HART vote unanimous against state mandate for merger

On Monday, January 9, 2012, a joint meeting was held between the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority HART and the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority PSTA, in which the HART board voted unanimously in expressing its opposition to Section 71 of the proposed Senate Bill SB 1866 that was introduced today in the Florida Legislature by State Senator Jack Latvala.

The section of the bill in question is on pages 124 and 125 of the bill, and states “It is the intent of the Legislature to encourage and facilitate a review by the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) and the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART) in order to achieve improvements in regional transit connectivity and implementation of operational efficiencies and service enhancements that are consistent with the regional approach to transit identified in the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority’s (TBARTA’s) Regional Transportation Master Plan.” For entire post, click here.