PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority teamed up with the Historic Kenwood Neighborhood Association to try out a pilot program to encourage more public transit use.

What You Need To Know

  •  If you join the Historic Kenwood Neighborhood Assoication, you pay $35 for a bus pass for an entire year 

  •  The assoication has seen a 30% increase in members since the program launched in June 

  •  PSTA says the program is growing in popularity 

The program is simple: Members of the association pay a flat fee of $35 to get a yearly transit card that is used on buses around Pinellas County. It costs $5 for one round-trip ticket.  

Alexis Baum, with the Historic Kenwood Neighborhood Association, helped create the partnership with PSTA. She said the program has boosted association membership by 30% since it launched in June.

“We all know it’s important for the growth of the city. It’s important for so many reasons — the environment and traffic,” Baum said.  

PSTA Communications and Public Relations Manager Stephanie Weaver said others are taking notice about the pilot program’s success so far.

“Our phones have been ringing off the hook from neighborhoods in St. Petersburg and Pinellas County, who are interested in this. But again, we are going to wait until we see the data for the next year,” Weaver said.