The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 11/12/2024. The one action item on their agenda was to vote on a request to approve the installation of the WisGo Fare Collection System on its buses. Valley Transit’s old fare collection system is obsolete and needs to be […]
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Transit Commission Meeting 11/12/2024 – Will Vote On $154,000 Purchase Of New Fare Collection System To Replace Obsolete Existing System
The Transit Commission is meeting 11/12/2024 at 2:30PM. They have one action item which is a request to award a contract for a fare collection system to WisGO. Valley Transit’s old fare collection system is obsolete and needs to be replaced. This new system would […]
Transit Commission Meeting 10/22/2024 – Will Review 2025 Valley Transit Budget
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 10/22/2024 at 2:50AM. They have two action items on the agenda, one of which is the routine approval of monthly payments, the other of which is the annual recertification of Valley Transit Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan. They […]
Transit Commission Receives Updates On Ridership Numbers And Staffing, Discusses Impact Of Service Hour Modifications And Logistics Of Using VT Connector Service
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 09/24/2024. During that meeting they received the August Ridership Report, a staffing update, and an update on Valley Transit’s modifications to evening and Saturday service. I put all three of these reports together because they are all related. August’s […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 09/24/2024 – Will Receive Update On Recent Modifications To Evening And Weekend Service Hours
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 09/24/2024 at 2:50PM. They have one action item on the agenda which is the routine approval of payments for the month of August. The rest of the items are information items including a staffing update, and update on […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 08/27/2024 – Will Vote On Sole Source Contract For Architectural And Engineering Services For Phase 2 Of Whitman Avenue Facility Remodel
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 08/27/2024 at 2:50PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first is the routine approval of the July payments. The second is a request to award a sole source contract for architectural and engineering services to […]
Transit Commission Meeting 07/23/2024 – Will Receive 2023 Audit Presentation, Vote To Accept $37 Million In Grant Awards
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 07/23/2024 at 2:50PM. They have three action items on the agenda. One is the routine request to approve monthly payments. The other two are requests to authorize the acceptance of grant funds for the Whitman Facility remodel project […]
Transit Commission Approves Reduction To Fix Route Bus Schedule Hours And Move To Demand Response Connector Service – Move Characterized As A “Transition” Not “Cutting”
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 06/11/2024. The item that took up most of the meeting’s time was the request to approve the request to reduce evening and Saturday hours for fixed route buses and replace that service with the Valley Transit Connector service to […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 06/11/2024 – Will Vote On Proposal To Replace Evening And Saturday Afternoon Bus Service With Connector Service
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 06/11/2024 at 2:50PM. They have two action items on the agenda. The first is a request to approve the redesignation of the Appleton/Fox Cities Metropolitan Planning Organization in accordance with federal code. The second item is probably of […]
Transit Commission Discusses Proposed Cuts To Bus Service Schedule, Move To Van-Based On-Call Service During Off-Peak Hours – Move Prompted By Persistent Lack Of Drivers
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 05/21/2024. The bulk of the meeting was taken up with a non-action item discussion about proposed bus service scheduling changes. In light of an ongoing, long-term inability to maintain appropriate staffing levels, Valley Transit General Manager Ron McDonald proposed […]