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California transit task force adopts five guiding principles, adds separate accessibility standard
Summary
The state Transit Transformation Task Force approved five guiding principles — covering service, land use, safety, finance and a newly added standalone principle for accessibility and customer experience — after extended debate and multiple roll-call votes. The group directed staff to refine the report for an October legislative deliverable.
The California Transit Transformation Task Force voted on June 10 in Oakland to adopt five guiding principles that will frame a legislatively required report on public transit.
Chad Edison, chief deputy secretary for rail and transit at the California State Transportation Agency, presided over the meeting where members debated wording and scope for hours before agreeing to five concise principles that task-force staff will use to structure recommendations and appendices.
The approved principles, as adopted by recorded motions, are: provide fast, reliable, connected and convenient transit services; develop high-quality public transit systems to support complete communities; affirm that safety is fundamental; ensure transit is operationally and financially sustainable; and provide transit that is accessible and easy to use for all. Members voted…
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