Category Archives: General (Public Transit)

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 everyContinueContinue 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 9ContinueContinue reading “HART service change proposals for Spring 2009”

HART hosts a BRT workshop

By now, you’ve probably heard the buzz about a Bus Rapid Transit (or BRT) system coming to Tampa. Well, HART has reached the next stage of the system finally becoming a reality. The agency has launched a study to implement the first phase of the system, which will run along Nebraska Avenue and Fletcher Avenue.ContinueContinue reading “HART hosts a BRT workshop”

Perspectives on some of the route changes

HART has not yet posted its new service schedules online, but printed brochures for all routes have been distributed. If you are a frequent HART commuter, you will need to pay attention to this post. Below are some of the routes mentioned that are seeing changes.Route 2 – Nebraska Avenue: Touted as Tampa Bay’s onlyContinueContinue reading “Perspectives on some of the route changes”

Holiday Schedules

During holidays, many transit agencies (with the exception of some larger city transit agencies like NYCMTA for example) scale back service due to lower ridership and to allow many of their employees to take a day off. Below are some of the holiday service hours for several Tampa Bay area transit agencies.HART:New Year’s Day: NoContinueContinue reading “Holiday Schedules”

Changes coming to PSTA

Note: The original links to the PSTA website no longer work. I’ve posted a link to the Tampa Bay Newspapers Weekly site, which has an archived article on these changes. Route 22 – which was merged into Route 1, was restored in 2015 after Route 1 was axed due to being the lowest ridership route inContinueContinue reading “Changes coming to PSTA”

Route 19 Late-Night Service

Service Expansion. The other night, I rode the Route 19 from Britton Plaza to almost Port Tampa. I must say, that even for the 10:00 hour, ridership was fairly modest. Seven people onboard (myself included) to be exact. I’m willing to bet that when the bus made its rounds from downtown to Tampa General Hospital,ContinueContinue reading “Route 19 Late-Night Service”

Update to the bus repainting efforts…

During the last several weeks, I’ve also spotted a number of HARTplus paratransit vehicles sporting new liveries, in addition to local bus #2015 that I mentioned earlier.However, #2015 remains the only repainted bus in the regular fleet that sports HART’s new livery. I’m sure that in the next several months, several more buses will beContinueContinue reading “Update to the bus repainting efforts…”

HART rolls out repainted buses for local routes amid reporting record ridership levels.

Some of you may have noticed in recent weeks that many of HART’s buses look like they’re literally going to the dogs. Especially in respects to the exterior paint being scratched away in some areas.Rest assured; the entire fleet is in good hands. In fact, a couple buses rolled out this week with a freshContinueContinue reading “HART rolls out repainted buses for local routes amid reporting record ridership levels.”