At Wednesday’s Board of Directors meeting, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority approved the various service changes that are set to take effect in October of 2016. While most of the proposed changes were approved, there were a few changes that were either modified or discarded by the board due to customer concerns. This post (theContinueContinue reading “PSTA October, 2016 Service Change Proposals – Part 4 – Approved Changes”
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PSTA October, 2016 Service Change Proposals – Part 3
In the third part of this series, I will take a look at the changes being proposed for Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) route 74, the Oldsmar/Tampa/Countryside Flex Connector, the Dunedin/Palm Harbor Flex Connector, and the Jolley Trolley Coastal Route. You can read Part 1 and Part 2 if you have not had a chance toContinueContinue reading “PSTA October, 2016 Service Change Proposals – Part 3”
PSTA October, 2016 Service Change Proposals – Part 2
In the second part of this series, I will take a look at the changes being proposed for Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) routes 61, 62, 66, and 67, and the proposal to create Route 65. If you did not get to read over my first post, you can do so here. Documents from PSTA CountywideContinueContinue reading “PSTA October, 2016 Service Change Proposals – Part 2”
PSTA October, 2016 Service Change Proposals – Part 1
In what has to be the most sweeping change in the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) bus system in several years, several key routes are slated for a major overhaul in order to improve efficiency and reliability. Overview For some time now, PSTA has become known for running notoriously long bus routes throughout Pinellas CountyContinueContinue reading “PSTA October, 2016 Service Change Proposals – Part 1”
PSTA June, 2016 Service Changes
Effective Sunday, June 5, 2016; the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) has enacted several changes to its bus system. Please see the listing below for details. Routing/Scheduling Changes Routes 11 and 444: In an effort to greatly improve service to the Crystal Lakes Manor housing complex, bus service will now be provided by Route 11,ContinueContinue reading “PSTA June, 2016 Service Changes”
Route 74 Long-Term Detour – Effective 1/6/16 to TBD – May, 2016 Update
As first reported back in January, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) Route 74 has been on detour in the Gateway area of Pinellas due to construction along Gandy Blvd. In March, changes were made to the route to accommodate the closure of the 16th St N interchange at Gandy Blvd. Since the opening ofContinueContinue reading “Route 74 Long-Term Detour – Effective 1/6/16 to TBD – May, 2016 Update”
Improving Regional Bus Connections in Tampa Bay
Making inter-county travel via transit even better! With the launch of an improved Purple Bus Route in Hernando County and the upcoming cross-bay connection between Pinellas and Manatee Counties, traveling from one county to another couldn’t be any easier! As shown in the illustration above, various transit agencies have launched cross-county bus services in orderContinueContinue reading “Improving Regional Bus Connections in Tampa Bay”
MCAT Skyway ConneXion
Starting Friday, April 1, 2016, you’ll have a new way to cross Tampa Bay between Pinellas and Manatee Counties! Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT) will be launching its new Skyway ConneXion express bus service between Bradenton and St. Petersburg via I-275 and the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The service will start out as a pilot thatContinueContinue reading “MCAT Skyway ConneXion”
OneBusAway – PSTA
If you visited Hillsborough Area Regional Transit’s OneBusAway desktop website (http://tampa.onebusaway.org/enterprise/) this morning, you may have noticed something different. No, your eyes aren’t deceiving you. Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus routes were indeed showing up on HART’s OBA interface, rather than HART’s own routes (though HART Routes 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 16, 30,ContinueContinue reading “OneBusAway – PSTA”
UPDATE: PSTA Route 74 Detour – 1/6/16 to TBD
For the past two months, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) has been detouring Route 74 along Gandy Blvd between MLK St N and I-275 due to construction. This past weekend brought upon a change in the detour route, which now have buses in both directions utilizing MLK St N between 94th Ave N and 102ndContinueContinue reading “UPDATE: PSTA Route 74 Detour – 1/6/16 to TBD”
The Global Transit Guidebook 