Bayshore Trippinâ: Tampa promotes open streets with hippie theme
Mayor Jane Castor agrees to longstanding requests by transportation advocates to shut down Bayshore Boulevard to traffic on Saturday afternoon.
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Walkers, runners, and joggers make their way along Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa. Mayor Jane Castor's administration has agreed to long-standing requests by bike and pedestrian advocates to close Bayshore Boulevard for four hours this Saturday for an Open Streets demonstration. [ CHRIS URSO | Times (2012) ]
The concept of Open Streets isnât cutting edge anymore.
Transportation advocates have been making presentations to city councils around Tampa Bay for years on the concept: shutting down major streets on a weekend day, then gradually expanding the street shutdowns to a regular weekly or monthly event.