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After controversial fare increase, St. Pete allocates extra SunRunner funds for new bus station, public art

Leftovers from an early rate increase wil also go to fiber optics cables.

by Arielle Stevenson September 9, 2023March 26, 2025

Leftovers from an early rate increase wil also go to fiber optics cables.

After complaints about homeless riders, PSTA votes to start charging fares on the SunRunner

Fares will now be implemented a month ahead of schedule.

by Arielle Stevenson August 23, 2023November 26, 2024

‘Make their lives miserable’: St. Pete Beach leaders lament unhoused SunRunner Riders, discuss charging fares

PSTA CEO Brad Miller wrote that a 50-cent fare is for ‘“reducing the number of homeless individuals who are using it to access the beach…’

by Arielle Stevenson and Ray Roa August 21, 2023July 29, 2025

How to turn St. Pete’s SunRunner route into one hell of a Pinellas bar and restaurant crawl

by Jourdan Ducat June 26, 2023