THE END OF AN ERA – HART Phases Out OneBusAway Usage

Starting today, you won’t be able to visit the HART OBA platform anymore. The screenshot above is of the old Enterprise version of the desktop OBA website for HART. Post created on 04/01/2025 The sun is setting on something that I first wrote about back in March of 2013 (yes, 12 years ago). If youContinueContinue reading “THE END OF AN ERA – HART Phases Out OneBusAway Usage”

OneBusAway Support For PSTA Ends 1/31/18

Update: As of 2/7/18, entries for the PSTA routes are still showing on OBA, but data is no longer being fed over to the interface. The entries will be removed entirely around 2/18/18, when PSTA performs its next GTFS update to coincide with the 2/18/18 service changes. As of 2/25/18, all PSTA GTFS data hasContinueContinue reading “OneBusAway Support For PSTA Ends 1/31/18”

OneBusAway – PSTA

If you visited Hillsborough Area Regional Transit’s OneBusAway desktop website (http://tampa.onebusaway.org/enterprise/) this morning, you may have noticed something different. No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus routes were indeed showing up on HART’s OBA interface, rather than HART’s own routes (though HART Routes 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 30,ContinueContinue reading “OneBusAway – PSTA”

OneBusAway arrives in Tampa!

For instructions on how to use the One Bus Away Tampa applications, click here to go to the HART website. Back in March of 2013, I blogged about Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) getting onboard with real-time transit tracking software. Well folks! It’s almost time for the public roll-out of OneBusAway Tampa! In fact, theContinueContinue reading “OneBusAway arrives in Tampa!”

HART introduces real-time transit updates! (beta mode)

Yes, I’m late on this one…but better late than never. During the month of February; HART rolled out the beta version of its new real-time bus tracker. The software used by HART is OneBusAway, which is the same open-source GTFS software the the New York City MTA uses for its “BusTime” and “TrainTime” interfaces. I wantContinueContinue reading “HART introduces real-time transit updates! (beta mode)”

Merry Christmas & the Year-End Transit Roundup!

Hi everyone! I know that I’ve been lagging behind on posting as of late. I’ve been trying to get into a regular schedule, but November and December have been much busier than I thought. Holiday event planning is definitely no easy task, and I’ve been having to help my family out with several different eventsContinueContinue reading “Merry Christmas & the Year-End Transit Roundup!”

PSTA’s Real Time Bus Tracker & Arrival Information (the full version) is now online

I believe I had mentioned somewhere in a previous post regarding the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (or PSTA)’s new real-time bus tracker and bus arrival prediction systems. This is the same system that the Sarasota County Area Transit Authority (or SCAT) had been using for well over a year now. For the last few months,ContinueContinue reading “PSTA’s Real Time Bus Tracker & Arrival Information (the full version) is now online”