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Understanding the Context

Universities The largest university in Tampa is the University of South Florida with an enrollment of 31,389 students in Tampa and 37,333 students system-wide. The private University of Tampa located near downtown has an enrollment 8,443. Hillsborough Community College has an enrollment of 47,000 students per year in several locations within Hillsborough County. Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon first arrived in the Tampa Bay area in 1513, but the Spaniards focused their attention on settling eastern Florida and left the western areas alone.

Key Insights

In 1824, only two months after the arrival of the first American settler, four companies of the U.S. Army established Fort Brooke to protect the strategic harbor at Tampa Bay. Things to Do in Tampa Arts and Culture ¶ Art Programs Department David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts Glazer Children's Museum Tampa Museum of Art Tampa Theatre An underutilized portion of North Downtown Tampa is one step closer to undergoing a transformation that includes affordable housing, commercial space, and drastically improved connectivity.The Request for Proposal review period to redevelop four properties between N Tampa Street and E Ashley Drive, in the northern area of Tampa’s Central Business District, has closed and a proposal submitted ...

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