The bus stop of the future?

When you think of a bus stop? What is the first thing that comes to mind? Take a few seconds to think about the question above. Now, click "Continue Reading" to read the rest of the post. What did you come up with? Convenience? Shelter from the sun and rain? I guess you can sayContinue reading "The bus stop of the future?"

New Facebook Page is in the works

Greetings everyone, For those of you who have been following me on Facebook. I know it has been quiet. So much so, that I have not had a chance to make any updates. In fact, since I've deactivated my personal account, the page sometimes also goes "dead" so to speak. Mainly because I am theContinue reading "New Facebook Page is in the works"

July 4, 2012 Holiday Transit Services

I would like to wish everyone a safe and wonderful July 4th week. Because July 4th falls on a Wednesday this year, some of you may end up taking the entire week off to spend time with friends and family. If you plan to use public transit to get around on Wednesday, July 4th; HARTContinue reading "July 4, 2012 Holiday Transit Services"

Summer, 2012 service/timepoint adjustments for selected HART bus routes

Summer is definitely in full swing, and that means that HART is ready to roll out its list of service/timepoint adjustments for its summer service re-evaluation. HART re-evaluates its services three times per year to make sure everything is running smoothly. The most sweeping changes are generally made during the fall cycle in November, withContinue reading "Summer, 2012 service/timepoint adjustments for selected HART bus routes"

HART to host an open house for MetroRapid East-West Corridor

HART has begun its Preliminary Development & Environmental (or PD&E) study for the second phase of the MetroRapid Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, known for now as the East-West Corridor (a final name for the route is yet to be set). The second phase will connect Tampa International Airport, the West Tampa Transfer Center, NetParkContinue reading "HART to host an open house for MetroRapid East-West Corridor"

Hurricane Season 2012 is in full swing

Hi everyone, With much of Florida under rainfall from Tropical Storm Debby, I wanted to dedicate this post to how important it is to be prepared for the Hurricane season and to inform everyone that you do have options if you are not able to evacuate from the Bay Area. I know that many ofContinue reading "Hurricane Season 2012 is in full swing"

Friday Rewind – Route 19 Late-Night Service

I am going to begin a segment called Friday Rewind, where I take a look back at a previous blog post. If anything has changed on the post's subject, then I will note what has changed since my last posting. My follow-up post on HART bus route 39 actually gave me an idea to go forthContinue reading "Friday Rewind – Route 19 Late-Night Service"

Paris Metro Update for Summer, 2012

Back in 2009, I embarked on a week-long trip to Belgium & France. During my stay in Paris, I became fascinated with the city's subway system. The system, unlike many here in the US, operates rubber-tyred subway trains. That's right, the trains run on rubber tires (although each outside tire is reinforced by a steelContinue reading "Paris Metro Update for Summer, 2012"

New bus route & transit center coming to Citrus County

It is not common right now for me to report on a transit happening in our northern counties (Pasco, Hernando, or Citrus). However, there was a story on Bay News 9 today that prompted me to make this post. Now despite the three counties mentioned above being much more rural than Hillsborough and Pinellas counties,Continue reading "New bus route & transit center coming to Citrus County"