at the University of South Florida Patel College of Global Sustainability’s Virtual Global Conference on Resiliency and Sustainability During the Pandemic. View the session.
Planning Commissionland use and comprehensive planning
Virtual FLiP 2021 logoFLiP 2021 returns as a virtual program After having to cancel our Future Leaders in Planning summer leadership development program in 2020 due to COVID-19, we are excited to offer a virtual version of the program in 2021. Applications are due by Sunday, May 16.
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BOCC extends moratorium for WVR-2 and RP-2, requests additional public meetings At their March 4 and April 7 public hearings, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved the moratorium extension prohibiting new rezoning applications in the Residential Planned-2 (RP-2) and Wimauma Village Residential-2 (WVR-2) land use categories in the Balm and Wimauma Community Planning Areas. The moratorium is now set to expire on December 31, 2021 and allows for additional public outreach and engagement to occur surrounding the RP-2 and WVR-2 land use studies.
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Three new section updates underway for Hillsborough County Comprehensive Plan As part of the phased approach, Planning Commission staff is working with Hillsborough County subject matter experts to prepare updates to three sections of the plan – Coastal Management, Solid Waste and Recreation and Open Space. Beginning in May, staff will be hosting opportunities for public and stakeholder feedback on the drafts. You can sign up to receive email notifications when these items are ready. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization transportation connections & planning
Garden Steps to host Earth Day celebration at Healthy 22nd Street On Saturday, April 24, the Coalition of Community Gardens will host an Earth Day celebration from 11 am to 2 pm at the Healthy 22nd Street Demonstration Garden. This free, outdoor community event will feature representatives from various organizations and local business owners who will provide information on gardening, community gardening, health, and environmental practices.
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Local collaborations for intercounty transitIn March, elected leaders from three counties sat down to strategize on transportation priorities. This quarter, the Tampa Bay Transportation Management Area (TMA) Leadership Group focused on regional transit: opportunities to create better connections between Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties. 
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Hillsborough River Board Hillsborough River planning
Tampa’s PURE project to supplement river flow PURE, Purify Usable Resources for the Environment, is a proposed water infrastructure project intended to result in environmental and water resource benefits. If approved, the city will redirect up to 50 million gallons per day of highly treated reclaimed water that would otherwise be discharged into Hillsborough Bay from the City’s Howard F. Curren Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant.  
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Plan Hillsborough in the news
Tech upgrades aim to curb I-4 crashes, congestion between Tampa and Orlando | Tampa Bay Times | 04.15.21Road improvement projects in design to improve safety in West Tampa | ABC Action News | 04.09.21Video: Resilient Tampa Bay | 83 Degrees | 04.07.21Hybrid virtual & in-person meeting of the MPO Board | Tampa Bay NewsWire | 04.07.21Seawall restoration project in jeopardy after transportation sales tax repeal | Spectrum Bay News 9 | 04.06.21Eye-catching green lanes providing bike safety on BBD | New Tampa & Wesley Chapel Neighborhood News | 04.03.21Court ruling puts kink in New Tampa plans | New Tampa & Wesley Chapel Neighborhood News | 04.01.21Hillsborough transportation surtax funds stay in limbo as court determines next steps | Tampa Bay Business Journal | 03.30.21No remedy yet for Hillsborough sales tax refund | Tampa Bay Times | 03.30.21Check those receipts! Some Hillsborough businesses were still charging 1% tax deemed unconstitutional | 10 Tampa Bay | 03.26.21Hillsborough County commercial lease sales tax rate reduced by recent Florida Supreme Court decision | Lowndes Law | 03.24.21With Hillsborough’s 1-cent tax ruled unconstitutional, how does that affect the County’s transportation issues? | WUSF Public Media | 03.23.21Court ruling lowers Hillsborough’s sales tax | The Laker / Lutz News | 03.23.21Hillsborough transit agency works to continue Streetcar expansion after surtax is rejected | Tampa Bay Business Journal | 03.19.21South County transportation needs noted in commissioners’ priority list | The Observer News | 03.18.21FDOT considering using more in-road solar lights to deter wrong-way drivers at freeway exit ramps | ABC Action News | 03.17.21Court denies developer rezoning request in suit against Hillsborough County | Spectrum Bay News 9 | 03.15.21Tampa Bay ranks among most deadliest metro areas for pedestrians in US | News Channel 8 | 03.17.21
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