Earlier this month, I blogged about the different factors that impacted the Greenlight Pinellas voter referendum. Well, a recent poll has shown that regardless of whether or not light rail was in the equation, many voters simply did not want to be taxed…not even by another penny. That goes into the final point that IContinueContinue reading “Greenlight Pinellas Update – A poll shows…”
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Moving Ahead with Hillsborough County
Despite the hard referendum losses in Pinellas, Polk, and Alachua counties last week, Hillsborough County is moving ahead with efforts to place a sales tax referendum onto the 2016 ballot. Seeing an email this morning from transit advocacy group Connect Tampa Bay reinforces why we need better public transportation in the Tampa Bay Area, andContinueContinue reading “Moving Ahead with Hillsborough County”
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. WithContinueContinue 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 referendumsContinueContinue reading “Florida’s sales tax referendums suffer a massive defeat at the polls”
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 leftContinueContinue 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 hasContinueContinue reading “GREENLIGHT Pinellas; Where we are, and where we’re headed”
The Never-Ending Debate on Tampa Bay Light Rail
As the debate on the future of mass transit in the Tampa Bay area continues to intensify as the vote on Greenlight Pinellas looms closer, I thought it would be interesting to look back a bit on the history of this topic. Multiple times, politicians and community advocates in the region have tried to pushContinueContinue reading “The Never-Ending Debate on Tampa Bay Light Rail”
Greenlight Pinellas – Successes and Challenges
For the past several months, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) has been engaged in educating the public about Greenlight Pinellas, a comprehensive public transit expansion plan that encompasses improved and expanded bus services, a redesigned bus network, and eventual implementation of passenger rail services. The plan is aimed at providing a dedicated funding source forContinueContinue reading “Greenlight Pinellas – Successes and Challenges”
President’s Day Holiday Transit Schedule
Monday, February 17, 2014 is President’s Day. 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 President’s Day, with some districts operating weekday services with modifications. In the Tampa Bay Area, most area transit districts (HART, PSTA, MCAT, SCAT,ContinueContinue reading “President’s Day Holiday Transit Schedule”
Transit Roundup for the week of April 1, 2013
There’s been quite a lot going on this week in respects to public transit. Rather than creating 6 or 7 different posts, I’ve decided to list everything in one single post. Each tidbit of transit news is grouped by geographical region (or Focus Area) that I cover. TAMPA BAY AREA, FLORIDA: Update on HART MetroRapid.ContinueContinue reading “Transit Roundup for the week of April 1, 2013”
The Global Transit Guidebook 