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HART will purchase electric buses with $2.7 million grant
The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) Wednesday announced it received a $2.7 million grant to add zero-emission electric buses to its fleet. Much like Bob Dylan at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, Tampa’s lead transit agency is going electric. Four new electric vehicles will replace existing combustion engine busses in HARTs fleet, the first… Read more »
SunRunner will be name of rapid bus service from St. Pete to St. Pete Beach
The new rapid bus line from downtown St. Petersburg to St. Pete Beach now has a name. PSTA executive director Brad Miller announced the name “SunRunner” Wednesday morning. “The rapid transit will be running from the Sunshine City of St. Petersburg to the sunset capital of Florida, St. Pete Beach. From where the sun rises… Read more »
MPO votes to keep plans to expand I-275
On Tuesday the Metropolitan Planning Organization narrowly voted to keep controversial highway improvements in their 5 year Transportation Improvement Plan. Florida Department of Transportation District 7 Secretary David Gwynn argued in favor of keeping the proposed interchange in the Transportation Improvement Plan, or TIP, to address malfunction junction on I-275 by adding additional exit lanes…. Read more »
Tampa City Council weighs safety options on Bayshore Boulevard
Here is a link to many coronavirus resources Tampa City Council held a special virtual workshop meeting Thursday to try to solve the problem of dangerous driving on scenic Bayshore Boulevard. The waterfront drive has seen several fatal collisions in recent years. More than 45 members of the public signed up to comment. Council asked… Read more »
Hillsborough residents have a chance to weigh in on transportation issues
On WMNF’s MidPoint Monday we talked about a range of Tampa Bay area transportation issues. The Florida Department of Transport (FDOT) recently came out with its preferred plan for the interchange that’s often called “Malfunction Junction.” It’s where I-4 ends at I-275 near downtown Tampa. Originally this intersection was going to get renovated through something… Read more »
Three rides this weekend for pedestrian & bicycle safety
Last Thursday a woman riding a bicycle was struck and killed on a St. Petersburg street. Another cyclist died the other day in Sarasota. And in Pasco County a high school student was hit by a truck Tuesday morning while walking to school and is in serious condition. Some bicycle advocates are taking to the… Read more »
Regional Rapid Transit: conservatives want to “learn more,” transit advocates are skeptical
A proposed express bus service from Wesley Chapel, through Tampa to St. Petersburg now has a name and seems to be moving forward; Regional Rapid Transit is bus service that would travel mostly along Interstate-275 with fewer stops than a typical bus. Some mass transit supporters oppose the plan, in part because it won’t be… Read more »
Hillsborough will consider new location for ferry terminal: on Mosaic land
A vote to fund a daily passenger ferry service between South Hillsborough County and MacDill Air Force Base might be delayed again; but Hillsborough Commissioner Mariella Smith tells WMNF that’s because a major hurdle has been cleared: the giant phosphate company Mosaic may offer its property as one terminal for the ferry service. “We are… Read more »
Judge rules that Hillsborough’s All For Transportation tax is valid
Late Tuesday a judge ruled that Hillsborough County’s one cent sales tax surcharge for transportation is legal. But the judge negated some of the voter-approved charter amendment’s language about spending allocations and restrictions. To find out what it means for transportation spending in Hillsborough, WMNF spoke with Tyler Hudson, chair of All For Transportation, the… Read more »
