Hurricane Helene struck Florida’s Big Bend region on Thursday, September 26, 2024 as a powerful & catastrophic Category 4 storm, leaving behind a trail of destruction from Naples, Florida all the way up to the Carolinas & eastern Tennessee. Our thoughts & prayers are with everyone whose lives were turned upside down by the storm,ContinueContinue reading “Hurricane Helene’s Impacts on Public Transit in the Southeastern US”
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Gasparilla 2023
Post created on 1/18/2023Updated on 1/27/2023 Yep, it’s that time again, for the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival! The Parade of the Pirates brings in hundreds of revelers each year, & 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 28, 2023,ContinueContinue reading “Gasparilla 2023”
HART BUS SERVICE DURING THE 2018 TAMPA BAY AIRFEST
Post was updated on 5/10/18 at approx. 8:45pm ET A link to HART’s flyer has been added to the post. 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, May 12, 2018 and Sunday, May 13, 2018. AsContinueContinue reading “HART BUS SERVICE DURING THE 2018 TAMPA BAY AIRFEST”
Platt St bike lane is coming along well
Remember a few months ago when the City of Tampa announced that they were going to add buffered bike lanes to Platt St from Armenia Ave to Bayshore Blvd? Well, that process has been underway for the past few weeks, much sooner than I expected, and it appears to be nearing completion at this point.ContinueContinue reading “Platt St bike lane is coming along well”
ALERT: I-275 Southbound exit to WestShore Blvd IS NOW CLOSED for approximately five months
Here’s a head’s up to those who drive along I-275 to get to the WestShore Business District from downtown Tampa and points east and north, as well as those who routinely use Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) Route 61LX. On Thursday, January 8, 2015, the WestShore Blvd off-ramp from I-275 southbound (Exit 40A) was shut down,ContinueContinue reading “ALERT: I-275 Southbound exit to WestShore Blvd IS NOW CLOSED for approximately five months”
Revised plans arise for a WestShore area transit hub
Greetings everyone! As many of you know, the recent economic downturn has forced many transit districts to re-evaluate their current levels of service, as well as future plans, based on the level of funding that is available. In addition, many districts are searching for new ways to fund their transit districts, but some scenarios bringContinueContinue reading “Revised plans arise for a WestShore area transit hub”
Transit Staycations – Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo
Greetings everyone! I mentioned earlier on that I will begin a Focus Post series called Transit Staycations. This series will profile various tourist sites that you can easily get to by using public transit. For my inaugural post; I will talk briefly about Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo and how you can get there using the HARTContinueContinue reading “Transit Staycations – Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo”
Happy New Year! ~ 2013…here we go!
Happy New Year everyone! With the start of 2013, I would like to let everyone know what I am working on for the month of January. Some of the posts that I am planning out include: Ventra: An innovative common-use transit payment system that is being implemented this year throughout the Chicago transit system. Paris MetroContinueContinue reading “Happy New Year! ~ 2013…here we go!”
Merry Christmas & the Year-End Transit Roundup!
Hi everyone! I know that I’ve been lagging behind on posting as of late. I’ve been trying to get into a regular schedule, but November and December have been much busier than I thought. Holiday event planning is definitely no easy task, and I’ve been having to help my family out with several different eventsContinueContinue reading “Merry Christmas & the Year-End Transit Roundup!”
Watching Issac…
Hi everyone, The RNC is just days away. Unfortunately, we now have a significant hurricane threat on our hands. Tropical Storm Issac formed in the Atlantic roughly a week ago and the projected path sends the storm right into Florida during the week of the RNC. Not far behind Issac is Tropical Storm Joyce, whichContinueContinue reading “Watching Issac…”
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