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Central Avenue BRT will serve as St. Pete’s premium transit

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Downtown St. Petersburg will be connected to Pinellas County  beaches via First Avenues North and South with a Bus Rapid Transit line using a $500,000 grant from the Florida Department of Transportation, according to the state agency. During a sunny news conference in front of one of Central Avenue’s many wall murals, FDOT Secretary Paul Steinman called the Central Avenue BRT route “premium transit” necessary to create a “fully integrated transportation system.” The new route piggybacks on the existing Central…

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PSTA grant application could pave the way for electric buses

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Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority officials are hoping to secure a federal grant that would help pay for nine all-electric buses. The agency is submitting a “lo-no” grant application to the Federal Transit Administration later this week. “Lo-no” stands for low or no emission vehicle. The grant would also pay for charging stations to support running the buses on two of the county’s smaller routes. Those include Route 32, which serves as the downtown St. Pete circular and Route 11 running…

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St. Pete City Council unanimously on board with removing bus stops from Williams Park

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St. Pete City Council voiced its unanimous support for changes to bus routes in downtown that would eliminate the current hub of bus stops cluttering Williams Park. A new proposed route system is planned to kickoff on Valentine’s Day that would instead create a grid system spreading bus stops out throughout downtown rather than having them all pour in to one spot. Williams Park has served as a transit hub for more than 50 years. Officials have been trying to…

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The end for SaintPetersBlog

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Ethics panel finds “probable cause” with former PSTA employee, but takes no action

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Trieu Nguyen, assistant director of Information Technology at the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) for much of his nine years at the agency, worked for a PSTA vendor and accepted reimbursement for travel expenses, the State of Florida Commission on Ethics found last week. The commission also found probable cause that he misused his position to do the work and accept the expenses. No further action will be taken by the commission, though, unless Nguyen requests a hearing. He left…

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PSTA CEO Brad Miller to chair Florida Public Transportation Association next year

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Last year, things around the county might have seemed a bit rocky for Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority CEO Brad Miller. But, statewide, his reputation looks like it’s doing just fine. Miller was recently elected 2015-2016 chair of the Florida Public Transportation Association. The appointment came at the FPTA’s annual meeting, held this week in Daytona Beach. “I’m honored to be chosen to lead the Florida Public Transportation Association over the coming year,” said Miller, according to a PSTA press release. “Just…

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PSTA officials hoping to use public input in bus improvement plan

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A series of public workshops aimed at letting bus riders have a hand in developing new routes begins this Saturday. Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority officials will also be on hand to explain what will happen to downtown buses when Williams Park stops serving as the area’s transit hub on Valentine’s Day. The first meeting is Saturday at the Campbell Park Recreation Center from 12:30-2 p.m. There PSTA representatives will hear from transit users how they think the agency should best spend…

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PSTA plans to have buses removed from Williams Park by Valentine’s Day

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Pinellas transit officials are looking into shifting bus stops away from downtown St. Pete’s Williams Park onto various other stops across the area. Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority CEO Brad Miller explained the plan during a City Council meeting Thursday morning. The idea is to change the some two-decade-old system Miller describes as “hub and spoke” into a more grid-oriented system. As it currently stands, most of PSTA’s east/west routes — nearly 20 — come in and out of Williams Park…

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