The section of the Hillsborough River running through the city of Tampa will now be known as the Alan Wright Hillsborough River Blueway. Nicknamed “Mr. River” for his longstanding commitment to protecting the Hillsborough River, Wright is a planner with the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission and staff to the Hillsborough River Interlocal Planning Board. He helped establish the annual Mayor’s River Clean-Up with a few dozen participants 20 years ago that’s grown to more than 1000 at recent events.
He also played a critical role in obtaining the Florida Greenways and Trails System designation for the river and in the city’s efforts to purchase the Sulphur Springs water tower property and redevelop it as a passive park.
Article originally published Summer 2007.
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