City of Oldsmar, Florida Oldsmar BMX, 16 Feb 2018

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From YouTube: PSTA En Route: Sports Tourism

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David downing:, when you talk about tourism,, where our tourism comes from, and how important.

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It is for this destination,, two of the fastest growing elements of tourism:, millennials and.

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International visitors demand the best in public transportation.

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Mayor julie, ward, bujalski:, public transportation is critical to making this a successful venture.

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Blue jays fan:, we’re from toronto, and we’ve, been coming here since 1988.

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We love the shops,, we love the restaurants,, we love everything about dunedin.

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Mayor bujalski:, we are here at the florida auto exchange stadium in the heart of downtown.

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Dunedin,, where the blue jays play their spring training.

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it’s, not just dunedin that gets benefited, it’s all of pinellas county.

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We have roughly 75 to 80 thousand people that come in that six-week period of time to visit.

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Dunedin and visit pinellas county. mariana: super happy to be here in oldsmar.

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Connor:, the better the track,, the better quality of the racing.

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Alise: to be able to race head to head with the best competition in the world.

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Mayor doug bevis: welcome to the oldsmar sports complex,. We are high atop, the pro hill of.

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The oldsmar super cross track,, where next week we will be hosting the gator nationals.

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Riders from all over the world will be coming to our track, 1,200 to 1,400 riders from around.

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The country and around the world to participate in about our 16th annual gator nationals.

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Tim ramsberger: sports programing is definitely growing for us here in pinellas, county, and.

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I think it’s, due to a combination of things., the destination, obviously,, is becoming well known for its fun and all of its culture.

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Ninety million dollars of economic impact, when you factor in direct spend by those here.

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Who are participating and attending these events. mayor bevis:? Well with 12 to 14 hundred riders expected this year.

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Parking is definitely going to be at a premium, so,. In the past. We have parked on our soccer.

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Fields and fields around the area, due to recent upgrades to our soccer fields, that.

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Is not going to be an option. so,, the psta city of oldsmar park. &Amp; ride is a great option for our riders.

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Mayor bulaksi: this park, & ride is really really going to help us, spread around our customers.

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And our visitors.

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Brad miller: it’s, not just bike races and spring training,. There are new sporting events.

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Coming to pinellas county, all the time.

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with more resources, public transit can bring even more of these great sporting events to.

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