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Media Inquiries Contact:

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

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Past Press Releases

  • Psta Encourages Passengers To Wear Protective Face Coverings

    PSTA Encourages Passengers to Wear Protective Face Coverings FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 15, 2020   PSTA Encourages Passengers to Wear Protective Face Coverings   St. Petersburg, Fla – Based on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is encouraging passengers who are riding PSTA buses to wear a protective…

  • Psta Gives Away Free Bandana Face Coverings To Essential Riders

    PSTA Gives Away Free Bandana Face Coverings to Essential Riders FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 26, 2020   PSTA Gives Away Free Bandana Face Coverings to Essential RidersMore than 3,000 to be given out starting today   St. Petersburg, Fla – The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is giving away more than 3,000 free bandana face coverings to essential riders starting…

  • Psta In The Drivers Seat Addressing Hunger In Pinellas County With Feeding Tampa Bay

    PSTA in the Driver’s Seat Addressing Hunger in Pinellas County with Feeding Tampa Bay FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 3rd, 2020   ST. PETERSBURG, FL – Feeding Tampa Bay and Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) continued their fight against hunger.  After two very successful events in 2019 with a total of nearly 440 people attending, the two…

  • Psta Introduces New Essential Workers Program

    PSTA Introduces New Essential Workers Program FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 27, 2020   PSTA Introduces New Essential Workers Program   St. Petersburg, Fla – Due to the growing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) has created a new program to get essential workers to their place of employment. The program is for essential businesses whose employees rely on…

  • Psta Joins Public Transit Systems Around The Country In Urging Congress To Savepublictransit

    PSTA Joins Public Transit Systems Around the Country in Urging Congress to #SavePublicTransit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 14, 2020 PSTA Joins Public Transit Systems Around the Country in Urging Congress to #SavePublicTransitAPTA-organized day of action and engagement will take place on Tuesday, December 15   St. Petersburg, FL– Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is joining…

  • Psta Launches First Of Its Kind Autonomous Vehicle Pilot In Tampa Bay Region

    PSTA Launches First of its Kind Autonomous Vehicle Pilot in Tampa Bay Region FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 23, 2020 PSTA Launches First of its Kind Autonomous Vehicle Pilot in Tampa Bay RegionAVA will begin serving the public on November 25th on Bayshore Drive   St. Petersburg, Fla – Today, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA),…

  • Psta Named A Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Business By The League Of American Bicyclists

    PSTA Named a Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Business by the League of American Bicyclists FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 9, 2020 PSTA Named a Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Business by the League of American BicyclistsPSTA First Transportation Organization to Receive this Award   St. Petersburg, Fla – Today, the League of American Bicyclists recognized Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority…

  • Psta Team Wins First Place In International Bus Roadeo Maintenance Competition

    PSTA Team Wins First Place in International Bus Roadeo Maintenance Competition FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 10, 2019 PSTA Team Wins First Place in International Bus Roadeo Maintenance Competition   St. Petersburg, FL – If you ride a PSTA bus, you can rest assured that your bus is maintained by some of the best crews in the…

  • Psta Prepares For Hurricane Dorian

    PSTA prepares for Hurricane Dorian For Immediate Release August 30, 2019 PSTA prepares for Hurricane Dorian Bus service remains in effect, unless winds reach 40 miles per hour ST PETERSBURG, Fla—The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is preparing for Hurricane Dorian. Bus service is scheduled to remain open, but PSTA will halt service if the storm…

  • Psta Offering Free Extended Service On New Year S Eve

    PSTA Offering Free Extended Service on New Year’s Eve FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 30th, 2019 St. Petersburg, FL – The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is offering free late-night transportation options on New Year’s Eve. PSTA will offer free service on all routes after 8:00 p.m. Select major routes (4, 52, 60, Central Ave Trolley, Suncoast…