Public meetings scheduled on SCAT Transit Development Plan

Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) will hold four meetings for the public to review and comment on potential changes to SCAT's Transit Development Plan. The first one is scheduled today, Feb. 26, from 5-6 p.m. at the Robert L. Anderson Administration Center, 4000 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice. Three more open house-style public meetings will be held in March.

Topics include future bus routes, planned services and existing services.

The Transit Development Plan is the 10-year strategic guide for public transportation. It includes an evaluation of existing services, a review of demographic and travel behavior characteristics of the service area, a summary of local transit policies, the development of proposed transit enhancements and 10-year implementation and financial plans.

The March meetings will be held on the following dates and locations:  

• Tuesday, March 5, 4-5 p.m., Selby Goodwill Good Neighbor Center, 1781 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Sarasota
• Monday, March 11, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Conference Room, North Port Public Library, 13800 S. Tamiami Trail, North Port
• Thursday, March 14, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Conference Room, Fruitville Public Library, 10 Coburn Road, Sarasota

For more information, contact the Sarasota County Call Center at 941-861-5000 or visit the SCAT website at www.scgov.net/scat.