Press Releases

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Stephanie Weaver
Communications & Public Relations Manager
Email: sweaver@psta.net
Office: 727-540-1853
Cell: 727-249-6542
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Press Releases

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10/27/25

Spark Ignites a New Era of Mobility

10/23/25

Media Advisory: Congresswoman Castor and Mayor Welch Join PSTA for Launch of New Spark Transit Service Connecting South St. Pete to the Beach & Downtown

10/20/25

SunRunner Celebrates Third Anniversary with Reduction in Crashes and Improved Travel Times

10/07/25

Media Advisory: PSTA and The Foundation for a Healthy St. Pete Partner to Host Community Workshop Ahead of Bus Network Redesign

09/24/25

PSTA Lowers Property Tax Rate Again While Delivering New Services

09/22/25

Faster, Easier, More Efficient: A New & Improved Transit Bus Network is Coming to Pinellas County

09/10/25

PSTA Hosts E-Revolution Drive to Recycle Technology and Empower the Community

08/27/25

PSTA to Launch AI-Powered Call System to Improve Rider Experience

08/22/25

A New Era of Transit: PSTA Breaks Ground on Clearwater Station

08/18/25

Excitement Builds for the Return of Ferry Service to the Tampa Bay

07/15/25

New Pass Lowers Cost of Living for Healthcare Workers

06/26/25

PSTA Makes Parade Day Easy with Free Rides and Parking Options

06/02/25

PSTA to Advance Cross-Bay Ferry Plans Following HART Board Vote

05/28/25

PSTA Takes Major Step Toward Securing Federal Grant for New Cross-Bay Ferry Service

05/05/25

Clearwater Ferry to Resume Service May 8

04/28/25

PSTA & Clearwater Ferry Statement

04/25/25

New Officers Named for PSTA Board of Directors

03/26/25

PSTA Approves Historic “Clear, Consistent, and Connected” Bus Network

02/27/25

Catch The Grouper—New Low-Cost PSTA Shuttle between St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) and Clearwater Beach

02/25/25

Leave the Driving to the Pros: Take PSTA to the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding

02/20/25

Baseball Fans Rejoice: Use PSTA to Get to Spring Training Games For FREE

02/18/25

SunRunner to be Fare-Free for Localtopia

01/31/25

Clearwater Ferry Expansion: Connecting Communities, Boosting Recovery, and Launching with a Maiden Voyage

01/29/25

PSTA Elects New Officers for Board of Directors

01/10/25

Grand Opening for New SunRunner Expansion & Launch of “SunRunner After Dark” Service

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12/26/24

Need A Ride on New Year's Eve? PSTA's Got You Covered

12/17/24

PSTA Awarded $1 million to Streamline Reduced Fare Enrollment for Veterans and Seniors

11/20/24

PSTA Seeks Community Feedback on Draft Connected Community Bus Network

10/31/24

PSTA Offering Free Rides to the Polls on Tuesday, November 5th

10/06/24

PSTA to Be Fare Free Starting Monday, October 7th

10/06/24

PSTA Hurricane Milton Service Update

09/25/24

PSTA Plans to Suspend Service on Thursday, September 26th

09/25/24

PSTA Plans to Resume Service at 12 p.m. on Friday, September 27th

09/24/24

PSTA Prepares for Tropical Storm Helene

08/16/24

New SunRunner Station Breaks Ground Near St. Pete Pier

08/14/24

MEDIA ADVISORY: PSTA Set to Break Ground on New SunRunner Station

07/29/24

PSTA’s SunRunner Wins National Transit Award

07/10/24

PSTA Receives Largest Discretionary Grant in Its History to Add to Electric Fleet

04/15/24

PSTA One Step Closer to Making Decade-Long Dream a Reality with New Transit Center

03/11/24

TWICE AS NICE: PSTA Wins ‘Best of The Bay’ for 2nd Year in a Row at Regional Bus Roadeo

02/28/24

Leave the Driving to the Pros: Take the SunRunner to the 20th Annual Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

02/20/24

This Spring Break Skip Paying to Park & Bypass Traffic by Riding with PSTA

02/08/24

SunRunner to be Fare-Free for Localtopia

01/24/24

Get Ready to Rumble with PSTA

01/11/24

PSTA Offering Free Rides on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Will Debut a Newly Wrapped Bus

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12/26/23

Need a Ride on New Year's Eve? PSTA has You Covered!

11/01/23

PSTA Debuts New Electric Buses Thanks to Volkswagen's Pollution-Pumping Punishment

10/17/23

SunRunner Fare-Free for the ‘Burg’s Biggest Halloween Celebration

10/05/23

City of St. Petersburg Funds New Free Bus Rides to Help Low-Income Residents Get to Work

09/29/23

Media Advisory: Leadership PSTA to Host Community Resource Summit for Pinellas County Residents

09/27/23

PSTA Saves Three Routes from Chopping Block with New Budget

09/25/23

SunRunner to Begin Collecting Fares on Oct. 1st

09/18/23

All PSTA Routes Are Free on World-Car Free Day

08/30/23

PSTA Service Update

08/28/23

PSTA Will Suspend Service on Tuesday, August 29th Beginning at 5 p.m.

08/28/23

PSTA Prepares for Tropical Storm Idalia

08/15/23

PSTA Named Most Outstanding Public Transportation System in the Nation

06/20/23

PSTA Offers a Free Way to Get to Pride

05/24/23

Additional SunRunner Buses on the Way

04/21/23

PSTA Announces SunRunner Expansion on Transit Line’s Six-Month Anniversary

04/04/23

PSTA Fleet Technicians Win 1st Place at FPTA State Roadeo

03/04/23

PSTA Bus Operator Wins 'Best of the Bay' at Regional Bus Roadeo

03/01/23

This Spring Break, Get to Popular Destinations Faster and for Free!

02/22/23

SunRunner extends Fare-Free for 6 More Months

02/15/23

Tampa Bay Transit Riders Can Now Pay Via Debit, Credit or Google/Apple Pay

01/31/23

Calling All Artists: Have Your Work Wrapped Around a PSTA Bus

01/13/23

PSTA Offering Free Rides on MLK Jr. Day And Will Debut a Newly Wrapped Bus

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12/28/22

PSTA Offering Free Extended Service on New Year’s Eve

11/22/22

SunRunner Update: One Month After Launch, Local Businesses Seeing Benefits from New Service

11/09/22

PSTA PREPARES FOR TROPICAL STORM NICOLE

11/07/22

PSTA OFFERING FREE RIDES FOR ELECTION & VETERANS DAY

10/30/22

Tens of Thousands Attend Second Annual ‘Halloween on Central’

10/25/22

PSTA Honored with Sustainable Leadership Award

10/24/22

SunRunner Attracts Over 10,000 Riders in First Weekend

10/20/22

PSTA Celebrates the Historic Launch of the SunRunner with Inaugural Ride & Ribbon Cutting

10/14/22

First 500 SunRunner Riders Will Receive a Limited-Edition SunRunner Gold Car

10/07/22

A Decade in the Making: PSTA & Clearwater Finalize Deal for Major Transportation Improvement

09/26/22

PSTA WILL SUSPEND SERVICE ON WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 28th UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

09/25/22

PSTA Prepares for Tropical Storm Ian

09/06/22

PSTA Launches Regional Transportation Disadvantaged Service

08/29/22

PSTA awarded $18 million for electric buses

08/22/22

It’s Back: ‘Halloween on Central’ Returns

08/10/22

PSTA Awarded $20 Million in Federal Funds for a New Clearwater Transit Center

07/27/22

PSTA Continues to Go Green

07/13/22

PSTA Announces SunRunner Grand Opening Date

06/29/22

PSTA to Receive $1 Million for Regional Transportation Disadvantage Service

06/19/22

PSTA Unveils Winner of Bus Design Competition that Encapsulates Diversity

04/27/22

AVA Heads to Dunedin After Successful Clearwater Pilot

03/30/22

PSTA Bus Operators Now Highest Paid in Florida

03/14/22

PSTA Cuts Transit Fares in Half to Help with Soaring Gas Prices

02/25/22

PSTA Returns to Full Service

02/22/22

Free Spring Break Service Returns to Clearwater Beach

02/01/22

Calling All Artists: Have Your Work Wrapped Around a PSTA Bus

01/25/22

PSTA to Honor Retired Bus Driver

01/18/22

PSTA Rolls Out Bus Wrap Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

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12/28/21

Need A Ride on New Year’s Eve? PSTA’s Got You Covered!

12/15/21

Autonomous Vehicle Coming to Clearwater

12/14/21

Pinellas County Students, Teachers to Ride for Free on All PSTA Buses

12/08/21

PSTA Board of Directors Unanimously Approve Purchase of 60 All-Electric Buses for the Five-Year Bus Replacement Plan for $80 Million

12/03/21

First Completed SunRunner Station Unveiled

10/31/21

St. Petersburg Hosts Largest Open-Air Event on Halloween

10/06/21

New Activities Confirmed For Halloween On Central Event

09/29/21

Leadership PSTA Donates Bus to Reach St. Pete for Mobile Market

09/16/21

New Clearwater Transit Hub Gets Wave of Support

07/07/21

PSTA WILL RESUME SERVICE TODAY AT 8 a.m.

07/06/21

PSTA WILL BEGIN SUSPENDING SERVICE TODAY STARTING AT 3:30 p.m.

07/06/21

PSTA OFFERING FREE RIDES TO TWO SHELTERS FOR TROPICAL STORM ELSA

07/04/21

PSTA PREPARES FOR TROPICAL STORM ELSA

07/01/21

Ride PSTA buses free with Flamingo Fares through Sept. 1

06/29/21

PSTA joins Duke Energy to unveil 4 new electric depot bus chargers

06/04/21

Pinellas Bus-on-Shoulder to begin Sunday

05/19/21

PSTA Continues Autonomous Vehicle Testing by Moving AVA to Dunedin

02/11/21

PSTA Rolls Out Bus Wrap Honoring Black History Month

02/04/21

All PSTA Routes to Return to Normal Schedule Effective Sunday, February 7th

02/01/21

PSTA Rolls Out Four New Electric Buses

01/25/21

PSTA Hosts ‘ADA Day’ for AVA Riders

01/15/21

Two PSTA Bus Operators Test Positive for COVID-19 (1/15)

01/14/21

PSTA Bus Operator Tests Positive for COVID-19 (1/14)

01/12/21

Two PSTA Bus Operators Test Positive for COVID-19 (1/12)

01/08/21

AVA Shuttle Service Temporarily Suspended Due to St. Petersburg Power & Sailboat Show

01/04/21

PSTA Bus Operator Tests Positive for COVID-19 (1/4)

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12/15/20

PSTA Bus Operator Tests Positive for COVID-19 (12/15)

12/14/20

PSTA Joins Public Transit Systems Around the Country in Urging Congress to #SavePublicTransit

11/23/20

PSTA Launches First of its Kind Autonomous Vehicle Pilot in Tampa Bay Region

11/17/20

Two PSTA Bus Operators Test Positive for COVID-19 (11/17)

11/12/20

PSTA Will Resume Service Today at Noon

11/11/20

PSTA Will Begin Suspending Service Today Starting at 12 P.M.

11/11/20

PSTA Prepares for Tropical Storm Eta

10/08/20

PSTA Announces Return of Limited Service for 300x Route

09/18/20

PSTA Announces Participation in Nationwide Public Transportation Industry “Health and Safety Commitments” Program

08/31/20

PSTA Receives Grant from FTA to Integrate Direct Connect into Transit app

08/18/20

PSTA Bus Operator Tests Positive for COVID-19 (8/18)

08/17/20

Construction Begins on Historic SunRunner

07/29/20

PSTA Board of Directors Approve Contract with David Nelson Construction to Build First Bus Rapid Transit in Tampa Bay

07/17/20

PSTA Bus Operator Tests Positive for COVID-19 (7/17)

07/15/20

PSTA Bus Operator Tests Positive for COVID-19 (7/15)

07/10/20

PSTA Bus Operator Tests Positive for COVID-19 (7/10)

07/09/20

PSTA Named a Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Business by the League of American Bicyclists

07/08/20

Beach to ‘Burg BRT to be called SunRunner

07/08/20

PSTA Debuts First Inductive Wireless Charging Station on US East Coast

06/04/20

PSTA Announces Return of Downtown St. Petersburg Looper Service & Restores Service on Multiple Routes

05/29/20

PSTA Awarded $21.8 Million in Federal Grants for Bus Rapid Transit Project

05/26/20

PSTA Gives Away Free Bandana Face Coverings to Essential Riders

05/14/20

PSTA Announces Return of South Clearwater Beach Jolley Trolley Service

04/27/20

PSTA Introduces New Essential Workers Program

04/15/20

PSTA Encourages Passengers to Wear Protective Face Coverings

03/31/20

PSTA Completes 100% Installation of Safety Shields on Bus Fleet

03/25/20

PSTA Temporarily Suspends Downtown St. Petersburg Looper & Announces Changes to Jolley Trolley Services Beginning March 30th, 2020

03/21/20

PSTA Develops Transit Plans Including Driver Safety Measures and Service Reductions in Response to COVID-19

03/20/20

PSTA Suspends Special Clearwater Beach Spring Break Trolley Services

03/18/20

PSTA Temporarily Goes Fare-Free in Response to COVID-19 Beginning Tomorrow March 19th, 2020

03/16/20

PSTA Cancels Public Meetings Until April 14th, 2020

03/03/20

PSTA in the Driver's Seat Addressing Hunger in Pinellas County with Feeding Tampa Bay

02/29/20

PSTA And City of Clearwater Partner to Provide Free Spring Break Park And Ride

02/06/20

PSTA Begins Construction on First Inductive Wireless Electric Bus Charging Station on US East Coast

01/29/20

PSTA Receives Grant to Fight Human Trafficking

01/08/20

PSTA Steps up Fight Against Human Trafficking

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12/30/19

PSTA Offering Free Extended Service on New Year’s Eve

12/11/19

PSTA Announces New Executive Committee and Board Member

11/11/19

PSTA Marks 10,000 Lyft Rides for People with Disabilities and Veterans

09/23/19

Greyhound Finds Permanent Home in Pinellas County Thanks to PSTA Partnership

09/06/19

To Combat Climate Change, PSTA Wins National Recognition for Sustainability

08/30/19

PSTA prepares for Hurricane Dorian

07/30/19

PSTA in the Driver’s Seat Addressing Hunger in Pinellas County with Feeding Tampa Bay

07/17/19

Florida AG Commissioner to Discuss Sustainability and Public Transportation at PSTA

06/26/19

PSTA Among First in Nation to Install Safety Barriers on All Buses

06/10/19

PSTA Team Wins First Place in International Bus Roadeo Maintenance Competition

06/07/19

PSTA Fast Tracks New Safety Barriers to Protect Bus Drivers

05/03/19

Notice of Public Hearing: FY 2019 Program of Projects (POP)

04/25/19

PSTA Board Unanimously Votes Against Cutting Routes

03/28/19

Notice of Public Hearings: PSTA Proposed Service Changes

03/14/19

PSTA and City of Clearwater Partner to Provide Free Spring Break Park & Ride

01/24/19

PSTA Invites Federal Employees Impacted by the Shutdown to Ride For Free

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