Sunnyvale Microtransit Service
City Council Meeting
February 10, 2025
DRAFT PRESENTATION
2City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Microtransit Service – February 2026 Agenda
• Background
• Sunnyvale Microtransit Service
• Next Steps
• TIRCP Cycle 7 Grant Summary
• Staff Recommendation
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3City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Microtransit Service – February 2026 Background
Jan - Jun Jul - Dec Jan - Jun Jul - Dec Jan - Jun Jul - Dec Jan - Jun 2024
2025
Grant
Successful
Oct 23, 2024
Council Adopted
Resolution No. 1318-25
Authorized City Manager
to Execute Agreements
with Caltrans
Sep 30, 2025
Council Authorized
City Manager
to Apply for Grant
(RTC No. 24-0026)
and Pause Work on
DPW 23-06 with 50%
Local Match
Mar 26, 2024
Staff Applied
for TIRCP
Cycle 7 Grant
Jul 2024
CTC Grant
Allocation
Oct 16-17, 2025
2023
Residents Request
to Apply for Grant
for a Shuttle Service
at Council Meeting
Jan 9, 2024
Study Issue
DPW 23-06
Shuttles for High
School Students
2023
Coordination with Caltrans
On Grant Allocation/Acceptance
Oct 2024 to Present
2026
Council Accepts
Grant
Allocates Matching
Fund, Awards
Contract to Via
Feb 10, 2026
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4City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Microtransit Service – February 2026 • To launch and operate an on-demand Citywide
Microtransit Service for 5 years
Total project cost - $8.358 million
TIRCP Grant - $4.179 million
City matching funds - $4.179 million
• 9 zero-em ission vehicles deployed based on
anticipated demand
• Project goal: Provide First-M ile Last-Mile service to connect to rail
• Required to award the operator contract by April 2026 Anticipated launch date: September 2026
Transit Intercity and Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Cycle 7 Grant
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5City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Microtransit Service – February 2026 • Service hours:
Monday - Friday 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• One-w ay fare: $3.50
Discounted fare: $1.75
+1s (additional riders): $1.00
• City to hire a vendor to provide the service
• Overlaps with Peery Park Rides Pilot Shuttle – operates by Via Users can choose which service to use
Sunnyvale Microtransit Service
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6City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Microtransit Service – February 2026 Next Steps
Purchase
Vehicles/
Service
Planning
Contract
Award
Testing /
On-
boarding
Launch
Service
Branding /
Marketing
Sep. 2026Feb. 2026
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7City of Sunnyvale – Sunnyvale Microtransit Service – February 2026 Staff Recommendation
Alternative 1:
• Approve Budget Modification No. 14 in the Amount of $ 5,096,000 for the Sunnyvale Microtransit Service
$4,179,000 in TIRCP Grant Funds
$917,000 from the General Fund
• Authorize the issuance of the Service Order for the Sunnyvale M
icrotransit Service with Via Transportation, Inc. doing business as Nomad Transit LLC for the Sunnyvale Microtransit Service for $8,358,000, and
• Authorize the City Manager to Execute all Agreements Related to the O
perations of the Sunnyvale Microtransit Service.
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Thank you!
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