Road 37 State Road 62 State Road 64 State Road 70 State Road 72 State Road 681 State Road 684 State Road 758 State Road 776 State Road 777 State Road 780 State Road 789 County roads List of county roads in Charlotte County, Florida List of county roads in DeSoto County, Florida List of county roads in Manatee County, Florida List of county roads in Sarasota County, Florida Ports SeaPort Manatee Airports Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport Public airports Buchan Airport Venice Municipal Airport Public transportation Both Sarasota and Manatee counties have their own transit networks, SCAT and MCAT, which runs bus services in the area. Amtrak does operate a Thruway Route going through the area starting in St. Petersburg-Clearwater and ending in Fort Myers, with Sarasota and Ellenton operating as stops along the route. Media Newspapers Anna Maria Island Sun Bradenton Herald Business Observer, a business newspaper that is published in Sarasota, but serves several other regions of Florida. East County Observer Longboat Observer The Bradenton Times, an online newspaper. The Islander Sarasota Herald-Tribune Siesta Key Observer Sarasota Observer Tempo News Venice Gondolier Sun Magazines Sarasota Magazine SRQ Magazine Venice: Gulf Coast Living Magazine Television ABC 7 WSNN (SNN) Radio WBRD WCTQ WDIZ (AM) WHPT WJIS WKDW-LP WKES WLSS WRUB (FM) WSDV WSLR-LP WSMR (FM) WSRQ (AM) WTMY WWPR (AM) Education Public education is provided by Manatee County School District and Sarasota County Public Schools. Colleges and universities The following college/university campuses exist in the metropolitan area. Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training East West College of Natural Medicine Everglades University Florida State University College of Medicine Keiser University LECOM Ringling College of Art and Design New College of Florida State College of Florida Sarasota-Manatee USF Sarasota-Manatee Economy The Sarasota Metropolitan Area has a gross metropolitan product of $34.3 billion as of 2018. Recreation and culture Parks/nature reserves Federally owned DeSoto National Memorial State owned Lake Manatee State Park Myakka River State Park Oscar Scherer State Park Terra Ceia Preserve Museums Bishop Museum of Science and Nature Florida Maritime Museum Florida Railroad Museum John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Palmetto Historical Park Sarasota Classic Car Museum Theatres Florida Studio Theatre Sarasota Opera House Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall See also Manatee County, Florida Sarasota County, Florida Southwest Florida Tampa Bay Area References External links Metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area definitions Sarasota, Florida Bradenton, Florida Venice, Florida North Port, Florida Manatee