[Nfbf-l] tampa transportation needed

[David Anspach]

Hello Carolyn,
Amtrak used to have a shuttle bus that would take train passengers from
Pinellas to Hillsborough to catch the train. I think they would do the same
for train passengers arriving in Hillsborough that needed to get to Pinellas
county. They used to have a pick-up point at the Parkside Mall located at
7400 US 19 in Pinellas Park. I would guess that Amtrak would be able to give
more info on times etc. and if the service is still available. 

As far as getting to the St. Pete Hilton, you would probably need to call a
cab. I'm sure there is bus service from the mall to the Hilton, but I'm just
not sure about the schedule. You can reach yellow Cab, the most reliable cab
company serving Pinellas county at: 727-799-2222. 

The PSTA used to offer a service where you could call them and give your
origination point and your destination and they would tell you which bus
route(s) you would need to take to get there along with times. I'm not sure
they are still providing this service , but You could probably call their
main number, 727-540-1800 and see if it is still available. Their web site
is: www.psta.net. They have schedules there that you can download. The only
problem is that they are in PDF format and you will need Adobe Acrobat to
read them. The last time I tried to read one of their schedules, I found
them to be very confusing as they were not laid out with accessibility in
mind.

Hope this helps,

Dave

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Lappland
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 10:12 AM
To: NFB of Florida Listserv
Subject: [Nfbf-l] tampa transportation needed

dear fellow NFB members,
I would appreciate any information you could share with me about possible
transportation from the tampa amtrak station to the hilton hotel in st.
petersberg. the president of the palm beach chapter of the FCB is attending
a meeting at the hilton hotel this weekend and has asked for our assistance.
thank you in advance for your help.
 
Carolyn Lapp
Executive Director
Florida Outreach Center for the Blind, Inc.
Office: (561) 640-6029
E-Mail: info-focb at bellsouth.net 

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