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My input for the proposed changes

Route 1 – Modifying Route 1, which traverses Florida Avenue, will bring it closer to that “Golden Rule” of public transit. Again, meeting that “rule” allows passengers to not even need a schedule when trying to figure out when the next bus arrives. Larger cities, such as New York, have had buses that run everyContinueContinue reading “My input for the proposed changes”

HART service change proposals for Spring 2009

With ridership continuing to grow, several routes will have increases in frequency, among other changes in March 2009.From the HART websiteWeekdays Route 1 – Florida Ave. Increase frequency from 30 minutes to 20 minutes between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Route 8 – Progress Village/Brandon Increase frequency from 45 minutes to 30 minutes between 9ContinueContinue reading “HART service change proposals for Spring 2009”

Iorio: It’s Train Time For Tampa – Part 1

Tampa Bay area officials urged to plan now for mass transit projectsBy Janet Zink, Times staff writerIn print: Wednesday, November 26, 2008TAMPA — Now is the time for the Tampa Bay area to come forward with mass transit plans, U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, told Hillsborough County leaders Tuesday.Mica, Republican leader of the HouseContinueContinue reading “Iorio: It’s Train Time For Tampa – Part 1”

Oh, the joys of blogging!

Just look at the many things you’ll find by going to the TampaBLAB (by the way, it means Tampa Bay Local Area Bloggers). Anyways, as cyberspace becomes more advanced each day, more businesses, and even government agencies, are jumping onto the blogging bandwagon. Well today, I found that TBARTA has a page on Twitter, anotherContinueContinue reading “Oh, the joys of blogging!”

Iorio: It’s Train Time For Tampa – A summary

This post will begin a series in my blog dealing with the lack of rail in Tampa Bay. As some of you might already know, Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio has been pushing a 1 cent sales tax to fund the project and hopes to get it to a public vote by 2010. But there’s tonsContinueContinue reading “Iorio: It’s Train Time For Tampa – A summary”

The future of Tampa’s mass transit may lie in the Obama Administration

HART posted a press release today stating that the Obama administration may give new hope to future HART projects, including the proposed light rail system. Here’s the full text… New Administration Could Fuel Tampa Bay Transit HART Projects in Line for Federal Funding November 5, 2008 – Tampa, Florida – As President-elect Barack Obama wasContinueContinue reading “The future of Tampa’s mass transit may lie in the Obama Administration”

HART hosts a BRT workshop

By now, you’ve probably heard the buzz about a Bus Rapid Transit (or BRT) system coming to Tampa. Well, HART has reached the next stage of the system finally becoming a reality. The agency has launched a study to implement the first phase of the system, which will run along Nebraska Avenue and Fletcher Avenue.ContinueContinue reading “HART hosts a BRT workshop”