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Florida’s sales tax referendums suffer a massive defeat at the polls

This morning, we are waking up to some sad news in several Florida counties. And no, it’s not just the Governor’s race, for those of you who voted against our current governor. As many will know; Pinellas, Polk, Alachua, and Hernando Counties all had placed sales tax referendums on their respective ballots. Although these referendumsContinueContinue reading “Florida’s sales tax referendums suffer a massive defeat at the polls”

Friday Rewind – HART’s original route list

In this edition of Friday Rewind, I will very briefly highlight the evolution of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) bus system, which was up until 2006, called HARTline. Below is a listing of HART’s original routes, and corresponding headways (how frequent buses ran). Now keep in mind that back in the 1980s, many bus routes onlyContinueContinue reading “Friday Rewind – HART’s original route list”

PSTA Launches “Alerts” Twitter Feed

In order to better provide transit service status updates to customers, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) recently launched a dedicated Twitter Feed called @PSTAalerts! This feed provides real time information regarding bus service interruptions, including incidents that could delay buses, route detours, even a bus that has broken down, so that customers aren’t leftContinueContinue reading “PSTA Launches “Alerts” Twitter Feed”

YES! I voted, have you?

I took part in early voting last week! Your voice matters…A LOT! So, if you’re eligible to vote, but haven’t done so yet, get out and VOTE!

GREENLIGHT Pinellas; Where we are, and where we’re headed

GREENLIGHT Pinellas Where we are, and where we’re headed INTRODUCTION Several months ago, I blogged about the Greenlight Pinellas initiative, which is aimed at dramatically changing the public transit landscape in Pinellas County, and how it’s funded. My previous post provided a summary of how the Greenlight plan will work, what successes the plan hasContinueContinue reading “GREENLIGHT Pinellas; Where we are, and where we’re headed”

MetroRapid stop confusion continues, why HART needs to fix this ASAP?

Several months ago, I published a post that outlined concerns about HART’s MetroRapid system. Among those concerns, was the fact that MetroRapid stops are physically separated from local stops, which created a lot of rider confusion. Unfortunately, to this day, HART still has not resolved this issue, and riders are still confused. In a hotContinueContinue reading “MetroRapid stop confusion continues, why HART needs to fix this ASAP?”

Transit Ridership Summary for May – August, 2014

After a few months hiatus, I’ve decided to compile transit ridership figures through a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet, which I can easily update each month, rather putting up detailed blog posts each month. This file can be accessed and downloaded through Dropbox. Don’t have a Dropbox account? Not a problem! Anyone can access and download thisContinueContinue reading “Transit Ridership Summary for May – August, 2014”

Labor Day 2014 Holiday Transit Schedule

Labor Day will be on Monday, September 1, 2013, and as with many holidays, transit services will be limited. Please see the listing below to see what level of service that each transit district will operate. Labor Day 2014 Holiday Transit Schedule by Service Level Normal Weekday-Level Service: TECOline Streetcar Line (Tampa, FL) Saturday-Level Service:ContinueContinue reading “Labor Day 2014 Holiday Transit Schedule”

Changing Roles

During the past couple of months, my blogging activities here have decreased, but for a good reason. With just 92 days left before the November 4 General Elections, things are heating up between Greenlight Pinellas supporters (including Friends of Greenlight) and the folks at No Tax for Tracks Pinellas (NTFT). From this point until ElectionContinueContinue reading “Changing Roles”

The Tea Party vision for the federal Highway Trust Fund

Many of you by now have probably read my “No New Funding (equals) A Transportation Disaster” blog post that I put out back in April, which explained the current situation of federal Highway Trust Fund and why it’s running dry. On June 30th, I put out a brief follow-up post stating how time is running out forContinueContinue reading “The Tea Party vision for the federal Highway Trust Fund”