Your first reaction to this post may very well be…”You’re late”. However, I am late in posting the March, 2014 transit ridership report for a good reason; Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) and the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) did not publish blog posts during the month of April to highlight their ridership stats forContinueContinue reading “March, 2014 Transit Ridership Report”
Category Archives: Bus Service
Summer 2014 Transit News You Can Use
Summer is just around the corner! Which means if you live along the coast, it’s time to prep those beach supplies! In Virginia Beach and Tampa Bay, you can easily take public transit to the beach and relax! Want to let the kids hang out with friends without sacrificing time and gas? You can do thatContinueContinue reading “Summer 2014 Transit News You Can Use”
Megabus to start Tampa-Orlando-Miami intercity bus service!
Did you hear that? Megabus is coming to Tampa! What is Megabus? Megabus is an intercity bus service that provides daily trips to many destinations at a low cost. Many trips in fact are offered at $1.00 (there is a reservation fee though)! Megabus began in the United Kingdom in 2003, expanding to France, Belgium,ContinueContinue reading “Megabus to start Tampa-Orlando-Miami intercity bus service!”
Planned Modifications to HART Route 51X
Back in January, I wrote a post about how HART may want to consider looking into re-routing Route 51X to run along the I-4/Selmon Connector, even if the likelihood of such a change was low. Well, in the past couple days, I’ve been made aware of a proposal being worked on for possibly the November, 2014ContinueContinue reading “Planned Modifications to HART Route 51X”
Friday Rewind – The HART fixed-route neighborhood connector
It’s been several months since my last Friday Rewind post, and during the period of time that I didn’t post anything, I decided to start looking at either revising the scope of what I would cover in the series, or scrap the series altogether. During this time, I was able to gain some inspiration from Zac ZieglerContinueContinue reading “Friday Rewind – The HART fixed-route neighborhood connector”
No New Funding (equals) A Transportation Disaster
It seems that every month, we’re faced with a new looming fiscal disaster that is only averted by our elected officials in Washington D.C. at the very last minute. Many of us know all to well the words “fiscal cliff” and “credit downgrade”. Both phrases have been synonymous with the continual partisan bickering in theContinueContinue reading “No New Funding (equals) A Transportation Disaster”
My experience using HART for Tampa’s AirFest
This past March, I had the opportunity to use the HART bus system during the Tampa Bay AirFest at MacDill Air Force Base. I specifically got to use the Route 4 “shuttle” service, which ran every 15 minutes on a modified route throughout the day on March 22nd and 23rd. Using HART during this eventContinueContinue reading “My experience using HART for Tampa’s AirFest”
Say What? The City of Norfolk is defunding HRT Route 16?
Almost a year ago, Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) announced that they would revise the Route 17 (formerly known as the Norfolk NET) into a one-way loop around the downtown Norfolk area. This change coincided with the move of the downtown bus transfer hub from Cedar Grove to an interim location along Wood St. Now, there’sContinueContinue reading “Say What? The City of Norfolk is defunding HRT Route 16?”
February, 2014 Ridership Report
The numbers are out once again! And the month of February brought forth strong transit ridership along Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART), the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), and Hampton Roads Transit (HRT). Let’s take a quick glance at the numbers! For the report, I’ve been able to get clarification as to what modes ofContinueContinue reading “February, 2014 Ridership Report”
HART bus services during MacDill Air Fest 2014
Updated on 3/19/14. After a year and a half hiatus, the Air Fest (now known as the Tampa Bay AirFest) at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa is returning! The event will be held during the weekend of March 22 and 23, 2014. As many here in the Bay Area will recall, the 2013 eventContinueContinue reading “HART bus services during MacDill Air Fest 2014”
The Global Transit Guidebook 