HART to Give Free Rides for Joy of Giving on Dec. 22!

HART is giving the gift of transportation to the 9th Annual Joy of Giving by providing FREE rides on Saturday, December 22. The event at Raymond James Stadium features entertainment, food, and games, for children and families who deserve gifts and smiles.

Free rides on HART include HARTPlus and Express service.

For more information about the Joy of Giving, such as attending as a volunteer, or conducting a toy drive, visit www. JoyOfGivingTampa.com.

Middle and High School Students Ride Free All of March!

Take a break this spring!

Are your kids gearing up for Spring Break? More importantly, are YOU prepared? Cold sweats, nightmares at night, oh the places you’ll take them (on your dime): movies, malls, concerts, theme parks.

If only there was a FREE, efficient way to get them around town without a car, and more importantly, YOU.

There is!

Throughout the month of March, middle and high school students ride FREE on all HART Local, In-Town Trolley, and Flex Services! All your child has to do is show their student or HART Youth ID and they’re jetting around town for FREE!

Here is just a small list of the Hillsborough County attractions that HART serves:

• Adventure Island – Route 5
• AMC Regency 20 - Route 37
• AMC Veterans 24 - Route 7
• AMC Westshore  14 - Routes 15, 30, 45, and HARTFlex South Tampa 
• Busch Gardens – Routes 5, 18, and 39
• Centro Ybor – Routes 8, 9, and 12
• Channelside Bay Plaza – Route 8
• Florida Aquarium – Route 9
• GameTime – Routes 8, 9, and 12
• Glazer Children's Museum - Routes 7, 10, 14, 30, and 46
• International Plaza - Route 15 
• Lowry Park Zoo - Routes 41 and 45
• Museum of Science and Industry – Route 6
• Regal Citrus Park - Route 39
• Tampa Bay History Center - Route 8
• Tampa Museum of Art – Route 8
• Tampa Theatre - Routes 4, 6, 8, 19, and 30
• University Mall – Routes 12, and 45
• Westfield Brandon - Routes 8, 31, 37, 46, and HARTFlex Brandon
• Westfield Citrus Park – Route 39
• Westshore Plaza – Routes 15, 30, 45, and HARTFlex South Tampa
• Ybor City State Museum - Routes 5, 8, and 12

We know you love your kids, but we also know that you love your free time too. Gain your independence, give them a little and go HART!

For more information on HART routes, maps, schedules and Trip Planner, visit www.goHART.org.

HART Helps Get Out the Vote for Nov. Elections!

FREE rides on HART on Election Day!

On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Election Day, HART will offer free rides to customers with a valid voter registration card. The card must be presented to the driver when boarding to receive the free ride.

Free rides are provided during regular bus service hours on Election Day. Riders should determine in advance which routes will get them to or near their polling site. To plan an Election Day trip, call HARTinfo at 813-254-4278 or use the Google Trip Planner feature on www.goHART.org.

This promotion is not valid for use of HARTPlus service or the TECO Line Streetcar System. Click here to view the flier.
 

Regardless of who you vote for, we just want to make sure that you exercise your right to vote!

Free Rides Return on Election Day

Show your voter's registration card at boarding
and ride HART local routes free March 1.

Tomorrow is a big day in the City of Tampa. For the first time in eight years, a new face is about to take up residence in the mayor's office at City Hall.

HART is ready to help you exercise your right to vote in this important election. When you board any HART local route on Election Day, Tuesday, March 1, just show your voter's registration card to ride for free. That's it!

If you need to find your polling place, you can enter your information in the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections website. Just remember, tomorrow's election is for City of Tampa races only. You must be a registered voter within the city limits to vote.

Still looking for information on the candidates? Here are some resources from the St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune that can help you wade through all of the issues:

St. Petersburg Times Election Coverage on tampabay.com

Tampa Tribune's Coverage at TBO.com Politics

So now you can read up on the candidates one last time, make sure you know where your polling place is, and count on HART to get you there.

Just goes to show, we're "Driven to Serve You" on Election Day - and every day!