[NFBF-Tampa] Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Transportation Disadvantaged Service Update

Fri Jul 1 17:43:17 UTC 2022

Hi Miranda,

Do you know if we’d have to register for the new program through Hart, I called the 272-7272 and the person I spoke hadn’t heard of a new transportation service.  I’d assume because it’s still so new.

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Subject: [NFBF-Tampa] Fwd: [EXTERNAL] Fwd: Transportation Disadvantaged Service Update

Transportation Disadvantaged
Program Update

We are writing to make you aware of a new transportation disadvantaged program scheduled to begin later this summer, serving people in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas Counties.

Please note: This is not TD Tampa Bay and TBARTA is not involved. At this time, because there is no state funding available for TD Tampa Bay, there are no plans for that service to resume. However, because you participated in TD Tampa Bay you may be able to make use of this new service.

Below is a media release from the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), one of the agencies that will be providing the service, as well as information on how to sign-up and qualify.

PSTA to Receive $1 Million for
Regional Transportation Disadvantage Service

St. Petersburg, FLA – The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) will receive $1 million from the Florida Commission for Transportation Disadvantaged for a re-launch of a regional transportation disadvantaged service in the Tampa Bay area that had been discontinued a year ago due to a lack of funding.

In partnership with agencies in Hillsborough and Pasco counties, the funding will re-launch same-day, door-to-door regional trips within Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Pasco Counties like the popular TD-Tampa Bay service that was discontinued last June.

“This money is a game-changer for transportation connectivity throughout our region,” said Brad Miller, Chief Executive Officer of PSTA.  “When the state funding was canceled last year, I know a lot of residents who relied on the service to get from Pinellas to Tampa or Pasco to Clearwater were left stranded.  So this time, all three counties worked collaboratively and I’m grateful to the Commission for approving of this new regional approach.”

The new regional service will be provided by Uber, Lyft, taxis, and wheelchair van services for all qualified residents of Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties.  To qualify, call your local Transportation Disadvantaged Service provider in the County you live in ( <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tbarta.us3.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D75720732bda95f7aa5066aaa3-26id-3D2261ba1063-26e-3D3a0dd62e25&d=DwMFaQ&c=XqATCztIzLCYon5OykG81w&r=43HzlJSCTDJaVHmPQKfSY3C6tyGMv1bSOQXLHVejCis&m=bgTgvVJKkXArtCR5g6M0nrjuNi8SG_EU2Zto5SONA3_s0oCU9KPXILtrNaaEZTTl&s=cMpA-VxZQsetz9KPLTlpxXXiDR1h4BkmXL2Ux3k3pF0&e=> Pinellas: 727-540-1900,  <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tbarta.us3.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D75720732bda95f7aa5066aaa3-26id-3Daac2d4229e-26e-3D3a0dd62e25&d=DwMFaQ&c=XqATCztIzLCYon5OykG81w&r=43HzlJSCTDJaVHmPQKfSY3C6tyGMv1bSOQXLHVejCis&m=bgTgvVJKkXArtCR5g6M0nrjuNi8SG_EU2Zto5SONA3_s0oCU9KPXILtrNaaEZTTl&s=epQAMcOGzmjp8GR8X5MfkeUwkLTLUSTDYUQPZnw1XdQ&e=> Hillsborough: (813) 272-7272, Pasco: (727) 834-3322.  The funding, approved by the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged last Friday, was awarded through their  <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tbarta.us3.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D75720732bda95f7aa5066aaa3-26id-3Dac673e3676-26e-3D3a0dd62e25&d=DwMFaQ&c=XqATCztIzLCYon5OykG81w&r=43HzlJSCTDJaVHmPQKfSY3C6tyGMv1bSOQXLHVejCis&m=bgTgvVJKkXArtCR5g6M0nrjuNi8SG_EU2Zto5SONA3_s0oCU9KPXILtrNaaEZTTl&s=olG0lW08rKlcYW6dQEwWrohun1sNhMMuAznF_P2jNfU&e=> Innovation Service Development grant program.

This service is anticipated to begin in August. Stay up to date by following PSTA on social media, and with local news outlets.

Our mailing address is:

Tampa Bay Area Regional Transit Authority

5100 W Lemon Street

Suite 209

Tampa, FL 33609-1128

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