Tuesday, 10 March 2009

You've got a ticket to ride

If you want to get around, get a bus.
Anna Maria Island benefits from a free shuttle service, known locally as the trolley, which does a continual loop of the island.
A daily service runs from 6am to 10.30m every 20 minutes from the Anna Maria City Pier in the north to Coquina Beach in the south. Trolleys offer both air conditioned and open-air seating. Trolley Stops are two to four blocks apart along the route. Look for the green sign with the picture of a trolley on it.
Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT) fixed routes connect with the free trolley at Holmes Beach and Coquina Beach. From Holmes Beach you can catch the No3 bus Monday thru Saturday along Manatee Avenue, passing through Bradenton and past the Manatee Memorial Hospital, health department and a Wal-Mart store.
The No6 Cortez Road service starts at Coquina Beach and passes over the Cortez Bridge in Bradenton Beach before taking a route past some of the main shops along Cortez Road, and finishing near the De Soto Mall.
Just don't forget to pack the credit card...

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