Tampa Downtown Market Hosts "Mobility Market"
TAMPA, FL (February 16, 2010) – The Tampa Downtown Market, an initiative of the Tampa Downtown Partnership, has teamed up with the Urban Charrette to host a Mobility Market on Friday, February 19, 2010 from 10:00am – 2:00pm.
For the occasion, Madison Street will be (temporarily) redesigned using Complete Street principles. Complete streets are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and public transportation users of all ages and abilities are able to safely move along and across a complete street. Details about Complete Streets can be found at www.completestreets.org.
Local agencies, businesses and organizations will have product displays and informative exhibits focused on improving mobility through good urban design and by supporting various modes of transportation. The Mobility Market will be located on Madison Street between Franklin Street and Florida Avenue in downtown Tampa.
Elements highlighted that day will include:
- Transit Oriented Design “TOD” Sidewalk Café presented by the Hillsborough County Planning Commission
- Buffered bike lane with bike safety and commuting information and free bike safety checks presented by Tampa BayCycle, CityBike Tampa and SWFBUD
- Electric car and Coulomb’s ChargePoint charging station presented by NovaCharge
- Extensive landscaping presented by Valley Crest nursery
- Carsharing program presented by WeCar
- Park-n-Ride area presented by HART, PSTA, Bay Area Commuter Services and TBARTA
- Examples of complete street design principles presented by the City of Tampa
About the Urban Charrette:
The Urban Charrette facilitates connections between the community and the built environment by cultivating awareness of respectful urban design through dialogue, collaboration, and education We host educational forums and consensus building workshops incorporating meaningful and broad-based public participation. We believe in leading by example through focusing on the needs of Tampa to develop a more socially, economically and environmentally sustainable local environment. For more information about the Urban Charrette, call (813) 841-2729 or visit www.urbancharrette.org.
About the Tampa Downtown Market:
The vision of the Tampa Downtown Market is to provide local residents and businesses of the community with the freshest, highest quality, most nutritious, and most reasonably priced food & gourmet products. The mission of the Tampa Downtown Market is to serve as a community-gathering place where local farmers, producers, and artisans can offer fresh agricultural and related products to generate a sense of local pride and further the economic development of Downtown Tampa. With a strong focus on sustainability, the Tampa Downtown Market intends to provide a vehicle to educate the community on the importance of good health as we create more business opportunities and residential benefits. To learn more about the Tampa Downtown Market visit www.tampadowntownmarket.com.
About the Tampa Downtown Partnership:
The Tampa Downtown Partnership is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)6 organization. It is a membership organization comprised of companies, organizations and individuals with a common goal of advancing downtown Tampa. Through an annual contract with the City of Tampa, the Tampa Downtown Partnership administers the Special Services District. In addition to Tampa's Downtown Guides and Clean Team, the Tampa Downtown Partnership works to promote downtown through a multitude of initiatives including marketing, business development, transportation, planning and beautification. For additional information about the Tampa Downtown Partnership visit www.tampasdowntown.com.
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