Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) – Page 11

Proposed route and schedule changes for PSTA

Begining June 7, PSTA will enact some changes to its bus system. Most of these changes come in the way of timepoint changes to improve efficiency and will affect Routes 4, 7, 14, 15, 19, 23, 52, 59, 66, 68, 74, 93, and the Suncoast Beach Trolley.

PSTA website improvements/HART projects update

During the past couple of weeks, quite a bit has happened transit-wise in Tampa Bay. First, the big news. Several HART projects are one step closer to becoming reality. *TECOline Streetcar Extension: HART has awarded a contractor (Kimmins Contracting Corp) to design and build the extension from the Dick Greco Plaza to Whiting Street. *TIAContinueContinue reading “PSTA website improvements/HART projects update”

PSTA launches countywide BRT study

With BRT becoming a more popular topic among transit officials, PSTA has unveiled its countywide plan for faster bus service.Check out the report! (PDF)

Gandy Blvd Elevated Plan

Once again, I am going to briefly deviate from the transit scene to discuss the proposed project for Gandy Boulevard in South Tampa. Though work continues on creating a median, future plans include a two-laned elevated structure in the middle of the highway, similar to the reversible structure on the Selmon Expressway. However, I don’tContinueContinue reading “Gandy Blvd Elevated Plan”

PSTA to obtain new hybrid buses

As if PSTA already has awesome buses (both Gilligs and New Flyers), things are about to get even better! According to this PDF newsletter from a few months back, PSTA is slated to purchase 10 new hybrid buses. Three of these buses will be of the BRT style, similar to SCAT’s hybrid fleet, while theContinueContinue reading “PSTA to obtain new hybrid buses”

Holiday Schedules

During holidays, many transit agencies (with the exception of some larger city transit agencies like NYCMTA for example) scale back service due to lower ridership and to allow many of their employees to take a day off. Below are some of the holiday service hours for several Tampa Bay area transit agencies.HART:New Year’s Day: NoContinueContinue reading “Holiday Schedules”

Changes coming to PSTA

Note: The original links to the PSTA website no longer work. I’ve posted a link to the Tampa Bay Newspapers Weekly site, which has an archived article on these changes. Route 22 – which was merged into Route 1, was restored in 2015 after Route 1 was axed due to being the lowest ridership route inContinueContinue reading “Changes coming to PSTA”