Tampa, Florida

====Mass transit====
[[File:Streetcars_in_Tampa,.webp|thumb|233x233px|August, 1924]]
From the early 1900s till the late 1940s Tampa had an extensive streetcar line system that serviced the city.<ref name=":3" />  In 1926, the 53 mile long [[TECO Energy|Tampa Electric]] streetcar system carried almost 24 million passengers.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 May 2017 |title=Streetcar history clatter and dings |url=http://tampaelectricblog.com/streetcar-free-rides-fourth-friday-tampa/ |access-date=15 February 2018 |publisher=TECO - Tampa Electric}}</ref> The streetcar system had at least 13 different connected lines, maps [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebea7857366423e3387b23e/1589919758649-594OF86XCJ0M477HLMZD/image-asset.jpeg?format=1000w shown here] & [https://i.imgur.com/AOlhdDs.png here]. With each line running anywhere from every 10 to 30 minutes, from around 5 am till midnight.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=What happened to Tampa's streetcars? An artist mapped the forgotten lines. |url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2019/10/01/what-happened-to-tampas-streetcars-an-artist-mapped-the-citys-lost-transit-lines/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tampa Heights, History |url=https://www.tampaheights.org/history |access-date=2023-06-22 |website=TampaHeights.org |language=en-US}}</ref> It was shut down after World War Two, with the city tearing up most of the installed tracks.<ref name=":3" /> The last cars were removed from service some time between 1946 and 1949.<ref>{{cite web |title=The End of the Streetcar Era in Tampa |url=https://www.tampapix.com/streetcars.htm |access-date=15 February 2018 |website=Ybor City}}</ref>[[File:HART 25XX bus.JPG|right|thumb|upright=0.95|A HARTLine bus at the Marion Transit Center]]
Public mass transit in Tampa is operated by the [[Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority]] (HART), and includes [[Transit bus|public bus]] as well as a [[streetcar]] line. The HART bus system's main hub is the Marion Transit Center in [[Downtown Tampa]], serving nearly 30 local and express routes. HART also operates a rapid-transit bus system called [[MetroRapid]] that runs between Downtown and the University of South Florida.<ref>[http://www.gohart.org/Pages/services-metro.aspx "MetroRapid/HART"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625024038/http://www.gohart.org/Pages/services-metro.aspx |date=June 25, 2018 }}. Retrieved June 24, 2018.</ref>

The [[TECO Line Streetcar]] provides electric streetcar service along eleven stations on a {{cvt|2.7|mi|adj=on}} route, connecting [[Ybor City]], the [[Channel District, Tampa|Channel District]], the [[Tampa Convention Center]], and downtown Tampa.<ref>[http://www.tecolinestreetcar.org/about/stations/index.htm "Streetcar Station Stops", 2007.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227214602/http://www.tecolinestreetcar.org/about/stations/index.htm |date=December 27, 2012 }} [http://www.tecolinestreetcar.org/ ''TECO Line Streetcar System''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426181030/http://tecolinestreetcar.org/ |date=April 26, 2011 }}. Retrieved January 28, 2010.</ref> The TECO Line fleet features varnished wood interiors reminiscent of late 19th and mid-20th century streetcars.<ref>[http://www.tecolinestreetcar.org/about/history/index.htm "What Goes Around Comes Around", 2007.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906181829/http://www.tecolinestreetcar.org/about/history/index.htm |date=September 6, 2015 }} [http://www.tecolinestreetcar.org/ ''TECO Line Streetcar System''.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426181030/http://tecolinestreetcar.org/ |date=April 26, 2011 }}. Retrieved January 28, 2010.</ref>

Limited transportation by privately operated "[[Neighborhood Electric Vehicle]]s" (NEV) is available, primarily in Downtown Tampa and Ybor City.<ref>[http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/apr/07/agency-discuss-regulating-golf-cart--vehicles/ Agency to discuss regulating golf cart-like vehicles] {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20121209021801/http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/apr/07/agency-discuss-regulating-golf-cart--vehicles/ |date=December 9, 2012 }}</ref> [[Water taxi]]s are available on a charter basis for tours along the downtown waterfront and the Hillsborough River.

The [[Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority]] (TBARTA) develops bus, [[light rail]], and other transportation options for the seven-county [[Tampa Bay area]].