Sarasota County Area Transit
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| Founded | 1979 |
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| Headquarters | 5303 Pinkney Ave |
| Locale | Sarasota County, FL |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit |
| Routes | 24 |
| Fuel type | Diesel, Diesel-electric hybrid |
| Chief executive | Rocky Burke [1] |
| Website | SCAT |
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.
No fare to kids below 6 with fare-paying rider; limit 3.
SCAT will offer MCAT transfers ONLY on Route 99 for those boarding at or north of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. Transfer fare is subject to the MCAT fare schedule.
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 [2].
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
SCAT maintains a fleet of Gillig buses, including ten hybrid BRT buses that the agency purchased in 2006. SCAT also has a contigency fleet of Orion I and Orion V buses.
Gillig Phantom 35ft
Gillig Low Floor 35ft
Gillig Hybrid BRT 35ft
Orion I 35ft (Contingency fleet)
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SCAT is currently laying out the future of Sarasota County public transit with the following projects.
SCAT began planning out bus rapid transit (BRT) service along US 41 from Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport to downtown Sarasota, with possible links south of the area. The project is currently in the early planning stages, with no funding allocated at the moment. However, the agency is seeking federal financial assistance for the project.
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