Category Archives: Misc.

My Story

This post was originally written on June 3, 2012, but has since been updated to reflect recent happenings. Whether you know me personally or not, you probably are wondering…how did I become so fascinated with public transportation? My love and passion for transportation as a whole goes back to my childhood. When I was in elementary school,ContinueContinue reading “My Story”

COMMUTER ALERT! Platt Street Bridge Construction Begins January 10!

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ALL PEOPLE WHO COMMUTE REGULARY BETWEEN SOUTH TAMPA & DOWNTOWN TAMPA (& POINTS EAST/NORTH)On January 10, 2010, construction will begin on the Platt Street Bridge, a critical link into Downtown Tampa. The bridge is nearly 85 years old and has been in desperate need of rehabilitation, especially to theContinueContinue reading “COMMUTER ALERT! Platt Street Bridge Construction Begins January 10!”

HART Route 19 on Detour

HART Route 19 will be on detour this week in South Tampa due to CSX crossing repairs. The closure is on S Manhattan Ave between Pearl Ave & Wallace Ave. Buses are being detoured via Pearl Ave, Clark St, & Oklahoma Ave. The route should return to normal operation by Thursday, June 17

Super Bowl 43 – The Aftermath

As many of you know, the Pittsburg Steelers won Super Bowl 43 in what I must say was a near-epic finish. Now that all the fanfare in Tampa is subsiding, here comes all the cleanup…Dale Mabry Hwy & Himes Ave have reopened, however Tampa Bay Blvd between the two roads will remain closed until FebruaryContinueContinue reading “Super Bowl 43 – The Aftermath”

Are you kidding me?

It seems that the push to improve mass transit through Obama’s proposed stimulus plan is gaining zero momentum. According to several recent articles, most of the planned projects going towards this package here in Florida are nothing more than construction of new highways, overhaul of existing highways, and minor civic, lighting, and landscaping improvements (suchContinueContinue reading “Are you kidding me?”

January/February 2009 doesn’t have to be a traffic nightmare…

Let me pull away from the transit scene for just a moment, and let everyone know that even with the numerous events set for late January/early February, that your commute doesn’t have to be a hassle. Here’s some tips to get you where you’re going during the course of the next month or so. SuperContinueContinue reading “January/February 2009 doesn’t have to be a traffic nightmare…”