* The owners of 717 Parking are looking to a Channel District lot to build a mixed-use project, including housing and retail. “We’re strategically trying to place future development on really good sites and really make Tampa shine,” said 717 Parking co-owner Jason Accardi. Indeed, surface parking lots, once this downtown’s identity, don’t shine.
* “Any alternative transportation options will help create regionalism and connectivity.”—Tampa City Councilman Guido Maniscalco on the return of the Tampa Bay Ferry.