Short Range Transit Plan Public
Involvement Plan
City Council Meeting
July 12, 2022
Matthew Wilcox
Transit Planner
Transportation and Public Works - Transit
1 CURRENT
• Santa Rosa CityBus completes a Short
Range Transit Plan (SRTP) every three
years.
• MTC, in cooperation with the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA), requires
public transit operators that are FTA
grantees to prepare and regularly
update an SRTP to help inform regional
transportation planning and
programming activities.
2 PROPOSED
• As part of the planning process
CityBus will engage the public to better
understand current transit needs.
• The Public Involvement Plan will act as
a guide for all outreach efforts
associated with the SRTP.
3 PROPOSED
• The proposed Public Involvement Plan includes a
variety of public engagement strategies
providing multiple formats and settings for
receiving public feedback, including:
• Surveys
• Direct outreach to transit riders at transit hubs
and onboard buses
• Stakeholder consultation
• Community meetings/workshops
• Council reports and Public Hearing 4
RECOMMENDATION
• It is recommended by the Transportation
and Public Works Department that the
Council, by resolution, approve and adopt
the Public Involvement Plan for the Transit
Division’s Short Range Transit Plan 2022
update.
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