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Originally posted on Ride PSTA:
St. Petersburg, Fla. – The largest LGBT Pride parade in Florida kicks off Saturday night in Downtown St. Petersburg, and the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is going to get you there. PSTA buses will be running frequently along 1st Avenues North and South – parallel to the events –…

Originally posted on Ride PSTA:
On a typical weekend, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority Bus Operator Maurice “Danny” Cheatham can be found wearing his uniform and name tag. However, this particular uniform consists of face paint, funny shoes and a big, red nose. His name tag will read: Moochie the Clown. Cheatham is a longtime member…

In this edition of Friday Rewind, I’m going to profile the 2001-series Gillig Low Floor transit bus that Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) has in service. In the coming months, these buses will be all but history from the HART fleet, as new Compressed Natural Gas-powered 2015-series Gillig Low Floor transit buses replace them. HARTContinueContinue reading “FRIDAY REWIND: HART’s 2001-series Gillig buses.”

The Transit Ridership Summary table has been updated with January, 2015 figures! If you’re new to my site, this table can be accessed and downloaded through Dropbox. Don’t have a Dropbox account? Not a problem! Anyone can access and download this file. Even then, Dropbox provides a free “basic” service for you to upload and share files to.ContinueContinue reading “January, 2015 Transit Ridership Summary”

Originally posted on Ride PSTA:
Who: Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority What: Carried more riders in January, 2015 than any previous January in agency history When: January, 2015 Where: Throughout Pinellas County and to Tampa How: By providing a record-setting 1,258,631 rides to area transit users The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority set its second consecutive all-time…

February could bring some good things to Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART)! In this post, I will cover two upcoming changes that you could be seeing as early as the next few weeks. Route 53LX to serve St. Joseph’s Hospital South As depicted in the graphic above, Route 53LX, which provides limited express service betweenContinueContinue reading “Changes to HART Route 53LX, website coming soon”

Originally posted on Ride PSTA:
Who: Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) What: Reminding fans that PSTA’s popular Central Ave. Trolley provides easy, affordable and frequent service near Tropicana Field for this year’s East-West Shrine Game When: 4:00 p.m. Saturday, January 17, 2015 Where:  Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg Why:  Enjoy the game and festivities, without the…

Originally posted on Ride PSTA:
The American Public Transportation Association is inviting high school juniors and seniors interested in careers in public transportation, to apply for an all-expense paid (by APTA) trip to our nation’s capital. The trip is part of APTA’s 4th biennial Transportation Youth Summit to advance education and promote careers in public…

Originally posted on Ride PSTA:
Officials from the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority and City of Pinellas Park celebrated the Grand Opening of PSTA’s first mid-county transit center in Pinellas Park today. The leaders gathered with PSTA and city staff as well as bus riders and members of the public for the official ribbon cutting and…