If you visited Hillsborough Area Regional Transit’s OneBusAway desktop website (http://tampa.onebusaway.org/enterprise/) this morning, you may have noticed something different. No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus routes were indeed showing up on HART’s OBA interface, rather than HART’s own routes (though HART Routes 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 30,ContinueContinue reading “OneBusAway – PSTA”
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UPDATE: PSTA Route 74 Detour – 1/6/16 to TBD
For the past two months, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) has been detouring Route 74 along Gandy Blvd between MLK St N and I-275 due to construction. This past weekend brought upon a change in the detour route, which now have buses in both directions utilizing MLK St N between 94th Ave N and 102ndContinueContinue reading “UPDATE: PSTA Route 74 Detour – 1/6/16 to TBD”
HART Minor Schedule Changes for March 27, 2016
Post updated on 3/26/16. On Sunday, March 27, 2016 and Monday, March 28, 2016, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) will be enacting minor scheduling changes to Routes 24X, 25LX, 27LX, 28X, 31, 36, and 41. These changes will all comprise of running time changes to improve efficiency along each of the routes. New schedules canContinueContinue reading “HART Minor Schedule Changes for March 27, 2016”
Route Spotlight – HART Route 36
Today, I begin a new periodic blog series called Route Spotlight. This series will profile specific transit routes and highlight the various destinations that they serve. To kick off this series, I am going to profile Hillsborough Area Regional Transit’s Route 36, which they profiled last week as their “Route of the Week”. Route Overview and HistoryContinueContinue reading “Route Spotlight – HART Route 36”
Williams Park – Post PSTA Exit
Yesterday, I decided to take a quick drive down to Williams Park to see how the park and the surrounding streets look since the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) ended its bus transfer hub operations there. While the Customer Service building remains open to customers needing to seek information about the PSTA system, you willContinueContinue reading “Williams Park – Post PSTA Exit”
HART bus service during the 2016 Tampa Bay AirFest
It’s that time again…time for the Tampa Bay Air Fest and all of the awesomeness that it brings! This year’s event will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2016 and Sunday, March 20, 2016. As with previous events, traffic congestion throughout South Tampa will be very heavy, so you will want to leave early andContinueContinue reading “HART bus service during the 2016 Tampa Bay AirFest”
The Gandy Debacle – Episode 1 – Sprawl Overload
With all of the discussion about toll roads these days, it really shouldn’t be surprising that some projects that were previously frowned upon are getting a second look. While I generally dislike the increasing trend of toll road construction here in Florida, I also realize that toll roads aren’t going away. In this blog seriesContinueContinue reading “The Gandy Debacle – Episode 1 – Sprawl Overload”
The stage is nearly set for Williams Park
The bus shelters around Williams Park have been removed, and boy does it create a different atmosphere already! From this point onward, you’ll begin to see a transformation of the park from a bus terminal, to a vibrant public commons. Please scroll through the gallery below to see what has changed around the park, inContinueContinue reading “The stage is nearly set for Williams Park”
PSTA Downtown St. Petersburg Grid System Implementation – 2/14/16
Update – 2/14/16 The changes described in the original blog post below are now in effect. Please consult individual route schedules for new times and timepoints, and keep in mind which stop to get off at if you are transferring to another route. As of 8:45am this morning; PSTA has updated Real Time to reflectContinueContinue reading “PSTA Downtown St. Petersburg Grid System Implementation – 2/14/16”
Gasparilla 2016
Pirates, and Beads, and Transit…oh my! Yep, it’s that time again, for the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival! The Parade of the Pirates brings in hundreds of revelers each year, and along with that…tons and tons of roadway closures. So here’s what you need to know if you plan on attending the parade on Saturday, January 30,ContinueContinue reading “Gasparilla 2016”
The Global Transit Guidebook 