Polk Seeks Inclusion in "Mega" Region TAMPA (WUSF) - Not a week goes by without someone talking about transportation. That includes officials in the Bay Area and Orlando. But, planners in Polk County, right in between, say that talk needs to focus on the whole picture.

Polk County planners say they're sitting in the middle of an emerging super region or "megapolitan" area. And they'd like to see more coordination between all people studying transportation in the I-4 corridor.

They recently floated the idea of creating a regional coordinating body to deal with roads and rail, but it received a less than enthusiastic response.
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