Five people were injured in a collision between a Polk County Transit Services bus and a van in Lake Alfred. Four of the injured were passengers on the bus. The other injured person was the driver of the van. All have been taken to a hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening, said Heather Smith, spokeswoman for the Polk County Public Safety department. ...more

December 1, 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

It's no accident that nearly every house in this fast-growing subdivision has two cars in the driveway. ...more

June 15, 2008

Mayor Pam Iorio is proposing to use tourist tax dollars to fund the flagging streetcar system, owned by the city and county transit agency. The streetcar "has a strong connection to tourist development. There's no question about that," Iorio said. ...more

February 20, 2008

Managers of Pasco County's bus system asked the public for advice on its future. They heard very little in response. ...more

September 19, 2007