Manatee Tiger Bay Club Luncheon: It's Rush Hour, but No One Is Moving: Is a Flyover the Best Solution?

Date and Time

Thursday Mar 15, 2018
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EDT

Thursday, March 15, 2018

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Doors open at 11:15 AM

Location

PIER 22 Restaurant

1200 1st Ave W, 2nd Floor Ballroom

in Downtown Bradenton

COMPLIMENTARY VALET PARKING PROVIDED

https://pier22dining.com/

Fees/Admission

Luncheon Fees

Nonmembers/Guests: $30.00

Members, Dues Paid for 2018: $20.00

Millennial-aged Influencers (membership fee waived): $20.00

Is a Flyover the Best Solution?

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Description

Travel between Palmetto and Bradenton these days requires the patience of Job, as the traffic seems to move slower than a herd of snails crawling through peanut butter. Many of the cars clogging our bridges are not headed to either Bradenton or Palmetto, but to Tampa and Sarasota; which is why FDOT is considering a fly-over for these regional travelers. It may ease traffic, but would it also pound a stake through the heart of Bradenton? Will a flyover place some of our poorest residents in a carbon shadow, forcing them to “live” under a bridge? Is public safety at risk due to deadlock congestion between our cities?

Join us for a discussion on the best way to clear our bridges and manage road rage.

MEET OUR SPEAKERS

COUNCILMAN HAROLD BYRD, JR., MPA, J.D.
Ward 5 Councilman
City of Bradenton

DAVID HUTCHINSON
Executive Director
Sarasota/Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)

SECRETARY L.K. NANDAM, P.E.
Secretary, District One
Florida Department of Transportation

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