St. Pete companies see uptick in business from bus rapid transit route

Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority says tens of thousands of residents have tried the SunRunner since its launch a month ago.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 12:04 p.m. November 22, 2022
Years in the making, the $44 million, 10-mile SunRunner bus rapid transit line debuted on Oct. 21 in Pinellas County.
Years in the making, the $44 million, 10-mile SunRunner bus rapid transit line debuted on Oct. 21 in Pinellas County.
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St. Petersburg and St. Pete Beach businesses are attracting new customers thanks to the launch of the region’s first bus rapid transit route, the $44 million SunRunner, on Oct. 21.

 

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