Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) will be enacting service changes during the weekend of April 15 and 16. These changes will affect more than half of the SCAT system. Schedules will be posted to the SCAT website soon, and printed schedules will be available on or after April 10, 2017. Route 1: Buses will remainContinue reading "SCAT April, 2017 Service Changes"
Changes to the HRT Virginia Beach WAVE Trolley/Shuttle
May is only about a month away! Which means summer will not be far behind it. With tourist season approaching for the Virginia Beach area, Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) is announcing changes to the Virginia Beach WAVE seasonal trolley service. Below is a quick summary of what changes are in store for this year. RouteContinue reading "Changes to the HRT Virginia Beach WAVE Trolley/Shuttle"
Photo of the Month – April, 2017
For the month of April, our "Photo of the Month" is Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority #16102 - one of seven new 2016-model 40-foot Gillig Low Floor BRT design Diesel-Electric Hybrid buses. These buses arrived on the PSTA premises back in December of 2016 and began entering revenue service during March of 2017 (though #'s 16101Continue reading "Photo of the Month – April, 2017"
ATLANTA, GA: I-85 viaduct collapse. What you need to know.
On the evening of Thursday, March 30, 2017, an elevated section of I-85 in the metro Atlanta, GA region collapsed due to an intense fire that started underneath (possibly by PVC piping that was being stored). Smoke could be seen for miles while the fire burned and the resulting collapse and closure of the majorContinue reading "ATLANTA, GA: I-85 viaduct collapse. What you need to know."
HART Service Changes – Effective 3/26/17
On Sunday, March 26, 2017, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) will enact minor scheduling and running time changes to Routes 5, 7, 12, and 32. On Monday, March 27, changes will be effective on Routes 31, 36, 46, 47LX, 53LX, 57, and 200X. The most significant changes are that Routes 36 and 46 get aContinue reading "HART Service Changes – Effective 3/26/17"
Photo of the Month – March, 2017
The March, 2017 "Photo of the Month" is a preserved GM New Look transit bus, taken by photo contributor Dion M.. These buses were introduced by General Motors in 1959 and became a staple in public transit networks throughout the US and Canada through the 1970s and 80s. Many buses remain preserved thanks to various non-profitContinue reading "Photo of the Month – March, 2017"
PSTA Board votes to purchase two battery electric buses
At the February 22, 2017 board meeting, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority board voted to purchase two 35-foot battery electric transit buses, plus a charging station from BYD Motors at a cost not to exceed $2,200,000. Nine members voted for the purchase while five voted against. One or two members were not present at the meeting.Continue reading "PSTA Board votes to purchase two battery electric buses"
February, 2017 Photo of the Month
The Photo of the Month for February, 2017 was taken by my photo contributor Jake. He resides in Orange City, FL, which is just west-southwest of Daytona Beach, and has taken many photos of the transit buses in Volusia County, as well as neighboring Seminole and Orange Counties. The transit systems that he has photographedContinue reading "February, 2017 Photo of the Month"
Winter 2017 Service Change Roundup – PSTA, Votran, and HRT
It's that time again; time to implement another round of service changes. This time, I was a tad late in posting the January, 2017 changes for Hampton Roads Transit and Volusia County Transit. So I decided to roll in those changes into one blog post with the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority's February, 2017 service changes.Continue reading "Winter 2017 Service Change Roundup – PSTA, Votran, and HRT"
PSTA OCTOBER 2, 2016 SERVICE CHANGES – PARTS 2 AND 3
On Sunday, October 2, 2016; the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) enacted a major revamp of key bus routes with the goal of streamlining service and improving efficiency and reliability throughout the system. These changes include the introduction of four new bus routes and substantial changes to 12 others – including the Jolley Trolley. I wasContinue reading "PSTA OCTOBER 2, 2016 SERVICE CHANGES – PARTS 2 AND 3"
The Global Transit Guidebook 