Recommendation expected Friday. ...more

June 24, 2008

One dollar will get you a seat on THE Bus. But it takes a whole lot of those dollars to pay for the county's annual operating costs for the mass transit system. To be precise: $600,000 in property tax revenues. ...more

June 22, 2008

THE COST OF MASS TRANSIT IN HERNANDO COUNTY ...more

June 21, 2008

County Commissioner David Russell said the results from a mass transit ridership survey released last week clearly indicate the need to park the county's bus permanently. ...more

June 19, 2008

With the price of motor fuels sparking a lot of worry, this would seem the time to move toward an alternative to cars as the major means of getting around the Suncoast. That happened this week. The $66 billion state budget for fiscal 2009 Gov. Charlie Crist signed this week has $2 million for the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority. TBARTA will use the money to ramp up its planning for a mass transit system in an eight-county region that runs from Citrus County south to Sarasota County and includes Pasco and Pinellas. Crist vetoed $1 million for TBARTA last year. ...more

June 14, 2008

A much-anticipated ridership survey for THE Bus released Thursday shows more people are using Hernando County's mass transit system to commute to work than previously believed. ...more

June 13, 2008

SURVEY SHOWS RIDERSHIP PATTERNS ...more

June 12, 2008

Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio visited Silverthorn Country Club on Wednesday to hear firsthand from county commissioners and staffers how Hernando County fits into the big picture of mass transit. ...more

June 5, 2008

These are painful times for local governments. State-mandated spending restrictions and a voter-approved amendment limiting property taxes are forcing budget cuts and a reordering of priorities. ...more

June 1, 2008

City and transportation officials are hoping proposed new rules will allow them to funnel more money to mass transit downtown and in the West Shore business district. ...more

February 20, 2008