TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT: Commerce in Motion Update
MEETING DATE: January 25, 2021
RECOMMENDATION
City Council will receive a presentation, and update regarding Commerce in Motion Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA).
Provide alternate or additional directives to City Staff.
BACKGROUND
In April 2020, the City hired consultant firm Nelson/Nygaard to initiate the Commerce in Motion COA process. The purpose of Commerce in Motion is to assess the existing transit service conditions in the City of Commerce and explore ways to improve the overall transportation system. The COA team conducted onboard surveys, an online survey and developed a preferred alternative for public transportation improvements. The COA recommendations address unmet transportation needs through a series of routing changes and frequency improvements. The result is a more efficient, reliable, and expanded transportation network that will improve overall transportation services throughout the City of Commerce.
ANALYSIS
The COA includes ridership counts, onboard surveys, stakeholder interviews, census data, customer comments, employee input, reconnaissance, regional analytics, networking, assessing background conditions, and land use plans. The purpose of the COA was to identify needed changes to the route network in whole or in part and show how alternatives could effectively expand service within existing resources. Nelson/Nygaard, and City staff, developed a fiscally constrained, cost neutral transit plan to expand service coverage and improve mobility utilizing existing resources.
The unmet transportation needs expressed by the community during the public outreach period, such as more frequent service, expanded weekend service, and route extensions, were included as part of the service changes that took effect December 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT
City staff developed a fiscally constrained, cost neutral transit plan to expand service coverage and improve mobility utilizing existing resources. Therefore, no impact on the City's operating budget.
RELATIONSHIP TO STRATEGIC GOALS
This agenda item relates to the 2016 Strategic Plan - Goal #6: "Enhance Quality of Life Goal"; as this COA plan shall improve operational efficiency and maximize City resources.
ALTERNATIVES:
Approve staff's recommendation
Reject staff's recommendation
Provide staff with alternate or further direction
Respectfully submitted: Edgar P. Cisneros, City Manager Approved by Claude McFerguson, Director of Transportation Reviewed by: Josh Brooks, Director of Finance
Approved as to form: Noel Tapia, City Attorney
Attachments:
Commerce in Motion Update - PowerPoint Presentation
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