Transportation
Judge: Pasco County “Move Over” Law Also Applies to Keith’s Slip ‘N Slide
If you’ve driven down US-19 in New Port Richey this past summer, you’ve likely noticed the bright yellow object in the left turn lane by the Publix. The long, slick plastic tarp is actually a homemade Slip ‘N Slide which belongs to Keith Bolling, resident of the trailer park across the street. Some citizens deemed…
Read MoreHART Introduces New Park and Ride Bus Stops
Tampa’s public transit system is getting a facelift thanks to a set of new park and ride stations. “We want to make it easier for Tampanians to ride the bus,” said Reily Huarto, HART’s Customer Relations Ambassador. “These stations will let customers crash their car right into the bus stop shelter and hop on the…
Read MoreHasbro awarded FDOT safety signage contract
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has awarded the contract to produce roadside safety signs along the state’s highways to toy manufacturer Hasbro, who plans to utilize their patented Ouija technology. “Florida drivers tend to interpret such signage in ways that suit their own, individual personal needs. Things like speed limits, road closures and which…
Read MoreTampa’s cheapest gas locations
This is a list of the locations in Tampa, which have the cheapest gas. Your anus Your gastrointestinal tract produces a decent amount of gas, depending on what you’re eating. Beans makes more gas. “The more you eat, the more you toot.” Is a famous phrase popularized in a juvenile rhyme we learned as children.…
Read MoreFlorida’s High-Speed Rail Project Actually Just Another Express Lane
After receiving multimillion-dollar grant to help build a high-speed rail to connect Miami to Orlando and Tampa, the Florida Department of Transportation has changed the wording on its project scope. “Instead of a train, people will use their own personal vehicles, and instead of a rail we will have another lane that people will have…
Read MoreHillsborough Ave wins world record for most consistent traffic
Hillsborough avenue has won a Guinness world record after having the most consistent traffic for 20 years straight. “We’ve never seen anything like this anywhere in the world.” The Guinness representative said, motioning towards the road. “There has been traffic on this road 24/7 for 20 years straight and no one seems to really understand.…
Read MoreSidewalk Improvements Begin On Most Unwalkable part of Tampa
As part of a transportation improvement initiative, Hillsborough county is set to receive millions in funding to add hundreds of miles of walkable pavement to the least walked neighborhoods in the area. “It takes half an hour to walk from my apartment to the entrance to this community,” said Ellen Puggy, a recent transplant from…
Read MorePaid parking spots in Ybor cause spike in suicides
“It’s all we had left.” Read the last words of a note left behind by Trina Daniels, a resident of Ybor City. The new pay-to-park street spots in Ybor have been tied to dozens of recent suicides according to the final words of the unfortunate victims who succumb to the new depression of government greed.…
Read MoreTampa commuter guesses he just lives behind this truck now
A Tampa man who has been stuck in traffic behind a rented Penske box truck for three miles is resigned to the fact that he will be stuck in traffic behind this rented Penske box truck forever. Randy Cladner, who is just trying to get to his job at Associated Business Company Inc. in downtown…
Read MoreI-4 officially reclassified as an obscenity
I-4, the heavily travelled interstate highway that spans just over 132 miles connecting Tampa, Orlando and Daytona Beach, has been declared by the State of Florida to be an obscenity, a class four expression of profanity. Recognizing that the highway, which has always been heavily congested in certain areas on certain days of the week,…
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