The electoral significance of a national convention’s location is often exaggerated, though. Far more important is the question of whether the community is equipped to pull it off, and Tampa left little doubt.

Based on what we saw
when the Super Bowl was here, Tampa will not only meet, but exceed expectations. 

As a small (and growing) downtown business owner, the growth and forward progress we are seeing is awesome.  About 2 years ago I published a 
series of articles related to “New Urbanism” as a movement that our country (USA) would embrace and migrate toward over the course of the next 20 years.  With that, KC and I invested in the development and operations of a bicycle shop in downtown Tampa.  It has been a challenge to say the least, but entering into our 2nd year, we can see that the decision we made was the right one.  Truth be told, we probably could have had an easier first year if we opened just outside of a suburban development, but in the long run, we are confident that based on our research and experience, the decision to invest in Tampa’s downtown was the right one.

Rock on Republicans!

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It is crazy how long it has been since I updated this blog, but admittedly I have been extremely busy over the past 6 months.  Anyhow, here is something cool to check out if you happen to be in the area.

http://citybiketampa.com/ride-log/

If you’re not in the area but received a notification about this post because you are a subscriber, drop me a line via comment to this post.  I would love to hear from you and I might even pick up writing again when time permits (I’ve been told we can always make time for the things and people we love).

Happy Reading,

 - jc

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http://www2.tbo.com/video/2009/jul/07/downtown-bike-shops-opens–89446/video-news/

This segment aired on NBC in Tampa Bay this evening at 5:50 pm ET.

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It’s been a crazy couple of months and our efforts are finally starting to pay off.

Thank you for all of your support!

City Bike Tampa

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