PSTA didn’t tell its board BRT project not in next federal budget

PSTA’s Central Avenue Bus Rapid Transit (CABRT) project has received another setback. The project will not be funded in the federal FY2020 budget. That information reached PSTA in March, yet no mention of it was made in a “Central Ave BRT Funding Plan” presentation given by PSTA’s Chief Development Officer Cassandra Borchers at last month’s…

Kriseman arrives to his “Bike to Work Day” in a gas guzzler, few attendees

St. Pete mayor Rick Kriseman’s “Bike to Work Day” drew only 24 riders this past Friday. Despite wide promotion using a happy and colorful flyer, three advertised gathering points, and an appearance by the mayor himself, the turnout was anemic. One of the three gathering points was the Morean Center for Clay. According to city…