It's time for students to return to school - and the school buses to hit the roads once again. Well folks! It's that time again! Time for many people to head back to school! And whether you're a college student attending one of the local colleges or universities, or a parent trying to get someContinue reading "The Back To School 2017 Post"
HART Network Restructuring – Part 3
With the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) Board of Directors approving the massive network restructuring on August 7, 2017, the changes listed in this post will become effective on October 8, 2017. Over the next two months, I will be updating the various pages that I have published on the HART system to reflect the newContinue reading "HART Network Restructuring – Part 3"
Photo of the Month – August, 2017
For the month of August, my photo contributor Dion M. took this neat photo of two Cincinnati Metro Transit buses passing each other near the heart of the city. Cincinnati Metro Transit in Cincinnati, OH still operates a line of Gillig Phantom high floor transit buses, though they are slowly being replaced by newer lowContinue reading "Photo of the Month – August, 2017"
Weather Advisory – Tropical Storm Emily
It's been forecasted all this week that much of Florida will be experiencing a lot of rain and some winds. This is because of a tropical system that has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. As of this morning, the National Weather Service has upgraded the system to Tropical Storm Emily. During the next fewContinue reading "Weather Advisory – Tropical Storm Emily"
HART Network Restructuring – Part 2
I was originally going to publish this post sooner, but the intricacies of pulling off such a dramatic bus network restructuring, as well as concerns from the riding public, forced me to postpone this post until after the July 26, 2017 public hearing. Throughout the past few months, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) has beenContinue reading "HART Network Restructuring – Part 2"
The “Summer of Hell” is upon us…
The so-called "Summer of Hell" in the New York City metro region begins Monday morning (7/10/17). Here's some helpful resources to help plan your commute: NJ Commuters Action Network: http://njcommuters.org/ MTA Information: http://www.lirrsummerschedule.com/ NJT Information: http://njtransit-theupdate.com/ Amtrak Information: https://www.amtrak.com/NYPrenewal What is the "Summer of Hell"? Amtrak is performing much-needed repair work to the tracks inContinue reading "The “Summer of Hell” is upon us…"
Photo of the Month – July, 2017
For the month of July, I head back to my original home transit system - HART - to capture #1211 at the Marion Transit Center. #1211 is part of a batch of fourteen buses that were purchased by HART in 2012. The first twelve - #'s 1201 through 1212 - were assigned for the MetroRapidContinue reading "Photo of the Month – July, 2017"
HART Route 51X Park-N-Ride Change
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) will be enacting a service change on Monday, July 17, 2017 for Route 51X, which serves Downtown Tampa, New Tampa, and southeastern Pasco County during weekday rush hours. The change being made is regarding the Park-N-Ride lots that the route currently serves. In an effort to better serve the southeasternContinue reading "HART Route 51X Park-N-Ride Change"
July 4, 2017 Holiday Services
Independence Day will be on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. For Monday, July 3, 2017, most transit agencies will operate normal weekday services. However, you should contact your respective agency just to make sure there are no service exceptions. For Tuesday, July 4, 2017, most transit agencies will operate limited to no services. As always, pleaseContinue reading "July 4, 2017 Holiday Services"
Farewell to the Loops! “Newer” South Ferry Station Reopens!
Over the weekend, I began hearing some speculation that the New York City MTA was going to reopen the "newer" South Ferry subway station on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. If such an opening were to materialize, it would mean that the "newer" station would be open by the July 4th holiday, and would also solidifyContinue reading "Farewell to the Loops! “Newer” South Ferry Station Reopens!"
