For Immediate Release
April 24th, 2026
MEDIA ADVISORY: PSTA, City of Tampa to Give Significant Updates on Tampa Bay Ferry Plan Monday
TAMPA, FL – Multiple significant updates on the new Tampa Bay Ferry service linking Tampa and St. Petersburg will be shared at a press conference Monday morning in Downtown Tampa. Representatives from the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) and the City of Tampa will brief reporters along the waterfront at the Tampa Convention Center.
What:
Press conference sharing multiple significant updates on the future Tampa Bay Ferry service
When:
Monday, April 27, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.
Where:
Tampa Convention Center waterfront
333 S. Franklin Street, Tampa, FL
Media Parking Location:
Media can park in the convention center’s front drive—the parking lot between the Tampa Convention Center and The Sail Plaza.
Who:
Brad Miller, PTSA CEO
Alan Clendenin, Tampa City Council Chair
Lynn Hurtak, Tampa City Council Member
Deborah Figgs-Sanders, PSTA Board Chair and St. Petersburg City Council Member
David Ingram, Tampa Convention Center Executive Director
Media members, please RSVP to Stephanie Weaver
Stephanie Weaver
Communications & Public Relations Manager
C: (727) 249-6542
E: sweaver@psta.net
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ABOUT PINELLAS SUNCOAST TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Since 1903, Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) has served as the premier public transit provider for Pinellas County, Florida’s most densely populated county. The SunRunner, Tampa Bay’s first-ever Bus Rapid Transit service, provides a reliable, car-free option from downtown St. Pete and St. Pete Beach. With 41 fixed-route bus routes, two express routes to downtown Tampa, the Suncoast Beach trolley, Jolley Trolley and Looper and their paratransit service Access, PSTA provides 10.7 million rides annually. For more information about PSTA, visit www.psta.net