I-TAMPA. Kunezindlela eziningi zokuhambahamba edolobheni laseTampa kulezi zinsuku: ukuhambahamba eceleni kolwandle, ukugibela amabhayisikili kanye nezikuta zikagesi, ukugibela itekisi yamanzi, ukugibela ama-tram mahhala, noma ukugibela imoto yakudala.
Ukuqashwa kwenqola yegalofu eceleni kwesiteshi kusanda kuvulwa emaphethelweni omakhelwane baseTampa abakhula ngokushesha eWater Street, futhi sekuvele kube yindawo eyinhloko ezindaweni kusukela edolobheni laseSun City kuya eziQhingini zaseDavis - abantu bendawo bangabona izakhamuzi ezingochwepheshe zisebenza eduze kwabo - abadlali.
Ibhizinisi lokuqasha liphethwe ngu-Ethan Luster, naye owakha izinqola zegalofu eClearwater Beach, eSt. Pete Beach, e-Indian Rocks Beach naseDunedin. ULuster uhlala eduze kwaseHarbor Island, lapho—yebo—ephethe khona inqola yegalofu.
Iqembu elincane lezinqola zikaphethiloli eziyisishiyagalombili zabagibeli abane eziqashwe endaweni yokupaka e-369 S 12th St. maqondana ne-Florida Aquarium, lisemthethweni futhi lihlonyiswe ngezibani ezidingekayo, izimpawu zokujika kanye neminye imishini. Zingaqhutshwa emigwaqweni enomkhawulo wejubane elingama-35 mph noma ngaphansi.
“Ungayiyisa e-Armature Works,” kusho uLuster, oneminyaka engu-26. “Ungayiyisa naseHyde Park futhi.”
Njengoba bekulindelekile, ukusabela, ikakhulukazi kulabo abasekela ezinye izindlela zokuhamba ngomgwaqo, kube nomdlandla.
UKimberly Curtis, usihlalo weStraits District Community Renewal District, uthe muva nje uqaphele izinqola zegalofu emigwaqweni eseduze kodwa ucabanga ukuthi zisezindaweni zangasese.
“Ngiyavumelana nakho,” kusho yena. “Uma bengekho ezindleleni zamabhayisikili, abahamba ngezinyawo emfuleni, kanye nasezindleleni zabahamba ngezinyawo, lokhu kuyindlela enhle.”
U-Ashley Anderson, okhulumela i-Downtown Tampa Partnership, uyavuma: “Sisebenzisana nanoma iyiphi inketho ye-micromobility ukuze sisuse izimoto emgwaqweni,” kusho yena.
“Mina ngokwami ngingasekela izindlela eziningi ezahlukene zokuhamba njengoba singacabanga,” kusho uKaren Kress, umqondisi wezokuthutha kanye nokubambisana kokuhlela, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo ephethe idolobha ngesivumelwano nedolobha.
Ezinye izindlela ezihlukile zokuhambahamba enkabeni yedolobha ezivele eminyakeni yamuva nje ukuqasha amabhayisikili, izikuta zikagesi, izinkambo ze-segway ezinamasondo amabili, ezinenjini, izinkambo ze-stand-up segway, amatekisi amanzi abanjwe yizigebengu kanye nezinye izikebhe eMfuleni iHillsborough, kanye nokugibela ama-rickshaw avamile. Ama-rickshaw amabhayisikili angatholakala phakathi kwenkaba yedolobha ne-Ybor City. Uhambo lwedolobha lwamahora amabili luyatholakala futhi enqoleni yegalofu.
“Kumayelana nokuba nenye indlela yokuhambahamba eTampa,” kusho uBrandi Miklus, umxhumanisi wohlelo lwengqalasizinda yedolobha kanye nezokuthutha. “Yenza kube indawo ephephile nejabulisayo yokuhamba.”
Akekho ophoqelekile ukuthengisa umhlali waseTampa u-Abby Ahern ngenqola yegalofu, futhi ungummeli wezindlu wezentengiselwano: ushayela imoto yakhe kagesi esuka emabhulokini enyakatho yedolobha ukuya emsebenzini eDavis Islands, eningizimu yedolobha. Ukudla kanye nokuqeqeshwa kwebhola lezinyawo kwendodana yakhe.
Ibhizinisi elisha lokuqasha edolobheni lidinga ukuthi abashayeli babe neminyaka okungenani engu-25 ubudala futhi babe nelayisensi yokushayela esebenzayo. Ukuqasha ama-trolley kungu-$35/ihora kanye no-$25/ihora amahora amabili noma ngaphezulu. Usuku olugcwele lubiza u-$225.
ULuster uthe izinyanga zasehlobo bezilokhu zihamba kancane kuze kube manje, kodwa ulindele ukuthi ijubane lizokhula njengoba izindaba ziqala.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Mashi-20-2023
