Photo by HARTHARTflex is almost here at last! After three years of delay, HARTflex will finally be rolling out in SouthShore and Brandon on April 12. How does it work?Patrons in SouthShore and Brandon, the first two areas to recieve service, can call a special reservation line (to be announced) and place a reservation. MinibusesContinueContinue reading “HARTflex to begin April 12!”
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New Website Coming Soon!
I’m begining to put the final pieces together for the new Tampa Bay Transit Website. It will be going online sometime early this summer. Though an exact date is yet to be announced. Stay Tuned…
SCAT to hold public hearings on service reductions
As many of us know, due to the economic recession, many transit agencies across the United States are having to drastically reduce costs due to lower revenues. SCAT Transit in Sarasota is no exception. SCAT is proposing several service eliminations and adjustments to save money while continuing to serve the citizens of Sarasota and VeniceContinueContinue reading “SCAT to hold public hearings on service reductions”
2010 MacDill Air Fest is here!
The 2010 MacDill AirFest (March 20 & 21) will surely bring in many visitors from across the Bay Area, just like in years past. This year, the US Navy Blue Angels are back and turnout is expected to be quite modest. Nonetheless, if you plan to make the commute to South Tampa, here are aContinueContinue reading “2010 MacDill Air Fest is here!”
New buses keep rolling in at HART
If you haven’t noticed yet, new Gillig buses #s 1001 through 1007 have hit the road in Tampa, with many more to go into service this month. You’ll also begin to see the older 20XX buses being phased out. Those buses will be placed into HART’s contingency fleet.UPDATE (3/16/10): #s 1001 through 1016 are nowContinueContinue reading “New buses keep rolling in at HART”
Upcoming Service Changes
Minor changes will take place during the month of March for the following transit agencies. Over the fall months of 2009, Sarasota County Area Transit enacted a new policy regarding transit passes. This is also available to view through this post.HART – Minor Service Changes – 3/7/10http://www.gohart.org/departments/marketing/news/march_2010_service_changes.htmlPSTA – Spring Break/Suncoast Beach Trolley Noticehttp://www.psta.net/images/Home%20Page/Home%20page%20PDFs/spring%20break%20trolley%202010.pdfSCAT – PassContinueContinue reading “Upcoming Service Changes”
HARTflex to begin in April
After three years of delays, HARTflex is finally set to begin service in April! This will mark the begining of reservation-based, flex-route minibus service in the Tampa Bay Area.How does it work?Patrons in SouthShore and Brandon, the first two areas to recieve service, can call a special reservation line (to be announced) and place aContinueContinue reading “HARTflex to begin in April”
Welcome to the new blog!
Hi everyone,Contrary to my wishes, I was not able to achieve the website update that I had hoped. It turns out that putting my site on Tripod was more of a headache than a benefit due to numerous broken links and media, as well as the extensive amount of time it took me to uploadContinueContinue reading “Welcome to the new blog!”
It’ll just be a little longer….
Sorry folks, but the renovations are going to take a little longer than expected. However, I am hoping to get the sites back online by January 10. Happy New Year!
Holiday service changes
A few changes have been made to the winter holiday schedule for HART. The agency has introduced Sunday-level service on New Year’s Day, as opposed to having no bus service on that day in years past. Routes that do not run during Sundays will not operate on New Year’s Day. http://www.gohart.org/departments/marketing/news/holiday_schedule_fy10.html
The Global Transit Guidebook 