Hillsborough Area Regional Transit

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Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) provides public transportation for Hillsborough County, Florida.

HART provides bus service (called the HARTline) and manages the TECO Line Streetcar System.

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[edit] HART Bus Fares

Fares on the HART system are as follows:

  • One-Way Cash Fares
    • HART Local Routes: $1.50
    • Discount Local*: $0.75
    • HART Commuter Express Routes: $2.50
    • Discount Express*: $1.25
    • HARTline Neighborhood Connectors and In-Town Trolleys: $0.50
    • Discount Neighborhood Connectors and In-Town Trolleys: $0.25
  • HARTride Passes
    • 1-Day Unlimited Ride
      • Local and Limited Express: $3.25
      • Discount Local*: $1.60
      • Premium Express Card: $6.00
    • 31-Day Unlimited Ride
      • Local and Limited Express: $50.00
      • Discount Local*: $25.00
      • Commuter Express: $80.00
      • Discount Express: $40.00
    • 20-Ride
      • Local and Limited Express: $30.00
      • Discount Local*: $15.00
      • Commuter Express: $50.00
      • Discount Express: $25.00
    • 3-Day Unlimited Ride Visitor Pass
      • Local: $9.75
    • Intercounty PSTA/HART Monthly Passport: $85.00
      • For use on all PSTA and HART Bus, Trolley, and Streetcar Routes.

The asterisks indicate that a HART Discount Permit is required.

All fares mentioned above are effective as of November 19, 2006. For more information regarding HART fares, click here.

[edit] Neighborhood Connector and In-Town Trolley Routes

HARTline has six connector routes and two trolley routes. These routes are generally shorter than an average route.

Connector fares are as follows:

  • Connector Fare Cards
    • 31-Day Unlimited Connector Card: $10.00
    • 31-Day Unlimited Discount Connector Card*: $5.00
  • About Connector Fare Cards
    • Connector Fare Cards are NOT the same as HARTride Passes and are ONLY vaild for Neighborhood Connector and In-Town Trolley Routes.
    • All Local and Express HARTride Cards are accepted on all Neighborhood Connector and In-Town Trolley Routes

Connector routes are as follows:

  • 83-University Area Connector
  • 85-South Tampa Weekend Connector
  • 87-SouthShore Connector
  • 88-Town 'n Country
  • 89-South Tampa Weekday Connector
  • 96-In-Town Trolley/Downtown (operates on weekday peak hours only)
  • 97-In-Town Trolley/Downtown/Channelside (operates Monday through Saturday nights)

All fares and routes mentioned above are effective as of November 19, 2006.

[edit] Commuter Express

In 2004, HART revised its express bus route system. The changes included new routes to Brandon and Pasco County, changes to existing routes (such as Route 28X), and the addition of 12 new Gillig BRT busses to HART's existing bus fleet (some of these new busses have Wi-Fi). In addition, the name "Commuter Express" was instilled on the system to attract new patrons.

[edit] Late-night Service

In 2006, HART introduced late-night bus service on nine local bus routes in order to meet the diverse needs of its patrons. Some of these routes now run as late as 1am as a result in the increase of service. Several changes have been made to the original list since 2007.

  • Route 1 - Florida Ave
  • Route 2 - Nebraska Ave
  • Route 6 - 56th St
  • Route 8 - Progress Village/Brandon
  • Route 12 - 22nd St
  • Route 19 - Port Tampa (proposed to be added in 2008)
  • Route 30 - Town n' Country (only operates between Downtown Tampa and TPA Airport after 10pm on weekdays)
  • Route 32 - MLK Blvd
  • Route 34 - Hillsborough Ave
  • Route 83 - University Area Connector (dropped in 2007 due to low ridership in the late night hours)

[edit] HARTflex

As part of HART's reorganization of routes and fares during FY 2006/2007, new flex routes (called HARTflex) were to be initiated in Temple Terrace, Carrollwood, Town-n-Country, Brandon, and Seffner. Fares would have been the same as a standard bus fare but advance reservations (via teelphone ) would have been required. The proposed routes are listed below:

  • Route 501 - Town N' Country (Will replace Neighborhood Connector Route 88)
  • Route 502 - Carrollwood
  • Route 503 - Temple Terrace
  • Route 504 - Seffner
  • Route 505 - Northwest Brandon
  • Route 506 - Northeast Brandon
  • Route 507 - South Brandon

HARTflex service was supposed to begin around March/April 2007 but was delayed due to (bus driver) union issues. The launch was canceled in August 2007 due to budget cuts by the agency caused by Florida's property tax reform plan.

  • The HARTflex service is not to be confused with the HART service of the same name provided by HARTplus, as that service only provides flex route services to the elderly and persons with disabilities.

[edit] Florida Property Tax Reform

Like many local agencies throughout Florida, HART was forced in 2007 to cut its budget by $1.7 million. As a result of this, HARTflex service was cancelled and numerous routes saw drawbacks in service. Limited Express Route 52 and Trolley Route 98 were eliminated due to low ridership.

Unrelated to the to the budget cuts, the Hooter's Lunchtime Express Shuttle was cancelled in December 2007 after operating for nearly four years. The midday shuttle service from Downtown Tampa to the Hooter's Restaurant in Channelside was a joint effort between Hooters and HART. No reason was given on the HART website as to why the service was stopped (http://www.hartline.org/departments/marketing/news/hooters_cancelled.htm).

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