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Petaluma officials propose service cuts including end of on-demand pilot to close transit budget gap
Summary
Facing declining state transit revenues and rising costs, staff proposed a package of service reductions — including eliminating the Lumigo on-demand pilot after grant-funded months, dropping Sunday service and truncating late-evening trips — to eliminate a multiyear operating shortfall while staff seeks grants and partner funding.
Petaluma staff told the City Council on April 6 that Petaluma Transit faces a growing operating shortfall driven by declining Transportation Development Act and State Transit Assistance revenue and rising contractor and driver costs. To address a multi‑year deficit, staff and the Transit Advisory Committee (TAC) presented a package of service changes and revenue actions for council guidance.
Public Works and transit staff outlined steps already taken (deferred nonessential maintenance, pursuing new grants, resuming limited advertising and shifting low-carbon funding) and described a recommended package…
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