Good Monday morning everyone! I have some great news to report, although I am reporting this rather late. As always though, it’s better late than never. Despite continued reductions in local, state, and federal funding, public transit ridership continues to rise! For Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) and Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), the monthContinueContinue reading “Record August, 2013 Ridership for HART and PSTA!”
Category Archives: Bus Service
PSTA Service Enhancements – Effective October 6, 2013
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is rolling out service improvements to two bus routes in order to better serve the communities that these routes operate in. These changes go into effect today (Sunday, October 6, 2013). I will be briefly going over these changes in today’s post. Route 58: The 6:35am westbound trip fromContinueContinue reading “PSTA Service Enhancements – Effective October 6, 2013”
Holiday Transit Services for Labor Day – September 2, 2013
Labor Day will be on Monday, September 2, 2013, and as with many holidays, transit services will be limited. Please see the listing below to see what level of service that each transit district will operate. Normal Weekday-Level Service: TECOline Streetcar Line Saturday-Level Service: Hampton Roads Transit – All Modes Sunday-Level Service: HART Local BusContinueContinue reading “Holiday Transit Services for Labor Day – September 2, 2013”
HART Service Changes for August 19, 2013
Note: July and August has proven to be a very difficult time for me due to some personal matters, and I have had to suspend almost all of my blogging activities until September. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) is enacting schedule and/or routing changes to the following routes on Monday,ContinueContinue reading “HART Service Changes for August 19, 2013”
Don’t “race” the train!
For the month of July, I would like to stress to everyone to never, never, never try to beat a surface train at a crossing. This includes light rail, streetcar, commuter/suburban/intercity rail, and even freight train crossings. This post covers all types of rail transport by which an at-grade crossing with a roadway is involved.ContinueContinue reading “Don’t “race” the train!”
Could MetroRapid already be having a fever?
And what I mean by that is, could HART’s new MetroRapid service already be faltering? It’s almost like a person having a high fever, which that in of itself is never fun. One simply cannot focus on things needing to be done when he or she is sick. With a bus route, it simply can’tContinueContinue reading “Could MetroRapid already be having a fever?”
Holiday Transit Services for Independence Day – July 4, 2013
Independence Day will be on Thursday, July 4, and as with many holidays, transit services will be limited. Please see the listing below to see what level of service that each transit district will operate. Normal Weekday-Level Service: TECOline Streetcar Line – Note: Operating hours will be adjusted to 12 Noon to 11:00pm to allow customers toContinueContinue reading “Holiday Transit Services for Independence Day – July 4, 2013”
Transit Tourism – Norfolk, VA – Part 2
In my second installment of my transit experience in Norfolk, VA, I will go through what transit modes I used while visiting the city, and the observations I gathered while using them. In many respects, the Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) system has many similarities with the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) system here in Tampa.ContinueContinue reading “Transit Tourism – Norfolk, VA – Part 2”
FYI: Davis Island Bridge Work
Good Monday Morning everyone! I just heard from Chuck Henson at Bay News 9 that the City of Tampa will begin work on the water main that is situated beneath the northbound span of the Davis Island Bridge this week. This project is scheduled for completion in October, 2013. During this time, there will beContinueContinue reading “FYI: Davis Island Bridge Work”
PSTA Service Changes for June 2, 2013
CORRECTION: These changes actually took effect June 2, 2013. I had incorrectly stated the date at July 2, 2013. I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience and would like to thank the PSTA staff for bringing this matter to my attention. The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) had its summer, 2012 service change (or “mark-up”) cycle takeContinueContinue reading “PSTA Service Changes for June 2, 2013”
The Global Transit Guidebook 