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Monthly Ridership Trends
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Ridership Highlights
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Project Timeline
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MTC Planning Scenarios
Robust Recovery Revenue Recovery/
Fewer Riders
Some Recovery
• Revenue 100% of pre-
pandemic levels with escalation
• Federal relief money is
exhausted
• Other funding sources are
fully recovered
• Farebox revenue is 20%-50%
below pre-pandemic levels
• Federal relief money is
exhausted
• Totals for all funding sources
are 15% below pre-pandemic
levels
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Foundations of Service Planning
Principles of Service Design
Frequent Service
Direct Alignments
Bi-Directional
Strong Anchors
Spacing
Connectivity
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Regional Coordination
Efforts currently underway to improve regional
coordination…
• Weekly meetings between Sonoma County Transit, Petaluma Transit, and CityBus
• Alignment of service levels for holidays between Sonoma, County Transit, Petaluma Transit, and CityBus.
• Moving from regular weekday service on MLK DAY, President’s Day, Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and New Year’s Eve to a Saturday level of service.
• Efforts to synchronize service changes across all Bay Area public transit agencies.
• Integrated service planning process to begin in next calendar year.
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Public Engagement
Rider Survey
Question 1
Please rank service improvements by their
importance to you.
o Thirty-minute frequency or better on all
routes
o Service that operates until 10:00PM on
weekdays
o A Saturday level of service on Sunday
Available to the
public in-person
and online in
both English and
Spanish
The survey focuses on rider priorities as well
as changed service levels on five holidays.
Question 2
In your opinion, which destination should CityBus serve that it is not currently serving
o Area north of Piner Rd and west of Coffey Lane
o Fountaingrove Area
o South of Bellevue Ave (Moorland Ave Neighborhood)
o Santa Rosa Ave South of Elsa Dr (Friedman’s Home
Improvement Area)
o South of the Fairgrounds (Brookwood Ave)
Question 3 -5
A Saturday Schedule on the Day After Thanksgiving,
Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, MLK Day, and President’s Day will…
o ...not affect me at all.
o ...will affect me a little, but I will be able to get where I need to go.
o ...I will not be able to make the trips I need to make on that day.
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Results So Far
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Route Specific Outreach
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Questions & Comments