{"id":15478,"date":"2023-01-26T13:28:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T18:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/?p=15478"},"modified":"2023-01-31T16:00:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T21:00:23","slug":"dr-ruth-steiner-weighs-in-on-dissolution-of-tampa-bay-area-regional-transit-authority-tbarta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/dr-ruth-steiner-weighs-in-on-dissolution-of-tampa-bay-area-regional-transit-authority-tbarta\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Ruth Steiner Weighs in on Dissolution of Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority (TBARTA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-color uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-13ae6097 uagb-columns__columns-3 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-ae8a76e0\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-7d49ed12\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-791129b9\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Dr. Ruth Steiner Weighs in on Dissolution of Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority (TBARTA)<\/h1><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-0bf3b660\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ruth Steiner TBARTA Interview (WUSF)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PJG1zJeWL5M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/people\/people_steiner\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/people\/people_steiner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dr. Ruth Steiner<\/a><\/strong>, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Director for Center for Health and the Built Environment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-color uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-3ed3e1c1 uagb-columns__columns-3 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-6a4bebd2\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-c0818ac7\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-25c66269\"><h6 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">January 26, 2023<\/h6><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority, commonly known as TBARTA, is going away. The agency was established by Florida state legislature in 2007 and has played a primary role in shaping transportation options across the Tampa Bay region. <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/people\/people_steiner\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/people\/people_steiner\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Ruth Steiner<\/a><\/strong>, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Director for the Center for Health and the Built Environment, recently weighed in on what happens after TBARTA&#8217;s dissolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-5b3cd7e6 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">In 2012, [Dr.] Ruth Steiner completed a study on regional cooperation in transportation planning. In the study, she recommended better coordination of transportation planning in the Tampa Bay Region.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><cite class=\"uagb-blockquote__author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu\/show\/florida-matters\/2023-01-24\/after-tbarta-dissolution-regional-transit-remains-obstacle-county-officials-solve\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu\/show\/florida-matters\/2023-01-24\/after-tbarta-dissolution-regional-transit-remains-obstacle-county-officials-solve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more at WUSF<\/a><\/cite><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">TBARTA has often been faced with insurmountable obstacles in lifetime, including intergovernmental coordination between 5 counties and 2 rapidly-growing Florida cities (Tampa and St. Petersburg). TBARTA was often including in the conversation of redundancy; the cities and counties in Tampa Bay also have a number of transit agencies, projects, and funds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Read more about TBARTA from <a href=\"https:\/\/wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu\/show\/florida-matters\/2023-01-24\/after-tbarta-dissolution-regional-transit-remains-obstacle-county-officials-solve\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu\/show\/florida-matters\/2023-01-24\/after-tbarta-dissolution-regional-transit-remains-obstacle-county-officials-solve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>WUSF<\/strong><\/a> and the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/transportation\/2023\/01\/20\/tampa-bay-transit-agency-ends-its-run\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/transportation\/2023\/01\/20\/tampa-bay-transit-agency-ends-its-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tampa Bay Times<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-10d2ef96\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Dr. Ruth Steiner, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning and Director for the Center for Health and the Built Environment, recently weighed in on what happens after TBARTA&#8217;s 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