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Transportation department touts RTS gains, micro-mobility stability and parking revenue growth
Summary
City transportation staff reported ridership and fleet improvements, cost savings from bringing paratransit (RTS Plus) in-house, micro-mobility usage trends, and a growth in downtown paid-parking transactions; commissioners pressed for continued outreach and for advancing planned transfer stations and infrastructure.
City transportation officials gave the Gainesville City Commission a broad update on April 16 covering planning priorities, parking changes, fleet management and transit accomplishments.
Jesus Gomez, transportation director, summarized department goals (Vision Zero, multimodal access and equity) and described upcoming projects including an Eastside transfer station groundbreaking this October and design work for additional ADA-compliant bus stops. The presentation said the department manages roughly 284 full-time positions and a departmental budget near $37.3 million across divisions.
Planners highlighted a multi-year…
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