Monday, February 25, 2013
Pinellas County Commissioners will vote on whether or not to place a sales tax for transit improvement on the November 2014 ballot at its Feb. 26 meeting.
Pinellas County Commissioners took the next step Tuesday to ensure there is a public vote on a sales tax increase in November 2014 that would go toward Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority improvements. By voting 6-1 Feb. 12, commissioners cleared the way to decide at their Feb. 26 meeting whether or not to place the proposed sales tax increase on the 2014 ballot. The vote, however, is a mere placeholder until an ordinance is drafted for the PSTA sales tax referendum. "For more than 30 years, we having been talking about transit," said commissioner Janet Long. "We have never gotten as far as we are right now. In my mind, it’s time to move forward. Our citizens deserve better and our kids deserve better." The tax can be up to one percent…
Monday, September 10, 2012
Last month, the transit agency provided 1,238,666 rides, which is more than any other August in agency history.
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Monday, September 10, 2012
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is on track to break its all-time annual ridership record this fiscal year, according to a PSTA news release. The transit agency provided 1,238,666 rides, last month, which is more than any other August in agency history. That’s 10 percent jump over August 2011, and the ninth monthly mark set by PSTA within the last 10 months, according to the release. “Truly remarkable,” Brad Miller, PSTA CEO, said in a news release. “When Tropical Storm Isaac came around we were worried that the storm would keep many of the Republican National Convention visitors from venturing out. This record ridership shows that visitors and many locals opted for public transportation.” According to PSTA, like all government …
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is adding service options to North Pinellas residents in Dunedin, Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs and Oldsmar starting this December.
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- Katie Dolac
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Saturday, September 8, 2012
More convenient public transportation options are on their way to Countryside residents this winter. Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is adding three flex routes to connect riders in Dunedin, Palm Harbor, East Lake, Tarpon Springs and Oldsmar to the main Pinellas bus routes, Pasco County Public Transit and HART. The North County Connector service will start Dec. 10 and operate Monday through Friday on an hourly basis between 6:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. and also hourly on Saturdays between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. It uses the same fare structure as the PTSA system, but ridership is free during the kick-off month of December, PTSA says. The connector will pick up riders within a three-quarters of a mile radius from PSTA's fixed routes (with some …
Friday, June 15, 2012
“Not only is this the highest ridership ever for the month of May, but it’s also the second highest monthly total ever for PSTA – second only to March 2012,” said Bob Lasher, PSTA spokesman, in a news release.
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority continues to set all-time ridership records. Early figures for May indicate that 1,187,231 rides were taken last month, which is a jump of more than 46,000 rides over May 2011. “Not only is this the highest ridership ever for the month of May, but it’s also the second highest monthly total ever for PSTA – second only to March 2012,” said Bob Lasher, PSTA spokesman, in a news release. Agency leaders say transit ridership typically jumps when fuel prices spike and, as in past years, they’re seeing that when prices come down, riders continue using PSTA. Gas in Clearwater has fallen sharply since March by dropping nearly 30 cents. This past week the average gallon of gas in Clearwater was $3.26 while …
