into a section of the Pinellas Trail. As of 2012, proposals are currently being developed by community leaders for a light rail system which would connect the regional core cities of Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and Tampa. The proposal, which has won the backing of the Clearwater and St. Petersburg City Councils would rely on a 1% sales tax and would have to go before voters for approval. Mass transit The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) operates 205 buses and trolleys servicing 37 routes across the county, with major stops at all commercial centers. Along the Gulf Beaches, PTSA operates the Suncoast Beach Trolley. PTSA also offers two express routes to downtown Tampa via the Howard Frankland and Gandy Bridges, connecting with Tampa's HartLine, and connects with Pasco's PCPT in Tarpon Springs to continue service in that county. The system's two main bus terminals are located in downtown Clearwater and downtown St. Petersburg. During fiscal year 2005-06, PSTA transported 11,400,484 passengers. Emergency management Fire departments Clearwater Fire Rescue Dunedin Fire Rescue East Lake Fire Rescue Gulfport Fire Rescue Largo Fire Rescue Lealman Fire District Maderia Beach Fire Rescue Oldsmar Fire Rescue Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Pinellas Park Fire Rescue Pinellas Suncoast Fire District Safety Harbor Fire Rescue Seminole Fire Rescue St. Pete Beach Fire Rescue St. Petersburg Fire Rescue South Pasadena Fire Rescue Tarpon Springs Fire Rescue Treasure Island Fire Rescue Emergency Medical Services Sunstar Paramedics Law enforcement agencies The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office was founded in 1912 at the founding of the county. The Sheriff's Office absorbed the County Patrol in 1960. the sheriff is Bob Gualtieri. The office provides law enforcement services in the county. These municipalities contract to the Sheriff's Office for patrol services: Belleair Beach Belleair Bluffs Dunedin Indian Rocks Beach Madeira Beach North Redington Beach Oldsmar Redington Beach Safety Harbor Seminole South Pasadena St. Pete Beach Many cities in the county have their own city police departments: Belleair Police Department Clearwater Police Department Gulfport Police Department Indian Shores Police Department Kenneth City Police Department Largo Police Department Pinellas Park Police Department St. Petersburg Police Department Tarpon Springs Police Department Treasure Island Police Department Hospitals All Children's Hospital- St. Petersburg Bay Pines VA Medical Center- Located between St. Petersburg and Seminole in Bay Pines Bayfront Medical Center- St. Petersburg. Pinellas County's trauma center which operates Bayflite Edward White Hospital- St. Petersburg (closed November 24, 2014) HealthSouth Rehabilitation