In this tough economic climate, many companies and organizations have had to do more with less. Public transit is definitely no exception, and neither is HART. This past year; HART was faced with a tightened budget, with limited room to make improvements to its current bus system. However, HART managed to keep bus schedules largelyContinueContinue reading “HART gets a little more wiggle room to improve schedules”
Category Archives: Service Changes
HART service changes/adjustments for May 26, 2013
With the new MetroRapid line scheduled to begin service on Tuesday, May 28, 2013; HART has released a small list of routes that will see adjustments to their weekday schedules. Although these changes will be taking effect on Sunday, May 26, 2013, the weekday changes will not be effective until Tuesday, May 28, 2013, dueContinueContinue reading “HART service changes/adjustments for May 26, 2013”
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”
Summer, 2012 service/timepoint adjustments for selected HART bus routes
Summer is definitely in full swing, and that means that HART is ready to roll out its list of service/timepoint adjustments for its summer service re-evaluation. HART re-evaluates its services three times per year to make sure everything is running smoothly. The most sweeping changes are generally made during the fall cycle in November, withContinueContinue reading “Summer, 2012 service/timepoint adjustments for selected HART bus routes”
New bus route & transit center coming to Citrus County
It is not common right now for me to report on a transit happening in our northern counties (Pasco, Hernando, or Citrus). However, there was a story on Bay News 9 today that prompted me to make this post. Now despite the three counties mentioned above being much more rural than Hillsborough and Pinellas counties,ContinueContinue reading “New bus route & transit center coming to Citrus County”
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”
HART Route 39 @ Busch Blvd/56th St – A touchy subject
In these hard economic times, the big message is clear; raise revenues and cut costs. That is what HART has been trying to do in various ways by introducing HARTflex, cutting trips on underperforming routes, and even eliminating routes that don’t carry enough passengers. However, it seems that changing one route has become a communityContinueContinue reading “HART Route 39 @ Busch Blvd/56th St – A touchy subject”
SCAT to hold public hearings on service reductions
As many of us know, due to the economic recession, many transit agencies across the United States are having to drastically reduce costs due to lower revenues. SCAT Transit in Sarasota is no exception. SCAT is proposing several service eliminations and adjustments to save money while continuing to serve the citizens of Sarasota and VeniceContinueContinue reading “SCAT to hold public hearings on service reductions”
Upcoming Service Changes
Minor changes will take place during the month of March for the following transit agencies. Over the fall months of 2009, Sarasota County Area Transit enacted a new policy regarding transit passes. This is also available to view through this post.HART – Minor Service Changes – 3/7/10http://www.gohart.org/departments/marketing/news/march_2010_service_changes.htmlPSTA – Spring Break/Suncoast Beach Trolley Noticehttp://www.psta.net/images/Home%20Page/Home%20page%20PDFs/spring%20break%20trolley%202010.pdfSCAT – PassContinueContinue reading “Upcoming Service Changes”
The Global Transit Guidebook 