You probably have heard that Tropical Storm Philippe formed overnight yesterday. The storm remains in large part – poorly organized, and shouldn’t see significant strengthening as a tropical system. A fast-moving cold front will pick up the system today and bring it towards the northeastern US as a post-tropical low. As of right now, noContinueContinue reading “Weather Advisory – Tropical Storm Philippe”
Monthly Archives: October 2017
Service Advisories
Long-Term Service Advisories This page will be updated regularly when there is a detour or other service change that may impact transit customers for more than 2 weeks. Service impacts that are less than 2 weeks in duration can be found on the respective transit agency’s website and/or social media feed. Transit Agency Websites InContinueContinue reading “Service Advisories”
HART Mission MAX, what does it really mean?
Today is a big day for Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) as they enact their Mission MAX system restructuring. While many of the changes that will be enacted this upcoming week are good for many customers, many others are left frustrated and worried because the bus routes that they once relied on are no longerContinueContinue reading “HART Mission MAX, what does it really mean?”
Photo of the Month – October, 2017
It’s October, which means…Halloween is just around the corner! To celebrate the ghoulish day, I thought I would bring back the Purple People Eater bus, or what I called the HART 2005 & 2006 buses back when they were painted in a purple scheme. This scheme was brought upon to promote the agency’s express routes andContinueContinue reading “Photo of the Month – October, 2017”
Weather Advisory – Hurricane Nate
The storm has been officially upgraded to Category 1 Hurricane status as of 11:00pm on 10/6/17. October is always a month to watch when it comes to tropical activity because tropical storms are most favorable to form in the western Caribbean. Well, over the past couple of days, we’ve seen tropical development near the southwesternContinueContinue reading “Weather Advisory – Hurricane Nate”
My experience using the MCAT Skyway ConneXion bus line
Travelling between Pinellas and Manatee Counties has always been a challenge. Being that there has been no public transit services, outside of any intercity bus lines (i.e. Greyhound), everyone is pretty much left to drive from A to B. That picture changed on April 1, 2016 with the introduction of Manatee County Area Transit’s SkywayContinueContinue reading “My experience using the MCAT Skyway ConneXion bus line”
The Global Transit Guidebook 