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Resident urges stronger evaluation before proposed fare increase to Sarasota’s on-demand transit program

2832865 · March 11, 2025
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Summary

A transit-dependent rider told commissioners the county lacks customer-satisfaction and service-delay data for its on‑demand transit program and asked that a methodologically sound evaluation be completed before staff presents fare increases at a March 27 budget workshop.

A Sarasota County resident told the Board of County Commissioners on March 11 the county should publish an independent, methodologically sound evaluation of its on‑demand transit program before any proposed fare increases are adopted.

Barry Zamoff, who identified himself as transportation disadvantaged, said he could not find data on customer satisfaction, average wait times between booking and…

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