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Sometimes driving in the Bay area can be a real pain. But are we really worse than Los Angeles, New York or even Atlanta? Forbes magazine says we are -- the magazine dubbed the Tampa Bay metro area as the worst for commuters in a recent issue. That got us thinking about our traffic. And it has us asking, how bad is it, really? We’ll talk about that and about some of the ideas people have for making our roads a little less congested.
Recent Florida Matters episodes
Florida Legislature: 2010 Session Preview (March 2, 2010)
According to some estimates, state lawmakers have to find $2.6 billion more for next year’s state budget. Either that, or cut that much in government spending. That means negotiating a state budget will again be front and center for the yearly...
Reworking Class Size Limits (February 19, 2010)
In 2002, Florida voters set specific limits on the number of students in the state’s classrooms. Since then, districts have been phasing in smaller classes, shrinking them by two students a year. And come August, all classrooms in the state must...
Water Quality: EPA Takes Over (February 12, 2010)
Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency agreed to set specific limits on phosphorus and nitrogen in Florida waters to settle an ongoing lawsuit. It’s the first time the EPA has stepped in and set water quality standards for a state....
Drug Court:Treatment, Not Jail (February 5, 2010)
People arrested for drug crimes often face jail time and perhaps court-ordered rehabilitation or treatment. In drug court, that’s flipped around: outpatient or residential treatment, regular check-ins with a judge, and jail time as a last resort...
Stimulus and Jobs (January 29, 2010)
Last February, Congress passed a $787 billion bill designed to create (and save) jobs and jump-start the economy. Nearly a year later -- with President Obama making jobs the centerpiece of his State of the Union and his visit to Tampa -- we look...
Balancing Water Uses (January 22, 2010)
When the rare overnight freeze moves into the Bay area, farmers typically turn on the sprinklers and blanket their crops with an insulating layer of ice. In the short term, that doesn’t usually cause significant problems. But after 11 days of...
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