June 29, 2022 –
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will receive $1 million from the Florida Commission for Transportation Disadvantaged for a re-launch of a regional transportation disadvantaged service in Tampa Bay, which was discontinued a 12 months in the past due to an absence of funding. In partnership with businesses in Hillsborough and Pasco counties, the funding will re-launch same-day, door-to-door regional journeys inside Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco Counties. “When the state funding was canceled final 12 months, I do know a whole lot of residents who relied on the service to get from Pinellas to Tampa or Pasco to Clearwater had been left stranded. So this time, all three counties labored collaboratively and I’m grateful to the Commission for approving of this new regional method,” PSTA CEO Brad Miller stated in the information launch. The new regional service might be supplied by rideshare firms Uber and Lyft, taxis, and wheelchair van companies for all certified residents inside the counties.
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