RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY APPROVING UNION CITY TRANSIT FALL 2026 SERVICE CHANGES
EFFECTIVE SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 2026
WHEREAS, in the wake of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) has taken the lead on a Transit Transformation Action Plan (TTAP) to increase collaboration and connectivity amongst the San Francisco Bay Area operators through Regional Network Management (RNM); and
WHEREAS, connectivity amongst operators is recommended to happen through local or sub-regional operator connections with regional operators, and in Union City, Union City Transit coordinates its schedule to connect with Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) trains arriving or departing at the station; and WHEREAS, BART has announced a schedule change effective Monday, August 10, 2026; and
WHEREAS, Union City Transit will take this opportunity to realign its service schedule to connect with the new BART schedules; and
WHEREAS, Union City Transit will implement related Fall 2026 service changes effective Saturday, August 8, 2026, to maintain connections with BART trains arriving at and departing from the Union City BART Station; and
WHEREAS, the new weekday schedule for fixed route service will start at approximately 5:00 AM and end at approximately 10:45 PM, the new weekend schedule will start at approximately 7:00 AM and end at approximately 8:00 PM, and there are no changes to the bus route alignments with these schedule changes. Flea service will begin at approximately 4:30 AM and end at approximately 10:45 PM on weekdays, with no weekend service; and
WHEREAS, the service changes put forth were included in the pricing of the MV Transportation, Inc. (MV Transit) operations and maintenance contract awarded on March 14, 2023, and MV Transit’s pricing was used in the development of Union City Transit’s funding in the approved Biennial Budget for FY 2025-2026 and FY2026-2027, so there is no anticipated cost increase to Union City Transit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Union City hereby adopts a resolution approving Union City Transit’s Fall 2026 service changes, effective Saturday, August 8, 2026.
Resolution No. 2026-XXX
Approve Fall 2026 Union City Transit and Flea Service Changes
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Union City at a special meeting held on July 14, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
GARY SINGH
Mayor
ATTESTED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
THAI NAM N. PHAM
City Clerk
KRISTOPHER J. KOKOTAYLO
City Attorney