Category Archives: Holiday Transit Services

MLK Day Transit Services

Just a reminder; for the upcoming MLK Holiday, which is Monday, January 21, 2012, the following districts will operate on a normal weekday schedule: Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA – Pinellas County, FL) Central Ave Trolley Suncoast Beach Trolley Clearwater Jolley Trolley FLEX (Connector) Services Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT – Sarasota County, FL) ManateeContinueContinue reading “MLK Day Transit Services”

2013 Holiday Transit Services

Since MLK Day is just a little more than 2 weeks away, I wanted to go ahead and post the holiday transit service schedule for all of the transit districts in Tampa Bay. However, since the new year has begun, I’ve also decided to use this post to talk about holiday transit service in general.ContinueContinue reading “2013 Holiday Transit Services”

HART Fare/Service Changes for Fall 2012 are now in effect!

As I mentioned in earlier posts, HART implemented its Fall, 2012 service changes and fare increases on Sunday, November 11, 2012. Below is a brief summary of the changes: Route 28X will be kept due to a lot of opposition against eliminating the route altogether. However; the number of trips will be only one perContinueContinue reading “HART Fare/Service Changes for Fall 2012 are now in effect!”

HART Roundup for August 7, 2012

Greetings everyone, After celebrating my graduation from the University of South Florida over the weekend; I am pleased to bring you my next transit posting. Besides the ongoing preparation for the upcoming Republican National Convention at the end of August, HART has been finalizing which service changes to make for the upcoming evaluation cycle inContinueContinue reading “HART Roundup for August 7, 2012”

July 4, 2012 Holiday Transit Services

I would like to wish everyone a safe and wonderful July 4th week. Because July 4th falls on a Wednesday this year, some of you may end up taking the entire week off to spend time with friends and family. If you plan to use public transit to get around on Wednesday, July 4th; HARTContinueContinue reading “July 4, 2012 Holiday Transit Services”

Fall service changes for HART

Currently in Hillsborough County, the big transit news is HART’s proposed service revisions for Fall, 2012. Now, HART usually makes 3 service revisions per year: March, July, and November. November however seems to be when the most significant revisions are proposed, including any changes to the fare structure. The last time HART had to increaseContinueContinue reading “Fall service changes for HART”

Limited Holiday Services on Labor Day (Mon, Sept 6)

Tampa Bay Transit wishes you a safe and wonderful Labor Day weekend. Please keep in mind that that there will be limited public transit service on Monday, Sept 6.HART: Saturday-level service (No Express, trolley, or neighborhood connector service. HARTflex Brandon will operate on it’s Saturday schedule)PSTA: Sunday-lev…el service (No Express service)PCPT, THEbus, MCAT, and SCATContinueContinue reading “Limited Holiday Services on Labor Day (Mon, Sept 6)”

Holiday service changes

A few changes have been made to the winter holiday schedule for HART. The agency has introduced Sunday-level service on New Year’s Day, as opposed to having no bus service on that day in years past. Routes that do not run during Sundays will not operate on New Year’s Day. http://www.gohart.org/departments/marketing/news/holiday_schedule_fy10.html

November Transit Update

SCAT: From my understanding, the proposed SCAT express service to St. Pete has been put on hold until later in 2010. The agency is still awaiting an order of several motorcoach-style buses to use on the service. The proposed Tampa leg will not likely come online until 2011 or 2012, about the time the HART’sContinueContinue reading “November Transit Update”