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Office: 727-540-1853
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Past Press Releases

  • Psta Bus Operator Tests Positive For Covid 19 818

    PSTA Bus Operator Tests Positive for COVID-19 (8/18) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2020 PSTA Bus Operator Tests Positive for COVID-19   St. Petersburg, Fla– The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) received notification from a bus operator, that the operator had tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). This is the tenth public-facing employee testing positive…

  • Psta Prepares For Tropical Storm Eta

    PSTA Prepares for Tropical Storm Eta FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 11, 2020  PSTA PREPARES FOR TROPICAL STORM ETA BUS SERVICE REMAINS IN EFFECT, UNLESS WINDS REACH 40 MILES PER HOUR  St. Petersburg, Fla – The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is preparing for Tropical Storm Eta. Bus service is scheduled to remain open, but PSTA will halt service if the…

  • Two Psta Bus Operators Test Positive For Covid 19 1117

    Two PSTA Bus Operators Test Positive for COVID-19 (11/17) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 17, 2020 Two PSTA Bus Operators Test Positive for COVID-19 St. Petersburg, Fla – The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) received notification from two bus operators, that they had tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). This is the fourteenth and fifteenth public-facing…

  • Psta Will Resume Service Today At Noon

    PSTA Will Resume Service Today at Noon FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 12, 2020 PSTA WILL RESUME SERVICE TODAY AT NOON St. Petersburg, Fla – The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) will resume service today starting at noon, 12 p.m. on Thursday, November 12th. This includes all routes and paratransit. Riders can also find the latest information…

  • Psta Will Begin Suspending Service Today Starting At 12 Pm

    PSTA Will Begin Suspending Service Today Starting at 12 P.M. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 11, 2020   PSTA WILL BEGIN SUSPENDING SERVICE TODAY STARTING AT 12 P.M.   St. Petersburg, Fla – In response to Hurricane Eta, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will begin suspending service starting today, November 11th, at 12 p.m. PSTA will resume service as soon as it is deemed…

  • Psta Temporarily Goes Fare Free In Response To Covid 19 Beginning Tomorrow March 19th 2020

    PSTA Temporarily Goes Fare-Free in Response to COVID-19 Beginning Tomorrow March 19th, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 18, 2020   PSTA Temporarily Goes Fare-Free in Response to COVID-19 Beginning Tomorrow March 19th, 2020   St. Petersburg, Fla – Due to the growing threat of COVID-19 Coronavirus, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is temporarily going fare-free on…

  • Psta Suspends Special Clearwater Beach Spring Break Trolley Services

    PSTA Suspends Special Clearwater Beach Spring Break Trolley Services FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 20, 2020   PSTA Suspends Special Clearwater Beach Spring Break Trolley Services   Clearwater, Fla – Following the Pinellas County Commissioners decision to close public beaches effective tonight at 11:59 p.m., the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) has announced it will immediately discontinue the free…

  • Psta Steps Up Fight Against Human Trafficking

    PSTA Steps up Fight Against Human Trafficking FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 8th, 2020 PSTA Steps up Fight Against Human Trafficking January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month   St. Petersburg, FL – The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is training its drivers to recognize when passengers may be victims of human trafficking.  PSTA bus operators are being…

  • Psta Receives Grant To Fight Human Trafficking

    PSTA Receives Grant to Fight Human Trafficking FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 29th, 2020     St. Petersburg, FL – The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) was awarded $43,630 in federal grants today to combat human trafficking. The funds, which were announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA), will further train PSTA bus…

  • Psta Receives Grant From Fta To Integrate Direct Connect Into Transit App

    PSTA Receives Grant from FTA to Integrate Direct Connect into Transit app FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2020 PSTA Receives Grant from FTA to Integrate Direct Connect into Transit app   St. Petersburg, Fla – The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) received a $120,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA)…