Planning and preserves have partially shielded pockets of the Tampa Bay Area from the overdevelopment that saturates much of the Atlantic coast. Tampa has Florida's third-busiest airport and a vibrant business community and is one of the state's largest metro areas. Even so, it is less fast-lane than Miami. More »
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