Figure 2: Proposed mobility hubs for SouthShore transit study. Source: HART & Hillsborough MPO - SouthShore Transit Study Reevaluation, 2018.
Planners are also exploring the potential to provide on-demand service (e.g. Uber, Lyft) for a subsidized fare for first/last mile connections to a mobility hub. Park and ride lot locations are being identified, as well, including one at Gibsonton Drive and I-75 that ties into FishHawk and the downtown route. HART has also expressed interest in the potential of subsidized stack parking facilities to maximize park and ride space in the suburban mobility hub areas and link those areas to efficient frequent transit service. Many areas of the County lack easy bicycle and pedestrian access to transit due to low density, suburban development patterns. This strategy would allow suburban commuters in these areas to access transit with a personal vehicle transit, while offsetting the cost of parking for transit supportive development around these nodes. HART has excess capacity in its buses and may thereby be able to offer a competitive option to single occupancy vehicles on congested arterial roadways. HART’s priority list for the Hillsborough TPO’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) includes $35 million for bus replacements, establishing electric buses, a CSX rail acquisition study, a bus stop capital improvement plan, and additional real estate acquisition. HART has been working to transition the fleet to electric vehicles (EV) and received a $2.7 million grant from the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) that can be used to purchase four electric buses and establish associated infrastructure, with a goal to deploy them by 2023. HART is in the early planning stages of conducting a study regarding the acquisition of CSX rail. The HART CSX Study is listed as a top priority of the TPO board. Roughly $3.5 million in federal funds has been requested to assess the track and update the CSX rail plan from downtown Tampa to the University of South Florida. HART has budgeted $150,000 to complete an initial feasibility assessment. Greenways and Trails Hillsborough County has long been planning a system of greenways and trails that could be integrated into the corridor plan as special transportation corridors. The Hillsborough County Greenways and Trails
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