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GoPasco presents operations reset: schedule changes, microtransit pilot and real-time tracking planned
Summary
GoPasco staff and consultants presented a comprehensive operations analysis to the Pasco County MPO Board recommending systemwide schedule adjustments to improve on-time performance, a microtransit pilot on the US 41 corridor, splitting long routes, and launch of real-time vehicle tracking by June 2025.
At its Jan. 9 meeting, the Pasco County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Board heard a final Comprehensive Operations Analysis from GoPasco staff and consultant Ryan Suarez outlining near-term service realignments intended to improve on-time performance and productivity.
The presentation and discussion focused on changes GoPasco can make within its existing budget and workforce rather than adding new operators or capital. "What can we do in the immediate future?" consultant Ryan Suarez said, describing the project as "a route study, an in-depth study, of every single fixed route of the GoPasco system." Janina Elkin, GoPasco public transportation director, introduced the report and explained the analysis was intended to comply with recent state reporting requirements for agencies receiving FDOT block grants.
The analysis used ridership and scheduling data collected March–June 2024 and produced several…
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