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MST tells Salinas commission city is highest transit demand area; BRT study and transit-design guidelines planned

5781072 · September 16, 2025
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Monterey Salinas Transit told the commission that Salinas has the highest transit demand in Monterey County, ridership has exceeded pre-COVID levels, MST is updating its 'designing for transit' guidelines and plans a bus rapid transit study for the East Alisal area and possible relocation of the Salinas Transit Center.

Michelle Overmyer, a Monterey Salinas Transit representative, told the Salinas Traffic and Transportation Commission on Thursday that Salinas is MST’s area of highest transit demand and that city ridership has surpassed pre-COVID levels.

Overmyer described a range of MST services that operate in Salinas — fixed-route buses, door-to-door paratransit, vanpools and taxi vouchers — and said any…

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