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Transit director reviews Breeze on‑demand growth, paratransit changes and pending fare hearing
Summary
Sarasota County transit director Jane Grog described the Breeze rebrand, on‑demand service zones, paratransit integration efforts, ridership trends and an upcoming county hearing proposing a base fare increase and per‑mile charge.
Sarasota County transit director Jane Grog briefed the joint meeting on May 16 about the county’s Breeze branded network, the expansion of on‑demand shared service, efforts to shift eligible paratransit riders to lower‑cost options and an upcoming county hearing on a proposed fare change.
"Approximately 63% of those rides end up being shared," Grog said of the on‑demand trips, which the county operates in multiple zones and which the presenter compared to a shared ride service rather than a private ride‑hail. She said the Breeze On Demand service launched in June 2021 by reinvesting…
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