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. The only exception was the 2005 & 2006-series buses whichContinue reading “Friday Rewind – 2008 HART Fleet Repainting”
Category Archives: Ridership Numbers and Records
Why Transit Ridership is Down
You’ve probably noticed in recent months that overall transit ridership has declined. In some regions, transit ridership has declined to the point where transit agencies are seriously having to examine cutting service and raising fares just to stay afloat. Here in Tampa Bay, ridership on both Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) and the Pinellas SuncoastContinue reading “Why Transit Ridership is Down”
Transit Ridership Summary updated with December, 2014 figures
The Transit Ridership Summary table has been updated with December, 2014 figures! If you’re new to my site, this table can be accessed and downloaded through Dropbox. Don’t have a Dropbox account? Not a problem! Anyone can access and download this file. Even then, Dropbox provides a free “basic” service for you to upload and share files to.Continue reading “Transit Ridership Summary updated with December, 2014 figures”
Transit Ridership Summary updated with November, 2014 figures
Note: November ridership figures for Hampton Roads Transit are currently unavailable. The Transit Ridership Summary table has been updated with November, 2014 figures! If you’re new to my site, this table can be accessed and downloaded through Dropbox. Don’t have a Dropbox account? Not a problem! Anyone can access and download this file. Even then, Dropbox provides aContinue reading “Transit Ridership Summary updated with November, 2014 figures”
Transit Ridership Summary updated with October, 2014 figures
The Transit Ridership Summary table has been updated with October, 2014 figures! If you’re new to my site, this table can be accessed and downloaded through Dropbox. Don’t have a Dropbox account? Not a problem! Anyone can access and download this file. Even then, Dropbox provides a free “basic” service for you to upload and share files to.Continue reading “Transit Ridership Summary updated with October, 2014 figures”
Transit Ridership Summary updated with September, 2014 figures
The Transit Ridership Summary table has been updated with September, 2014 figures! In addition, I’ve also included preliminary figures for HART’s bus and streetcar ridership for the month of October. More on how well HART did for October in just a few moments. The Transit Ridership Summary table can be accessed and downloaded through Dropbox. Don’tContinue reading “Transit Ridership Summary updated with September, 2014 figures”
Transit Ridership Summary for May – August, 2014
After a few months hiatus, I’ve decided to compile transit ridership figures through a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet, which I can easily update each month, rather putting up detailed blog posts each month. This file can be accessed and downloaded through Dropbox. Don’t have a Dropbox account? Not a problem! Anyone can access and download thisContinue reading “Transit Ridership Summary for May – August, 2014”
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 ofContinue reading “February, 2014 Ridership Report”
January Bus Ridership Report
Despite colder than usual weather that hit the Tampa Bay area during the month of January, HART and PSTA both shattered previous ridership records for the month! Let’s take a glance at the total bus ridership for both systems. Please note that HRT’s January numbers were not available at the time this post was published.Continue reading “January Bus Ridership Report”
No new funding = Bare-Bones service
As you may have heard; HART and PSTA posted news last week of record ridership during the month of April, which continues to be an amazing trend despite the current state of the economy throughout the Bay Area. However, I really have to make things clear about the reality of the current transit funding situation, becauseContinue reading “No new funding = Bare-Bones service”
The Global Transit Guidebook 