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Presenter outlines shuttle ridership gains and a 20-year transit vision
Summary
An unidentified presenter said shuttle ridership is higher than in the past four years, described route and stop changes and flagged safety/compliance issues, and said officials are mapping an incremental 20-year plan guided by data and key indicators.
Speaker 3, an unidentified presenter, told the council that the shuttle program is "a very important resource for people heading to earning a living," and said average daily ridership is higher than in the last four years. The presenter said the system has experienced rising ridership, prompting route and stop adjustments and new planning to manage growth.
The presenter said the department is mapping how to move from current service levels to a longer-term vision over the next 20 years and described that change as "incremental" and guided by data and key performance indicators. The presentation noted "some compliance safety issue[s]" that staff are working to address as part of the planning process.
During follow-up, Speaker 2 asked about trip counts and unique users. Speaker 3 said the specific unique-user figures were not on the record at the meeting but could be provided afterward. Speaker 2 also asked about fares for children; Speaker 3 said fares are "very inexpensive" but did not give a dollar figure on the record.
The presentation did not include a formal action or vote on the plan; staff said they would provide ridership and unique-user data after the meeting. The next procedural steps and any timelines for public hearings, funding requests or formal adoption were not specified in the record.
