Eligible riders must reside within the city and lack alternate forms of transportation.
Low-income bus riders in St. Petersburg, Florida will have access to free rides on the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority’s (PSTA) bus lines—but only for ‘life-sustaining’ trips including work and healthcare appointments, according to an article in Mass Transit.
“Council members unanimously voted to approve the three-year agreement, which will end on Sept. 30, 2026, and includes one two-year renewal option not to exceed $175,000 per year.” The state-funded program will apply to residents who make below 200 percent of the poverty line and do not have alternate transportation. Riders must live within city limits and will have to prove their eligibility by filling out an application for the Transportation Disadvantaged (TD) program.
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