Today’s papers carry an important message which augurs a “great reset” in the Tampa Bay economy.

Richard Florida’s latest book, “The Great Reset” touts new ways of living and working will drive post crash prosperity (see his cover). Inside the book he discusses how workers (over time) will seek to live in denser environments, using new modes of public-private transportation and working in emerging high tech industries such as the life sciences.

Check out my twitter and facebook post each day for the evidence. In this morning’s postings we have the county remaking itself into a taut - highly focused - service oriented machine. There is also a post from today’s Tribune regarding CAMLS and USF - this new training facility in the heart of downtown Tampa is resetting our local economy. And then we have the discussion over transportation and the business communities efforts to “move Hillsborough County Forward” (see their web site). This effort resets our course for transportation - providing people new mobility options that help get us to work faster, and save taxpayer money as we shift from sprawl to development along well established corridors. It is an exciting time - and just the start. Resetting Tampa Bay will take time, but evidence abounds that it has begun. Stay tuned -