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Breeze Transit outlines on‑demand performance, ADA service costs and plan to consolidate demand‑response contracts
Summary
Sarasota County transit director reviewed Breeze on Demand and BreezePlus performance metrics, emergency evacuation support after the 2024 storms, and a plan to move to a single provider and software platform to lower per‑trip costs; the county board will consider related contracts in December and transition to a single provider in April.
Jane Crogg, Sarasota County’s transit director, briefed the joint meeting on Breeze Transit services serving Longboat Key, Lido and St. Armands and outlined a plan to consolidate demand‑response services to improve efficiency.
Crogg said the county’s on‑demand service offers curb‑to‑curb shared rides with sub‑20‑minute ETAs and that 65% of on‑demand trips are shared. "Sixty‑five percent of these trips are shared," she said, describing the batching and dynamic pickup model that improves efficiency. Crogg added that within the Longboat/Lido zone, 92% of…
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