MontereySalinas Transit
LINE 31 GONZALES
April 1, 2024
City of Gonzales
Council Meeting
Current Fixed Route Service
https://mst.org/wp-content/media/23X.pdf
Line 31: Gonzales
• Dedicated bus stops
• Five-minute walk to a bus stop for most
residents
• Service to the business park
• Connections to Line 23 Salinas-King City
• Corda Camp residents could still call in
to request a ride at certain times during
the day
Prior Work
2019
Salinas Valley Express
Transit Corridor
Planning Study
2020
Initial planning with
Gonzales staff to
develop route concept
Fall 2020
Gonzales community
outreach on route
concept
December 2020
City Council
presentation and public
feedback on route
concept
April 2021
MST board approves
the South County
Service Plan
December 2021
MST sends draft Scope
of Work to City
2022
City staff makes
additional adjustments
and changes to routing
2023
City staff makes
additional adjustments
and changes to routing
February 2024
City staff approves 65%
plan designs
March 2024
MST submits
encroachment permit
request to the City
• City Council presentations: Gonzales,
Greenfield, King City and Soledad
• KLOK Spanish radio advertisement
• Car Cards on all MST buses
• A-frames at the highest passenger
boarding locations in Greenfield, Soledad,
Gonzales, King City and Salinas Transit
Center
• Utility bill inserts
• City Hall
• Supervisor Lopez
• MST website and social media
• City’s social media
• Transit App
• Hartnell College
• All school districts in the south county
• Las Positas store in Soledad
• Sun Street Center
• Kings & Queens
• Alliance on Aging
• South County Outreach Efforts (SCORE)
• Mee Memorial Hospital
• Promotoras- Greenfield and Gonzales
• Monterey County Weekly
MST Outreach Efforts
Schedule
APRIL 2024
MST BEGINS
PROCUREMENT
FOR
CONSTRUCTION
SUMMER 2024
MST BOARD
AWARDS
CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT
FALL 2024
CONSTRUCTION
OF BUS STOP
IMPROVEMENTS
FALL – WINTER
LINE 31 TO BEGIN
OPERATING
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