Travelling between Pinellas and Manatee Counties has always been a challenge. Being that there has been no public transit services, outside of any intercity bus lines (i.e. Greyhound), everyone is pretty much left to drive from A to B. That picture changed on April 1, 2016 with the introduction of Manatee County Area Transit’s SkywayContinueContinue reading “My experience using the MCAT Skyway ConneXion bus line”
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Friday Rewind – Reflections on HART’s West Tampa Transfer Center
With only a week left before Hillsborough Area Regional Transit launches its Mission MAX system restructuring, I wanted to take a few moments to provide a personal reflection on the West Tampa Transfer Center. HART will be closing down the center permanently after Saturday, October 7, 2017 in favor of having an on-street transfer along Dale MabryContinueContinue reading “Friday Rewind – Reflections on HART’s West Tampa Transfer Center”
HART & HRT Service Changes – Effective 10/08/17
Sunday, October 8, 2017 is just around the corner, and there is much to talk about in this post. In addition to Hillsborough Area Regional Transit’s systemwide restructuring – called Mission MAX – Hampton Roads Transit is also enacting its own changes on the same day. HRT is also undergoing its own Transit Development PlanContinueContinue reading “HART & HRT Service Changes – Effective 10/08/17”
Transit Tourism – New York City Transit Excursion 2017 – Part 5
In Episode 5 of my Transit Tourism series documenting my recent trip to New York City, I will be discussing my first journey aboard the (1) and (W.) subway lines though Manhattan. Note: When I type in the W in parenthesis to indicate the (W). Line, WordPress changes that to its logo. As a result,Continue readingContinue reading “Transit Tourism – New York City Transit Excursion 2017 – Part 5”
PSTA, four other FL transit agencies, snag FTA Low-No Grants
Even though Hurricane Irma brought a lot of uncertainty to Florida’s transit agencies this past couple of weeks, there has been some very good news to help balance things out. On September 15, 2017, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the 51 recipients of the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle Program grant. The grant,ContinueContinue reading “PSTA, four other FL transit agencies, snag FTA Low-No Grants”
HART launches new alert service through Everbridge
Okay, so you’ve planned out your transit trip, know when the bus is scheduled to arrive, got your fare ready, and are now at the bus stop. You’ve done everything that you needed to do and will be on time to work this morning, except that you weren’t aware that there was a detour alongContinueContinue reading “HART launches new alert service through Everbridge”
Updates to the OneBusAway interface for Tampa Bay
During the past week, a couple of updates have been made to OneBusAway for Tampa Bay, particularly the smartphone app. Bike Share Layer The folks at Coast Bike Share have been working with Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) and the Center for Urban Transportation Research to add capabilities to the OneBusAway smartphone app that wouldContinueContinue reading “Updates to the OneBusAway interface for Tampa Bay”
Photo of the Month – September, 2017
Showcasing another photo from my recent (May, 2017) trip to New York City this month, I want to delve a bit into the New York MTA’s Select Bus Service. Select Bus Service (or SBS) is considered a premium transit service and operates similarly to HART’s MetroRapid in Tampa. Uniquely branded buses are used along eachContinueContinue reading “Photo of the Month – September, 2017”
HART Network Restructuring – Part 3
With the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) Board of Directors approving the massive network restructuring on August 7, 2017, the changes listed in this post will become effective on October 8, 2017. Over the next two months, I will be updating the various pages that I have published on the HART system to reflect the newContinueContinue reading “HART Network Restructuring – Part 3”
HART Network Restructuring – Part 2
I was originally going to publish this post sooner, but the intricacies of pulling off such a dramatic bus network restructuring, as well as concerns from the riding public, forced me to postpone this post until after the July 26, 2017 public hearing. Throughout the past few months, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) has beenContinueContinue reading “HART Network Restructuring – Part 2”
The Global Transit Guidebook 