Connected Community Bus Network

Exciting Changes are Coming to PSTA's Bus Network!

The Connected Community Bus Network (CCBN) is a brand-new, redesigned bus network with the goal of improving overall services that optimize ridership and coverage.

Highlights

Let's take a look at the high-level goals the Connected Community Bus Network aims to achieve.

• Consistent schedules & weekend improvements with 7-day a week service on most routes
• Timed transfers to speed up route connections at select locations (Downtown St Pete, Park Street Terminal, & Largo Transit Center)
• Launch of Spark, a new premium, high-frequency bus service along 34th Street South (US 19) connecting Eckerd College and South St. Petersburg to Grand Central Station
• New On-Demand service zone in Clearwater

Key Changes

New No-Transfer, One-Seat Rides

Forget dealing with transfers—these routes will now provide one-seat rides:

• Route 4: PSTA complex to Skyway Marina
• Route 9: South St Pete to Gateway Mall
• Route 38: Madeira Beach to Downtown St. Pete (partially serving existing Route 68)
• Route 65: Indian Shores to Seminole City Center
• Route 78: Park Street to Northwest Transfer Center (Tampa)

Variants

• A & B variant for Routes 4, 9, 18, 52, 59, 74, & 78

Frequency Changes

These routes will undergo changes to their frequencies:

• Five routes now running with 20 minutes or less frequency: SunRunner, Spark, 4, 52, & 60
• Route 4 & 9: Sunday frequency improvement from 60 to 30 minutes on Sunday
• Route 52 ((from Park Street to Largo Transit Center): Weekday frequency increase from 30 to 15 minutes
• Route 59: Weekday frequency decrease from 15 to 30 minutes; Sunday frequency increase from 60 to 30 minutes
  Route 74: Weekday frequency decrease from 20 to 30 minutes
• Suncoast Beach Trolley & Jolley Trolley: Staggered schedules for 15-minute frequency on Clearwater Beach, 7 days a week
• Route 74: Weekend frequency improvement from 60 to 30 minutes
• Route 18 & 34 & 52: 30-minute frequency all day

Route Replacements

• Route 7: Replaced with Routes 9B & 29
• Route 14: Replaced with Routes 9A, 24, & 49
• Route 15: Replaced with Routes 9A & 66
• Route 23: Replaced with Routes 24 and 66
• Route 32: Replaced with Route 16 in Downtown St Pete
• Route 34: Replaced by the new Spark service
• Route 52LX: Replaced with local service on Routes 49 & 52
• Route 66L: Replaced with Route 91
• Route 68: Replaced with Routes 18, 38, & SCBT
• Route 75: Replaced with Routes 54 & 74B
• Route 76: Replaced with Route 70
• Route 79: Replaced with Routes 49, 66, & SunRunner or CAT
• Route 67 & 812: Replaced with Route 78

Click the map below to see these routes in action!

View All Stop Changes

Click here to take a detailed look at what stops are being added and removed