Megaregions

As metropolitan regions continued to expand throughout the second half of the 20th century their boundaries began to blur, creating a new scale of geography now known as the megaregion. Interlocking economic systems, shared natural resources and ecosystems, and common transportation systems link these population centers together. As continued population growth and low density settlement patterns place increasing pressure on these systems, there is greater impetus to coordinate policy at this expanded scale. High speed rail will continue to bring the Tampa Bay region and the Orlando region together.

Emerging Megaregions

US Megaregions with Areas of Influence

Historic Joint Meeting with Pinellas MPO (9/22/09)

• Agenda

• Presentations

- High Speed Rail

- Hillsborough MPO Long Range Plan

- Hillsborough Transportation Task Force

- Howard Frankland Bridge

- Pinellas MPO Long Range Plan

- TBARTA Plan Next Steps

• Preliminary Alignments

• TTF Members

Pasco to Hillsborough: USF - New Tampa - Wesley Chapel Corridor

• Road Widening & Transit Evaluation

Florida High Speed Rail

• High Speed Rail Fact Sheet

• Florida High Speed Rail Map

• U.S. Conference of Mayors video on High Speed Rail

Tampa Bay Area
Regional Transportation Authority

• TBARTA Master Plan Vision

• TBARTA Vision Maps for 2035 and 2050

• TBARTA Priority Projects

West Central Florida MPO Chairs
Coordinating Committee

• 2035 Regional Plan

• Resolution supporting High Speed Rail

• Regional Transit Initiatives

One Bay

• One Bay Fact Sheet