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Energy Sustainability Survey
Dear Colleagues, Your input is needed. We are conducting a survey of Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (TBRPC) local government members and Tampa Bay Regional Resilience Coalition (TBRRC) [...]
On climate change, where does Tampa Bay go from here? | Column
We need short-term successes and long-range planning, writes the leader of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. By Sean Sullivan Published February 25, 2020 The Tampa [...]
A Visioning Exercise in Resilient Design: Main Street, New Port Richey
Sarah Vitale, TBRPC Senior Planner, and Marshall Flynn, TBRPC IT/GIS Director, presented a conceptual vision of Downtown New Port Richey to the New Port Richey City Council on February 18, [...]
Summit brings exchange of ideas that will lead to action
More than 350 engaged guests attended the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council’s “Champions of Change: Creating Resilient Communities” two-day summit, which many attendees [...]
Florida Regional Councils Association 2018-2019 Annual Report
The Florida Regional Councils Association (FRCA) is an alliance of Florida’s ten Regional Planning Councils (RPCs) and serves to enhance regional collaboration throughout the state. Planning Councils are [...]
Chase grant will help Tampa Bay area make plans for more resilient affordable housing
A $500,000 grant from JPMorgan Chase to the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council is a big first step to planning more resilient affordable housing in the region. The two-year grant [...]
Sharing information is key to building resilient roadways
The Tampa Bay area transportation system’s vulnerability to flooding and sea level rise was recently highlighted at an international conference on resiliency in Washington, D.C. Sean Sullivan, executive director of [...]
TBRPC & DEO Team-Up To Hold A Regional Workshop
On October 31st, 2019, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) held a regional public workshop at the TBRPC to seek input for the use of more than $633 million [...]
“Raptor 1” Visits TBRPC
On October 14th, the Manatee County’s EMS mass casualty response bus “Raptor 1” made an appearance at the TBRPC. District Chief Keith Lock gave a presentation on Raptor 1 during [...]
Citrus County’s Local Mitigation Strategy Updates in Full Swing
On October 9th, 2019 TBRPC traveled to Citrus County to attend the Local Mitigation Strategy Working Group. Citrus County is currently updating their plan for the next five years. Click [...]
Concept to Coalition: The Path to a Resilient Tampa Bay
On Sept. 19, C.J. Reynolds, TBRPC and Maya Burke, Tampa Bay Estuary Program spoke at the Florida Association of Environmental Professionals annual conference in Tampa. Burke and Reynolds provided [...]
Project Phoenix featured by Vox
26 feet of water: What the worst-case hurricane scenario looks like for Tampa Bay [Vox] Vox published an article highlighting TBRPC's Hurricane Phoenix simulation and the 2009 Tampa Bay Catastrophic [...]
Coastal Resilience at the Florida APA Conference
Planning for Sea Level Rise and the Peril of Flood from the Local, Regional, and State Perspective The Emerald Coast Section for the American Planning Association (APA) hosted the APA [...]
50th Anniversary of Boca Ciega Bay Aquatic Preserves
50 Years of Environmental Advocacy! 50 years ago, we went to the moon! That same year, and much closer to home, the Florida Legislature established the Boca Ciega Bay Aquatic [...]
Emergency Management Professionals meet to discuss Hurricane Phoenix 2.0 Simulation
Emergency Management professionals from around the region (6 counties) met at the TBRPC on September 17th to discuss the Hurricane Phoenix 2.0 Simulation that is currently underway.
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Congratulations to the FY2021 Stormwater Outreach and Education Funding Grant Recipients
The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) have selected the recipients of the FY2021 Stormwater Outreach and Education funding. This funding from FDOT aims [...]
TBRPC Participates in Homes for Pinellas Virtual Summit
To tackle critical affordable housing questions, Pinellas County and Forward Pinellas brought together community leaders and subject matter experts in a series of webinars in the fall of 2020. CJ [...]
TBRPC Executive Director Selected for Statewide Leadership Role
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council Executive Sean Sullivan to lead the Executive Director Council for Florida Regional Councils Association By Missy Hurley, Community Contributor Sean Sullivan, executive director of the Tampa Bay [...]
TBRPC Attends Final Pasco County Installment of Coast to Coast Trail Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
On November 13, 2020, The TBRPC attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the final Pasco County trail segment of the Coast-To-Coast recreational trail, which will ultimately connect a network of preexisting [...]
Competitive grant provides green light to study solar solutions in Tampa region
Considering scenarios that once seemed unthinkable feels like a daily exercise in 2020 -- so much so that in the wake of a globe-sweeping pandemic, nationwide civic unrest and wildfires [...]