HART Route Detours During Gasparilla 2025

Information in this post is current as of 01/23/2025. All detour information is subject to change due to the possibility of additional road closures. Know Before You Go... Due to the extensive amount of road closures throughout Downtown Tampa & South Tampa during the Gasparilla Parade of Pirates, the Hillsborough Transit Authority (HART) will beContinue reading "HART Route Detours During Gasparilla 2025"

GTG On The Move – Winter, 2025

Volume 2, Issue 1Posted on 01/15/2025Updated on 01/23/2025 Welcome to the Winter, 2025 edition of On The Move! I've decided to roll in a few different topics of interest into one post due to time constraints. Here's what you can find in this quarter's issue: What's New?Tampa Buckles Down For GasparillaRecent Service ChangesPSTA SunRunner ImprovementsJourneysContinue reading "GTG On The Move – Winter, 2025"

Hurricane Helene’s Impacts on Public Transit in the Southeastern US

Hurricane Helene struck Florida's Big Bend region on Thursday, September 26, 2024 as a powerful & catastrophic Category 4 storm, leaving behind a trail of destruction from Naples, Florida all the way up to the Carolinas & eastern Tennessee. Our thoughts & prayers are with everyone whose lives were turned upside down by the storm,Continue reading "Hurricane Helene’s Impacts on Public Transit in the Southeastern US"

PSTA Service Changes – 10/06/2024

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) will be enacting a couple of service changes on Sunday, October 6, 2024. The two routes that will see changes are the 11 & the 75. Route 11 Route 11 will see the following changes implemented: Monday through Saturday frequency increased from every 60 minutes to roughly every 45Continue reading "PSTA Service Changes – 10/06/2024"

The Back to School 2024 Post

Always be aware of the school buses! It's time for students to return to school - & 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! & whether you're a college student attending one of the local colleges or universities,Continue reading "The Back to School 2024 Post"

GTG On The Move – Spring, 2024

Volume 2 - Issue 1 A Caltrain Bombardier bi-level consist at the San Francisco 4th & King station in San Francisco, CA. Taken October, 2019. In this issue... Where have I been?Good Friday Transit SchedulesTampa Bay AirFest 2024Other HART NewsTransit Happenings ElsewhereWebsite NewsConnect with the Global Transit Guidebook! Where have I been? Due to otherContinue reading "GTG On The Move – Spring, 2024"

Getting Around Pinellas During Spring Break 2024

Avoid parking & traffic hassles, use transit this Spring Break! It's hard to believe that March is here (well, almost as of the publishing of this post)! And when we talk about March, we talk about the rush of college students & families from all across Pinellas County & beyond to enjoy the county's award-winningContinue reading "Getting Around Pinellas During Spring Break 2024"

Gasparilla 2024

Post was created on 01/18/2024Updates will be made as necessaryLast update was made on 01/20/2024 It's the second half of January & that means it's time yet again for the annual Gasparilla series of events! Festivities will kick off with the Gasparilla Children's Parade on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 4:00pm, while the main eventContinue reading "Gasparilla 2024"

What’s New? – 01/02/2024

Welcome to 2024! With my recent push to finally complete major chunks of The Global Transit Guidebook website, I want to provide a quick update on what I've been able to update thus far & what's to come in the next few months. Already completed (for the most part): The Florida Transports section - encompassingContinue reading "What’s New? – 01/02/2024"