The Pinellas County Transit Authority (PSTA) is eager to float its plans for a new ferry between Tampa and St. Petersburg.
The new service, now called Tampa Bay Ferry, will be more affordable to run and ride, with better service once it launches next year, PSTA Chief Planning and Community Affairs Officer Darden Rice told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay.
The Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) transferred its nearly $5 million grant to PSTA in June to replace the defunct Cross Bay Ferry, which stopped operating in April after Hillsborough County voted to terminate its service after issues with its vendor…