What We Do
Boards & Committees
Contact
Wren Krahl, CP-PHR
Executive Director
wren@tbrpc.org
(727) 570-5151 ext. 22
Focus Areas
Boards & Committees
Our Mission
To serve our citizens and member governments by providing a forum to foster communication, coordination, and collaboration in identifying and addressing issues and needs regionally.
Convening the Region
The tougher challenges of the 21st century require regional thinkers, conveners and problem solvers. Since 1962, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council has convened local governments and gubernatorial appointees to coordinate planning for the region’s future. The TBRPC provides a forum for analyzing issues, resolving problems, and sharing solutions among the jurisdictions in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties.
Florida Statutes 186.502(4)(1) recognize Regional Planning Councils as Florida’s only multipurpose regional entities in a position to plan for and coordinate intergovernmental solutions to growth-related problems on greater-than-local issues, provide technical assistance to local governments, and meet other needs of the communities in each region. TBRPC was the first of ten RPCs to be established in Florida.
As a regional entity, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council works closely with a number of local governments and jurisdictions throughout the Tampa Bay region.
Public Records Custodian
Phone: 727-570-5151 ext. 11
Fax: 727-570-5118
maria@tbrpc.org
Formal Designations
Federal Economic Development District
The TBRPC is designated by the U.S. Department of Commerce / Economic Development Administration (EDA) as the Economic Development District (EDD) for the Tampa Bay Region. EDDs are responsible for creating and maintaining a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The CEDS serves as a cornerstone of the U.S. EDA’s grant programs, as well as a means to engage community leaders, leverage the private sector, and establish a strategic blueprint for regional collaboration on economic development efforts.
Florida Scenic Highways Corridor Management Entity
The TBRPC is designated by the Florida Department of Transportation / Florida Scenic Highways Program as the Corridor Management Entity for the Courtney Campbell Scenic Highway. The TBRPC coordinates the Courtney Campbell Scenic Highway Corridor Advisory Committee (CCSHCAC) to convene representatives from all local government and planning agencies that touch the highway.
