PSTA goes fare-free
March 18, 2020 - The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority temporarily is going fare-free on all routes beginning March 19 until further advised. The closure is due to the growing threat of Covid-19 coronavirus, PSTA said in a news release. "PSTA’s top priority has always been the safety and wellbeing of our employees and our riders. By temporarily going fare-free, it will reduce crowding by the farebox and limit exposure to passengers and bus operators," the news release said. PSTA is asking that passengers who can to use the back door to get on and off the bus, allowing people with mobility devices and others will have to use the front door to continue to do so.