Veterans Day 2014 Salute

For Veterans Day this year, I've decided to do something a little different than in the previous two years. In 2012 and 2013, I did a "photo find" style post, where I shared photos of the various US military branches from social media outlets. However this year, I've decided to focus on community events that areContinue reading "Veterans Day 2014 Salute"

Veterans Day 2014 Holiday Transit Schedule

Veterans Day will be on Tuesday, November 11, 2013. Unlike most Federal holidays, where transit services are typically limited to weekend-level services, most transit districts tend to operate on a typical weekday schedule on Veterans Day, with some districts operating weekday services with modifications. One exception is HART, which typically runs Saturday-level local bus services onContinue reading "Veterans Day 2014 Holiday Transit Schedule"

What happened to Greenlight Pinellas?

Today's post goes more in depth as to why the Greenlight Pinellas referendum failed so horribly on Tuesday, as well as to what's next for the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, and the Tampa Bay region as a whole. Only support in Central and South St. Pete And a portion of St. Pete at that. WithContinue reading "What happened to Greenlight Pinellas?"

Florida’s sales tax referendums suffer a massive defeat at the polls

This morning, we are waking up to some sad news in several Florida counties. And no, it's not just the Governor's race, for those of you who voted against our current governor. As many will know; Pinellas, Polk, Alachua, and Hernando Counties all had placed sales tax referendums on their respective ballots. Although these referendumsContinue reading "Florida’s sales tax referendums suffer a massive defeat at the polls"

Friday Rewind – HART’s original route list

In this edition of Friday Rewind, I will very briefly highlight the evolution of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) bus system, which was up until 2006, called HARTline. Below is a listing of HART's original routes, and corresponding headways (how frequent buses ran). Now keep in mind that back in the 1980s, many bus routes onlyContinue reading "Friday Rewind – HART’s original route list"

PSTA Launches “Alerts” Twitter Feed

In order to better provide transit service status updates to customers, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) recently launched a dedicated Twitter Feed called @PSTAalerts! This feed provides real time information regarding bus service interruptions, including incidents that could delay buses, route detours, even a bus that has broken down, so that customers aren't leftContinue reading "PSTA Launches “Alerts” Twitter Feed"

GREENLIGHT Pinellas; Where we are, and where we’re headed

GREENLIGHT Pinellas Where we are, and where we’re headed INTRODUCTION Several months ago, I blogged about the Greenlight Pinellas initiative, which is aimed at dramatically changing the public transit landscape in Pinellas County, and how it’s funded. My previous post provided a summary of how the Greenlight plan will work, what successes the plan hasContinue reading "GREENLIGHT Pinellas; Where we are, and where we’re headed"

MetroRapid stop confusion continues, why HART needs to fix this ASAP?

Several months ago, I published a post that outlined concerns about HART's MetroRapid system. Among those concerns, was the fact that MetroRapid stops are physically separated from local stops, which created a lot of rider confusion. Unfortunately, to this day, HART still has not resolved this issue, and riders are still confused. In a hotContinue reading "MetroRapid stop confusion continues, why HART needs to fix this ASAP?"

Transit Ridership Summary for May – August, 2014

After a few months hiatus, I've decided to compile transit ridership figures through a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet, which I can easily update each month, rather putting up detailed blog posts each month. This file can be accessed and downloaded through Dropbox. Don't have a Dropbox account? Not a problem! Anyone can access and download thisContinue reading "Transit Ridership Summary for May – August, 2014"