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82-723: The Tampa Riverwalk is a 2.6-mile-long (4.2 km) open space and pedestrian trail along the Hillsborough River in Tampa, Florida . The Riverwalk extends along most of the downtown Tampa waterfront from the Channelside District on the eastern terminus to the mouth of the Hillsborough River and then north along the riverside to Tampa Heights , forming a continuous path that connects a multitude of parks, attractions, public spaces, and hotels. Among

164-602: A United States territory . (1824) Construction of Fort Brooke begins at the mouth of the Hillsborough River. (1828) The Fort King Military Road (now State Road 41 ) is built to connect Fort King in Ocala with Fort Brooke in what was then the settlement of Tampa. A bridge is built to cross the Hillsborough. (1830) Congress passes the Indian Removal Act . The American government begins efforts to remove

246-407: A 2013 study, researchers studied location information from cell towers for 1.5 million individuals and were able to uniquely identify the mobility traces of 95 percent of individuals by using four data points. Several United States cities have introduced regulations on e-scooters and scooter-sharing companies to address safety concerns and the illegal dumping of e-scooters. In May 2018, shortly after

328-476: A Washington Ball. (1923) The city of Tampa builds a water treatment plant to utilize the water supply from the water above the dam. (1935) Hillsborough River State Park is opened. (1933) In a torrential 24-hour rain, floods wash away the Tampa Electric dam. TECO does not rebuild the dam and turns to other locations for electrical generating plants. (1944) The city of Tampa completes construction on

410-427: A donation module on its app called Lime Hero so that customers can opt in to donate a portion of their ride fare to a nonprofit organization. Lime also introduced Lime Access which grants qualifying low-income users a 50 percent discount to ride on its e-scooters and bikes. Similarly, Bird waived its one dollar base ride fee for qualifying customers, who are only required to pay a 15 cent-per-mile fee. In addition, Bird

492-413: A fixed home location and are dropped off and picked up from certain locations in the service area. Scooter-sharing systems work towards providing the public with a fast and convenient mode of transport for last-mile mobility in urban areas. Due to the growing popularity of scooter-sharing, municipal governments have enforced regulations on e-scooters to increase rider and pedestrian safety while avoiding

574-631: A flexible way to earn extra money. Companies even offer additional bonuses for missing or hard to find scooters; however, the incentives have backfired because some chargers intentionally hide the device to reap the extra cash. Earnings depend on the device's charge and location, but often range from 5 dollars to 20 dollars. Typically, scooters need half of a kilowatt-hour of electricity which costs about 5 cents. Competition over collecting scooters escalated to criminal acts including impersonating company officials to retrieve hoarded scooters and stealing account information through Facebook groups. To sustain

656-476: A house and cultivate 5 acres (20,000 m ) for five years. (1843) The Jean Street Shipyard is founded on the Hillsborough River in what will be the neighborhood of Seminole Heights . (1846) The first ferry crossing on the Hillsborough River is established. This improves transportation and widens the growth of Tampa to both sides of the river. (1861) During the American Civil War , Tampa Bay

738-479: A large loop. In recent years, the city has installed a color-changing LED lighting system along portions of the Riverwalk to add nighttime color to the path and nearby bridges. It is specially lit for various events, such as green and gold for University of South Florida commencement ceremonies and blue for Tampa Bay Lightning games. In 2012, commissions for six $ 15,000 bronze busts of prominent figures from

820-580: A much different ecology than the ecosystem that had existed along the Hillsborough for the previous ten to 15,000 years. When Europeans first reached Florida, the area around Tampa Bay and all of the watershed of the Hillsborough River was occupied by people of the Safety Harbor culture . Two chiefdoms of the Safety Harbor culture, Mocoso and Pohoy , were adjacent to where the Hillsborough River entered Tampa Bay. Hernando de Soto landed on

902-536: A permit to rent and own e-scooters. In August 2018, San Francisco awarded permits to Scoot Networks and Skip, allowing each company to launch 625 e-scooters to jumpstart a year-long pilot program. In August 2019, the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee , United States, voted against a ban on e-scooters in the city. All seven scooter-sharing companies in the city will continue to operate until

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984-407: A second scooter in 2018 featuring a locking mechanism to reduce theft and encourage riders to use designated parking areas. Working alongside municipalities since 2018, Bird has developed a, 'GovTech,' program that gives city governments visibility into Bird's usage data such as localized ridership or congestion. Bird has also instituted geo-fences and geo-speed limits that limit the functionality of

1066-532: A selection process to allow a maximum of three companies to continue operations is finalized. In the meantime, councilmembers approved legislation in July to cut existing scooter fleets in half, restrict hours of operation, and introduce no-ride and safe zones. Washington D.C.’s district council has proposed legislation to establish rules to define where e-scooters can be parked, enforce speed limits, and restrict hours of operation. In September 2019, France banned

1148-568: A significant secondary carbon footprint. In comparison to personal-automobiles and dockless e-bikes, dockless e-scooters have a smaller aggregate carbon footprint. Buses, bicycles, and personal electric bipedal vehicles maintain smaller carbon-footprints than dockless e-scooters. Some e-scooter renting companies say they are seeking for ways to reduce some part of their secondary carbon footprint. A life cycle assessment of e-scooter sharing systems performed by researchers at North Carolina State University calls claims of sustainability benefits of

1230-464: A smartphone application; when a user has completed a trip, they use the app to lock the e-scooter and immobilize the wheels. Bird and Lime e-scooters have built-in alarms that will trigger if someone attempts to move or tamper with an e-scooter without using the app to unlock it. In response to the growing problem of scooter hacking, Lime claims it has developed custom scooter hardware that cannot be easily replaced with third-party parts. The market for

1312-569: A solution to the last-mile problem and are characterized as light-weight, communal, and designed for short-distance travel. Scooter-sharing systems are one of the most heavily adopted micromobility services. The ease of accessibility and intuitive usability of scooter-sharing systems will increase the adoption of public transportation and reduce the usage of personal vehicles. Citizens may incur alternative feedback benefits such as increased access to job opportunities, reduced traffic congestion, and reduced air and noise pollution. Traffic congestion

1394-457: A test-launch in Madrid, Spain. Within a 7-month window, expanded the accessibility of their service from Madrid to 10 of Europe's most populated urban centers. European e-scooter start-ups, Voi Technology from Sweden and Tier Mobility out of Germany, accrued 80 million dollars and 28 million dollars of funding respectively. In 2020, Tier subsequently raised a further 250 million dollars, valuing

1476-402: A three-month study, 20 people were injured for every 100,000 rides. A close majority were head injuries, and of those cases, 15 percent were traumatic. Broken bones; ligament, tendon, or nerve impairments, severe bleeding; and organ damage are other injuries experienced by electric scooter riders. Non-riders have also been a victim to electronic scooter injuries through collisions or tripping on

1558-409: A trip. Through GPS and cellular tracking, companies can gather usage statistics, track which scooters are being used, and charge customers accordingly for the time spent per trip. E-scooters have built-in features to prevent theft, and hacking. Hackers steal e-scooters and replace the existing hardware to convert the scooter for personal use. Users are only able to unlock and ride e-scooters by using

1640-480: A valuation of 2 billion dollars in 2018. In the same year, Lime amassed over 11.5 million rides. Early 2018 also saw India-based Yulu launching its IOT-enabled smart bicycles in Bengaluru, followed in 2019 by the launch of its shared electric vehicles. Lyft and Uber, the largest ride-sharing companies in the U.S., introduced their own electric scooter sharing services in 2018. By 2030, the global scooter market

1722-551: Is a public transportation dilemma regarding the difficulty of moving passengers from private residences to mass-transit centers i.e. bus stops, train stations, etc. This spatial inefficiency forces passengers to use personal transportation (i.e. cars, motorcycles, etc.) in order to commute the short distance between transportation hubs and their homes. The last-mile problem reduces the intended benefits of public transportation: reduced carbon emissions , reduced traffic congestion, and increased convenience. Micro-mobility options, provide

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1804-778: Is adopted, based upon SWFWMD's 5-year study that documented a need for freshwater over twice that provided by its original rule as challenged by Friends of the River. A minimum flow of 20 cu ft/s (0.57 m /s) is adopted, combining the original 10 cu ft/s (0.28 m /s) of Sulphur Springs water with 10 cu ft/s (0.28 m /s) added to the river from water stored in Tampa Bypass Canal. Minimum flow adjusted upwards to 24 cu ft/s (0.68 m /s) in spring months (April, May, June) when fish spawning activity occurs in restored estuary. Daily minimum flow begins December 31, 2007. The Hillsborough River

1886-479: Is amplified by the increased usage of personal-automobile transportation as a means of overcoming the last-mile problem. 46 percent of all vehicle congestion in the United States can be attributed to drivers making trips within a three-mile radius, and over 60 percent of car trips fell within the micro-mobility range, 0–5 miles. E-Scooters provide a means of subverting congestion and output higher speeds than

1968-408: Is blockaded by federal troops to prevent goods from leaving Tampa or from coming into Tampa. (1863) Federal troops march upriver to a location near the present day site of Lowry Park Zoo . There they discover a blockade-running steamer and sloop loaded with cotton. The ships are burned. The skirmish that follows is the only Civil War action on the Hillsborough River. (1891) The Tampa Bay Hotel, now

2050-458: Is closed. (1988) The annual Hillsborough River Cleanup begins. (1991) Canoe Escape is opened and the owners donate canoes and time to bring the Hillsborough River to the public's attention. (1992) The Hillsborough River Greenways Taskforce is established. (1995) The Hillsborough River is designated as Outstanding Florida Waters . (1995) The Hillsborough River is designated as a Florida Recreational Canoe Trail. (1995) The Hillsborough River

2132-486: Is expected to be valued at 300 billion to 500 billion dollars. To rent a dockless e-scooter, users download a smartphone application. The application shows users a map of nearby e-scooters and enables them to unlock them. The application also includes a secure payment gateway such as PayPal . Scooters are equipped with built-in GPS chips and cellular connectivity which allows them to broadcast their location in real-time during

2214-584: Is home to many species, and several large bird rookeries exist. When local students reach sixth grade in Hillsborough County , they take a visit to the river for one to three days to learn about the ecosystem, watershed, and native Florida animals at a place called 'Nature's Classroom'. The Hillsborough River dam (originally built in 1895 and since rebuilt) at Rowlett Park creates a lake covering 1,300 acres (5 km ) and containing 1.6 billion US gallons (6,100,000 m ) of water, providing for

2296-452: Is named a Florida Sesquicentennial Greenway. (1999) "Friends of the River" is created by local residents for the purpose of challenging the SWFWMD minimum flow of 10 cu ft/s (0.28 m /s) of Sulphur Springs water alone for the river's only freshwater flow. (2000) On the day after a massive Earth Day celebration at Lowry Park, highlighted by a "Flow-tilla" of dozens of boats from

2378-564: Is permitted to withdraw water from the River during "high flow" times and under specific conditions. The Southwest Florida Water Management District, the agency required by Florida law to protect and manage the waters in the state, authorizes the permits. Scooter-sharing system A scooter-sharing system or kicksharing system is a shared transport service in which electric motorized scooters (also referred to as e-scooters) are made available to use for short-term rentals. E-scooters are typically "dockless", meaning that they do not have

2460-466: Is setting aside one dollar per day per scooter to help cities build and maintain bike lanes. Citizens of Paris have raised concerns against scooter driving. These concerns include riders not wearing helmets, driving up to 27km/h, and even 12-year-olds renting these devices. In 2023, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo called for a referendum on rental e-scooters. This referendum, which seeks to ban battery-powered rental e-scooters has amassed 91,300 votes or 90% of

2542-756: Is the largest scooter-sharing service in South America with 100,000 e-scooters and plans to double this coverage by the end of 2019. Other competitors in the South American market include Colombian e-scooter start-up Cosmic Go, and the multinational mobility service Movo headquartered in Spain. Visual pollution is a major concern caused by scooter-sharing in cities due to users illegally parking e-scooters on sidewalks, entryways, roads, and access points. E-scooters that are incorrectly parked litter sidewalks and block pedestrian walkways. Riding e-scooters on

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2624-557: The Henry B. Plant Museum , opens with a grand ball. (1897) At a cost of $ 150,000 an electrical dam is built on the river by Consumers Electric Light and Street Railway Company. The dam was located halfway between present-day 40th Street and 56th Street on the Hillsborough River (today's Temple Crest neighborhood.) (1898) On December 13, 1898 the dam is dynamited by cattle barons angry at the loss of grazing land. They tried three times. The first on January 8, 1897, shortly after construction

2706-575: The History of Tampa were secured by the Friends of the Riverwalk with sculptor Steven Dickey . Nine historians including, former Tampa Tribune reporter Leland Hawes and Tampa Bay History Center curator Rodney Kite-Powell, made the selections. The first honorees were: Additional honorees have been selected and busts added along the Riverwalk in subsequent years. As of 2022, a total of thirty historical figures have been honored. Among them are: In 2016,

2788-672: The Seminole from Tampa Bay and relocate them to a reservation west of the Mississippi. Tensions between Seminole and Americans continue. (1835) Seminoles burn the bridge at the Fort King Road's river crossing. Conflict continues. (1836) Fort Foster is established at the Hillsborough River crossing to protect this strategically advantageous position. (1842) The Armed Occupation Act promises one hundred 60 acres (240,000 m ) of land to any man who can bear arms, build

2870-516: The Tampa Bypass Canal the aquifer is accidentally breached. (1979) The Hillsborough River is closed to swimming at Hillsborough River State Park and a swimming pool is built for public use. (1982) Lettuce Lake Park opens on the river just north of Temple Terrace (1986) The Hillsborough River Interlocal Planning Board & Technical Advisory Council is established. (1986) Sulphur Springs pool ( Sulphur Springs, Tampa, Florida )

2952-568: The University of Tampa . Bob Buckhorn , who succeeded Iorio as Tampa's mayor, was a strong advocate for downtown redevelopment and continued the push to expand the Riverwalk. In 2014, a federal transportation grant was used to complete a $ 9.2 million boardwalk under the Kennedy Boulevard bridge, connecting all existing segments into one continuous path about two miles long. A further northward extension completed in 2016 stretched

3034-447: The 103,000 voters. With 1.38 million eligible voters recorded in the city’s electoral register, the total voter turnout was less than eight percent. The scooter-sharing system introduced charging jobs that compensate people to find and charge scooters. Bird can approve workers after receiving personal, tax, and bank-account information. The process does not require a background check and attracts students and young professionals who want

3116-410: The 1970s, when much of the downtown waterfront consisted of aging warehouses and industrial facilities related to the nearby Port of Tampa . Tampa mayor Bill Poe conceived the idea of a park and walkway behind Curtis Hixon Hall , a civic center along the Hillsborough River that was one of the few public spaces in the area. The city built a short stretch of boardwalk on the east side of the river behind

3198-537: The 9 mile per hour average of automobile traffic within many major urban hubs. At the individual level, the reduction of commute time is associated with an increase in economic mobility and advancement. In the United States alone, an estimated 87 billion dollars were lost to time spent waiting in traffic. Micromobility Investor Oliver Bruce has asserted that 4 trillion miles of automobile travel globally can realistically be replaced with scooter-sharing and other micro-mobility alternatives. As more drivers transition towards

3280-650: The Asian scooter-sharing industry is currently less than 4 percent of the North American market size. Singaporean ride-sharing startups, Grab and Neuron Mobility, were the first movers in the Southeast-Asian e-scooter sector. Grab is valued at 10 billion dollars and currently only provides e-scooters from a singular location in Singapore. In 2018, Uber secured 27.5 percent of Grab's equity to compete in

3362-616: The Hall, but a lack of funds to buy adjoining properties and subsequent mayors' disinterest in the project paused further construction. Tampa renewed its push to revitalize its "desolate" downtown in the mid-1980s, and over the next decade, obsolete Curtis Hixon Hall was replaced by a riverside park and the Tampa Convention Center, Amalie Arena, and the Florida Aquarium were constructed with mostly public funds along

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3444-402: The Hillsborough River has been flowing for about 27,000 years. It is estimated humans first made their way to this area 12,000 - 15,000 years ago. In the late 18th century the watershed of the Hillsborough River was a land covered by a rich, old-growth forest . Bald cypress , longleaf pine , and sand live oak were hundreds of years old (and in the case of cypress, thousands of years old). In

3526-466: The Hillsborough River in present-day Temple Terrace, Temple Crest , Terrace Park, Busch Gardens and the University of South Florida area. She calls her property "Riverhills Ranch", an exclusive hunting preserve where she builds a lodge and guest houses among other structures. She dies in 1918. (1922) The Temple Terrace Golf and County Club, located on the river in Temple Terrace opens with

3608-407: The Riverwalk along the west side of the Hillsborough River, across from the existing path. The west bank addition would stretch north into the neighborhood of West Tampa and would be connected to a "Green Spine" of pedestrian and bike-friendly greenways and protected lanes that extend into areas well away from the river, adding an additional 6 miles (9.7 km) to the combined project and creating

3690-613: The Riverwalk play host to many community events, most notably the numerous festivals held at Curtis Hixon Park and the arrival of the "pirate ship" Jose Gasparilla , which moors at the Riverwalk behind the Convention Center during the Gasparilla Pirate Festival . According to the city, the purpose of the Riverwalk is to "enhance the image of Tampa as a beautiful and unique destination" and highlight Tampa's waterfront. Tampa's Riverwalk has its origins in

3772-524: The Rowlett Park dam to Lowry Park, Friends of the River settles its legal challenge with agreement with SWFWMD, City of Tampa and Robert Thomas of Zephyrhills Water to study the river for 5 years to scientifically determine exactly how much freshwater is needed to restore and maintain the river's estuarine function. Friends of the River had maintained that the establishment of the minimum flow of 10 cu ft/s (0.28 m /s) of Sulphur Springs water

3854-530: The Southeast-Asian market. Neuron Mobility owns and operates the most expansive collection of e-scooters in Thailand and Singapore . Lime has selected Singapore as the headquarters for its operations in Asia and was the first foreign company permitted to provide e-scooters within the city. Starting in 2019, Bird and Lime have been working alongside Japanese traffic regulators and testing local markets to assess

3936-580: The accrual of visual pollution. Scooter-sharing systems are one of the least expensive and most popular micromobility options. In 2012, Scoot Networks released a moped-style vehicle that provided a short-range rental of scooters. In 2016, Neuron Mobility introduced e-scooter docking stations in Singapore. In 2017, Bird Global and Lime introduced dockless electric kick scooters. Since its launch in Santa Monica, California , United States , Bird expanded its services to over 100 cities and reached

4018-414: The adoption of scooter-sharing systems, personal-automobile traffic is reduced. E-scooters are powered by electricity and therefore have zero direct carbon emissions . The reduced carbon impact between personal automobiles and e-scooters has been a central tenet in the value propositions of market-leaders Bird and Lime, though these propositions have been called into question, with research finding most of

4100-472: The city - scooters automatically reduce speed to 5–15 km/h. Until 2019, Brazilian startup, Yellow was the largest e-scooter service in South America. The startup set the South American record for an initial fundraising round at 63 million dollars of investment. At the start of 2019, Yellow carried out a merger with the Mexican e-scooter service Grin to form the conglomerate Grow Mobility. Grow Mobility

4182-512: The city of Tampa commissioned a lenticular mural to be placed underneath the Laurel Street Bridge by the Hillsborough River . The mural was created by RE:site, Metalab, Designtex, and PolyVision and is titled "Woven Waves." "Woven Waves" is designed to evoke the concept of a quilt, inspired by the currents of the river and the diverse cultural makeup of Tampa. Hillsborough River (Florida) Geological data estimates that

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4264-515: The city's policy "constitutes government surveillance" and that little analysis is required to generate a precise log of an individual's movements. LADOT said that the data is necessary to monitor which scooter-sharing companies are complying with the permit program's rules such as the number of scooters deployed and operation of scooters in prohibited areas. LADOT does not collect specific data about users beyond trip details, but precise mobility data may contain personally identifiable information. In

4346-471: The city, a $ 20 million fundraising campaign, and occasional state and federal grants. The project reached a significant milestone in 2010 when Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park , a new Tampa Museum of Art , and the Glazer Children's Museum all opened near the location of the original 1970s boardwalk, which had been replaced by the widest portion of the modern Riverwalk directly across the river from

4428-455: The company also provides software infrastructure for many electric vehicles such as forklifts, street sweepers, cargo E-bikes, golf cart, scissor lifts, farm buggy, electric boats, baggage towing tractor. Since 2018, kicksharing has appeared in Moscow, Russia. Currently available 42,000 scooters in 5 rental services. Scooters must be parked in special places. There are speed-restricted zones in

4510-658: The company at just under 1 billion dollars. Since 2017 Amsterdam-based Felyx is active in the Netherlands and since 2019 in Brussels. From 2017 to 2018 the number of shared e-scooters in Europe increased by nearly 200 percent. The European demand for scooter-sharing systems is expected to grow 26.2 percent annually through 2025. Since 2019, Turkey-based micro mobility platform, Scootable, provide services in 3 country and with more than 1500 scooters. In addition to scooters,

4592-553: The condition of scooters, Bird hires three level of mechanics, L1, L2, and L3, to repair devices. The most rudimentary level, L1 focuses on minor repairs of brakes, tires, and throttles. The amount of compensation depends on the extent of damage and generally ranges from 5 to 20 dollars. Jump has invested in improving the durability and safety of e-scooters by increasing the size of the vehicle and adding more-effective handbrakes. Bird has increased its vehicle size by up to 55 percent to make e-scooters last longer. Lime has doubled

4674-592: The current dam, to be used for the purpose of containing drinking water for the city, at the site of the old TECO dam. The old Tampa Waterworks Company is abandoned. (1961) The Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) is created. (1960s-70s) The 14-mile (23 km) long Tampa Bypass Canal is constructed by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). It includes a constructed canal and several concrete flood-control structures. During construction of

4756-536: The devices in the streets. In the United States, 11 fatalities occurred between the start of 2018 to mid-2019. Common times of accidents occur during work and rush hours. 33 percent of all injuries occur on sidewalks and 55 percent occur on streets. Several accidents involved cars and obstacles on the ground, like curbs, poles, or manhole covers. Mechanical problems, such as failing brakes and wheels, and distracted riders were other contributing factors for accidents. 60 percent of injured people reported to have reviewed

4838-504: The duration of its scooters' usable life through their own design changes. Third-party software companies such as Maas have sought to ease access to e-scooters by developing mapping programs that compile adjacent micro-mobility options from multiple providers. In 2018, Skip debuted the first dockless e-scooters attached with cameras taking periodic snapshots to monitor riding patterns, ensure that patrons are not riding on sidewalks, and confirm that vehicles are properly parked. Skip released

4920-470: The end of 2021, Bolt become the first company to launch scooter charging docks in Europe. In April 2022, Bolt announced plans to invest 150 million euros to further expand its scooter offering, pledging to operate 230,000 scooters across Europe by the end of the year. Lime launched the first large-scale European expansion of scooter-sharing systems in Paris during June 2018. By October 2018, Lime's app became

5002-515: The entirety of its charging infrastructure to be powered by renewable energy. All non-battery materials in Lime's e-scooters are completely recycled for future production. Both Bird and Lime have invested in carbon offset projects to mitigate the carbon impact of transportation and distributing e-scooters. Jump and Skip have sought to reduce their secondary carbon footprint by introducing swappable batteries for e-scooters; swappable batteries minimize

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5084-524: The initial launch of e-scooters in San Francisco, the city issued a cease and desist order to Bird, Spin, and Lime after receiving about 1,900 complaints from residents regarding sidewalk congestion due to the illegal parking of e-scooters. As of June 2018, prospective scooter-sharing companies are required by the SFMTA to submit a business plan regarding safety concerns and sidewalk clutter to receive

5166-490: The mid to late 19th century to about 1913 the watershed of this old growth forest began to be logged. As a result of this lumbering activity, most of the trees within the Hillsborough River basin are now less than 100 years in age. The harvesting of the old growth trees altered the ecosystems they dominated. Trees such as water ash and water locust were able to quickly grow in the sun-lit spaces created when bigger trees were removed. The riverine swamp forest as it exists today has

5248-823: The notable points of interest along the Riverwalk are the Tampa Bay History Center , Amalie Arena , the Tampa Convention Center , Rivergate Tower , Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park , Water Works Park , and the Waterfront Arts District which includes the Tampa Museum of Art , Florida Museum of Photographic Arts , Glazer Children's Museum , and the Straz Center for the Performing Arts . Locations along

5330-517: The path past the Straz Center for the Performing Arts and under Interstate 275 to newly opened Waterworks Park in the adjoining neighborhood of Tampa Heights , bringing the total length of the Riverwalk to 2.6 miles (4.2 km). Upon completion, Tampa's Riverwalk quickly became both a community gathering place and a busy non-vehicular corridor connecting various downtown attractions and hotels. Besides pedestrian traffic, bicycles and motorized scooters are available for rent at many stations along

5412-562: The path, and a water taxi provides service between the Riverwalk and nearby areas such as Hyde Park , West Tampa , Harbour Island , and Davis Islands . In addition, the TECO Line Streetcar runs parallel to the Riverwalk along the Garrison Channel and provides a connection to the interior of downtown and the nearby historic neighborhood of Ybor City . In 2022, the city announced plans to develop new segments of

5494-646: The people voted to purchase the Waterworks plant. (1900) The Sulphur Springs ( Sulphur Springs, Tampa, Florida ) property is developed and open to the public. (1910) Hillsborough Bay is channelized to the mouth of the Hillsborough River with the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 . Up to 1913 the Hillsborough River watershed is heavily logged for its valuable cypress, longleaf pine and oak. (1911–1914) Bertha Potter Palmer ( Bertha Palmer ) (of Chicago and Sarasota) completes purchases of 19,000 acres (77 km ) bordering

5576-624: The pine forest of the area "El Pinal de la Cruz de Santa Teresa" or "The Pines of the Cross of Saint Teresa". There is a plaque commemorating his exploration at Riverhills Park in Temple Terrace. (1772) A map drawn and sent to the Earl of Hillsborough , English Governor of West Florida, shows the river named as the Hillsborough. During the mid and late 18th century, Native Americans from the north, mostly Creek , begin to migrate to Florida. These immigrants become known as Seminoles . (1821) Florida becomes

5658-619: The precise details of when and where e-scooters are used. In November 2019, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT), in California, United States, temporarily suspended Uber subsidiary Jump's permit to rent e-scooters and bikes following Uber's failure to transmit real-time data detailing the start point, endpoint, and travel time on all rides as a part of the city's one-year pilot permit program. Uber, backed by several data privacy organizations, argues that

5740-495: The programs into question, finding that nearly two thirds of the time people use shared e-scooters, they are creating more CO 2 emission than they would have if scooter share was not an option. Scooter-sharing companies collect anonymous GPS and cellular -based data on customer rides; this data helps companies and cities plan for the building of new bike lanes and enforce program rules such as parking and allowed service area. Cities require companies to share data that contains

5822-588: The riding of e-scooters on sidewalks following an increase in accidents and sidewalk congestion; users who violate the ban will be fined 135 euros. Singapore also banned e-scooters on sidewalks as of November 2019 after a rise in accidents including at least one fatality. Violators will face a fine of 2000 Singapore dollars and/or up-to three months in jail. In response to backlash from city regulators and lawmakers, scooter-sharing companies have launched initiatives that include charity, outreach to low-income communities, and infrastructure improvements. Lime introduced

5904-672: The scooters within prohibited spatial boundaries. Bird has publicly advocated and provided funding for city governments to increase the number of bike lanes and improve upon the safety of existing routes. A large-scale questionnaire survey conducted by Portland State University demonstrated the gender gap in e-scooter usage: 64% identified as a man, 34% as a woman, and 2% as transgender or non-binary. A big social data based study led by University of Washington also reported similar gender gap with 34.86% identified as female and 65.14% as male. Partnering with French green-energy provider, Planète Oui  [ fr ] , has allowed Lime to convert

5986-403: The sidewalk is discouraged because it disturbs pedestrians and poses a safety risk at high speeds. The term "scooter rage" or "scooter war" describes a movement by displeased city residents to illegally dump e-scooters into waterways or bury them so that users are unable to find and rent them. There is limited information on the overall scale of injuries caused by electric scooters. However, in

6068-567: The south side of Tampa Bay in 1539 and passed through Mocoso on his way north. By the early 18th century the people of the Safety Harbor culture, through disease and slavery, are nearly exterminated. (1757) A survey of the Hillsborough River is done by Don Francisco Maria Celi , pilot of the Spanish Royal Fleet. He ventures up to the Temple Terrace area in search of longleaf pine to use as masts for his ships. He names

6150-603: The supply of water for the City of Tampa. The Hillsborough River was immortalized in 1973 by author Gloria Jahoda in her book River of the Golden Ibis . With the construction of the dam in 1945, the portion of the River above the dam to approximately Fletcher Avenue is where the City of Tampa is permitted to withdraw water to supply to its citizens and those in Hillsborough County. In addition, Tampa Bay Water

6232-414: The time scooter riders would have otherwise walked, biked, or taken public transportation. E-scooters are more energy-efficient than alternative electric vehicle options; the same amount of energy will propel a scooter twenty-times farther than an electric automobile . The ridership of e-scooters yields a neutral primary carbon footprint , but the production, distribution, and charging of e-scooters create

6314-646: The top-ranked travel application on Apple's App Store in France. As of 2019, Lime provides scooter-sharing systems to more than 50 European cities including Paris, Berlin, London, Rome, Madrid, and Athens. Bird launched its own European market-development strategy in Paris in August 2018. Bird's coverage has expanded to more than 20 major European municipalities. Uber's Jump entered the European market in April 2019 through

6396-488: The training created by the electric scooter companies before riding. Only 4 percent of injured riders are reported to have worn helmets, even though helmets significantly reduce head injuries. Lime and Bird are redesigning the devices with sturdier brakes to help reduce the mechanical troubles of riding the scooters. The companies have also been working alongside cities to develop infrastructure, like bike lanes that will be safer for people to travel. The last-mile problem

6478-429: The viability of an expansion to Japan. In 2022, Beam, a Singaporean startup which currently operates e-scooters and e-bikes in 35 cities raised $ 135 million of funding to expand. Estonian mobility technology company Bolt launched scooter-sharing services on its mobile app platform in 2019. It has since become the largest micromobility operator in Europe, with operations in more than 130 cities across 20 countries. At

6560-496: The waterfront. However, change was limited by many underutilized spaces and poor transportation options inside the downtown area. In 2002, mayoral candidate Pam Iorio pledged to jumpstart the Riverwalk project if elected. She won, and construction soon began on two parks behind Amalie Arena and a connecting pathway along the Garrison Channel . The Riverwalk progressed in phases over the next few years with funds from

6642-575: Was a politically expedient solution with no basis in scientific data. Findings of the 5-year study to be used by SWFWMD as sole basis for modification of minimum flow. (2002) Tampa Bay Water places a pipeline to the Morris Bridge Sink ( http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/projects/1001008567/ ) (2006) "The Hillsborough River Task Force", Temple Terrace, is created. (2007) Alan Wright, "Mr River", dies of cancer, December 21. (2007) "The Lower Hillsborough River Minimum Flow Recovery Strategy"

6724-494: Was completed. When the water is low, remnants of the dynamited dam can be seen. (1898–99) TECO buys the Consumers Electric Light and Street Railway Company and builds a new electric generating dam downstream of the current site north of Sulphur Springs. (1899) Tampa's first water plant is built by the private Tampa Waterworks Company. It pumped well water to supply the City of Tampa until March 6, 1923, when

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