Transportation tidbits: New SunRunner station, Tampa e-bike vouchers, Ybor brick project

The Tampa Bay region’s first bus rapid transit system is adding a new station in downtown St. Pete. The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority SunRunner system’s next stop will be at 150 First Ave. N. near the Sundial parking garage. During an August 16th press announcement, PSTA CEO Brad Miller says the new station drops passengers closer to Beach Drive, the Cross Bay Ferry and the St. Pete Pier. PSTA expects the station to be open by the end of 2024. Miller says service to the new station will have 15-minute headways until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. PSTA has three new 40-foot hybrid buses to meet ridership demand, which spikes during special events like the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Localtopia, Halloween on Central and the St. Pete Pride Parade Festival. MORE