Leader against Pinellas transit tax will sit on bus agency board

Barbara Haselden has called for an end to the SunRunner rapid bus service. She’s rallied against plans to create another express bus lane and dismissed the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority’s efforts to secure more electric buses.

A decade ago, she led opposition to the transit tax referendum that could have brought light rail to Pinellas County.

Starting next month, she’ll be more than a vocal voice against recent transit initiatives.