TAMPA, Fla.\- The City of Tampa has been awarded a $1 million Technical Assistance Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, thanks to President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This funding will help accelerate major transit and transit-oriented development (TOD) projects in the Tampa Bay area. The grant will support the Tampa Bay Regional Infrastructure Accelerator (RIA) office in bringing in experts to facilitate public-private partnerships and reduce construction costs. This centralized effort aims to address the region’s transportation challenges and goals collaboratively, r…