It’s that time again… …time for several transit agencies to enact service changes.On Sunday, March 24, 2019, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit will be enacting several routing &/or scheduling changes to improve efficiency. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) will do the same on Monday, April 1, 2019, followed by the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (d.b.a.ContinueContinue reading “HART, JTA, & LYNX Spring Service Changes”
Category Archives: Transit Districts
Sarasota County Area Transit Social Media Channel Notice
Change & Consolidation At first glance, you’d think it was some sort of April Fool’s joke, but it’s not. Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) announced on March 18, 2019 that they are taking part in an effort by Sarasota County Government to consolidate social media channels into unified accounts. This means that each county departmentContinueContinue reading “Sarasota County Area Transit Social Media Channel Notice”
Getting Around Pinellas During Spring Break 2019
Avoid parking & traffic hassles, use transit this Spring Break! It’s hard to believe that March is just around the corner, and with that comes the rush of college students and families from all across Pinellas County and beyond to enjoy the county’s award-winning beaches. Also along with that, comes a lot of traffic andContinueContinue reading “Getting Around Pinellas During Spring Break 2019”
Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training Transportation
Park for free, Ride for free… Baseball Spring Training is back, which means heading out to the stadium, fighting traffic, battling to find a good parking spot, & maybe having to pay to get into the lot in the process.It doesn’t have to be that way if you’re heading to Dunedin Stadium to watch theContinueContinue reading “Toronto Blue Jays Spring Training Transportation”
PSTA Express Routes Revisited
Moving Towards Better Express Bus Service In Tampa Bay Post was updated on 03/03/2019.Information has been added regarding the planned start of the PSTA/FDOT shoulder-running pilot project on I-275. The last time I wrote a post on my experiences on Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) Routes 100X & 300X was way back in 2012. LotsContinueContinue reading “PSTA Express Routes Revisited”
No New Funding Equals; Transit in Crisis Mode
Not having funds is not fun. With the upcoming service changes, one would think that the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (which does business under the banner of LYNX) wouldn’t be under any sort of financial distress. However, it became clear this month that the situation is otherwise.Note: I originally planned to only talk aboutContinueContinue reading “No New Funding Equals; Transit in Crisis Mode”
Winter 2019 Service Changes
It’s that time again… It’s that time again, time to roll out the next batch of transit system service changes. Effective dates and scope of changes will vary greatly by transit agency. For this post, I’m going to divide each of the changes by transit agency and arrange by effective date. Agencies included in thisContinueContinue reading “Winter 2019 Service Changes”
NY MTA (L) Shutdown – What’s Next?
Full Shutdown Cancelled For the past several months, many New Yorkers have been bracing for a full shutdown of the (L) line in Manhattan, as the East River tubes are in desperate need of repairs following SuperStorm Sandy in 2012. While the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) was able to make critical short-term repairs to keepContinueContinue reading “NY MTA (L) Shutdown – What’s Next?”
HART December, 2018 Service Changes
HART Routes 45, 60LX, 360LX, & the TECOline Streetcar Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) will be enacting a few route changes on Sunday, December 2, 2018. Changes include routing/scheduling changes to Routes 45, 60LX, & 360LX, as well as minor scheduling changes for the TECOline Streetcar Line.Note: These changes were already in the works priorContinueContinue reading “HART December, 2018 Service Changes”
Fall 2018 Service Changes
It’s that time again… It’s that time again, time to roll out the next batch of transit system service changes. Effective dates and scope of changes will vary greatly by transit agency. For this post, I’m going to divide each of the changes by transit agency and arrange by effective date. Agencies included in thisContinueContinue reading “Fall 2018 Service Changes”
The Global Transit Guidebook 