Advantage Pinellas: Transit Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority FY 2021–2030 Transit Development Plan Final Adopted by the PSTA Board of Directors on April 22, 2020 Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 1-1 10-Year TDP Objectives & Requirements .............................................................................................................. 1-2 Report Organization .............................................................................................................................................. 1-4 Section 2 Baseline Conditions ............................................................................................................................. 2-1 PSTA Service Area .................................................................................................................................................. 2-1 Population ............................................................................................................................................................. 2-3 Population and Employment Density .................................................................................................................... 2-4 Employment by Industry ..................................................................................................................................... 2-11 Demographic Indicators ...................................................................................................................................... 2-11 Commuter Characteristics and Patterns ............................................................................................................. 2-21 Land Use .............................................................................................................................................................. 2-25 Key Destinations and Activity Centers................................................................................................................. 2-25 Baseline Conditions Summary ............................................................................................................................. 2-28 Section 3 Evaluation of Existing Transit Services ................................................................................................. 3-1 Existing Service Overview ...................................................................................................................................... 3-1 Fixed-Route Services ............................................................................................................................................. 3-3 On-Demand Services and Programs ...................................................................................................................... 3-5 Demand Response Transportation (DART) Paratransit Service............................................................................. 3-6 Transit Hubs .......................................................................................................................................................... 3-9 PSTA Route Classification .................................................................................................................................... 3-10 Performance Trends ............................................................................................................................................ 3-11 Farebox Recovery ................................................................................................................................................. 3-19 Transit Agency Peer Review ................................................................................................................................ 3-20 Section 4 Public Outreach ................................................................................................................................... 4-1 Public Outreach Plan ............................................................................................................................................. 4-1 Public Outreach Activities ..................................................................................................................................... 4-1 Section 5 Situation Appraisal .............................................................................................................................. 5-1 Plans Review .......................................................................................................................................................... 5-1 Situation Appraisal .............................................................................................................................................. 5-10 Section 6 Alternatives & Demand Assessment .................................................................................................... 6-1 Alternatives ........................................................................................................................................................... 6-1 Ridership Projections............................................................................................................................................. 6-3 Section 7 Mission and Goals ............................................................................................................................... 7-1 PSTA Mission ......................................................................................................................................................... 7-1 PSTA Goals ............................................................................................................................................................. 7-1 Section 8 10-Year Transit Plan ............................................................................................................................ 8-2 Maintenance Plan Scenario ................................................................................................................................... 8-3 Optimal Plan Scenario ......................................................................................................................................... 8-12 10-Year Financial Plan ......................................................................................................................................... 8-15 PSTA | FY 2021–2030 Transit Development Plan i Appendices Appendix A: Route Performance Monitoring System Appendix B: Farebox Recovery Report Appendix C: Peer Agency Summary Appendix D: Public Outreach Activities List of Tables Table 1-1: TDP Checklist ............................................................................................................................................ 1-3 Table 2-1: Incorporated vs. Unincorporated Population Growth, 2010–2018 .......................................................... 2-4 Table 3-1: PSTA Fixed-Route Fare Structure .............................................................................................................. 3-4 Table 3-2: PSTA Fixed-Route Fare Structure .............................................................................................................. 3-5 Table 3-3: PSTA Route Classification ....................................................................................................................... 3-11 Table 3-4: PSTA Total Annual Ridership by Route Classification (2018–2019) ........................................................ 3-12 Table 3-5: PSTA Ridership by Route (2019) ............................................................................................................. 3-13 Table 3-6: Passengers per Revenue Hour by Route Classification (2019) ............................................................... 3-14 Table 3-7: Passengers per Revenue Hour by Route (2019) ..................................................................................... 3-15 Table 3-8: Passengers per Revenue Mile by Route Classification (2019) ................................................................ 3-16 Table 3-9: Passengers per Revenue Mile by Route (2019) ...................................................................................... 3-17 Table 3-10: Farebox Recovery ................................................................................................................................. 3-19 Table 3-11: Peer Analysis Summary......................................................................................................................... 3-22 Table 5-1: TBARTA Envision 2030 Proposed Short-Term Improvements for PSTA .................................................... 5-7 Table 5-2: TBARTA Envision 2030 Proposed Long-Term Improvements for Pinellas County ..................................... 5-7 Table 5-3: PSTA Positions by Division ...................................................................................................................... 5-14 Table 6-1: Optimal Scenario Summary of Improvements by Route Classification .................................................... 6-2 Table 6-2: Daily Weekday Ridership and Growth Rates by Scenario, 2021–2030 ..................................................... 6-6 Table 7-1: PSTA Goals and Performance Metrics ...................................................................................................... 7-1 Table 8-1: PSTA 10-Year