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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 4, 2024

PSTA Partners to Offer First-Ever Neighborhood Pass

Under the groundbreaking agreement, every resident can receive a UPASS, or Universal Pass, as a benefit of their neighborhood association membership at no additional cost to them.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 4, 2024

Florida's PSTA Rolls Out first of 62 GILLIG BEBs

The first wave of buses, and the additional 56 to be built and delivered over the next four years, will replace older diesel-fueled models that are aging out of the PSTA fleet.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 1, 2023

Florida's PSTA Unveils New Zero-Emission Buses

Through this Volkswagen Settlement funding and other sources, PSTA plans to replace dozens of retiring diesel buses with new electric ones in the near future

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 9, 2023

ACES Mobility Coalition Launches Legislative Strategy to Advance AV Reform

The ACES Mobility Coalition is focused on reasserting the U.S. as the global leader in next-generation mobility technology.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 6, 2023

City of St. Petersburg Funds New Free Bus Rides

Beginning Nov. 1, all St. Petersburg residents eligible for the PSTA's Transportation Disadvantaged (TD) program will be able to ride PSTA bus services for free. 

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsSeptember 28, 2023

Florida's PSTA Finds Savings to Preserve 3 Troubled Routes

Board members also voted 10 to 4 to maintain PSTA’s 0.7500 capped tax rate, approving a final budget that preserves 95% of PSTA’s bus routes, as well as its mobility options that assist disabled residents.

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Articlesby Alex RomanSeptember 13, 2023

Preteckt Helps Transit Agencies Increase Fleet Uptime Through AI

Not one but three transit agencies turned to the maintenance software program and saw real change, resulting in a 2023 Innovative Solutions Award nod.

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Newsby Alex RomanSeptember 7, 2023

METRO's 2023 Innovative Solutions Award Winners Revealed

Now in its ninth year, the Innovative Solutions Awards honors bus operations and their supplier partners for successful partnerships that positively impacted them. This year's crop also expanded to include passenger rail operations and their supplier partners who have done the same.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 1, 2023

Tolar to Begin Producing Shelters of Various Sizes for PSTA

The custom Signature Series shelters provide a design reflecting the character of the St. Petersburg community while creating a familiar place for passengers to connect to their bus.

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Articlesby Louis PrejeanAugust 17, 2023

Glowing Up: How PSTA is Thriving in the Sunshine State

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is full speed ahead on multiple projects and initiatives. The agency that serves Pinellas County outlines its keys to successfully expanding its BRT line, launching contactless payments, and using artificial intelligence.

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