The SunRunner, a bus route that runs from downtown St. Petersburg to the beach, will now have to negotiate car traffic on Pasadena Avenue after the state stepped in.
The Tampa Bay Times reported in June that the Florida Department of Transportation was conducting what it called a routine review of lane repurposing projects around the state, including the SunRunner. What makes the SunRunner unique in Pinellas County is that its route has its own dedicated lane.
Whit Blanton, executive director of transportation planning agency Forward Pinellas, said the local transportation secretary told him, “worst-case scenario,” the SunRunner could lose part of its lane along Pasadena Avenue…