Traffic & Transit

No Excuses: Pinellas Offers Free Bus Rides To The Polls

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus system encourages voters who need rides to the polls to hop on a bus for free.

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus system encourages voters who need rides to the polls to hop on a bus for free.
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus system encourages voters who need rides to the polls to hop on a bus for free. (PSTA)

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Need a ride to the polls on Election Day?

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus system, which has suspended fares due to the coronavirus pandemic, encourages voters who need rides to their precinct to hop on the bus.

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Additionally, both Uber and Lyft are offering discounts on Election Day for voters who need rides to the polls.

Uber has added an in-app poll-finding feature and is offering 50 percent off round-trip rides to vote, up to $7 each trip.

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Lyft is offering 50 percent off one ride to any polling place, up to $10, using the code "2020VOTE."


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