The study is looking at capital costs, ridership forecasts, trips involving intercity, urban, airport access, and cruise markets, freight market opportunities, fixed guideway transit links to stations, ridership and revenue forecasts, operating costs, and economic benefits. The Partnership is a member of the Central Florida Technology Transit Corridor Consortium, which is supporting this study. St. Petersburg comprises 10 percent of the regional population, yet has 16 percent of the area's fastest-growing companies. We are excited to be hosting 10 site selection consultants during Super Bowl week, with plans for them to sample a variety of events and festivities and also to attend a special business briefing on Friday morning, January 26, during their four-day stay in Tampa Bay. The whole region needs to grow and be successful - that's how we all win.
Nobody wins if one community wins and one community loses.
It takes time, but Florida 2012 and the water issue are examples of what will bring us together.