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 ofContinueContinue reading “February, 2014 Ridership Report”
Category Archives: Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART)
HART bus services during MacDill Air Fest 2014
Updated on 3/19/14. After a year and a half hiatus, the Air Fest (now known as the Tampa Bay AirFest) at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa is returning! The event will be held during the weekend of March 22 and 23, 2014. As many here in the Bay Area will recall, the 2013 eventContinueContinue reading “HART bus services during MacDill Air Fest 2014”
An additional note about the SouthShore Transit Circulator Study
As Zac wrote out in his post from Monday (3/10), the SouthShore Transit Circulator Study is aimed at improving mobility for residents in the SouthShore area, while maintaining an efficient connection to the rest of Hillsborough County. I would like to take a few moments to point out one thing that this study encompasses. WhicheverContinueContinue reading “An additional note about the SouthShore Transit Circulator Study”
SouthShore Transit Circulator Study
Currently the most under served area in the HART system, the SouthShore may be seeing some new transit options in the future. The SouthShore Transit Circulator Study, which began back on November 19, is looking for ways to improve the mobility of residents in the area, as well as improve access to key employment centers suchContinueContinue reading “SouthShore Transit Circulator Study”
Don’t sit around and do nothing! TAKE ACTION ON BETTER TRANSIT!
In recent months, we’ve seen the efforts of Greenlight Pinellas bringing forth more and more supporters who want better transit for Pinellas County. However, we’re also seeing that other municipalities have been reluctant to move forward with transit expansion plans, fearing that past attempts may come back to haunt them, or that fiscal conservatives may greatly swayContinueContinue reading “Don’t sit around and do nothing! TAKE ACTION ON BETTER TRANSIT!”
HART service changes for March 16, 2014
It’s almost that time again for the spring time routing/scheduling markup cycle for Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART). Although this cycle will mainly comprise of minor scheduling/timepoint/running time changes, the most sweeping change that will take effect this cycle will be the revision of Route 46 to serve the Valrico area. First, let’s quickly highlightContinueContinue reading “HART service changes for March 16, 2014”
HART needs your input about upgrading its website
Good Tuesday morning everyone! I just thought I would help spread the word to those in the Tampa Bay Area who use the HART bus system. Even if you don’t use HART on a regular basis, if you’ve visited their website, you’ll know that it is in need of a major update (for instance, thatContinueContinue reading “HART needs your input about upgrading its website”
Just…what if? Re-routing HART Route 51X along the I-4/Selmon Connector
With the new Interstate 4/Selmon Expressway Connector now open to traffic, something came to mind back in late December, 2013, that I think Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) should take a look into, although it may never come to reality. What I think HART should examine is the possibility of re-routing Route 51X to runContinueContinue reading “Just…what if? Re-routing HART Route 51X along the I-4/Selmon Connector”
November (early) Friday Rewind – Looking back at HART MetroRapid’s first few months of service
Happy Wednesday everyone! Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, I will not be publishing any blog posts on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Additionally, there will be no social media activities on Thursday, and such activity will be limited through the weekend. And because I’m treading lightly this holiday weekend, I’ve decided to publish this month’sContinueContinue reading “November (early) Friday Rewind – Looking back at HART MetroRapid’s first few months of service”
HART’s November 17, 2013 service changes
Last week, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit unveiled updated schedules for its November, 2013 service change/markup cycle. This round of changes will become effective on Sunday, November 17, 2013, and will affect routes 2, 4, 5, 6, 12, 14, 30, 37, 47LX, and 57. Among the biggest changes; the addition of OWL service to several routesContinueContinue reading “HART’s November 17, 2013 service changes”
The Global Transit Guidebook 