NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Route Changes
Affecting Routes 1, 30, 18, 58, 444, East Lake Connector
Effective October 11, 2015
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) will hold a Public Hearing on:
Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.
PSTA Administration Building
3201 Scherer Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Hearing is schedule for ½ hour, but will be extended if necessary. The proposal will be available online one week in advance of the hearing, and printed copies will be available at the hearings. If you are unable to attend in person, written comments are welcome by mail or email.
Mail to: PSTA Service Public Hearing
3201 Scherer Drive, St. Petersburg, FL 33716
Email comments to: engage@psta.net
For the official record, please include your name and address on all correspondence. If you need a sign language interpreter, large print material, or other ADA accommodations in order to participate, please call the InfoLine at (727) 540-1900…
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PSTA Adds New Date to Service Redesign Workshop Series
To allow sufficient opportunities for public input, PSTA has added a community workshop on the proposed service redesign and fare structure changes for Thursday, August 20. Details in the PSTA post.
St. Petersburg, Fla. – Those who have not yet had the opportunity to attend one of the public workshops being hosted by the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) will now have one more opportunity to do so.
A fifth date has been added to the series after PSTA received requests from citizens to add a workshop in the corridor-area of St. Petersburg.
Attendees are encouraged to meet with PSTA staff to ask questions and make comments about phase one of the proposed service redesign. The workshops are not structured and no formal presentation will be made.
The phase one routes are: 1, 30, 58, 444, and the East Lake Connector.
Riders unable to attend are invited to send comments to engage@psta.net.
For more information, visit the Public Workshops page.
Workshops are scheduled for:
- Monday, Aug. 17, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Pinellas Park Library, 7770 52nd Street
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August Updates and Posts to come…
Beginning later this month, and going into September, I am planning the following blog posts and website updates: Blog Posts PSTA Adventures - Episode 1: If you happened to follow today's social media activities; yes, I took a ride along the PSTA bus system with two others. I plan to have the full post up towardsContinue reading "August Updates and Posts to come…"
Public Invited to Seminole Library for Second PSTA Workshop
The Seminole meeting is TODAY at 2:30pm.
St. Petersburg, Fla. – The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is holding the second of four public workshops today at the Seminole Library, 9200 113th Street North, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. to answer questions and receive feedback on the first phase of a proposed service redesign.
Nearly twenty people attended the first workshop at the East Lake Library yesterday to learn more about the service redesign that will focus on the lowest performing routes in the system: 1, 18, 30, 58, 444, and the East Lake Connector.
There is no tentative schedule for the workshops and no formal presentation will be made. Attendees are encouraged however to walk around freely to meet with PSTA staff for a more personal interaction.
Those unable to attend are encouraged to send comments to engage@psta.net.
| Date | Locations | Affected Route(s) | Time of Day | Routes Serving Venue |
| 8/11/15 | Seminole Library: 9200 113th |
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PSTA to discuss route reshuffling
As a direct result of the failure of Greenlight Pinellas, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) has been exploring ways to keep its existing system running while trimming down under-performing routes and cutting expenses. In the coming weeks, PSTA officials will be talking with Pinellas County residents about revising or eliminating lower ridership bus routes, asContinue reading "PSTA to discuss route reshuffling"
UPDATE – HART to unveil new website on 8/17/15
It's been talked about for months now, but Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) has formally announced the launch date for their new website! The announcement was made via a Facebook cover photo change yesterday and the expected launch date (barring any unforeseen circumstances) will be Monday, August 17, 2015. From now until Monday, you mayContinue reading "UPDATE – HART to unveil new website on 8/17/15"
CANCELLED – All subsequent planned “This is Go Hillsborough” blog posts
This month, I was planning to complete my first cluster of blog posts revolving around the Go Hillsborough Transportation Plan. However, due to recent developments, I will no longer be publishing these posts and I have decided to cancel the remainder of the This is Go Hillsborough blog series altogether.
HART Summer 2015 Service Changes
It's that time again, time for the HART summer markup! I advise that you please pay close attention to this cycle of changes, as a radically different scheduling system is being introduced on some bus routes. If successful, you can expect the entire system to follow suit in the months to come. An overview ofContinue reading "HART Summer 2015 Service Changes"
Taking some time off…
Some big things are coming to this website in the coming months... In the meantime however, I will be taking some time away from this blog to tend to other matters. I will try to have HART's July markup post published as soon as I know the details of the markup so that you canContinue reading "Taking some time off…"
The Global Transit Guidebook 