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Ridership on PSTA’s Sunrunner dropped 43% once fares were introduced – ridership now at less than one third of forecast
Tampa Bay Area

Ridership on PSTA’s Sunrunner dropped 43% once fares were introduced – ridership now at less than one third of forecast

TBG_adminJanuary 6, 2024January 6, 2024

The ridership has dropped 43% since fares were introduced on the Sunrunner on October 1st, this PSTA internal document created by its CEO Brad Miller shows. PSTA is the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority. The Sunrunner…

Sunrunner’s “one millionth rider” that wasn’t –  more untruths and stonewalling at PSTA
Tampa Bay Area

Sunrunner’s “one millionth rider” that wasn’t – more untruths and stonewalling at PSTA

TBG_adminSeptember 15, 2023September 16, 2023

On Tuesday September 12th at around 10:35 AM , PSTA CEO Brad Miller and PSTA Board Chair Gina Driscoll greeted a rider as she stepped off a westbound Sunrunner bus. The location was the stop…

Shiny happy buses – PSTA finds that its Sunrunner bus driver was not wearing seatbelt at time of crash
Tampa Bay Area

Shiny happy buses – PSTA finds that its Sunrunner bus driver was not wearing seatbelt at time of crash

TBG_adminMay 5, 2023May 5, 2023

A preliminary PSTA investigative report obtained by the Guardian states that the driver of a Sunrunner bus involved in an accident on May 3rd at 8:05 AM was speeding and not wearing his seat belt…

PSTA’s one month Sunrunner update: children, beer & deflection
Tampa Bay Area

PSTA’s one month Sunrunner update: children, beer & deflection

TBG_adminDecember 5, 2022January 6, 2023

PSTA staff will give a “Sunrunner one month update” report to the PSTA board tomorrow morning. The presentation includes social media impression claims, survey results, a dozen children…and beer. However, completely absent from PSTA’s presentation…

PSTA unlawfully discloses confidential information on every Sunrunner bus
Tampa Bay Area

PSTA unlawfully discloses confidential information on every Sunrunner bus

TBG_adminDecember 5, 2022January 6, 2023

Last week, we rode PSTA’s much promoted new Sunrunner bus line and documented discrepancies between what PSTA was saying and doing (article). We found serious operational deficiencies. However, the most serious problem we found on…

PSTA backpedals on Sunrunner claims, continues gaslighting
Tampa Bay Area

PSTA backpedals on Sunrunner claims, continues gaslighting

TBG_adminDecember 4, 2022February 9, 2023

In May, PSTA claimed that its new Sunrunner bus “is designed to meet the demands of work commuters and attract tourists and new riders into PSTA’s comprehensive transit system.” PSTA is now backpedaling, perhaps due…

Sunrunner first month ridership far below PSTA’s projections and falling fast
Tampa Bay Area

Sunrunner first month ridership far below PSTA’s projections and falling fast

TBG_adminDecember 2, 2022February 7, 2023

Three years ago, the Tampa Bay Times reported that “studies of the [Sunrunner] route connecting downtown St. Petersburg with the beaches estimate it would have 4,500 daily rides.” On June 2nd this year, PSTA told…

Our test: PSTA’s new Sunrunner bus line doesn’t operate as promised
Tampa Bay Area

Our test: PSTA’s new Sunrunner bus line doesn’t operate as promised

TBG_adminNovember 30, 2022January 6, 2023

“The bus will leave when I’m finished cleaning,” the PSTA driver told the Tampa Bay Guardian reporter. We repeated our question: what is the scheduled departure time? “It’s hard to keep the schedule,” the driver…

From “planned” to “canned” — PSTA drops Pride month bus wrap plan after political pressure, and legality questioned
Tampa Bay Area

From “planned” to “canned” — PSTA drops Pride month bus wrap plan after political pressure, and legality questioned

TBG_adminMay 27, 2024May 27, 2024

“The long and short of it is that the only thing we cannot do is spend DOT funds on producing wraps,” asserted a PSTA marketing staffer in the PSTA Legislative Committee meeting on May 8th.…

No headwinds for the huge Tradewinds redev – St. Pete Beach unelected city commissioners expected to be seals of approval
St. Pete Beach

No headwinds for the huge Tradewinds redev – St. Pete Beach unelected city commissioners expected to be seals of approval

TBG_adminApril 13, 2024April 24, 2024

Four unelected St. Pete Beach city commissioners took to the dais just as the city was deciding on whether to grant conditional use permits (CUPs) for three huge redevelopment projects, each around $500 million in…

Pinellas Transit Agency meeting: talk of “reducing our carbon footprint” followed by support for Grand Prix auto racing CarbonFest
St. PeteTampa Bay Area

Pinellas Transit Agency meeting: talk of “reducing our carbon footprint” followed by support for Grand Prix auto racing CarbonFest

TBG_adminFebruary 28, 2024February 29, 2024

Today’s PSTA (Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority) board meeting was a resplendent exercise in flattery, hypocrisy, corruption, blood and gore (meeting video). Yes, all five. The first task that the PSTA board took on, within the…

PSTA CEO responds to our tough questions — a deep policy dive on Pinellas County’s transit agency
Tampa Bay Area

PSTA CEO responds to our tough questions — a deep policy dive on Pinellas County’s transit agency

TBG_adminJanuary 25, 2024January 25, 2024

“We are trying to better understand why the Sunrunner ridership drop was larger than anticipated,” PSTA CEO Brad Miller told our news outlet TampaBayGuardian.Com. In this lengthy article, we will cover ridership and other issues…

Trust issues – beach town is hiring intern to verify PSTA’s ridership claims. Times gives new bus line a tongue bath
St. Pete BeachTampa Bay Area

Trust issues – beach town is hiring intern to verify PSTA’s ridership claims. Times gives new bus line a tongue bath

TBG_adminFebruary 16, 2023May 5, 2023

The City of St. Pete Beach is hiring! While that isn’t noteworthy in and of itself, what is noteworthy is the job description: “collect and help analyze transit usage data as a passenger on public…

False & unlawful endorsement claims by St. Pete Beach mayor arrive in all voters’ mailboxes
St. Pete BeachTampa Bay Area

False & unlawful endorsement claims by St. Pete Beach mayor arrive in all voters’ mailboxes

TBG_adminFebruary 13, 2023February 13, 2023

In his re-election bid, St. Pete Beach Mayor Alan Johnson appears to have violated Florida campaign law at least twice. First by claiming to have a political endorsement he didn’t have, secondly by also touting…

Local mayor in re-election bid falsely claims to have been endorsed by a county commissioner
St. Pete Beach

Local mayor in re-election bid falsely claims to have been endorsed by a county commissioner

TBG_adminFebruary 9, 2023February 12, 2023

Two days ago, St. Pete Beach Mayor Alan Johnson posted a graphic on his campaign Facebook page in which he falsely claimed to have received the endorsement of newly elected Pinellas County Commissioner Brian Scott.…

PSTA exec wants to “dabble in light rail” despite 62% hard NO from Pinellas county voters in 2014
Tampa Bay Area

PSTA exec wants to “dabble in light rail” despite 62% hard NO from Pinellas county voters in 2014

TBG_adminFebruary 6, 2023February 7, 2023

PSTA executive Abishek Dayal said in this Tampa Bay Business Journal (TBBJ) interview that he is “hoping the BRT project spawns some other interesting projects in the region. That could be extensions of BRT or…

Beach town provides its own cost-effective free transit
St. Pete BeachTampa Bay Area

Beach town provides its own cost-effective free transit

TBG_adminJanuary 8, 2023May 5, 2023

As the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) continues to fail to meet their own ridership projections, one Pinellas County beach town has shown that transit can be provided at a much lower cost to the…

PSTA – “really exciting to see that we are getting people out of their cars”
Tampa Bay Area

PSTA – “really exciting to see that we are getting people out of their cars”

TBG_adminDecember 8, 2022January 6, 2023

In a presentation about PSTA’s new Sunrunner bus line yesterday, PSTA’s Director of Communications & Marketing Whitney Fox said it was “really exciting to see that we are getting people out of their cars.” Fox…

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