People interested in suggesting improvements on cross-Bay bus service between Hillsborough and Pinellas counties are invited to a public workshop from 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. today at the downtown Tampa Verizon building, 201 N. Franklin St. ...more

November 19, 2009

Charlotte jumped ahead of Tampa in competition for federal funds to build rail transit, but falling behind has its advantages. ...more

October 25, 2009

No to rail Passenger light rail in Tampa will never work. Tampa ridership in numbers won't be enough to make it profitable, and commute times aren't long enough to make it worthwhile. It will end up just another taxpayer-subsidized folly. Tampa can't even make an inner-city trolly work. ...more

October 15, 2009

Although Amtrak ridership fell nationwide for the first time in seven years, ridership on the Silver Star that serves Tampa on its daily New York-Miami northbound and southbound runs grew 1.1 percent to 371,235 passengers for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30. ...more

October 14, 2009

For the first time in 18 months, Tampa International Airport in September reported an increase in ridership compared with year-ago figures, a departure from the decline in business and leisure travel shaped by the recession. ...more

October 13, 2009

One-way bus fares will rise to $1.50 when Pasco County's new budget kicks in Oct. 1. ...more

September 10, 2009

A 52-mile passenger rail route linking Wesley Chapel, Tampa and St. Petersburg would draw the highest ridership among five potential light rail lines under study by the Tampa Bay Regional Transportation Authority. ...more

September 4, 2009

St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport reported a 3 percent gain in passengers in June to 74,651, bucking a nationwide decline brought on by the recession. ...more

July 15, 2009

St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport reported a 3 percent gain in passengers in June to 74,651, bucking a nationwide decline brought on by the recession. ...more

July 14, 2009

JetBlue Airways, citing dwindling demand linked to a swine flu outbreak in Mexico, is temporarily discontinuing its Tampa-Cancun flights. ...more

July 8, 2009