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COMMITTEES AND WORKSHOPSA number of workshops were held with advisory committees and boards during the TDP developmentprocess. Below is a summary of major activities conducted with those groups.Transit Advisory Committee (TAC)The PSTA TAC is comprised of passengers and interested citizens that provide ongoing input to PSTA staffand the Board. The TAC meets monthly and provides input regarding service enhancement priorities andproposed service and fare modifications. Regular TAC bus ride reports provide information such aspassenger volumes, activity at terminal and transfer facilities, construction activity and resultingproblems/concerns, stop locations and spacing, bus operator commendations, and operational concerns.The membership assists with ride checks and passenger surveys that facilitate planning efforts.Similar to the previous TDP updates and progress report efforts, a workshop with PSTA’s Transit AdvisoryCommittee (TAC) was conducted to better delineate the focus of the needs assessment process. Membersof the committee were asked to participate in a discussion group process to help identify serviceimprovement priorities for PSTA over the next 10 years. This report reviews the methodology used toconduct the workshop. In addition, the overall results of the TAC’s input are summarized along with theprimary needs that ultimately will be used in developing PSTA’s 2011-2020 TDP.Service Enhancement Priorities WorkshopOn April 13, 2010, at a regularly-scheduled TAC meeting, a workshop was held with members of the TACand invited representatives from the Pinellas County MPO, Pinellas Planning Council (PPC), WorkNetPinellas, and FDOT to discuss PSTA transit enhancement priorities for the next 10 years. The TAC is amixed group of transit users and other interested citizens appointed by the PSTA Board of Directors toprovide input into the transit planning process and the day-to-day operation of the transit system. Transitusers are an important resource for transit agencies since they often can provide valuable insight into theservice and/or infrastructure improvements that can be made by the agencies to help increase ridershipand improve the overall transit experience. The workshop was conducted to provide a forum for the TACmembers and other key stakeholders to generate ideas and prioritize the most important neededimprovements for the PSTA system.The focus of the workshop was presented to the TAC as a simply-phrased question: “What PSTA serviceimprovements should be priorities over the next 10 years?” Next, five past priority lists developed with theassistance of previous TACs were reviewed to give current members a better understanding of the types ofimprovements that have been desired in the past and how priorities have shifted over time. Table 5-5presents these previous TAC workshop priority lists by period. The priorities from the 2008-2012 TDPTindale-Oliver & Associates, Inc.September 20105-19Pinellas Suncoast Transit AuthorityTransit Development Plan