Sarasota County Area Transit

Sarasota County Area Transit
Overview
Owner Sarasota County, Florida
Area served Sarasota County
Locale Sarasota County
Transit type Bus, bus rapid transit
Number of lines 24
Chief executive Rocky Burke[1]
Headquarters 5303 Pinkney Ave
Sarasota, FL 34233
Website Official website
Operation
Began operation 1979 (1979)

Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) provides public transportation for Sarasota County, Florida and is operated by the county. SCAT maintains 24 fixed-line bus routes plus a dial-a-ride paratransit service (SCAT Plus). Bus service is offered throughout Sarasota County from 5am until midnight 7 days a week. There is no service on most major holidays, with the Longboat Trolley being the only exception. However, "trolley" service does not run on Thanksgiving or Christmas Day.

SCAT Bus Routes

SCAT operates 24 different local bus routes, servicing as far south as Venice, North Port and Englewood. Additionally, SCAT operates two joint routes with Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT); the Longboat Trolley route 18, and route 99 (Sarasota/Bradenton Connector). In April 2011, SCAT introduced its first express route between North Port & Downtown Sarasota.

Late-Night and Sunday Service

Due to growing ridership demand, SCAT introduced late-night and Sunday service on select routes in 2007. Of the 11 routes selected for this service modification, two (6 & 12) run as standalone routes, while the rest are "combined" routes. Route 9S was added in November 2009.

Fleet

SCAT maintains a fleet of Gillig buses, including ten hybrid BRT buses that the agency purchased in 2006. SCAT also has a contingency fleet of Orion I and Orion V buses.

Future plans

SCAT is currently laying out the future of Sarasota County public transit with the following projects.

Bus Rapid Transit

SCAT has bus rapid transit (BRT) service along US 41 from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to North Port.

References

  1. ↑ Salman, Josh (November 23, 2014). "Sarasota County names new director for SCAT". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
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