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Passengers will also be able to access predicted arrival times remotely using PDAs, cell phones, and otherelectronic devices.Intermodal FacilitiesThree major intermodal facilities are being planned for the county. The facilities will serve as major hubs oftransit activity and will be designed to offer transit users the ability to connect to various modes of publictransportation in the future.Downtown St. Petersburg – Several sites in and around Downtown St. Petersburg are beingconsidered that will provide enough space for vehicles to park and maneuver and that will minimizeschedule and routing changes to the existing service. This effort is being coordinated with the Cityof St. Petersburg. The City of St. Petersburg is currently conducting a study to improve bus,pedestrian, bicycle, and automobile circulation within the Downtown St. Petersburg core.Largo Towne Center – PSTA has been working with the City of Largo, property owners, anddevelopers of the Largo Towne Center on an appropriate transit center at the new commercialcenter. Conceptual design is complete and is proposed to include: sheltered waiting area, ticketbooth, bathroom facilities, lighting, security cameras, and enough space for five buses at any onetime.Downtown Clearwater – PSTA is also considering replacing of the Park Street Terminal located inDowntown Clearwater. The potential availability of shared-parking areas and other unbuilt propertynear the terminal has sparked efforts between PSTA and the City to further expand the transitfootprint in Downtown Clearwater. Discussions on intermodal connections and a possible BRTstation connecting proposed services to Clearwater Beach are currently underway.Tindale-Oliver & Associates, IncPinellas Suncoast Transit AuthoritySeptember 2010 6-4 Transit Development Plan