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increase 5.33 percent (from 44,413 to 46,780 average daily riders) by 2020. Ridership on five routes(Route 7, 14, 60, 100X, and 300X) is forecast to grow by more than 8 percent. Of these routes, Route100X and 300X are estimated to increase in ridership by more than 10 percent, demonstrating that demandfor service between Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties will continue to increase. Map 6-1 shows thepercent change in ridership for all current routes in the PSTA system. Each of the identified routes withhigher projected growth serves the following special generators and transfer centers.Route 7: Williams Park, Grand Central, Tyrone Square MallRoute 14: Williams Park, Grand CentralRoute 60: Park Street, Clearwater MallRoute 100X: Gateway Mall, Marion Transit CenterRoute 300X: Ulmerton PNR, Marion Transit CenterImplicationsBased on the TBEST results shown, maintaining the status quo will result in only marginal increases inridership. In order for PSTA to attain its goal of doubling ridership, service expansion will need to occur.Service improvements identified through on-going and TDP-specific public involvement efforts and serviceimprovements identified in previously completed transit planning studies, such as the CountywideEnhanced Bus Transit Network Concept Plan and the Tampa International Airport Express Bus ServiceStudy, will need to be implemented to achieve that goal. In addition to the Pinellas County AA and HowardFrankland Bridge Study, those studies represent substantial planning and prioritization efforts performed byPSTA to analyze potential service improvements that will assist it in attaining its vision of doubling transitridership in Pinellas County.Tindale-Oliver & Associates, IncPinellas Suncoast Transit AuthoritySeptember 2010 6-17 Transit Development Plan