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Tampa LRT – Red Line

Every two weeks or so, I will unveil a component of my vision for the Tampa area LRT.To start things off, here’s the Red Line, which would connect South Tampa to Wesley Chapel via Downtown Tampa.The main stops along this route include:Marion Transit Center (Downtown Tampa) – Orange, Navy, & Green LinesUniversity Area Transit CenterContinueContinue reading “Tampa LRT – Red Line”

My vision of Tampa’s rail system

This is a map of what I think Tampa’s light rail system should look like. Many destinations throughout the bay area are served, with others still not listed in the outskirt counties.

Perspectives on some of the route changes

HART has not yet posted its new service schedules online, but printed brochures for all routes have been distributed. If you are a frequent HART commuter, you will need to pay attention to this post. Below are some of the routes mentioned that are seeing changes.Route 2 – Nebraska Avenue: Touted as Tampa Bay’s onlyContinueContinue reading “Perspectives on some of the route changes”

The long road ahead for TBARTA

This week, TBARTA finally chose an executive director to lead the new agency into the next decade or so. Bob Clifford, currently the planning director for FDOT District 7, which covers the Tampa Bay area (Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, and Citrus counties), was selected for the position after being interim director since the agency’s inception.TheContinueContinue reading “The long road ahead for TBARTA”

Holiday Schedules

During holidays, many transit agencies (with the exception of some larger city transit agencies like NYCMTA for example) scale back service due to lower ridership and to allow many of their employees to take a day off. Below are some of the holiday service hours for several Tampa Bay area transit agencies.HART:New Year’s Day: NoContinueContinue reading “Holiday Schedules”

Changes coming to PSTA

Note: The original links to the PSTA website no longer work. I’ve posted a link to the Tampa Bay Newspapers Weekly site, which has an archived article on these changes. Route 22 – which was merged into Route 1, was restored in 2015 after Route 1 was axed due to being the lowest ridership route inContinueContinue reading “Changes coming to PSTA”

Route 19 Late-Night Service

Service Expansion. The other night, I rode the Route 19 from Britton Plaza to almost Port Tampa. I must say, that even for the 10:00 hour, ridership was fairly modest. Seven people onboard (myself included) to be exact. I’m willing to bet that when the bus made its rounds from downtown to Tampa General Hospital,ContinueContinue reading “Route 19 Late-Night Service”

Update to the bus repainting efforts…

During the last several weeks, I’ve also spotted a number of HARTplus paratransit vehicles sporting new liveries, in addition to local bus #2015 that I mentioned earlier.However, #2015 remains the only repainted bus in the regular fleet that sports HART’s new livery. I’m sure that in the next several months, several more buses will beContinueContinue reading “Update to the bus repainting efforts…”

HART rolls out repainted buses for local routes amid reporting record ridership levels.

Some of you may have noticed in recent weeks that many of HART’s buses look like they’re literally going to the dogs. Especially in respects to the exterior paint being scratched away in some areas.Rest assured; the entire fleet is in good hands. In fact, a couple buses rolled out this week with a freshContinueContinue reading “HART rolls out repainted buses for local routes amid reporting record ridership levels.”

HART proposed service changes – second update

As of the end of July, it seems that HART has approved the proposed array of fare changes and shelved some service changes until next year. What still has me upset is that HART chose to keep the Route 89 in place with no dramatic changes to that route at all.Like I had posted earlier;ContinueContinue reading “HART proposed service changes – second update”