As part of a new civic forum, "Clearwater Matters", SPC has invited Clearwater Mayor, Frank Hibbard, to speak at the SPC Clearwater campus Fine Arts Auditorium on transit issues. After his presentation, there will be a question and answer period.
Discussion of the mass transit issue has even greater consequence since President Obama announced last week that Florida would be the recipient of more than a billion dollars in federal funds to support the construction of a high speed rail line from Tampa to Orlando. Mass transit is a complicated issue, and one which has enormous long-term implications for the Tampa Bay Region and St. Petersburg College.
This article appears in Jan 27 – Feb 2, 2010.