April 12, 2023
Thomas Wiles, Senior Planner
City of Salinas
Community Development Department
65 West Alisal Street
Salinas, CA 93905
RE: ENVIRONMENTAL
REVIEW/REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
2110 North Main Street/ APN: 253-074-
005-000/ GPA 2022-003, RZ 2022-003,
and CUP 2022-005
Dear Mr. Wiles:
Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) provides public transportation throughout Monterey County and operates an extensive bus network in Salinas. As requested by the City of Salinas, MST has reviewed the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the Capitol Motel General Plan Amendment, Rezone, and Conditional Use Permit to establish and operate an Extended Stay Hotel and would like to make the following comments.
MST serves, operates, and maintains two (2) existing stops within the project’s vicinity, which currently serve Line 49. Line 49 travels from the Salinas Transit Center in Downtown Salinas to Santa Rita via North Main Street. This line provides service every 15 minutes from Downtown Salinas to Northridge, with service every 30 minutes in Santa Rita. MST would like to encourage Capitol Hotel to enroll in MST’s Group Discount Program to offer employees and hotel guests bus passes at a substantially reduced price.
If you have any questions about the above comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected] or 831-264-5877.
Sincerely,
Michelle Overmeyer
Director of Planning & Innovation
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