Transportation

HART: Ridership rates in April 2013 "record breaking"

Submitted by Taylor Katz, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Friday, May 10th, 2013, 8:42am

HART: Ridership rates in April 2013 "record breaking"

Hillsborough County, Florida-- The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) says April 2013 now holds the record for the fourth highest ridership rate in all of HART's history!

According to a release sent Thursday, April's bus ridership of 1,257,728 is a 6 percent increase from the 1,182,531 recorded riders in April 2012.

April 1st may have set the tone for the month's success, as HART reps say it saw the greatest daily ridership of the month with nearly 55,000 riders.

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HART suggests students apply for youth summit in Washington, D.C.

Submitted by Taylor Katz, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Friday, April 19th, 2013, 8:25am

HART suggests students apply for youth summit in Washington, D.C.

Hillsborough County, Florida-- In honor of Earth Day, the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority says high school juniors and seniors are eligible to apply for an upcoming summit in Washignton D.C., where they'll have a chance to learn all about how eco-friendly public transportation can be.

Details on the Generation Green on Board: A Youth Summit to Advance Public Transportation are as follows:

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Imagine 2040 to host second visioning workshop

Submitted by Taylor Katz, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Saturday, April 13th, 2013, 9:48am

Imagine 2040 to host second visioning workshop

Hillsborough County, Florida-- How will Hillsborough be in 30 years? Will we be traveling at the speed of light in flying cars around tons of mile-high skyscrapers? Maybe...or maybe not, but county reps hope you'll help them decide!

The county Planning Commission and the Metropolitan Planning Organization have scheduled the second workshop in their "Plan 2040" series for Tuesday, April 16.

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Public Transportation Commission meets April 10

Submitted by Mike Deeson, Reporter

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013, 5:48pm

Public Transportation Commission meets April 10

Tampa, Florida --The Hillsborough Transportation Commission meets this week at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10 in the 2nd Floor Boardroom at Hillsborough County Center.

Hillsborough County is the only county in the state with a separate Public Transportation Commission. The commission regulates taxi cabs, limousines and wreckers. It also issues permits for life support ambulances in the county.

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TBARTA invites you to talk transportation

Submitted by Taylor Katz, Web Producer, 10 News In Your Neighborhood

Sunday, March 31st, 2013, 7:08am

TBARTA invites you to talk transportation

Tampa Bay, Florida-- The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority (TBARTA) invites residents from seven local counties to join in upcoming talks about the region's future transportation plans and priorities.

TBARTA reps say they will host telephone "TownHall meetings" for 10 days starting Monday, April 1.

An automated system will call between 40,000 and 80,000 per night to extend an invite to the forum, and then TBARTA reps will take it from there to answer questions and respond to comments.

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Meeting for Bike and Pedestrian Safety

Submitted by Susan Wilson, Assignment Editor

Saturday, March 30th, 2013, 10:19am

Hillsborough County, Florida - Hillsborough County will hold three public meetings to discuss proposed improvements to several roads in northern Hillsborough County in order to increase pedestrian and bicycle safety.

The suggested improvements are being designed by the Public Works Department after these roads were identified by the Metropolitan Planning Organization as high pedestrian and bicycle crash corridors.

The total cost of all nine projects is approximately $8.5 million. Construction is projected to begin in mid to late 2013.

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