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TBARTA

The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority, or TBARTA, was a regional transportation agency of the U.S. state of Florida which was created on July 1, 2007. Upon its creation in 2007, TBARTA was originally established as the West Central Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization Chairs Coordinating Committee (often abbreviated as the West Central Florida MPO CCC). The organization was renamed the Transportation Authority MPO CCC in 2016. In 2017, it received its current name, TBARTA. At this time, Citrus and Sarasota counties were removed from its service area. The transportation agency ceased all operations on December 31, 2023, after the governing board voted unanimously to disband. The purpose of the agency was "to plan, develop, finance, construct, own, purchase, operate, maintain, relocate, equip, repair, and manage multimodal systems in Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties." The agency coordinated its efforts with the Florida Department of Transportation to improve transportation in the Tampa Bay Area.

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The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority, or TBARTA, was a regional transportation agency of the U.S. state of Florida which was created on July 1, 2007. Upon its creation in 2007, TBARTA was originally established as the West Central Florida Metropolitan Planning Organization Chairs Coordinating Committee (often abbreviated as the West Central Florida MPO CCC). The organization was renamed the Transportation Authority MPO CCC in 2016. In 2017, it received its current name, TBARTA. At this time, Citrus and Sarasota counties were removed from its service area. The transportation agency ceased all operations on December 31, 2023, after the governing board voted unanimously to disband. The purpose of the agency was "to plan, develop, finance, construct, own, purchase, operate, maintain, relocate, equip, repair, and manage multimodal systems in Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties." The agency coordinated its efforts with the Florida Department of Transportation to improve transportation in the Tampa Bay Area.

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  1. members: 17 members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2021 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the members is "17 members". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2021". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1332108872

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