Cool Stuff in Other Cities

[spenser1058]

FDOT plans to commit $67 million to an expansion of Tampa’s streetcar:

https://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/2020/12/08/florida-will-contribute-67-million-to-extend-tampa-streetcar/

From The Tampa Bay Times 

[nite owℓ]

11 hours ago, spenser1058 said:

FDOT plans to commit $67 million to an expansion of Tampa’s streetcar:

https://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/2020/12/08/florida-will-contribute-67-million-to-extend-tampa-streetcar/

From The Tampa Bay Times 

When do think we'll get $67 to expand Lymmo??

[spenser1058]

4 hours ago, nite owℓ said:

When do think we'll get $67 to expand Lymmo??

When we elect a mayor who actually does something again?

[jack]

6 hours ago, nite owℓ said:

When do think we'll get $67 to expand Lymmo??

When the economy starts humming again, Demings will push for the sales tax expansion for transportation. Once that is secured, we would be eligible. 

[spenser1058]

The Jaxson compares the Jags’ proposed Lot J development in Jacksonville with the expansive Midtown Tampa project:

https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/midtown-tampa-what-500-million-gets-you-in-tampa/

 

 

[spenser1058]

It’s official - the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp move up to AAA baseball.

Orlando still can’t be bothered since you-know-who bulldozed Orlando’s original home of baseball, Tinker Field:

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/387843-jacksonville-jumbo-shrimp-move-up-to-aaa

From Florida Politics 

[spenser1058]

The $230 million “missing link” connecting Tampa’s Lee Roy Selmon Expressway with the Gandy Bridge will finally be completed next summer:

https://www.tampabay.com/news/transportation/2020/12/10/selmon-expressway-extension-scheduled-to-open-in-summer-2021/

Exiting at Dale Mabry to get to the bridge for Friday happy hour in St Pete used to be the bane of my existence. I’m glad to see this finally done.

 

From Tampa Bay Times 

[prahaboheme]

For anyone into bridge porn, this one's for you:

LA is replacing the 6th Street Bridge / Viaduct (you know it, its the one from the drag scene in Grease) as it became structurally unsound and was not repairable. 

The new bridge will likely become an instant landmark for the city:

This one has been under construction for several years and the series of arches are finally coming into shape.  I live a few miles away -- its already turning into a pretty spectacular site to behold for its ambition.  Expect to see this featured heavily during the 2026 Olympics, as they will be held just a few blocks down the street at the Coliseum.

Some construction updates here:  https://la.streetsblog.org/2020/10/27/eyes-on-the-street-new-arches-on-the-sixth-street-bridge/

 

[AmIReal]

Local blogger/ photographer Lemonhearted spent 36 hours in my favorite Florida downtown, St Pete. Some nice shots of the Pier and a little peek at the Van Gogh exhibit at the Dali.

https://www.lemonhearted.com/blog/36-hours-in-st-pete-this-winter

[dcluley98]

As I have said before, one of my favorites right now too.  Love St. Petersburg lately and Tampa is moving up too with Water Street. 

[prahaboheme]

I'd love to see St Pete build a streetcar from the Pier and then up/down 1st Street to the Coliseum area.

[prahaboheme]

5 hours ago, prahaboheme said:

For anyone into bridge porn, this one's for you:

LA is replacing the 6th Street Bridge / Viaduct (you know it, its the one from the drag scene in Grease) as it became structurally unsound and was not repairable. 

The new bridge will likely become an instant landmark for the city:

This one has been under construction for several years and the series of arches are finally coming into shape.  I live a few miles away -- its already turning into a pretty spectacular site to behold for its ambition.  Expect to see this featured heavily during the 2026 Olympics, as they will be held just a few blocks down the street at the Coliseum.

Some construction updates here:  https://la.streetsblog.org/2020/10/27/eyes-on-the-street-new-arches-on-the-sixth-street-bridge/

 

A few I was able to take today while on a run:

 

Edited December 13, 2020 by prahaboheme

[elefants]

Are those concrete arches, @prahaboheme?

[prahaboheme]

7 minutes ago, elefants said:

Are those concrete arches, @prahaboheme?

They will be - right now that is staging (steel and wood).  If you look closer at the picture over the river you can see where the concrete is forming (bad pictures and air quality today so not very clear).

[dcluley98]

Yeah, it's cast-in-place design. The large vertical beams will actually be going away, as that is only there temporarily in place to hold the concrete forms. Eventually, it will be concrete arches, with what looks like criss-crossed cables for suspension/tension of the arches. Cool looking design! 

[JFW657]

1 hour ago, dcluley98 said:

Yeah, it's cast-in-place design. The large vertical beams will actually be going away, as that is only there temporarily in place to hold the concrete forms. Eventually, it will be concrete arches, with what looks like criss-crossed cables for suspension/tension of the arches. Cool looking design! 

Cool looking, but I wonder how it will hold up to a 7.0 + magnitude earthquake.  

[elefants]

2 hours ago, prahaboheme said:

They will be - right now that is staging (steel and wood).  If you look closer at the picture over the river you can see where the concrete is forming (bad pictures and air quality today so not very clear).

Nice.  Such a clean look. It's kind of disheartening we'll never get anything nearly as interesting here.

[prahaboheme]

16 minutes ago, elefants said:

Nice.  Such a clean look. It's kind of disheartening we'll never get anything nearly as interesting here.

The lost opportunity would have been a bridge over Lake Ivanhoe. 

19 minutes ago, JFW657 said:

Cool looking, but I wonder how it will hold up to a 7.0 + magnitude earthquake.  

No need to wonder:

• The columns and abutments use triple friction pendulum bearings for seismic base isolation, which will allow movement of 30" in any lateral direction.

http://www.sixthstreetviaduct.org/fact_sheet

[spenser1058]

Suite hotels going in other downtowns:

https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/new-home2-suites-hotels-in-peer-city-downtowns/

From The Jaxson 

[dcluley98]

409 North Magnolia is a Home2 Suites. 

[spenser1058]

Thanks to COVID-19, New Yorkers were able to reclaim miles of city streets from motorized vehicles for a variety of uses.

As the pandemic subsides, the citizens of America’s largest city realize that General Motors and Toyota not control their quality of life.

It’s a valuable lesson for those of us here in Orlando:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/12/17/nyregion/nyc-open-streets.html?referringSource=articleShare

From The New York Times 

[spenser1058]

The JW Marriott in downtown Tampa’s Water St project opens Monday.The Tampa Bay Times has pics:

https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2020/12/18/tampas-jw-marriott-opens-monday-heres-a-first-look-inside/

 

[spenser1058]

Looking for another way - can St. Pete demolish I-175 and Tampa keep from widening I-275 to rejoin minority communities to their cities and undo the often intentional segregation of the 1960’s?

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/390251-joe-henderson-for-rick-kriseman-i-175-is-a-racial-dividing-wall-in-st-petersburg

From Florida Politics

[spenser1058]

Ideas for Jacksonville’s Ultimate Urban Circulator project, an expansion of their existing downtown Skyway:

https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/the-future-of-mobility-the-ultimate-urban-circulator/

From The Jaxson 

[prahaboheme]

On 12/18/2020 at 5:27 PM, spenser1058 said:

The JW Marriott in downtown Tampa’s Water St project opens Monday.The Tampa Bay Times has pics:

https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2020/12/18/tampas-jw-marriott-opens-monday-heres-a-first-look-inside/

 

I think it’s safe to say that Tampa has eclipsed Orlando at this point.