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THE
Bus is
a cooperative effort of the Hernando County Board of County Commissioners, Metropolitan
Planning Organization, City of Brooksville, Florida Department of Transportation,
Federal Transit Administration and Mid Florida Community Services, Inc. (which
services part of the Hernando County area (Brooksville/Spring Hill and some
out-lying areas)). We help people of Hernando County become more self-sufficient
in order to achieve their full potential.
On
October 28, 2002, the Spring Hill routes started serving the greater Spring
Hill area; and one week later, November 4, 2002, the Brooksville route started
serving the Brooksville area while connecting Brooksville to Spring Hill. We
started with 4 buses in Spring Hill and 1 bus in Brooksville which shuttled
riders between Brooksville and Spring Hill.
Ridership numbers were over what was projected. In our 1st year, the average riders per day was 215 (1st year projection was 128 per day). By the 7th day of the first month of operation, we surpassed our 3rd year projection of 200 riders per day with 219 riders. After 22 months of operation, we were averaging from 425 to 434 riders per day. We reached our highest rider per day on December 9th, 2004 (as of January 31, 2005) with 625 riders.
Expansion—May 3, 2004
On May 3, we added the Brooksville Shuttle Bus—Green Route, along
with the Pasco-Hernando Community College—North Campus stop. We extended our
travel time, from 6:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., and we extended the Spring Hill routes
from YMCA to Spring Hill Regional, In addition to our additions, we decreased
the Brooksville/Spring Hill shuttle travel time from 90 minutes to 60 minutes.
Participating in Events
Shuttle for the 2003 Weeki Wachee Fourth of July celebration.
Shuttle for the 2003/2004 Hernando County Fair-Saturday service for the fair.
Shuttle for the 2004 Swamp Fest
2003/2004—Provided service the Day after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
October 9 &10, 2004 - Booth at the Stage West Craft and Art Show
December 2003/2004 Kiwanis Christmas Parade
April 2005 Hernando County Fair
