cubanbread

Word is the stop in Tampa is going to be in Ybor city. Supposedly it will be at the junction of Adamo and Channelside Drive. It will be a short walk from Amtrak and the street car, there's also potential for a connection to the water taxi but I would be getting ahead of myself. There's not much in this area now as it is on the southern end of Ybor where it is mostly industrial but it is right across the street from where the latest Rays stadium proposal was and is well connected via dedicated urban trails. What I'm trying to say is that there is a ton of potential.

Having lived in Orlando, Tampa, and St. Pete I'm just happy to see every city start to take off in it's own way. The I-4 corridor is becoming a monster. Very curious to see what happens to Lakeland in the coming years. To be fair I haven't been in a while but I don't seem to hear a lot about development there. BTW, I came from Skyscraper City, been following these threads for a while but finally signed up. SSC doesn't keep up with Orlando news very well. As for which city i'd rather live in Tampa, St. Pete, Orlando... they all offer different things. Orlando has a fantastic downtown, great urban communities, and is a very diverse city. But, although the lakes are nice and unique, it leaves a lot to be desired as far as water front activity. Tampa's downtown is still up and coming but is about 10 years away from becoming a completely different world, Water Street is a game changer. Tampa is very diverse as well and has great urban neighborhoods and also benefits from being on the bay and a river but there are still gaps between the communities, it doesn't feel seamless.. everything feels off in its own world. St. Pete has a great downtown and great urban neighborhoods that roll into each other seamlessly, it's right on the water and has great parks. But it's the least diverse big city in Florida and honestly anything outside of St. pete in Pinellas is trash (with the exception of Dunedin, Gulf Port and Safety Harbor) But considering how dense the county is you'll find yourself driving through one crap neighborhood after the next until you hit one of the cooler suburbs. For me, I think Tampa/ St. pete wins out just because they combine to make Tampa Bay. If you live in one you have the other, Orlando doesn't have that but again I want to reiterate, I love Orlando. It was the first place I moved to as an adult on my own, I still have tons of friends there, it's downtown is fantastic and to see where it has come from is amazing.