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Adopt a Resolution Adopting City of Lodi Short Range Transit Plan Update (PW)
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MEETING DATE:
June 4, 2025
PREPARED BY:
Public Works Director
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a Resolution Adopting City of Lodi Short Range Transit Plan Update.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In April 2024, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. (LSC) to prepare the City of Lodi Short-Range Transit Plan (SRTP) update. A SRTP is a 5 to 10-year planning document designed to provide an operating and financial blueprint for the provision of transit service in a community. The Regional Transportation Planning Agency, the San Joaquin Council of Governments (SJCOG), in order to support its planning objectives and fulfill State and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations, requires any agency receiving State or Federal funds for public transit operations to develop, and periodically update, an SRTP.
City and consultant staff began the SRTP process with a kick-off meeting, followed by data collection, performance analysis, and public outreach activities in the community. Public participation included extensive surveying (437 participants), virtual stakeholder workshops, outreach events, and a public workshop at the Lodi Transit Station. LSC and City staff presented highlights of the "Draft" SRTP to Council at the May 6, 2025 Special Meeting. The presentation consisted of an overview of existing transit services, recommendations for route/stop modifications, service frequency, and financial planning to enhance public transit services in Lodi, within the constraints of realistic future funding projections.
The proposed service modifications recommended in the SRTP include:
? Realignment of Weekday Routes 1, 3, 4, and 5 to improve neighborhood coverage, improve travel times, and serve new developments in Lodi
? Increased frequency of Route 2 (3...
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