Getting there on HART is easier with RouteShout Where’s my bus? Hillsborough Area Regional Transit now has a simple way to answer that question for Hillsborough County transit riders. We simply RouteShout the answer. RouteShout is HART’s new way to give riders schedule information, bus stop locations and service updates, all via cell phone, Android or Iphone. Passengers can simply text the four digit stop ID printed on the bus stop sign of their route. Within seconds, they will receive information about the next bus scheduled to come their way. If riders have a GPS enabled phone, RouteShout will not only display arrival times, but nearby bus stops as well. For cell phone users, with mobile browsers, simply log on to m.routeshout.com, search GoHART and voila. For Iphone and Android users, simply go to Itunes or the “Android market,” search Routeshout, load the application, then search GoHART. From there, users can access bus schedule information. RouteShout is a free service offered to Hillsborough County transit riders. It is just the latest technology HART is using to better serve our community.

The University of South Florida Department of Parking & Transportation Services is unveiling a new program Mar. 2 that will provide riders of the USF Bull Runner, the USF Tampa campus bus system, with enhanced convenience and security. The program is an Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) system which is available on the web and can be downloaded on mobile hand-held devices.  The AVL offers several services including the ability to see arrival predictions for all buses at all stops, the ability to track buses along the routes so riders can plan their day accordingly, the ability to set up alerts for recurring use via text message and bus viewing in real-time. In April, USF will also implement automatic passenger counting on buses so riders will be able to know how full a bus is before it arrives.

The new system can be viewed at http://usfbullrunner.com.  To see the application working, click on the “Live Map” and choose a route. As always, a valid USF ID is required to ride the USF Bull Runner. USF is the only university in the State University System that owns its own buses and offers the AVL program.

The City of Tampa’s consultant, Vanus, Inc., will present the findings/recommendations of the “New Tampa Area Traffic Safety Study”   in the West Meadows, northern part of the study area.

Date:  Thursday, January 21st

Time:  6:00 -8:00 pm at the Clark Elementary School lunchroom.

Clark Elementary School

19002 Wood Sage Drive

Tampa, Florida  33647