Tampa Bay Express (TBX) City of Tampa Community Engagement Meetings For the Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275 at I-4) WPI: 433821-22-01 In August of 2015, the Hillsborough Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) adopted the Tampa Bay Express (TBX) project into the County’s Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP). As part of the Tampa Bay Express public outreach, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 7 is seeking input from neighborhood residents and business owners regarding how Tampa Bay Express will impact adjacent neighborhoods and what mitigation or improvement efforts are desired to meet the neighborhoods’ needs. Neighborhood workshops are being utilized to allow organizations, individuals, and local agencies to collaboratively explore potential solutions to issues facing their community regarding the Tampa Bay Express project. During the first Workshop Series, citizens from Downtown Tampa, Seminole Heights, Tampa Heights, West River, and Ybor City identified neighborhood assets and needs, and then framed their concerns around the Tampa Bay Express project. The local agencies then came together to determine how community goals and current planning efforts aligned with neighborhood needs. To review the summary report for the first Workshop Series, please visit www.tampabayexpress.com, click on the “Get Involved” pull down, select “Community Engagement” and scroll down to the Reports section. During the second Workshop Series, neighborhood groups determined goals and objectives for their neighborhoods and then listed design strategies to address their concerns identified in the first Workshop Series. To review the Summary (Workshop Series 2) presentation, please visit www.tampabayexpress.com, click on the “Get Involved” pull down, select “Community Engagement” and scroll down to the Presentation section. The third Workshop Series coordinated community-driven design strategies between neighborhoods, FDOT District VII and local agencies to determine potential, neighborhood-specific improvements that could become part of the Tampa Bay Express project. The Florida Center for Community Design and Research (FCCDR), in cooperation with the Florida Department of Transportation District Seven, City of Tampa, Hillsborough County, HART and Hillsborough Planning Commission, is inviting community representatives from City of Tampa, Home Owner Associations, residents, and civic and business associations near the Downtown Tampa Interchange (I-275 at I-4) to attend and participate in the Summary (Workshop Series 3) presentation of the Community Engagement meetings regarding the TBX project. Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2016 Place: Robert Saunders Library 1505 N. Nebraska Ave. Tampa, FL 33602 Time: 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Please check Tampabayexpress.com for current information and meeting updates or call Chris Speese, Public Involvement Coordinator at (813) 975-6405. Public participation is solicited without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or family status. Persons who require special accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or persons who require translation services (free of charge) should contact Chris Speese, Public Involvement Coordinator, at (813) 975-6405, (800) 226-7220 or email: christopher.speese@dot.state.fl.us at least seven (7) days prior to a meeting.