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Transit restoration scenarios: city staff outline $17M–$28M service expansions and higher costs for electrification
Summary
City transit staff told the retreat that restoring and expanding public transit to pre‑pandemic levels would require dozens of additional operators and vehicles; higher levels of frequency and Sunday service range from roughly $17 million to $28 million in all‑in costs, and electrification adds facility upgrades and vehicle costs.
Council members heard a transit briefing at the Aug. 15 retreat that reviewed current service levels, recent route changes and modeling of service expansion scenarios. City staff described three broad levers: increase frequency, extend service hours (including later evenings) and add Sunday service. Restoring the workforce that operates and maintains those services is a prerequisite for any sustained expansion.
Staff presented a range of…
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