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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

  • Calling All Artists Have Your Work Wrapped Around A Psta Bus

    Calling All Artists: Have Your Work Wrapped Around a PSTA Bus   FOR IMMEDATE RELEASE: January 31st, 2023 Calling All Artists: Have Your Work Wrapped Around a PSTA Bus Contest to design bus wrap that encapsulates Juneteenth   St. Petersburg, FL – For the second year in a row, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is…

  • City Of St Petersburg Funds New Free Bus Rides To Help Low Income Residents Get To Work

    City of St. Petersburg Funds New Free Bus Rides to Help Low-Income Residents Get to Work FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 5th, 2023   City of St. Petersburg Funds New Free Bus Rides to Help Low-Income Residents Get to Work   St. Petersburg, FL—The St. Petersburg City Council today funded free bus rides specifically for work,…

  • Media Advisory Leadership Psta To Host Community Resource Summit For Pinellas County Residents

    Media Advisory: Leadership PSTA to Host Community Resource Summit for Pinellas County Residents FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 29th, 2023   Media Advisory: Leadership PSTA to Host Community Resource Summit for Pinellas County Residents   Pinellas County, FL—Leadership PSTA, a leadership development program at the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, will be hosting a Community Resource Summit…

  • Need A Ride On New Years Eve Psta Has You Covered

    Need a Ride on New Year’s Eve? PSTA has You Covered!   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 26th, 2023 Need a Ride on New Year’s Eve? PSTA has You Covered! PSTA Offering Free Extended Service on New Year’s Eve   Pinellas County, FL—Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is offering free transportation options on New Year’s Eve, ensuring that everyone…

  • Psta Announces Sunrunner Expansion On Transit Line S Six Month Anniversary

    PSTA Announces SunRunner Expansion on Transit Line’s Six-Month Anniversary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 21st, 2023   PSTA Announces SunRunner Expansion on Transit Line’s Six-Month Anniversary  New station to be added near the St. Pete Pier thanks to project coming in under budget   Pinellas Co, FL—Today the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is celebrating the six-month…

  • Psta Named Most Outstanding Public Transportation System In The Nation

    PSTA Named Most Outstanding Public Transportation System in the Nation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 15th, 2023   PSTA Named Most Outstanding Public Transportation System in the Nation Agency wins top honor for the first time in its 39-year history   Pinellas County, FL – For the first time in the 39-year history of the Pinellas Suncoast…

  • Sunrunner To Begin Collecting Fares On Oct 1st

    SunRunner to Begin Collecting Fares on Oct. 1st FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 25th, 2023   SunRunner to Begin Collecting Fares on Oct. 1st    St. Petersburg, FL—Following the decision of the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) Board of Directors, the SunRunner will begin to collect fares starting Sunday, October 1st. The Board voted to institute…

  • Tens Of Thousands Attend Second Annual Halloween On Central

    Tens of Thousands Attend Second Annual ‘Halloween on Central’ Tens of Thousands Attend Second Annual ‘Halloween on Central’  St. Petersburg’s Biggest Halloween Celebration was Presented by the SunRunner  For Immediate Release:   October 30, 2022     St. Petersburg, FLA – Tens of thousands of people in costumes packed Central Avenue in St. Petersburg today for the 2nd annual Halloween…

  • Sunrunner Update One Month After Launch Local Businesses Seeing Benefits From New Service

    SunRunner Update: One Month After Launch, Local Businesses Seeing Benefits from New Service SunRunner Update: One Month After Launch, Local Businesses Seeing Benefits from New Service Tens of thousands try out the region’s first bus rapid transit system   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  November 22, 2022     St. Petersburg, FL – It’s been one month since…

  • Sunrunner Attracts Over 10 000 Riders In First Weekend

    SunRunner Attracts Over 10,000 Riders in First Weekend   SunRunner Attracts Over 10,000 Riders in First Weekend    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  October 24th, 2022      St. Petersburg, FLA – After launching the first-its-kind bus rapid transit system in the Tampa Bay Region, the SunRunner, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is celebrating another milestone…