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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 20th, 2025

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

 

 

St. Petersburg, FL – The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority’s (PSTA) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) SunRunner is celebrating its third birthday tomorrow (Tuesday, October 21). Made possible thanks to a federal grant by President Donald Trump, more than 2.5 million people have ridden SunRunner since its inception. 

 

Recent data clearly shows SunRunner is delivering on its goals of enhancing safety with both a reduction of overall crashes as well as a decrease in the number of severe accidents including those involving fatalities. SunRunner has also helped reduce congestion and improve travel times along the Central Avenue corridor. 
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Data Shows Safety, Efficiency, and Mobility Improvements 

 

A breakdown of data from transportation planning partner Forward Pinellas demonstrates that the SunRunner corridor is measurably safer and more efficient for all users since the October 2022 launch: 

 

  • Crash Reduction: The SunRunner corridor has experienced an overall decrease in crashes, with a nearly 40% reduction in crashes resulting in a death or serious injury along sections of the corridor where lanes were repurposed. 
  • Travel Time Savings: The re-timing of traffic signals along the corridor has resulted in significant time savings for all drivers, with a reduction of more than six minutes during the morning rush hour and over three minutes during the afternoon rush hour. 
  • Reduced Congestion: The semi-dedicated BAT lanes and Transit Signal Priority technology enable SunRunner buses to travel faster and more reliably, moving more people (each SunRunner bus can take up to 50 cars off the road) and reducing overall traffic congestion. 
  • Ridership: Total ridership in three years has topped 2,551,745 passenger with an average of 70,883 passenger trips per month. 

 

“Based on every metric, SunRunner has been an overwhelming success with a reduction in congestion and fewer accidents,” said PSTA Board Chair Deborah Figgs-Sanders. “The SunRunner has been a real solution making our roads safer for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.” 

 

The SunRunner project was significantly funded by a $21.8 million Capital Investment Grant (CIG) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) during President Trump’s first administration.   

Sabrina Hennessey

Catalyst Communications Group  

C: (727) 424-7237

E: Sabrina@CatalystCG.com

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ABOUT PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY

Since 1903, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) has served as the premier public transit provider for Pinellas County, Florida’s most densely populated county. The SunRunner, Tampa Bay’s first-ever Bus Rapid Transit service, provides a reliable, car-free option from downtown St. Pete and St. Pete Beach. With 41 fixed-route bus routes, two express routes to downtown Tampa, the Suncoast Beach trolley, Jolley Trolley and Looper and their paratransit service Access, PSTA provides 10.7 million rides annually. For more information about PSTA, visit www.psta.net