Breeze Transit
Breeze Transit | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Sarasota County,Florida |
Area served | Sarasota County |
Locale | Sarasota County |
Transit type | Bus,bus rapid transit |
Number of lines | 27[1] |
Annual ridership | 2,081,328 (2022)[1] |
Chief executive | Rocky Burke[2] |
Headquarters | 5303 Pinkney Avenue Sarasota, FL 34233 |
Website | www |
Operation | |
Began operation | 1979 |
Breeze Transit(previouslySarasota County Area Transit,orSCAT[3]) provides public transportation forSarasota County,Floridaand is operated by the county. Breeze maintains 14 fixed-line bus routes, four curb-to-curb service zones, and a dial-a-rideparatransitservice. The majority of the routes operate from Monday through Saturday, with select service on Sundays.
Bus routes
[edit]Breeze operates 14 different local bus routes that serve the cities of Sarasota, Venice, North Port, the Town of Longboat Key, and other communities of Sarasota County. Additionally, service also extends into and is coordinated with Manatee County.
Breeze's paratransit service, delivered by private vendor Ride Right, provides trips to qualified people who cannot use the fixed-route service due to a disability or being transportation disadvantaged.[1]Trips are door to door service to and from locations during the fixed route system's regular service hours. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) trips are provided in areas within a3⁄4mile (1.2 km) distance of the fixed route system. Transportation Disadvantaged trips are provided to those who cannot access the fixed routed due to income, disability, or age.
Fleet
[edit]Breeze maintains a fleet ofGilligbuses, including ten hybrid BRT buses that the agency purchased in 2006.[citation needed]Breeze also has a contingency fleet ofOrion IandOrion Vbuses.[needs update]
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Gillig Phantom35FT (retired)
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Gillig Hybrid BRT 35ft
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Orion I35ft (retired)
References
[edit]- ^abc"Fiscal Year 2023 Adopted Budget".Sarasota County Government.October 1, 2022.RetrievedApril 18,2023.
- ^Salman, Josh (November 23, 2014)."Sarasota County names new director for SCAT".Sarasota Herald-Tribune.RetrievedApril 2,2018.
- ^Snabes, Anne (2022-06-10)."So long, SCAT. Sarasota County's transit system to get a new name".Gannett. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.