Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority
- Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority
The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority, or TBARTA, is a transportation agency of the U.S. state of Florida which was created on July 1, 2007. The purpose of the agency is "to plan, develop, finance, construct, own, purchase, operate, maintain, relocate, equip, repair, and manage multimodal systems in Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota Counties." [ [http://www.tbarta.com/ Summary of SB 506 legislation] at the TBARTA website] The agency coordinates its efforts with the Florida Department of Transportation to improve transportation in the Tampa Bay Area.
Rapid Transit
TBARTA does not currently operate any rapid transit system, as no such system presently exists in the Tampa Bay area. However, the agency is discussing developing just a system. [cite web |url=http://www.tbnweekly.com/content_articles/092507_pco-02.txt |title=TBARTA tosses around different ideas |accessdate=2007-11-09 |last=McClure |first=Bob |date=September 25, 2007 |work= |publisher=Tampa Bay Newspapers] Bus rapid transit is also being discussed as an option. [cite web |url=http://www.sptimes.com/2007/09/30/news_pf/Neighborhoodtimes/Public_transportation.shtml |title=Public transportation has new chief, new challenges |accessdate=2007-11-09 |last=Silva |first=Cristina |publisher=St. Petersburg Times]
References
External links
* [http://www.tbarta.com Official TBARTA website]
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