Longboat Trolley Holiday Service Change, SCAT BRT project information

Though the Longboat Trolley runs through most of the year, a change has been made to the holiday service schedule. Thanksgiving and Christmas Day will be the only days of the year that the Longboat Trolley does NOT operate.More information...Speaking of SCAT, the agency now has its BRT project information online at their website.

Route 7 on possible detour (Dec 15 through Dec 19)

From of Monday, December 15, 2008 through Friday, December 19, 2008, Tampa Bay Boulevard will be closed in the vicinity of Raymond James Stadium for a resurfacing project.Though an official notice by HART has yet to be posted, there is a chance that Route 7 will be detoured from its regular route via MLK Boulevard.Continue reading "Route 7 on possible detour (Dec 15 through Dec 19)"

HART’s "new" buses

If you hadn't noticed already, several new buses have been running on the HART system during the past week. Well, they're not really brand new. In fact, by the picture above, they look like an older model. However, they sport HART's new livery. So what's the story behind these buses?Well, after talking to a HARTContinue reading "HART’s "new" buses"

My input for the proposed changes

Route 1 - Modifying Route 1, which traverses Florida Avenue, will bring it closer to that "Golden Rule" of public transit. Again, meeting that "rule" allows passengers to not even need a schedule when trying to figure out when the next bus arrives. Larger cities, such as New York, have had buses that run everyContinue reading "My input for the proposed changes"

HART service change proposals for Spring 2009

With ridership continuing to grow, several routes will have increases in frequency, among other changes in March 2009.From the HART websiteWeekdays Route 1 – Florida Ave. Increase frequency from 30 minutes to 20 minutes between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Route 8 – Progress Village/Brandon Increase frequency from 45 minutes to 30 minutes between 9Continue reading "HART service change proposals for Spring 2009"

Iorio: It’s Train Time For Tampa – Part 1

Tampa Bay area officials urged to plan now for mass transit projectsBy Janet Zink, Times staff writerIn print: Wednesday, November 26, 2008TAMPA — Now is the time for the Tampa Bay area to come forward with mass transit plans, U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, told Hillsborough County leaders Tuesday.Mica, Republican leader of the HouseContinue reading "Iorio: It’s Train Time For Tampa – Part 1"

Oh, the joys of blogging!

Just look at the many things you'll find by going to the TampaBLAB (by the way, it means Tampa Bay Local Area Bloggers). Anyways, as cyberspace becomes more advanced each day, more businesses, and even government agencies, are jumping onto the blogging bandwagon. Well today, I found that TBARTA has a page on Twitter, anotherContinue reading "Oh, the joys of blogging!"

Iorio: It’s Train Time For Tampa – A summary

This post will begin a series in my blog dealing with the lack of rail in Tampa Bay. As some of you might already know, Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio has been pushing a 1 cent sales tax to fund the project and hopes to get it to a public vote by 2010. But there's tonsContinue reading "Iorio: It’s Train Time For Tampa – A summary"

The future of Tampa’s mass transit may lie in the Obama Administration

HART posted a press release today stating that the Obama administration may give new hope to future HART projects, including the proposed light rail system. Here's the full text... New Administration Could Fuel Tampa Bay Transit HART Projects in Line for Federal Funding November 5, 2008 - Tampa, Florida - As President-elect Barack Obama wasContinue reading "The future of Tampa’s mass transit may lie in the Obama Administration"