Site updates for the week of June 10, 2013

Some of you may have noticed a pretty huge spurt of activity here during the last few days. That's because I'm currently working on migrating what remains left of my old Tampa Bay Transit website content over to my WordPress site/blog. At this point, pretty much 85% of all of the moving is finished. IContinue reading "Site updates for the week of June 10, 2013"

No new funding = Cutbacks in future transit expansion

In my third installment of "No new funding (equals)", I focus on some disappointing news that broke over the weekend in Hampton Roads, VA. The area's two major transit districts; Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) and the Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (WATA) were slated to get a good amount of state and federal funds over the nextContinue reading "No new funding = Cutbacks in future transit expansion"

May Friday Rewind – HART MetroRapid

In this edition of Friday Rewind, I'll be taking a look back at some of my past postings regarding HART MetroRapid. And the timing of this post could not be anymore perfect, as the new service just launched earlier this week! Notice the new Friday Rewind logo? This is the logo that I'll be using for quite aContinue reading "May Friday Rewind – HART MetroRapid"

Site updates for the week of May 27, 2013

This week, I've been making a few updates to the Welcome, About, Projects, and Transit Focus Pages sections of the site. This is mainly to make things more clear on each page, and to prepare for the upcoming migration of the remaining pages of my Tampa Bay portal. Please be patient during this week, andContinue reading "Site updates for the week of May 27, 2013"

Norfolk Fantasy Subway – Part 4

It's been a while since I've posted anything about my fantasy transport projects, so let me go ahead a provide an update. I'll first start with the Norfolk fantasy subway system, and then next week, I'll follow up on the fantasy rail system for Tampa. In this installment of the Norfolk fantasy subway system, I'mContinue reading "Norfolk Fantasy Subway – Part 4"

Upcoming site updates for June

As the month of June approaches, I would like everyone to know that blog posts will be relatively light. This is because I will spend the month working on building up my New York City portal and finishing the migration of my Tampa Bay content to my WordPress site. There will be many new thingsContinue reading "Upcoming site updates for June"

HART gets a little more wiggle room to improve schedules

In this tough economic climate, many companies and organizations have had to do more with less. Public transit is definitely no exception, and neither is HART. This past year; HART was faced with a tightened budget, with limited room to make improvements to its current bus system. However, HART managed to keep bus schedules largelyContinue reading "HART gets a little more wiggle room to improve schedules"

Tampa Bay Ferry Discussion is Back!

I was originally going to post this topic back on May 12, but due to unforeseen circumstances, this topic was pushed back to this week. As many of you in the Tampa Bay area may have heard in recent weeks, talk of bringing some form of ferry service to the Tampa Bay area is back in the spotlight. ButContinue reading "Tampa Bay Ferry Discussion is Back!"

South Ferry Subway Station Update

It's been almost two months since the New York City MTA reopened the old South Ferry Loop subway station, and customers are very delighted to see the vital transit link restored. During the past several weeks, I've watched at least two dozen YouTube videos (some from die-hard transit fans) of the station in action; fromContinue reading "South Ferry Subway Station Update"