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I see them all the time lately. A spray of yellow and orange, tooling along the roads around Fort Lauderdale. Kinda cute, really, all painted up for the South Florida sun. So I’ve been wondering about these things and now I finally know. They’re called Sun Trolleys, an excellent and very inexpensive way for tourists or locals to hop around town.
As many as 30 people can jump aboard a Sun Trolley. Fares range from free, for a ride to the Tri-Rail station on Broward Boulevard, to 50 cents for a lift to the beach. When I looked into this service, I was amazed how often the trolleys run and to how many places. You can ride up the 17th Street Causeway, from the new Harbor Shops complex north to Beach Place on A1A. Or you can travel along the length of Las Olas Boulevard, past all the upscale shops and on to the beach. Or continue farther north on A1A, past Oakland Park Boulevard and Galt Ocean. There’s even an express bus from downtown Fort Lauderdale to the government offices in Plantation on Broward and University Drive – that one also is free. Some of these trolleys come around as often as every ten minutes.
The Sun Trolleys all are air-conditioned, of course, with bike racks and wheelchair access. And they’re environmentally friendly, using 20 percent biodiesel fuel. For more information, check out their website at www.suntrolley.com, or call 954-761-3543. It really does seem like a great deal and I plan to try one myself before long. I’ll let you know how it is. Meantime, I’ll continue to enjoy watching these vehicles bop around town, looking all warm and welcoming and everything.
As many as 30 people can jump aboard a Sun Trolley. Fares range from free, for a ride to the Tri-Rail station on Broward Boulevard, to 50 cents for a lift to the beach. When I looked into this service, I was amazed how often the trolleys run and to how many places. You can ride up the 17th Street Causeway, from the new Harbor Shops complex north to Beach Place on A1A. Or you can travel along the length of Las Olas Boulevard, past all the upscale shops and on to the beach. Or continue farther north on A1A, past Oakland Park Boulevard and Galt Ocean. There’s even an express bus from downtown Fort Lauderdale to the government offices in Plantation on Broward and University Drive – that one also is free. Some of these trolleys come around as often as every ten minutes.
The Sun Trolleys all are air-conditioned, of course, with bike racks and wheelchair access. And they’re environmentally friendly, using 20 percent biodiesel fuel. For more information, check out their website at www.suntrolley.com, or call 954-761-3543. It really does seem like a great deal and I plan to try one myself before long. I’ll let you know how it is. Meantime, I’ll continue to enjoy watching these vehicles bop around town, looking all warm and welcoming and everything.
posted by LauderBLOGGER at 9:32 PM
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