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PSTA outlines Grouper airport express, Snapper microtransit, ferry and Spark rapid transit affecting Dunedin
Summary
PSTA planners told the Dunedin City Commission on Dec. 2 that 2025 brought new services — a Grouper airport shuttle, reintroduced Dunedin–Clearwater ferry, the Spark premium rapid transit and a Connected Community microtransit network — designed to match post‑pandemic travel patterns and tourist demand.
Nicole Duffer, director of planning for the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, told the Dunedin City Commission on Dec. 2 that 2025 has been a year of service expansion and experimentation for PSTA. She described three headline programs: the Grouper Airport Express, restored ferry service connecting Dunedin and Clearwater, and a new Connected Community Bus Network launched Oct. 26, 2025.
Duffer said the Grouper Airport Express runs from St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) to Clearwater Beach for $8 one way and can be hailed curbside or via an app. “For $8, you can connect to Clearwater Beach directly,” she said. She also confirmed that the Clearwater–Dunedin ferry now operates Thursday…
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