Jfreeman@tampasdowntown.com
Joe heads Clean and Safe Operations for the Tampa Downtown Partnership, as the District Operations Manager. His teams ensure a clean, safe, and welcoming Downtown for residents and visitors. Clean and Safe Operations includes: Litter Patrol, Landscape Maintenance, Ambassadors, and Homeless Liaison Services. In addition, the DASH micro-transit service falls under Clean and Safe, with DASH Driver Ambassadors offering on-demand shared ride services to virtual hub locations throughout the Special Services District.
Joe has a lifetime of operational experience, with a diverse background ranging from the culinary arts to construction. Prior to working with the Tampa Downtown Partnership, Joe helped launch and ran operations for Coast Bike Share, a first of its kind micro-mobilty provider in Tampa. This experience gave him a wealth of knowledge pertaining to ROW maintenance, stakeholder communication, and project management.
Joe attended Florida Gulf Coast University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Studies. Initially an engineering student, Joe has a strong analytical background that is balanced out with a minor in Communications.
Joe is a proud Florida native, with family roots in the Tampa area stretching back to the 1800s.
This was a difficult one to answer, as I have many things I enjoy doing Downtown…so I have narrowed it down to 3 “favorites”: riding my bicycle throughout Downtown, going to Lightning games, and grabbing a drink at The Hub.
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