I honestly don't know what I'd do without this bus service. No wait, yes I do. I'd be forced to walk everywhere....
I have a bus stop outside of my neighborhood. It's where all the buses end their shift or take their breaks, I guess, because there can be four or five buses there at a time. It's nice not having to wait too long.
Where I get picked up from work at, I do have to wait a little longer, but maybe I'm just spoiled with my home stop, haha.
I like that I can text the shortcode to find out exactly when my bus will arrive. It's usually accurate. The only times I've seen it be a bit off is where there are events going on in Downtown St. Petersburg, but what can you do about that?
The buses themselves are nice. Some are being revamped and have new seats. The other buses are still a bit old, but I think they're trying to get all the buses updated as quickly as possible. All of the buses have free wifi, which is pretty nice for those long rides.
The buses run from like 5:30am to 10:30pm. You can't get better than that. The price per ride is $2.50, I believe, but if you're a local student you ride for free.
Ultimately, even if I had a car, I feel like I'd still use PSTA. It's convenient, and a very simple method of transportation. read more