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Fowler Avenue Corridor Survey
The Fowler Avenue corridor from I-275 to 3oth Street North (Bruce B. Downs) is the gateway to the Tampa Innovation District, where researchers, scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs are pushing the envelope every day to advance civilization. As the Tampa Innovation...
read moreFowler Avenue: Gateway to Innovation Discussion
As a follow-up to the August 27th Real Estate 2.0 Event, we hosted an on-line conversation about the Fowler Avenue Innovation Gateway on September 16th. Approximately 25 people participated and the framework of the conversation was based on the responses to a survey...
read moreReal Estate 2.0: Fowler Avenue & Opportunity Zones
On August 27th the Tampa Innovation Partnership hosted a meeting to highlight real estate development in the Uptown area, the Fowler Avenue gateway corridor, and Opportunity Zones. Here are some highlights and links to learn more: Video recording of the event...
read moreThe Mary Jackson Plan
“There is a goldmine in our backyard." This was the opening statement from a presentation by the Tampa Organization of Black Affairs to the Tampa Innovation Partnership Advisory Board on August 20, 2020. Not long ago, America’s most popular astrophysicist, Neil...
read moreDRAFT – Uptown Strategic Action Plan
Below is the current draft of the Uptown Strategic Action Plan as of August 10, 2020. Recommendations mentioned in the plan are in the consideration stage and not final. The planning committee is refining this draft regularly with the goal of presenting the final plan...
read moreSharpe Bytes: Crossing the Chasm – This is Uptown
The COVID Crisis, poorly considered lockdowns and now righteous anger over the killing of George Floyd have laid bare the underbelly of America. No, I am not in any way justifying the violent elements of otherwise understandable anger, but I am making the case that...
read moreThere IS so much promise for Uptown
As Chair of the Tampa !p Executive Board, as well as the lead developer of rithm AT UPTOWN, it is as clear to me as ever that the promise and potential of Tampa’s Uptown District are alive and well! The destructive actions from over the weekend that temporarily...
read moreTampa !p Advisory Board Members Step Up to Meet COVID-19 Challenges
At last week's Tampa !p Advisory Board meeting, members shared updates on how their organizations are coping with the COVID-19 crisis and rising to the challenge through innovation and ingenuity. The following is a summary of those efforts: Hillsborough County has set...
read moreIt is time to build
A decade ago I spoke before a large and angry crowd. The country was in the midst of economic turmoil and I was finishing my second term as a Hillsborough County Commissioner, and preparing to run for my third and final term. I remember the event well because it was...
read moreWhy and how to lift the lockdown
One size does not fit all, and the way forward will require social discipline and political leadership. Policy making requires balance. It’s not an all-or-nothing proposition. It’s like flying a plane, which requires the right touch of pitch and yaw. Too much of one...
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