News & Public Affairs
Ground broken on MetroRapid stops along Nebraska Avenue - next year those buses will get traffic light priority listen
08/06/12 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: Hillsborough County Commission, HART, transit, bus rapid transit, MetroRapid, Tampa, Sandra Murman, Fran Davin, Philip Hale
Hillsborough County officials broke ground today on what will soon be the county’s version of bus rapid transit. MetroRapid will run along Nebraska Avenue from the USF area to downtown Tampa quicker than other bus lines. Hillsborough County Commissioner Sandra Murman hopes the route will be a boost for ridership when it is completed next year.
Be the first to comment“We are taking a very big step with bus rapid transit to really get it moving forward and really send the message that riding the bus is a really ...
Tampa will hold three town halls on impacts of RNC on residents and businesses
07/25/12 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: RNC, 2012 RNC, Clean Zone, Tampa, Bob Buckhorn, transit, Tampa Police, HART, OccupyRNC, ResistRNC
Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn announced Wednesday that he will host three town hall meetings in August on the impacts of the Republican National Convention on residents and businesses.
The meetings will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on August 14 (Florida Aquarium), August 15 (Stetson University College of Law Tampa campus) and August 16 (Kate Jackson Community Center on South Rome Ave.).
The city says there will be representatives from the Tampa Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Of...
Be the first to commentBills in Tallahassee Would Consolidate HART and PSTA Transportation Authorities
03/07/12 Robert LoreiWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday
Tags: HART, PSTA, Steven Polzine, merger, HB1399, SB 1866
Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I'm Rob Lorei. Coming up today we'll talk about two bills in Tallahassee that could lead to the merger of HART (the Hillsborough Regional Transportation Authority) and PSTA (the Pinellas Suncoast Transportation Authority). Our guest is HART Board Vice Chair Dr. Steven Polzin, Director of the Mobility Research Program (long title for “researcher) at the USF Center for Urban Transportation Research. FMY HART
Be the first to commentFlorida Senate bill could be catalyst for HART & PSTA merger listen
10/24/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: HART, psta, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, transit, Transportation, Sandra Murman, Jack Latvala
Some board members the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority started planning their strategy to address new state legislation that could either dissolve the organization, or merge it with the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, or PSTA. HART attorney Chip Fletcher discussed the implications of Florida Senate Bill 192 during this morning’s Major Projects Committee.
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1 commentsTampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority considers multi-level bridge to link Tampa with Pinellas listen
09/30/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Friday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: TBARTA, Vanpool Program, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, HART, Ronnie Duncan
This morning Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority passed their budget for the next fiscal year, which will go into effect tomorrow. TBARTA expects that soon there could be improvements to bridges and streamlined bus services in the region.
The 2.4 million dollars in projected expenses is 700,000 dollars more than last year’s budget. But that includes nearly twice the federal funding compared to last year, plus revenue from the [Vanpool program](http:/...
Be the first to commentHART passes $100 million budget for FY2012 listen
09/27/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Tuesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: HART, budget, millage rate, transit, Transportation, buses, bus rapid transit, unions, collective bargaining
Yesterday the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority, or HART, approved a 100 million dollar budget for the next fiscal year. Members of the transit union gave up on demands for a wage increase, as well as a separate step increase. The Board also voted unanimously to raise the millage rate slightly to half a mil.
The HART Board of Directors has been torn between maintai...
Be the first to commentHART proposes reducing budget, yet increasing tax rate listen
08/22/11 Josh HoltonWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: HART, budget, Transportation, transit, transportation funding, millage rate
The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority plans to increase the millage rate on a typical property owner by about 41 cents per year. That’s even though HART’s overall proposed budget is being reduced by 3.2 percent. Director of planning Mary Shavalier said a decrease in revenue from property taxes is making matters more difficult.
And Shavalier said HART may partner with other organizations to compensate for any additional service needs around the county. ...
Be the first to commentUpgrades to Hillsborough transit include flex service and soon, bus rapid transit listen
08/10/11 Seán KinaneWMNF Drive-Time News Wednesday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: HART, Transportation, Hillsborough County, bus rapid transit
Last year, Hillsborough County voters rejected a one-cent sales tax increase to pay for transportation, including a light rail network. Now the county’s transportation agency, HART, is considering a slight tax increase pay for bus service and make up for declining property values. Marcia Mejia, the public information officer with Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority says the bus system has more riders than ever.
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Be the first to commentHART approves millage rate ceiling hike listen
08/01/11 Janelle IrwinWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: HART, In-Town-Trolley, transit, taxes, Transportation
This morning, the Board of Hillsborough’s transit agency, HART, raised the maximum amount it can assess homeowners for the county’s bus and other transportation services. During the two hour meeting the board also addressed collective bargaining and changes to In-Town-Trolley routes.
Meeting rising costs without asking tax payers to pony up is becoming more and more difficult in a struggling economy and issues concerning transportation are no exception. In their first meeting since June, ...
Be the first to commentPreliminary HART budget would raise ad valorem, cut routes listen
06/06/11 Kate BradshawWMNF Drive-Time News Monday Listen to this entire show:
Tags: HART, transportation, Hillsborough Area Regional Transit, Mark Sharpe, Sandy Murman, transit
Falling revenue may mean more cuts for Hillsborough County bus services. Today the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority’s Board of Directors approved a preliminary budget that would ax fifteen stops, and drastically reduce service in some areas. Philip Hale, the agency’s interim CEO, said drawing on reserves has prevented such cuts in the past, but that’s not an option anymore.
4 comments"For the last three years we have been, in essence, balancing the budget, adding additional service, but...
