Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT) provides public transportation for Manatee County, Florida and is operated by the county. the system had about 4,100 riders per weekday as of the second quarter of 2023.
The regular bus fare is $1.50 on all local fixed routes. Discounted fares of $0.75 are available for students, disabled (with mobility card), seniors, medicare card holders, and active duty and military veterans. There is no fare for children 5 years or younger and seniors 80 and older. There is no fare for the Anna Maria Island Trolley and the Sunday Beach Express. Discounted fares are not available for the Longboat Key Shuttle.
Unlimited ride cards ("M Cards") are available for purchase for 1 day, 7 day, or 31 days. Regular and discounted rates are available. There is also a 31-day regional pass ("R Card") available for purchase. This pass is good for unlimited rides on both MCAT and SCAT (Sarasota County Area Transit) buses.
Riders can also purchase and access their bus passes using the Token Transit mobile ticketing app for both local and regional fares.[2]
A Mobility Card will be provided to the rider by MCAT when a disability or Veteran status is present to serve as documentation and proof for the discount card. The Mobility Card will alleviate the need to carry medical or Veteran documentation that qualifies the rider for the discount card. This is a separate card from the M Card and will need to be carried with the M Card in case verification is needed. Mobility Cards can be obtained by presenting a letter from a physician or Veteran eligibility paperwork to the Downtown Station and Desoto Station Ticket Sales Offices.[3]
Bus routesedit
Most local fixed route bus services operate Monday through Saturday from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Skyway ConneXion service operates on weekdays ONLY, no service on Sundays and holidays.
The Anna Maria Island Trolley operates daily from 6 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. The Beach Express operates Sundays and holidays from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.[4]
Fixed route and Handy Bus service ends at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve. The Longboat Key Shuttle service will end at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
The Anna Maria Island Trolley service operates all holidays. Service will end at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
The Beach Express operates on all Sundays and Holidays.[5]
Route
Destinations
Effective Date
1
Ellenton Outlet Mall
November 10, 2018
2
East Bradenton
November 10, 2018
3
Manatee Avenue
November 10, 2018
4
9th Avenue
November 10, 2018
6
Cortez Road
November 10, 2018
8
Oneco-Bayshore Gardens
November 10, 2018
9
9th Avenue West & 26th Street
November 10, 2018
12
State Road 70
November 10, 2018
13
Palmetto
November 10, 2018
16
15th Street East
November 10, 2018
75
Beach Connexion
December 7, 2019
99
U.S. 41
November 10, 2018
201
North County Connexion
November 10, 2018
203
SkyWay Connexion
November 10, 2018
Trolley
Anna Maria Island
November 10, 2018
Trolley
Beach Express
November 10, 2018
Shuttle
Longboat Key
November 10, 2018
Bus Fleetedit
MCAT's fleet consists of Gillig Phantom, Low Floor, Low Floor BRT, and Replica Trolley. They operate both clean-diesel and diesel-electric hybrid buses.[6]
In 2018, MCAT was awarded $1.9 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration to replace or rehabilitate their fleet of buses.[7]
manatee, county, area, transit, mcat, provides, public, transportation, manatee, county, florida, operated, county, system, about, riders, weekday, second, quarter, 2023, overviewownermanatee, county, floridaarea, servedmanatee, countylocalemanatee, countytran. Manatee County Area Transit MCAT provides public transportation for Manatee County Florida and is operated by the county the system had about 4 100 riders per weekday as of the second quarter of 2023 Manatee County Area TransitOverviewOwnerManatee County FloridaArea servedManatee CountyLocaleManatee CountyTransit typeBusDaily ridership4 100 weekdays Q2 2023 1 Headquarters2411 Tallevast RoadSarasota FL 34243Websitewww wbr mymanatee wbr org wbr departments wbr mcat Contents 1 Fares 2 Bus routes 3 Bus Fleet 4 References 5 External linksFares editThe regular bus fare is 1 50 on all local fixed routes Discounted fares of 0 75 are available for students disabled with mobility card seniors medicare card holders and active duty and military veterans There is no fare for children 5 years or younger and seniors 80 and older There is no fare for the Anna Maria Island Trolley and the Sunday Beach Express Discounted fares are not available for the Longboat Key Shuttle Unlimited ride cards M Cards are available for purchase for 1 day 7 day or 31 days Regular and discounted rates are available There is also a 31 day regional pass R Card available for purchase This pass is good for unlimited rides on both MCAT and SCAT Sarasota County Area Transit buses Riders can also purchase and access their bus passes using the Token Transit mobile ticketing app for both local and regional fares 2 A Mobility Card will be provided to the rider by MCAT when a disability or Veteran status is present to serve as documentation and proof for the discount card The Mobility Card will alleviate the need to carry medical or Veteran documentation that qualifies the rider for the discount card This is a separate card from the M Card and will need to be carried with the M Card in case verification is needed Mobility Cards can be obtained by presenting a letter from a physician or Veteran eligibility paperwork to the Downtown Station and Desoto Station Ticket Sales Offices 3 Bus routes editMost local fixed route bus services operate Monday through Saturday from 5 30 a m to 8 p m Skyway ConneXion service operates on weekdays ONLY no service on Sundays and holidays The Anna Maria Island Trolley operates daily from 6 a m to 10 30 p m The Beach Express operates Sundays and holidays from 9 a m 5 p m 4 Fixed route and Handy Bus service ends at 3 p m on Christmas Eve The Longboat Key Shuttle service will end at 7 p m on Christmas Eve The Anna Maria Island Trolley service operates all holidays Service will end at 7 p m on Christmas Eve The Beach Express operates on all Sundays and Holidays 5 Route Destinations Effective Date1 Ellenton Outlet Mall November 10 20182 East Bradenton November 10 20183 Manatee Avenue November 10 20184 9th Avenue November 10 20186 Cortez Road November 10 20188 Oneco Bayshore Gardens November 10 20189 9th Avenue West amp 26th Street November 10 201812 State Road 70 November 10 201813 Palmetto November 10 201816 15th Street East November 10 201875 Beach Connexion December 7 201999 U S 41 November 10 2018201 North County Connexion November 10 2018203 SkyWay Connexion November 10 2018Trolley Anna Maria Island November 10 2018Trolley Beach Express November 10 2018Shuttle Longboat Key November 10 2018Bus Fleet edit nbsp MCAT s fleet consists of Gillig Phantom Low Floor Low Floor BRT and Replica Trolley They operate both clean diesel and diesel electric hybrid buses 6 In 2018 MCAT was awarded 1 9 million by the U S Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration to replace or rehabilitate their fleet of buses 7 References edit Transit Ridership Report Second Quarter 2023 PDF American Public Transportation Association September 13 2023 Retrieved September 21 2023 White D Ann Lawrence 22 April 2018 Manatee Transit Now Offers Mobile Ticketing Outside County Patch com Retrieved 15 October 2020 Fares www mymanatee org Retrieved 2019 12 21 Bus Routes and Maps www mymanatee org Retrieved 2019 12 21 Holiday Service www mymanatee org Retrieved 2019 12 21 MCAT Transit Vehicle Fleet The Global Transit Guidebook by HARTride 2012 2016 01 01 Retrieved 2019 12 21 MCAT awarded 1 9 million federal grant for bus fleet rehabilitation www mymanatee org Retrieved 2019 12 21 External links editOfficial MCAT Website nbsp This article related to bus transportation in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about transportation in Florida is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manatee County Area Transit amp oldid 1172581315, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
