PSTA website improvements/HART projects update

During the past couple of weeks, quite a bit has happened transit-wise in Tampa Bay. First, the big news. Several HART projects are one step closer to becoming reality. *TECOline Streetcar Extension: HART has awarded a contractor (Kimmins Contracting Corp) to design and build the extension from the Dick Greco Plaza to Whiting Street. *TIAContinue reading "PSTA website improvements/HART projects update"

HART Route Changes to go into effect Sunday, March 29

Changes to the following routes will go into effect on Sunday, March 29, 2009. Weekdays Route 1 – Florida Ave. Increase frequency from 30 minutes to 20 minutes between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Route 2 - Nebraska Ave. Some departures from Fletcher and Nebraska Ave. stop will be approximately three minutes earlier, with earlierContinue reading "HART Route Changes to go into effect Sunday, March 29"

Don’t let these events spoil your weekend commute

During the next two weekends, there will be a couple of major events happening in the Bay Area that will result in busier highways. But you don't have to let the consistent traffic jams spoil your weekend. I have some advice on what you can do. MacDill AirFest 2009 (March 28 and 29): Just likeContinue reading "Don’t let these events spoil your weekend commute"

High Speed Rail could be doomed…..again….

I was truly hoping that the federal stimulus would be able to bring high speed rail, or at least something close to it, to Florida. Unfortunately, this article from the Lakeland Ledger pretty much sums up the gloomy future....Story LinkIn other words, high speed rail in Florida is NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, and not byContinue reading "High Speed Rail could be doomed…..again…."

Gandy Blvd Elevated Plan

Once again, I am going to briefly deviate from the transit scene to discuss the proposed project for Gandy Boulevard in South Tampa. Though work continues on creating a median, future plans include a two-laned elevated structure in the middle of the highway, similar to the reversible structure on the Selmon Expressway. However, I don'tContinue reading "Gandy Blvd Elevated Plan"

HART service changes – effective March 29, 2009

From GoHART.orgService Changes to take effect March 29, 2009HART is continually looking to provide the best service possible. To improve service on some of its most heavily-used routes, HART will implement the following enhancements, amounting to more than 400 hours of new service, to take effect March 29, 2009. These enhancements increase frequency on bothContinue reading "HART service changes – effective March 29, 2009"

HART’s BRT is moving forward

It looks like all lights are green for HART's BRT... From GoHART.org HART Goes Rapid Bus Rapid Transit is Coming to Tampa Bus Rapid Transit - it's the next step in transit for Tampa Bay, and it’s coming soon! What is brt? Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT, helps to improve travel along selected service corridorsContinue reading "HART’s BRT is moving forward"

Could Orlando/Tampa high speed rail link be built after all?

Oh the joys of the early 2000s, when Florida voters enacted a law for the construction of a high-speed bullet train that would travel up the I-4 corridor from Tampa to Orlando. But then, when the voters realized how expensive the project would be, AFTER THE FACT, they voted to repeal it. Since then, theContinue reading "Could Orlando/Tampa high speed rail link be built after all?"