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County hears regional transit briefing as agencies pitch federal funds to expand service
Summary
Yaveline Regional Transit and NACOG told supervisors Yavapai County transit delivered roughly 120,000 rides over three years and is using FTA 5307 dollars (cited as $1,900,000) for operations and to support workforce-housing eligibility and veterans’ access; NACOG said rural funding shortfalls create heavy local reliance and an NAU economic-impact study is underway.
Leslie Contreras, regional development manager for Yaveline Regional Transit, told the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors that Yaveline has provided about 120,000 rides in the last three years using a fleet of small vehicles and is leveraging federal FTA 5307 funding (referenced in the presentation as $1,900,000) to sustain and expand service.
Todd Morris, transportation planner with the Northern Arizona Council of Governments (NACOG), said the Verde Valley’s combined transit systems deliver strong ridership for a rural region and that local investment covers a…
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