SolTrans board unanimously approves budget‑neutral route redesign, directs service changes starting Aug. 2026

The SolTrans Board of Directors voted unanimously Sept. 23 to adopt a comprehensive operational analysis (COA) that reconfigures local and Solano Express routes to increase frequency and weekend service while keeping the plan budget‑neutral.

Mandy Renshaw, the staff lead for the COA, told the board the proposals were “data‑driven” and informed by months of outreach; she said the plan is intended to “increase frequency, expand service days and span, and most importantly, strengthen the connectivity both within SolTrans service and within our regional partners.” The staff presentation emphasized that changes would be cost neutral at the system level by reinvesting hours and mileage freed by discontinued segments into routes with higher demand.

Major local changes include combining the current Routes 1 and 2 into a bi‑directional “Grand Circle” loop (1A clockwise, 1B counterclockwise),…