New PSTA Clearwater Station Will Be a Gateway to Opportunity

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), FL, broke ground recently on the new Clearwater Station multimodal hub that will serve residents and visitors throughout northern Pinellas County. Construction will be led by Kokolakis Construction, with design by CDM Smith and HDR.

The new station is being built on two acres adjacent to the new City Hall and the Pinellas Trail in Clearwater. When complete in late 2026/early 2027, the station will replace the outdated Park Street Terminal built in the 1980s. The new facility will be twice the size, fully ADA-compliant, and designed to serve more than 2,300 riders daily.

“Today has truly been years in the making, and I am proud to say we are finally not just breaking ground, but breaking barriers into a new future that will connect people, places, and possibilities,” said Brad Miller, chief executive officer of PSTA. “Clearwater Station will be a gateway to opportunity, to community, and to a more connected future.”

The new station will feature connections to multimodal services including Uber, Lyft, and PSTA Access; covered bike racks and pedestrian-friendly amenities; retail space and a coffee shop; EV charging infrastructure and solar panels to accommodate electric buses; and real-time arrival and departure information.

The site will also include a major public art installation titled The Cloud by artist Matt Niebuhr from The Art Studio at RDG Planning & Design. The plaza centerpiece will feature two parallel, organic-shaped perforated stainless-steel surfaces—one floating above the other—evoking the movement of waves as they glide onto shore.

The project is made possible through a $20 million USDOT RAISE grant, with additional funding from the City of Clearwater, FDOT, Forward Pinellas, and PSTA.