City Of Tampa Mayor Weekly News - December 19, 2022

Mayor Jane Castor teamed up with OnBikes for the fourth year of Caroling with Castor, an event to distribute bicycles to deserving children throughout the City of Tampa. 

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City of Tampa Holiday Office Closures

In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays, the City of Tampa offices will be closed on December 23rd, December 26th, and January 2nd. See revised Solid Waste trash collection schedules here. 

Download the MOOVIT App
The City of Tampa is seeking 200 users to provide feedback on the new Mobility as a Service (MaaS) pilot program with Moovit, an urban mobility app that helps users plan multimodal trips, whether they prefer to walk, bike, scoot, drive, ride the streetcar or take the bus. The Moovit app is available for everyone to download. Sign up to provide feedback on the MaaS pilot program. 

Tree Removal Statutory Exemption
Senate Bill 518 amends the requirements that must be met in order for a property owner to utilize Florida Statutes § 163.045 to be exempt from the City of Tampa’s tree removal permitting requirements. Learn more about the updated requirements.

Mark Your Calendars: 2023 MLK Parade
The Martin Luther King Parade Foundation, Inc. is gearing up its 2023 activities to celebrate the life and legacy of Civil Rights Activist the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The 2023 MLK Parade will be held on January 16th at 12 pm, beginning at Cuscaden Park (2901 N. 15th Ave). 

Job of the Week
The Development & Growth Management team is hiring a Planning and Design Coordinator to perform highly responsible professional and supervisory work in urban and/or community planning. This position will assist management in the development and implementation of the division's regular planning projects, as well as supervise the planners and design professionals. 

LAST WEEK'S HEADLINES

Tampa is expanding its pedestrian safety tech to the rest of the city
WUSF
The city's smart mobility manager says the system should result in a 10-20% reduction in pedestrian and car traffic crashes where the system is installed.

Tampa partners with tech startup Lazarillo to boost accessibility for the blind, visually impaired
Florida Politics
The pilot projects will be in place at Old City Hall, the Tampa Municipal Office Building and Julian B. Lane Park, all in downtown Tampa.

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