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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 21, 2023

Spare, PSTA Partner to Expand Same-Day Paratransit Services

PSTA has been working with Spare since 2021 to power its ADA Paratransit service, PSTA Access.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 1, 2023

Spare, Uber Partner to Enhance Public Transit Services

The collaboration empowers transit agencies to enhance microtransit and paratransit services using Uber's network.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 24, 2023

Florida's PSTA Adding Additional SunRunner Buses

The additional buses will ensure 15-minute frequency every hour during the day. Funding for the buses will be from the project coming $5 million dollars under budget.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 25, 2023

PSTA to Use AI Technology to Maintain Bus Fleet

The agreement will see Preteckt’s technology used by PSTA’s bus maintenance team after a pilot project.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseApril 21, 2023

PSTA Announces SunRunner Expansion

The region’s first bus rapid transit system will be growing its footprint with a new station in downtown St. Petersburg.

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NewsMarch 11, 2022

PSTA Cuts Fares in Half to Help with Soaring Gas Prices

The national average hit Pinellas County residents nearly $4.40 per gallon.

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NewsFebruary 8, 2022

PSTA Selects NFI Group as Approved Electric Transit Bus Supplier

The base term for the contract is two years, with options to extend for three additional one-year periods.

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ArticlesJanuary 31, 2022

Autonomous Vehicles in Public Transit Today…and in the Future

While much of society is still grappling with the realities surrounding real-world autonomous implementations, various transit authorities and mobility-as-a-service pioneer, Beep, have been bringing concept into reality across the country.

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NewsDecember 8, 2021

PSTA to Purchase 60 All-Electric Buses Over 5-Year Span

The agency’s announcement comes after PSTA unveiled four electric depot bus chargers in June of 2021.

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Photo GalleriesAugust 18, 2021

PSTA, SEIU Celebrate New Pay Scale for Bus Operators

The board at St. Petersburg, Fla.’s Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority unanimously approved a three-year contract with its union, SEIU, which will bump the starting pay for bus operators from $15 per hour to $16 per hour, beginning Oct. 1.

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