Bay Runner service to Lido Key to resume Wednesday

With continued recovery of Lido Beach, Sarasota’s Bay Runner trolley service to South Lido Key will resume Wednesday, Dec. 11, after being suspended since late September because of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

To accommodate the complete regular route, parking safety enforcement will resume along Benjamin Franklin Drive from Lido Beach Pavilion to South Lido Key. The enforcement is necessary to keep Benjamin Franklin Drive clear of illegal parking and ensure the trolley is able to turn around at the cul-de-sac at Ted Sperling Park.

Warnings for parking safety violations along that stretch of Benjamin Franklin Drive will be issued started Friday, Dec. 6. When the full route resumes, parking citations will resume along that portion of the beachfront road. 

Parking enforcement will continue to be suspended from St. Armands Circle to the Lido Beach Pavilion.

Bay Runner service runs 7 a.m. 10 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays; and 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.