A Publication of the Ybor City Development Corporation YborCityOnline.com 1

Palm Avenue Safety Improvements . . . 2

21st & 22nd Streets Opening . . . . . . . . 2

New Initiatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Traffic Signal Boxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Featured Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Facade Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Spotlight: Yes Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

District Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Survey Results

Transportation Personal Safety District Activities

Extended streetcar hours were highly requested by survey respondents.

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More than 700 Ybor City residents and workers took part in the YCDC’s summer survey, which focused on gathering stakeholder priorities, benchmarking satisfaction, pinpointing motivating factors to engaging with the district, and clarifying challenges. Respondents shared factors of greatest importance—sense of safety, walkability, things to do and parking accessibility. They also highlighted Ybor’s strongest assets, inclusive of its historic significance, diversity, architecture, walkability, food and beverage, activity…and of course the chickens. In response to survey feedback, the YCDC will share progress updates on items such as:

YCDC remains in constant communication with TPD and their Homeless Liaison.

Join us as we celebrate the fall festival season. See District Events on page 3.

Mayor Bob BuckhornCommunity Redevelopment Area (CRA) BoardYvonne Yolie Capin – Chair Charlie MirandaLisa J. Montelione – Vice-Chair Frank ReddickHarry Cohen Mike SuarezGuido Maniscalco

Meeting Location: Tampa City Council Chambers, City Hall, 315 E. Kennedy Blvd.Time: 9:00 a.m.Dates: Second Thursday of the month

YCDC Board of Directors Dr. Shawn Robinson – Chairman (Hillsborough Community College)Tony LaColla – Vice-Chairman . . (Historic Ybor City Neighborhood Civic Association)Grant Mehlich – Treasurer . . . . . (Professional Office)Liz Welch – Secretary . . . . . . . . . . (At-large)John Agliano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (At-large)Stephen M. Barbas . . . . . . . . . . . (Ybor City Museum Society)Cathy Bartolotti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Ybor City Roundtable)Steve Bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Entertainment/Events)Richard Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Bar)Richard “Leon” Cannyn . . . . . . . (Property Owner)Joseph Citro . . . . . . . . . . . (At-large)Fran Costantino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (East Ybor Historic Neighborhood Civic Association)Traci Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Hotel, Bed & Breakfast)Lisa Fanaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi-use Complex)Copeland More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Ybor City Chamber of Commerce)Michael Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Ybor Merchants Association)Ariel Quintela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi-family Residential)Eric Schiller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Restaurant)Rich Simmons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Barrio Latino Commission)Capt. Rick Swann . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)Roberto Torres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Retail)Ernie Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (GaYbor District Coalition)Emeritus MembersJoe Capitano, Sr.

Meeting Location: YCDC Office, 2015 E. 7th Avenue, Ybor CityTime: 4:00 p.m.Date: Fourth Tuesday of the month

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit has announced that as part of a six-month pilot program, it will be extending its streetcar hours on weekday mornings, beginning at 7 a.m. Residents and guests can be shuttled between Downtown Tampa, Channel District and Ybor City during the morning rush.

Fall 2016

Ybor legend

If you live or work around the streetcar, a 20-Ride Pass is available for only $25.

Please visit www.TECOLineStreetcar.org for more information.

TECO LINE Streetcar Transporting morning ridersThe TECO Line Streetcar aims to ease morning commutes for Ybor City, Channel District and Downtown workers and visitors.

Tampa’s National Historic Landmark District

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Join the Tampa Police Department for coffee and conversations. Coffee with a Cop is an opportunity to discuss the issues that matter most to you with law enforcement officers. This community solution-oriented program will take place the second Thursday of the month from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the

Entrepreneur Collaborative Center located at 2101 E.

Palm Ave. Parking is available across Palm Avenue in the Sheriff’s Lot.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Community partners joined forces to improve pedestrian safety.

Discover 20 signal box artistic wraps throughout Ybor City.

Coffee with a Cop is a nationwide community-building initiative.

A view of the new and improved 21st Street.

New Initiatives Traffic Signal Boxes

Take notice of the one-of-a-kind commissioned signal cabinet wraps around the district. Four unique designs were curated with Ybor City heritage-inspired themes and installed in September. This is one of many planned improvements that have happened recently or are still to come throughout the district. For example, check out the new National Historic Landmark District gateway signs just installed around the perimeter of the district.

Coffee with a Cop

Palm Avenue Safety ImprovementsIn response to long standing safety concerns expressed by members of the Ybor community and Hillsborough Community College students, the City of Tampa assembled a Road Safety Audit Team to address pedestrian safety and infrastructure along Palm Avenue between Nick Nuccio Parkway and North 20th Street.

Based on recommendations by the audit team, enhanced nighttime illumination was provided with help from TECO. Four crosswalks and pedestrian ramps also were updated along the Palm Avenue corridor with the installation of pedestrian activated rectangular rapid flashing beacons.

21st & 22nd Streets OpeningDrivers arriving in Ybor City will appreciate the new and improved 21st and 22nd Streets, which only require minor aesthetic improvements to be finalized.

This beautiful two-lane boulevard now provides wider pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, new bike lanes and on-street parking as well as an iconic Ybor streetscape with historic lampposts, litter baskets and benches. These improvements are already attracting private investment with several new development projects planned along the corridor. Truck traffic will be restricted on 21st and 22nd Streets since trucks can use the Selmon Crosstown Expressway Connector.

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Featured Events

Facade Grant Spotlight: Yes Team

The 4th Annual Little Monsters Promenade Pumpkin Patch and 5th Annual Snow on 7th Parade are just around the corner.

Apply for up to $50,000 in CRA grant funds. Juan Alvarez, Robert Burton, Chris Roose (Manager), Donna Klock, Darren Higgins, Jay Wilams, Dwaine Rutherford and Larry Lemons. (left to right)

Commercial building owners in the Ybor City community redevelopment areas can apply for matching funds to improve their exterior storefronts. For information about the façade grant program and the application, go to www.tampagov.net/ycdc. Deadline to apply is November 4, 2016, at 5:00 p.m.

The Ybor City community would like to thank the hard working men and one female who provide around-the-clock clean-up services in Ybor City as part of the Ybor Environmental Services (YES) Team.

Annual traditions are about to begin with the 4th Annual Little Monsters Promenade & Pumpkin Patch. Children are invited to stop by the patch in Centro Ybor to pick out one of thousands of pumpkins to decorate and keep. More than 30 Ybor City merchants also will be handing out candy to all the kiddies.

The 5th Annual Snow on 7th Holiday Parade kicks off with the Centro Ybor tree lighting ceremony in the early evening of November 16. Santa and Mrs. Claus also will be on hand to ring in the 2016 holiday season.

District eventsOctober 15 Oktoberfest Pub Crawl

ybor.orgOctober 20 Traces of Cuba Exhibit Unveiling

ybormuseum.orgOctober 22 Streetcar Fest

tecolinestreetcar.org Cupcake Festival

ybormarket.com YMA Little Monsters Promenade

& Pumpkin Patch ybornow.com

YMA Big Monsters Bed Races ybornow.com

October 23 Hell on Wheels Classic Car Show

ybornow.comOctober 29 March of the Pumpkin King Parade

marchofthepumpkinking.comNovember 4 Richard’s 5K Run for Life

richardsrunforlife.orgNovember 10 A Noche Buena to Remember

ybormuseum.orgNovember 13 Historic Holiday Volunteer

Decorating Day facebook.com/SnowOn7th

November 16 Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony

facebook.com/SnowOn7thNovember 19 Ybor City Cigar Festival at

Centennial Park yborcitycigarfestival.com

December 3 Santa Twilight Run

sommersports.comDecember 10 Snow on 7th Holiday Parade

facebook.com/SnowOn7thDecember 11 Tampa Pride Fun Run

tampapride.orgDecember 31 Outback Bowl Parade & Pep Rally

outbackbowl.com

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Mayor Bob BuckhornCommunity Redevelopment Area (CRA) BoardYvonne Yolie Capin – Chair Charlie MirandaLisa J. Montelione – Vice-Chair Frank ReddickHarry Cohen Mike SuarezGuido Maniscalco

Meeting Location: Tampa City Council Chambers, City Hall, 315 E. Kennedy Blvd.Time: 9:00 a.m.Dates: Second Thursday of the month

YCDC Board of Directors Dr. Shawn Robinson – Chairman (Hillsborough Community College)Tony LaColla – Vice-Chairman . . (Historic Ybor City Neighborhood Civic Association)Grant Mehlich – Treasurer . . . . . (Professional Office)Liz Welch – Secretary . . . . . . . . . . (At-large)John Agliano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (At-large)Stephen M. Barbas . . . . . . . . . . . (Ybor City Museum Society)Cathy Bartolotti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Ybor City Roundtable)Steve Bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Entertainment/Events)Richard Boom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Bar)Richard “Leon” Cannyn . . . . . . . (Property Owner)Joseph Citro . . . . . . . . . . . (At-large)Fran Costantino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (East Ybor Historic Neighborhood Civic Association)Traci Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Hotel, Bed & Breakfast)Lisa Fanaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi-use Complex)Copeland More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Ybor City Chamber of Commerce)Michael Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Ybor Merchants Association)Ariel Quintela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Multi-family Residential)Eric Schiller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Restaurant)Rich Simmons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Barrio Latino Commission)Capt. Rick Swann . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)Roberto Torres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Retail)Ernie Webb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (GaYbor District Coalition)Emeritus MembersJoe Capitano, Sr.

Meeting Location: YCDC Office, 2015 E. 7th Avenue, Ybor CityTime: 4:00 p.m.Date: Fourth Tuesday of the month

YCDC Meeting CalendarThe following meetings will be held at the YCDC Office at 2015 E. 7th Ave. All meetings are open to the public. Free parking is available in the lot adjacent to YCDC.

NovemberEconomic Development and Planning CommitteeNovember 8 | 3:30 p.m.Culture, Arts & Special Events CommitteeNovember 15 | 3:00 p.m.Public Safety, Transportation & Infrastructure CommitteeNovember 17 | 3:00 p.m.YCDC BoardNovember 29 | 4:00 p.m.

DecemberNo meetings scheduled.

JanuaryExecutive CommitteeJanuary 9 | 3:00 p.m.Economic Development and Planning CommitteeJanuary 10 | 3:30 p.m.Culture, Arts & Special Events CommitteeJanuary 17 | 3:00 p.m.Public Safety, Transportation & Infrastructure CommitteeJanuary 19 | 3:00 p.m.YCDC BoardJanuary 24 | 4:00 p.m.

FebruaryEconomic Development and Planning CommitteeFebruary 14 | 3:30 p.m.Culture, Arts & Special Events CommitteeFebruary 21 | 3:00 p.m.Public Safety, Transportation & Infrastructure CommitteeFebruary 23 | 3:00 p.m.YCDC BoardFebruary 28 | 4:00 p.m.

Ybor City Development Corporation

2015 East 7th Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605 • (813) 274-7936 • www.tampagov.net/ycdc

A Division of the City of Tampa - Department of Economic and Urban Development

Bob McDonaugh Administrator of Economic Opportunity

YCDC Staff:

Courtney Orr, Manager • Brenda Thrower • Corine Linebrink