Public Transportation
Department Description
The mission of Pasco County Public Transportation (GoPasco) is to provide safe, reliable, professional, and efficient transportation to the citizens and visitors of Pasco County. GoPasco fulfills this mission by providing fixed route and demand response services utilizing heavy-duty buses and cut-away vehicles to provide transportation across Pasco County.
GoPasco services enhance the quality of life for Pasco County residents and visitors by offering low-cost transportation with the goal of reducing congestion and improving air quality, while facilitating mobility, education, healthcare, employment, shopping, nutrition, entertainment, and growth. Our Services are equally accessible to the public and offer transportation accommodation for the elderly, low income, veterans, and disabled giving our residents the ability to travel to any location within Pasco County. GoPasco receives funding through several Federal, State, and local sources including grants, contracts, fares, and revenues.
Core Programs
Fixed Route Service
Fixed Route Service: Provides public transportation along predetermined routes using a set schedule and providing reliable mobility options to the public. The bus will arrive and depart using set schedules, allowing the public to plan their trips for access to jobs, education, medical and health facilities, shopping, recreation, and other destinations and activities necessary to improve their quality of life. The level of service for successful implementation of the Fixed Route Transit System program and projects will comply with the current Board of County Commissioner's adopted Transit Development Plan.
Demand Response Service
Demand Response Service: To comply with the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), GoPasco provides demand response transportation service to those citizens that meet ADA criteria. In addition, GoPasco provides two other types of demand response services which is governed by different rules and funding sources. The demand response program has two subcomponents working together to achieve its mission. The operations: consist of bus operators on the streets picking people up and dropping them off. This team is the front line of the service and the face-to-face component The other subcomponent is the dispatch team. The dispatch team are the voice the customer talks to when they need to schedule a ride. They also provide timely and accurate information to the customer and monitor the operations team to provide support and help.
GoPasco Bus Passes Now Available at the City of New Port Richey Library
GoPasco partners with libraries throughout the County so that riders from all areas have a convenient location to purchase their bus passes. The following libraries sell 31 day bus passes or 20-ride bus passes depending on rider preference: Zephyrhills Public Library, City of New Port Richey Library, Regency Park, South Holiday, Land O' Lakes, Centennial Park, Hudson Regional, Hugh Embry, and New River. For more on GoPasco's latest partnership with the City of New Port Richey Library, please click on the video to the right:
Budget Summary
Funding Sources
Goals and Objectives
Goals and Objectives are an integral part of any transportation plan because they provide the direction to achieve the community’s vision. Based on the review and assessment of existing conditions, feedback received during the public involvement process, and the review of local transportation planning documents, GoPasco's primary objective is to increase accessibility. The measure used when gauging accessibility is Ridership Per Month. GoPasco is actively researching new routes, improving route efficiency, and modernizing their transportation system to meet the needs of citizens and increase Ridership Per Month.
