坦帕 Green Spine 自行车道全线贯通：3.5英里保护车道十年终建成
佛罗里达州坦帕市——坦帕市政府10月22日宣布，历经十余年规划设计与施工的 Green Spine 自行车道正式全线完工。Green Spine 是一条3.5英里长的双向保护型自行车道，车道与机动车道之间设有三英尺高的混凝土隔离墩，自西向东贯穿北海德公园、坦帕市中心核心区、伊博城，直抵东坦帕，最远至东21街。
最后完工的2A标段位于西卡斯街 Howard 大道至 Rome 大道之间，长逾三分之一英里，去年10月开工、今年9月完工。市长 Jane Castor 表示，这项基础设施带动了沿线社区复兴，卡斯街新开了不少商铺，居民每天骑车或骑滑板车通勤上学、锻炼健身、逛街区。据市政府设在北大道与卡斯街交叉口的 Eco-Counter 统计，2025年约有8万名骑行者使用 Green Spine，2026年至今已记录近6万人次。
该项目总造价约800万美元，其中近八成由各类拨款覆盖，市财政出资约160万美元。市政府同时提醒，北15街附近一小段将由佛州交通部承包商在其州际公路工程后施工，预计明年春季完成。（GSM据坦帕市政府官网报道）
Tampa's Green Spine Cycle Track Now Complete: 3.5-Mile Protected Route Finished After a Decade
TAMPA, Florida — The City of Tampa announced on October 22 that the Green Spine Cycle Track, more than a decade in the making, is now complete. The Green Spine is a 3.5-mile protected, two-way bike route featuring three-foot raised concrete dividers between cyclists and drivers. It runs east-west from North Hyde Park through Tampa's downtown core, through Ybor City and into East Tampa, reaching as far as East 21st Street.
The final piece, Phase 2A, runs along West Cass Street between North Howard and North Rome avenues and spans more than a third of a mile; construction began last October and wrapped up in September. Mayor Jane Castor said the infrastructure has helped revitalize urban communities, with new businesses opening along Cass Street and residents using the track daily to bike and scooter to work and school, exercise, and explore their neighborhoods. The city's Eco-Counter at North Boulevard and Cass Street counted nearly 80,000 cyclists on the Green Spine in 2025 and has recorded nearly 60,000 so far in 2026.
Nearly 80 percent of the project's roughly $8 million total cost was covered by grants, with the remaining $1.6 million coming from city funds. A small segment near North 15th Street will be completed by a Florida Department of Transportation contractor, likely next spring, following its interstate work. (GSM, based on the City of Tampa announcement)
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