Breeze Transit

Breeze Transit
Overview
OwnerSarasota County, Florida
Area servedSarasota County
LocaleSarasota County
Transit typeBus, bus rapid transit
Number of lines27[1]
Annual ridership2,081,328 (2022)[1]
Chief executiveRocky Burke[2]
Headquarters5303 Pinkney Avenue
Sarasota, FL 34233
Websitewww.scgov.net/government/breeze-transit/breeze-routes
Operation
Began operation1979; 45 years ago (1979)

Breeze Transit (previously Sarasota County Area Transit, or SCAT[3]) provides public transportation for Sarasota County, Florida and is operated by the county. Breeze maintains 14 fixed-line bus routes, four curb-to-curb service zones, and a dial-a-ride paratransit service. The majority of the routes operate from Monday through Saturday, with select service on Sundays.

  1. ^ a b "Fiscal Year 2023 Adopted Budget". Sarasota County Government. October 1, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Salman, Josh (November 23, 2014). "Sarasota County names new director for SCAT". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  3. ^ Snabes, Anne (2022-06-10). "So long, SCAT. Sarasota County's transit system to get a new name". Gannett. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.