We’re supporting projects of regional significance, increasing legislative engagement at the local, state and federal level, advancing a regional legislative agenda, and positioning our leaders as a powerful force behind policy decisions at home, in Tallahassee and in Washington, D.C.
Central to our 2017 Policy Agenda are efforts to support: the creation of a regional structure for transit operations; the creation of a regional Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO); the development of a uniform, statewide regulatory framework for rideshare operations; and interstate infrastructure investments that improve regional mobility and align with a multi-modal regional transportation plan.
The Bay Area Legislative Delegation (BALD) is made up of 38 state legislators representing the eight-county Tampa Bay region. This powerful political body comprises nearly 25 percent of the Florida Legislature, and serves as a formidable voting bloc on critical regional issues.
