PSTA Community Bus Plan
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  •  PSTA Community Bus Plan Survey

    This survey is part of the PSTA Community Bus Plan to help us set priorities for our community's bus system over the next 10 years. 

    Your input will help inform short- and long-term improvements to transit and draft recommendations will be shared in early 2024. This survey should take less than 10 minutes. 

    Para llenar la encuesta en español, utilice el menú en la esquina derecha y escoja la opción en español.

  • Transit can focus on many different goals and priorities. Of the following seven goal statements, please identify your top priority for transit.

  • WALKING OR WAITING

    This example below shows two different ways to provide transit service in the same neighborhood at the same cost.

    On the left, there are two bus routes where the service runs every 30 minutes. This means that walks to the bus stop are shorter, but riders have to wait longer for the bus to arrive.

    On the right, the bus service is running every 15 minutes on one major road. Once a rider arrives at the bus stop, the wait for the bus is shorter but some people may have to walk farther to reach the bus stop.

     

     

     

     

     

  • Thinking about this walking versus waiting trade-off, would you rather: (1) Walk a short distance, but wait longer for your bus? Or (2) Walk further, but have a short wait for your bus?

  • RIDERSHIP OR COVERAGE

    Within a fixed budget, a transit agency must make a choice in how to distribute its service. The example below shows how this works for a fictional town with 18 buses where all the dots represent people and jobs in the town.

    On the left, the High Ridership Scenario, bus service is concentrated into a few frequent routes, only in the busiest areas. Waits are short and trips are faster in places with the most residents and businesses. However, less-populated areas may have no service at all.

    On the right, the High Coverage Scenario, most streets have some minimal bus service, even in places with very few people. Everyone is a short walk from a bus stop, but waits are long and trips are slow.

     

     

     

  • Please think about which above Scenario comes closer to how you would prioritize PSTA bus service.

  • DISTANCE BETWEEN BUS STOPS

    A trade-off exists between stop spacing and bus travel times. With wider stop spacing, bus travel times are faster but walking distances are longer. Today, PSTA bus stops on local routes are on average 900 feet apart. Typical best practice in bus service is to have stops about 1,500 feet apart, which is about a five-minute walk.

  • Thinking about this trade-off, how far apart should bus stops on local routes be in the future?
  • If PSTA had additional money for bus service, what would you spend it on first?

  • Enter to Win!

    Enter to win a $100 gift card by telling us about yourself. All questions and contact information below must be complete to be entered. This information will only be used by PSTA to better understand the survey input collected. 

  • In a typical month, how often do you use transit services in the region?
  • What is your age?
  • You identify your gender as:
  • What is your race or ethnicity?
  • What was the approximate combined income of the people living in your home last year?
  • How did you hear about the PSTA Community Bus Plan?

  • To be entered to win the $100 gift card, please provide either your phone number OR email below. Winner will be chosen at random and will be contacted using the contact information below.

     

    *All PSTA employees and family members are exempt from drawing.

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  • PSTA and out study team may want to follow up with survey respondents to better understand your needs and concerns. Would you be willing to be contacted in the future about how you use transit and your preferences around transit in Pinellas County?

  • Thank you for contributing input to the first phase of the PSTA Community Bus Plan. For more detailed information about transit service in Pinellas County and more detail about these transit trade-offs, see our Choices Report at the project website. 

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