For many years, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) has had a small ticketing and customer service office along a storefront on Franklin St in downtown Tampa, near the Tampa Police Department building. Officially called HART on Franklin this office primarily caters to downtown workers who utilize transit to get to and from work. The office sellsContinueContinue reading “HART On Franklin Ticket Office – Part 1”
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Summer 2014 Transit News You Can Use
Summer is just around the corner! Which means if you live along the coast, it’s time to prep those beach supplies! In Virginia Beach and Tampa Bay, you can easily take public transit to the beach and relax! Want to let the kids hang out with friends without sacrificing time and gas? You can do thatContinueContinue reading “Summer 2014 Transit News You Can Use”
Megabus to start Tampa-Orlando-Miami intercity bus service!
Did you hear that? Megabus is coming to Tampa! What is Megabus? Megabus is an intercity bus service that provides daily trips to many destinations at a low cost. Many trips in fact are offered at $1.00 (there is a reservation fee though)! Megabus began in the United Kingdom in 2003, expanding to France, Belgium,ContinueContinue reading “Megabus to start Tampa-Orlando-Miami intercity bus service!”
Military Appreciation Month
May is National Military Appreciation Month here in the United States! Being that I know a lot of people who are either serving in the military, or have served in the past, it’s only fitting to write up another post that is dedicated to the hardworking men and women who defend our country’s freedom each andContinueContinue reading “Military Appreciation Month”
SunRail Begins Passenger Service!
The Orlando, FL region reached a pivotal transit milestone on May 1, 2014, the start of SunRail commuter rail services! SunRail has been in the works since the early 2000s as a way to get traffic off of heavily congested Interstate 4, with construction beginning in 2007. The route (shown to the left) runs from DeBaryContinueContinue reading “SunRail Begins Passenger Service!”
Planned Modifications to HART Route 51X
Back in January, I wrote a post about how HART may want to consider looking into re-routing Route 51X to run along the I-4/Selmon Connector, even if the likelihood of such a change was low. Well, in the past couple days, I’ve been made aware of a proposal being worked on for possibly the November, 2014ContinueContinue reading “Planned Modifications to HART Route 51X”
Updates coming to the Tampa Bay portal
Hi everyone! It’s been a long while since I’ve been able to make any substantial updates to my site due in large part to personal obligations and my day job. However, in the next few weeks, I am going to be working on my sections dedicated to the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), Manatee CountyContinueContinue reading “Updates coming to the Tampa Bay portal”
Friday Rewind – The HART fixed-route neighborhood connector
It’s been several months since my last Friday Rewind post, and during the period of time that I didn’t post anything, I decided to start looking at either revising the scope of what I would cover in the series, or scrap the series altogether. During this time, I was able to gain some inspiration from Zac ZieglerContinueContinue reading “Friday Rewind – The HART fixed-route neighborhood connector”
No New Funding (equals) A Transportation Disaster
It seems that every month, we’re faced with a new looming fiscal disaster that is only averted by our elected officials in Washington D.C. at the very last minute. Many of us know all to well the words “fiscal cliff” and “credit downgrade”. Both phrases have been synonymous with the continual partisan bickering in theContinueContinue reading “No New Funding (equals) A Transportation Disaster”
Earth Day 2014!
Until now, I’ve never really done any blog posts about Earth Day, yet I used to always do something “Green” for Earth Day back when I was in elementary and middle school. In this post, I will highlight some things that various public transit districts are doing to make every day of the year EarthContinueContinue reading “Earth Day 2014!”
