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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2014

Florida's HART names interim CEO

Katharine Eagan has been with HART since 2009, when she was hired as chief of service development at the agency and moved up to chief operating officer in 2011. There is no exact timetable as of yet for HART to replace Hale on a permanent basis.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2013

Fla.'s HART introduces real-time bus app

Partnered with the Center for Urban Transportation at the University of South Florida, where the software was developed with funding from the National Center for Transit Research.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2013

Fla.’s HART launches digital advertising

Will use the existing annunciation system on buses to broadcast 10- to 15-second messages. The program is managed by transit media firm Commuter Advertising, which enables time and location-based commercials triggered by GPS systems. HART is one of 10 transit agencies in the U.S. to use the technology.

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Newsby StaffDecember 27, 2012

Fla. residents support publicly funded light rail

Fifty-eight percent of respondents were supportive of spending public or tax money to bring light rail to parts of the Tampa Bay area.

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2012

Fla.'s HART breaks ground on bus rapid transit

The 17.5-mile line, which runs through downtown Tampa to Telecom Park/Hidden River Corporate Park, will feature Transit Signal Priority (TSP) technology and improve travel-time savings by 10 to 15%.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2012

HART wants minimum age policy for travel

Planners suggested implementing a policy Sept. 1 that children younger than 12 years old boarding a bus or paratransit van must be accompanied by someone older than 12.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 10, 2012

Former HART chief tapped to head AC Transit

David J. Armijo will replace retiring Mary King, who led the transit district since October 2009.

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ArticlesSeptember 22, 2011

Women In Transportation: Vasti Amaro

Vasti Amaro Title: Senior Vice President of Eastern Operations Organization: Tectrans City: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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Newsby StaffMay 3, 2011

HART to end pursuit of rail

Last year, Hillsborough County residents voted against a sales tax referendum for light rail, which was followed by Gov. Rick Scott's rejection of $2.4 billion in high-speed rail funds.

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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2011

Hillsborough Area Regional Transit CEO fired

The transit system's board voted 7 to 4 to terminate David Armijo, who had been placed on a month-long suspension while employee allegations against him were being investigated.

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