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, becauseContinueContinue reading “No new funding = Bare-Bones service”
Category Archives: High Speed Rail
Will we ever see any type of rail in the interstate medians?
As the title reads, this is a question that I ask myself from time to time. If you reside in the Tampa area, then you likely already know what exactly I am referring to. I am speaking of the wide open median that encompasses much of Interstate 4 from Ybor City going towards the OrlandoContinueContinue reading “Will we ever see any type of rail in the interstate medians?”
To the ballot…..now what?
Well folks, the people have spoken! The sales tax question will be on the November ballot. But now we must build enough support to pass it. Future of Tampa light rail left to voters Friday, May 14, 2010 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY (Bay News 9) — After a four-hour-long public hearing, Hillsborough County commissioners decided to putContinueContinue reading “To the ballot…..now what?”
October Transit Update
I know I said before that I wouldn’t make another post til December. But there have been many developments on the transit front here in Tampa Bay that I should quickly point out. HART System: All of the new 29XX Gillig Low Floor 40ft buses are in service since October 1, 2009. Many of theseContinueContinue reading “October Transit Update”
Is it really "all aboard" for HSR in Florida
During the past few months, the Obama Administration has been closely examining areas that may be eligible for a High Speed Rail line. Florida continues to be one of them, but we are about in the same line as California at the moment.So far, the Miami Chamber of Commerce has embraced the idea of HSRContinueContinue reading “Is it really "all aboard" for HSR in Florida”
Orlando’s SunRail pretty much at a standstill…
If you haven’t heard all the controversy surrounding Orlando’s commuter rail system, SunRail, then you’re in for some good news and some very (devastating) bad news.First, an overview. Planning for SunRail started many years ago, but previous attempts to get it through the Florida congress have proved to be unsuccessful. One reason being is thatContinueContinue reading “Orlando’s SunRail pretty much at a standstill…”
High Speed Rail could be doomed…..again….
I was truly hoping that the federal stimulus would be able to bring high speed rail, or at least something close to it, to Florida. Unfortunately, this article from the Lakeland Ledger pretty much sums up the gloomy future….Story LinkIn other words, high speed rail in Florida is NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, and not byContinueContinue reading “High Speed Rail could be doomed…..again….”
Could Orlando/Tampa high speed rail link be built after all?
Oh the joys of the early 2000s, when Florida voters enacted a law for the construction of a high-speed bullet train that would travel up the I-4 corridor from Tampa to Orlando. But then, when the voters realized how expensive the project would be, AFTER THE FACT, they voted to repeal it. Since then, theContinueContinue reading “Could Orlando/Tampa high speed rail link be built after all?”
The Global Transit Guidebook 