Ditch the keys for ‘World Car Free Day’

Ditch the keys for ‘World Car Free Day’

Tampa is participating for the first time in World Car Free Day. Activity zones will be in place to connect three neighborhoods in the city through bike-friendly routes. Along with prizes that will be awarded, “Bikes from the Heart” will be collecting old bikes,...
The road to fear-free biking in Tampa

The road to fear-free biking in Tampa

During National Bike Month, Tampa advocate Christine Acosta discusses how the city’s streets could be safer for all. By Olivia George Times staff Christine Acosta has spent a decade advocating for safer streets and improved mobility in Tampa, a city long criticized...
Local group pushes for open street programs in Tampa

Local group pushes for open street programs in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. — With Florida reopening and more people getting out, there’s a local push for something called “open streets” across Tampa Bay. You may be asking, what is an open street? It’s exactly what it sounds like. Shut the street down to cars, and open it up for...