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No new funding = Bare-Bones service

As you may have heard; HART and PSTA posted news last week of record ridership during the month of April, which continues to be an amazing trend despite the current state of the economy throughout the Bay Area. However, I really have to make things clear about the reality of the current transit funding situation, becauseContinueContinue reading “No new funding = Bare-Bones service”

Journeys Afar – Norfolk & Virginia Beach – Part 1 (Rewritten)

Post was originally created on 05/15/2013 & was rewritten on 11/05/2023. Hi everyone! I originally made this post 10 years ago & while I was initially satisfied with how I wrote it, my intentions for what was then simply known as Transit Tourism was somewhat different. The original post series was to document my travels,ContinueContinue reading “Journeys Afar – Norfolk & Virginia Beach – Part 1 (Rewritten)”

HART MetroRapid – It’s almost here!

Construction of the HART MetroRapid line is nearly finished! During the past several weeks, HART has been working hard to install shelters at each of the MetroRapid stops, testing out its new, sleek, green and white buses, and making final preparations for the line’s opening (such as landscaping and lighting at the stations). On Tuesday,ContinueContinue reading “HART MetroRapid – It’s almost here!”

Memorial Day Holiday Transit Schedules

Memorial Day will be on May 27, 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. Normal Weekday-Level Service: TECOline Streetcar Line Saturday-Level Service: Hampton Roads Transit – All Modes Sunday-Level Service: HART Local Bus RoutesContinueContinue reading “Memorial Day Holiday Transit Schedules”

Trying to get back on track…

I do apologize for the lengthy period of silence. When life starts throwing curveballs at you, you must try to find ways to hit those balls in the right direction (before they slam you in the face and knock you down). During this hiatus, I was able to spend some time polishing the first ofContinueContinue reading “Trying to get back on track…”

Site Updates for the week of April 15 & 22, 2013

Late last week, I published the first page for my Hampton Roads portal regarding the Tide Light Rail Line in Norfolk, VA. I also went ahead and migrated my Tampa Bay Transit Museum page from my old site, since that page was very small. My next update will be to migrate content for Sarasota CountyContinueContinue reading “Site Updates for the week of April 15 & 22, 2013”

If you see something, say something!

NOTE: I wrote this post back on April 16, 2013, which was the day after the horrific terrorist attacks that struck the Boston Marathon. I continue to pray for all those who were affected by this tragedy. #BostonStrong In the wake of the terrible events in Boston, MA, I would like to take a momentContinueContinue reading “If you see something, say something!”

5th Anniversary Awesomeness!

Five years ago today, I started the Tampa Transit Utopia Blog and launched what would be the basis of my website today. I would first like to take a moment to thank all of my followers, including those at SkyScraperCity (you know who you are). Secondly, I want to announce that I will begin building upContinueContinue reading “5th Anniversary Awesomeness!”

Site Updates for the first part of April, 2013

You may have noticed that I’ve made several updates to the site in recent weeks. The most noticeable change is the creation of three new pages: the TECOline Streetcar Line, Northern Tampa Bay, and Tampa International Airport People Mover and Monorail. These pages are relatively small in nature and thus did not take long for me toContinueContinue reading “Site Updates for the first part of April, 2013”