It coordinates road planning and construction to improve traffic flow on the LeRoy Selmon Expressway and parallel roads through public and private partnerships. The authority is comprised of four Governor appointees, a County Commissioner , the Mayor of Tampa, and the Florida Department of Transportation District 7 Secretary. It usually meets on the fourth Monday of the month at 4 p.m. in the County Commission boardroom. 664-1119 HARTline provides public bus transportation throughout the County, with more than 9 million trips taken annually by patrons. It has 27 local routes and 12 express commuter routes connecting Brandon, Town 'N Country, Carrollwood, Northwest Hillsborough, and Pinellas County.
All buses are accessible to people with disabilities and equipped with bicycle racks.
HART also sponsors a commuter vanpool program, a Guaranteed Ride Home, and paratransit services for people with disabilities. The Hillsborough County Metropolitan Planning Organization is the long-range transportation planning agency for the entire County. Members are elected officials representing each jurisdiction in the County. The MPO usually meets the first Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. in the County Commission boardroom. The MPO is responsible for considering priorities for local, state and federal funding on transportation projects.