The Florida Department of Transportation requires State Block Grant recipients to develop a Transit Development Plan. These plans serve as a blueprint for multimodal transportation systems. The plans identify public transit needs and the activities required to meet those needs. Major updates are performed every 10 years. Components of the TDP include:

• Baseline conditions assessment
• Existing service & performance evaluation
• Public involvement
• Situation appraisal
• Goals and objectives
• Transit demand assessment
• Transit needs development & evaluation
• 10-year transit plan
• Plan coordination & implementation

Click Sarasota County's Transit Development Plan: Major Update (2020-2029) to view our current TDP.

The Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged requires Community Transportation Coordinators (CTC) to develop and implement Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plans. The Sarasota County Transportation Authority is the CTC for Sarasota County. “Transportation disadvantaged” refers to individuals who are unable to transport themselves or purchase transportation. Their disadvantage may be due to physical or mental disability, income status, or age. The TDSP plans for the next five years and is updated annually. Components of the TDSP include:

• Development Plan
• Service Plan
• Quality Assurance Plan
• Cost/revenue allocations and fare justifications

Click Sarasota County Transportation Disadvantaged Service Plan 2024-2028 to view the plan online.

The Federal Transit Administration's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program ensures that transit agencies do not discriminate when awarding federally-funded highway, transit, and airport projects.

Sarasota County Transportation Authority 2025 DBE Program

For DBE questions or concerns, contact the transit department's DBE Liaison Officer, Angela Bright, by phone at 941-861-1033 or email abright@scgov.net.

Sarasota County and the Sarasota County Transportation Authority (SCTA) operate programs without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, income, or family status. To request additional information on Sarasota County’s obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, or for information in another language, call or email the Sarasota County Contact Center at 941-861-5000 (TTY 7-1-1) or contactcenter@scgov.net.

Title VI discrimination complaints against Sarasota County and/or the SCTA may be filed with any of the parties listed below. The FTA encourages complaints to be processed locally before they are filed at the federal level. Complaints should include the date, location, parties involved, incident description and other relevant information; how or why the incident qualifies as discrimination, and the complainant’s contact information.

File a Discrimination Complaint

Florida Statutes Section 341.071 requires public transit agencies to post:

• 1) Certification that Breeze's budgeted and general administrative costs are not greater than 20% above the annual state average of administrative costs within our tier (Resolution 2025-009)
• 2) A line-item budget report for the previous fiscal year, 3) all salaried executive management-level employees' total compensation packages, and 4) a list of any gifts accepted in exchange for contracts (Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Disclosure)
• 5) Ridership performance and metrics (FDOT Approved Performance Measures)