Plus holiday schedules for other selected transit agencies This combined post will cover special holiday service that Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) will be launching for the July 4th holiday, holiday schedules for the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) & a few others, plus go over approved service changes for HART that will take placeContinueContinue reading “HART July 4th Holiday Service & July Service Changes”
Category Archives: Bus Service
Friday Rewind – 2008 HART Fleet Repainting
Out with the old & in with the new. In this month’s Friday Rewind, I take a look back at when Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) began repainting their bus fleet. When I began riding HART in 2006, most of their buses still donned the late 90’s era “HARTline” white with red/blue/green ribbons scheme. TheContinueContinue reading “Friday Rewind – 2008 HART Fleet Repainting”
HART, JTA, & LYNX Spring Service Changes
It’s that time again… …time for several transit agencies to enact service changes.On Sunday, March 24, 2019, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit will be enacting several routing &/or scheduling changes to improve efficiency. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) will do the same on Monday, April 1, 2019, followed by the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (d.b.a.ContinueContinue reading “HART, JTA, & LYNX Spring Service Changes”
Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training Transportation
Park for free, Ride for free… Baseball Spring Training is back, which means heading out to the stadium, fighting traffic, battling to find a good parking spot, & maybe having to pay to get into the lot in the process.It doesn’t have to be that way if you’re heading to Dunedin Stadium to watch theContinueContinue reading “Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training Transportation”
PSTA Express Routes Revisited
Moving Towards Better Express Bus Service In Tampa Bay Post was updated on 03/03/2019.Information has been added regarding the planned start of the PSTA/FDOT shoulder-running pilot project on I-275. The last time I wrote a post on my experiences on Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) Routes 100X & 300X was way back in 2012. LotsContinueContinue reading “PSTA Express Routes Revisited”
No New Funding Equals; Transit in Crisis Mode
Not having funds is not fun. With the upcoming service changes, one would think that the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (which does business under the banner of LYNX) wouldn’t be under any sort of financial distress. However, it became clear this month that the situation is otherwise.Note: I originally planned to only talk aboutContinueContinue reading “No New Funding Equals; Transit in Crisis Mode”
Winter 2019 Service Changes
It’s that time again… It’s that time again, time to roll out the next batch of transit system service changes. Effective dates and scope of changes will vary greatly by transit agency. For this post, I’m going to divide each of the changes by transit agency and arrange by effective date. Agencies included in thisContinueContinue reading “Winter 2019 Service Changes”
HART December, 2018 Service Changes
HART Routes 45, 60LX, 360LX, & the TECOline Streetcar Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) will be enacting a few route changes on Sunday, December 2, 2018. Changes include routing/scheduling changes to Routes 45, 60LX, & 360LX, as well as minor scheduling changes for the TECOline Streetcar Line.Note: These changes were already in the works priorContinueContinue reading “HART December, 2018 Service Changes”
Fall 2018 Service Changes
It’s that time again… It’s that time again, time to roll out the next batch of transit system service changes. Effective dates and scope of changes will vary greatly by transit agency. For this post, I’m going to divide each of the changes by transit agency and arrange by effective date. Agencies included in thisContinueContinue reading “Fall 2018 Service Changes”
Summer Service Changes – PSTA, HART, LYNX, SunRail, Votran
This post was last updated on 06/19/2018 More information has been released regarding the upcoming service changes for LYNX, SunRail, & Votran It’s that time again…service changes, service changes, service changes! In this post, I will outline some of the key changes that are coming to the following transit agencies: Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA),ContinueContinue reading “Summer Service Changes – PSTA, HART, LYNX, SunRail, Votran”
The Global Transit Guidebook 