Space Coast Area Transit
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| Parent | Brevard County |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1985 |
| Headquarters | 401 South Varr Avenue Cocoa, Florida |
| Locale | Melbourne, Florida |
| Service area | Brevard County, Florida |
| Service type | bus service, paratransit, vanpool |
| Routes | 16 |
| Stations | 2 |
| Chief executive | James Liesenfelt |
| Website | 321transit |
Space Coast Area Transit is the public transit system serving the communities in Brevard County, Florida.
In 2021, Space Coast Area Transit will undergo a rebranding effort with the name of the system changing to 321Transit as an homage to the countdown sequence that has launched numerous spacecraft from Cape Canaveral.
History
[edit]Space Coast Area Transit was formed in 1985 as a replacement for two competing bus services in Brevard County; Brevard Transportation Authority and Consolidated Agencies Transportation System, both of which refused to cooperate with each other, and often got into territorial and service disputes.[1]
The system budgeted $6.9 million for operations in 2010. It collected $2.1 million in passenger fees, The rest comes from federal and state grants, and contributions from two cities.[2]
In 2014, from 1 to 2% of residents rode the bus daily.[3]
Route list
[edit]There are 19[clarification needed] fixed bus routes running Monday through Saturday, with most routes running on an hourly basis. The 4, 6, 9, and 21 routes run on Sundays.[4]
- 1 Titusville / Viera
- 2 Titusville
- 3 Merritt Island
- 4 Hwy 520 Connector
- 5 Mims / Titusville
- 6 Cocoa / Rockledge
- 7 Rockledge / Viera
- 8 West Cocoa
- 9 Cape / Cocoa Beach
- 20 Heritage / West Melbourne
- 21 Downtown Melbourne
- 22 South Palm Bay
- 23 West Palm Bay
- 24 Melbourne / Eau Gallie
- 25 Palm Bay Connector
- 26 South Beach
- 27 East Palm Bay
- 28 North Melbourne
- 29 Melbourne / Viera
- 32 Dial-A-Bus
- 33 Eau Gallie Art District (Temporary Route)
References
[edit]- ^ History of the Space Coarst Area Transit
- ^ Neale, Rick (17 March 2010). "County bus service faces $1 M deficit". Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 1A–2A.
- ^ Berman, Dave (January 16, 2015). "SCAT wants more to ride bus". Florida Today. Melbourne, Florida. pp. 1A. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ Cervenka, Susanne (2 December 2010). "SCAT marks 18 years of increased ridership". Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 1B.