I-175: The legacy of interstates and why St. Pete’s is so important

As the City of St. Petersburg looks forward to the redevelopment of the Tropicana Field site, one particular on-again, off-again issue remains – the possibility of razing I-175. This 1.3 mile stretch of interstate bisects the city of St. Petersburg, cutting the heart of the city in half. The interstate creates an impermeable barrier unconquerable by foot, further widening the North/South racial dividing line.

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City pushes forward with ‘Complete Streets’ project on MLK

The city’s plan to reconfigure a busy stretch of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street – aka 9th Street – initially drew skepticism and ire from business owners along the retail corridor.

The Mayor Rick Kriseman-endorsed “Complete Streets” initiative will reduce sections of the road – between 4th and 30th Avenues N – from four traffic lanes to three, adding two wide bike lanes, with traffic buffers, and a landscaped center strip. The roadway is being re-measured, reconfigured and resurfaced. It will not, at any point, become a fully one-way thoroughfare.

Construction began in late August.

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Cyber Security conference set for Oct. 10-11 in Tampa

Hundreds of cybersecurity practitioners, executives, policymakers, educators, students and other stakeholders in the industry will visit Tampa Oct. 10 and 11 for the fifth annual Florida Cyber Conference, hosted by the Florida Center for Cyber Security (aka Cyber Florida).

Cyber Florida’s event will include speakers from Raymond James Financial, University of South Florida, FBI, NICE, RSA, and EY, covering topics such as crisis management, GDPR, workforce development, IoT and cybercrime syndicates.

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