Transit staff update: ridership rising, 5310 application filed and coordination plan vote set for Dec. 8
Transit staff reported ridership increases and said the county applied for roughly $600,000 through the 5310 program; a required coordination plan will be presented to the Eastgate policy board Dec. 8 for approval and local participation was encouraged.
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A transit official briefed commissioners that ridership through October shows an increase and that the county applied for funding under the 5310 program (noted in the meeting as $53.10/5310) and requested an application amount of about $600,000. The staff member explained federal allocations are formulaic and tied to census and ridership figures, and said the county typically receives about $550,000 depending on available funds.
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