January, 2015 Transit Ridership Summary

The Transit Ridership Summary table has been updated with January, 2015 figures! If you're new to my site, this table can be accessed and downloaded through Dropbox. Don't have a Dropbox account? Not a problem! Anyone can access and download this file. Even then, Dropbox provides a free "basic" service for you to upload and share files to.Continue reading "January, 2015 Transit Ridership Summary"

PSTA Sets New Ridership Record – In Surprising Fashion

When gas prices plummet, typically a lot of people who use transit primarily due to higher gas prices will return to their own vehicles in droves. At least, that's been the trend for a while now. However, this past January has not been the case for PSTA, where they saw another record ridership month evenContinue reading "PSTA Sets New Ridership Record – In Surprising Fashion"

Trolling at Go Hillsborough

As the Go Hillsborough public outreach process continues, out have come the trolls on the official Facebook page. Yep, you heard right...trolls, and many of them too. In fact, though I am not naming anyone specific, these are the same trolls that consistently trashed PSTA's Greenlight Pinellas Facebook page last year. These are also theContinue reading "Trolling at Go Hillsborough"

Platt St bike lane is coming along well

Remember a few months ago when the City of Tampa announced that they were going to add buffered bike lanes to Platt St from Armenia Ave to Bayshore Blvd? Well, that process has been underway for the past few weeks, much sooner than I expected, and it appears to be nearing completion at this point.Continue reading "Platt St bike lane is coming along well"

On delivery – HART’s new CNG Gilligs

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) welcomed eight of 22 brand new swanky Compressed Natural Gas-powered 40-foot Gillig Low Floor buses this week. These buses will largely replace the remaining 2001 and some of the 2002 fleet, which are reaching the ends of their useful lives. #1522 will replace #2416, which caught fire last year whileContinue reading "On delivery – HART’s new CNG Gilligs"

Go Hillsborough – Part 1 – An Overview

Let the discussion begin You've likely been hearing about it over the past few months, but now the official public outreach process has begun in Hillsborough County. What is this outreach process about exactly? It's about building a better transportation network throughout the county. Because let's face it, we're at a pivotal crossroads right now,Continue reading "Go Hillsborough – Part 1 – An Overview"

HRT Snow Routes

Back in December, I told you about Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) working on a system of Snow Routes, designed to provide basic bus services in the event that sustained snowfall is forecasted to exceed six inches. In the last few weeks, HRT has unveiled those Snow Routes and installed blue "snowflake" signs at designated busContinue reading "HRT Snow Routes"

President’s Day 2015 Holiday Transit Schedule

Monday, February 16, 2015 is President’s Day. Unlike most Federal holidays, where transit services are typically limited to weekend-level services, most transit districts tend to operate on a typical weekday schedule on President’s Day, with some districts operating weekday services with modifications. In the Tampa Bay Area, most area transit districts (HART, PSTA, MCAT, SCAT,Continue reading "President’s Day 2015 Holiday Transit Schedule"

HRT DNTC moving back to “regular” interim spot

Due to construction, the Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) Downtown Norfolk Transit Center (DNTC) was temporarily moved over to Charlotte St. Now with that work wrapping up, the DNTC will move back to it's "regular" interim location on Wood St on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. More information can be found on HRT's website.