Tampa Times- Tampa has worst transit system of any big city in USA

[preguntas]

Originally Posted by a person

Part of the problem is that there is no city center, or rather job center. There are tiny clusters here and there, with the largest being downtown or perhaps even the budding Westshore district.

Tampa Bay is FAR too spread out in almost every regard for rail to even begin to make sense. The low density doesn't look particularly attractive when dangling a proposed tax to fund public transit.

But the question becomes a chicken or the egg argument. If they build transit, will jobs huddle together? Or if they huddle jobs together, will that spur transit? I don't see option A happening, not with stubborn old geezers who vote against any sort of new tax that won't personally benefit them.

Exactly; in fact Tampa does not roll of the tongue of anyone in America when thinking of big cities and all that go with them. It is what it is and that is enough. If it is not enough go somewhere else that has the amenities that Tampa will never have.

[MAniacTHW]

Originally Posted by a person

Tampa Bay is FAR too spread out in almost every regard for rail to even begin to make sense

Well, we're not talking about Tampa Bay... We're talking about Tampa. And this (one) city needs mass transit.

[a person]

Originally Posted by MAniacTHW

Well, we're not talking about Tampa Bay... We're talking about Tampa. And this (one) city needs mass transit.

I'm not saying it doesn't, but I don't see it happening until there is a highly concentrated job core. So basically, never.

[MAniacTHW]

Originally Posted by a person

I'm not saying it doesn't, but I don't see it happening until there is a highly concentrated job core. So basically, never.

A transit line between Westshore and Downtown alone would do wonders. Have another rail that circles the city and we'll have a decent start.