Council chair to enforce time limits, encourage consensus

The St. Petersburg City Council's latest chairperson plans to increase enforcement of time limits for official comments. He would also like to mitigate the frequency of split votes.

Council Chair Copley Gerdes advocated for the personal initiatives Jan. 9, his first full meeting at the helm. Most colleagues agreed that seven minutes is enough time for individual comments before taking a vote.

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County hopes to eliminate 49th street crash ‘hotspots’

Local leaders continue working to increase safety along one of Pinellas County’s most dangerous roads for pedestrians and bicyclists.

The 49th Street corridor is part of a “High Injury Network” that accounts for 40% of serious and fatal vehicular crashes while comprising just 3% of area roadways. St. Petersburg officials and community stakeholders have already agreed to a series of changes - including lane repurposing and establishing bus bays - along a southern section of the corridor that borders Gulfport.

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