The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 05/23/2023. One of the items they took up was the request to authorize Lamers Bus Lines To provide the Downtown Appleton Trolley Services for the summer of 2023. Lamers has provided the trolley service for a number of years. […]
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Transit Commission Meeting 05/23/2023 – Will Vote On Rate Increase To Lamers For Trolley Service, Receive Ridership Numbers For March And April Which Are Lower Than Pre-Pandemic Ridership Levels By Approximately 30,000 Riders
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 05/23/2023 at 3PM. They will be voting on housekeeping items for the new Council year including electing a Chair and Vice-Chair. The one non-standard action item on the agenda is the vote to provide authorization to Valley Transit […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 03/21/2023 – Will Vote On 5 Year Tire Leasing Contract
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 03/21/2023 at 3PM. They have two action items on the agenda, the routine Approval of Payments item, and a requestion to award a 5 year tire leasing contract to Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations. Valley Transit’s current leasing contract […]
Transit Commission Approves Acceptance Of $3 Million In Grants, Awards Contract For Phase One Of Whitman Avenue Facility Remodeling Project, Gives Go-Ahead To Seek Additional Grants For Whitman Avenue And Transit Center Projects
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 02/20/2023 and approved three action items related to the Whitman Avenue Facility Redevelopment Project. Back in 2021, this project had initially been estimated to cost between $6.5 and $7.6 million. Inflation and economic factors have since caused its cost […]
Transit Commission Meeting 02/20/2022 – Will Vote On Contract For Phase 1 Of Whitman Avenue Remodeling Project, Approve Request To Seek Federal And Local Funding For Phase 2
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 02/20/2023 at 3PM. They have three action items on the agenda. One is a request to approve the acceptance of $3.4 million in ARPA grants and $32,000 in Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act grants. Per the […]
Transit Commission Approves Contract With New CAD/AVL Vendor – Will Replace Old Dispatch Program That Will Become Outdated At End Of 2023
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 01/24/2023. The two action items that garnered the most discussion, were related to the potential new multi-level mixed-use transit center Valley Transit would like to build. There was, however, another action item that did result in some slight discussion. […]
Transit Commission Discusses Mixed-Use Public/Private Transit Center Development – Approves Pursuing $25 Million Grant, Hiring Stafford Rosenbaum LLP For Legal Representation
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met 01/24/2022. They discussed and voted on a couple items related to the potential mixed-use transit center project. The first was a request for authorization to pursue a $25 million discretionary grant from the Department of Transportation to fund the […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 01/24/2023 – Will Vote On Dispatch and Vehicle Location Software Contract, Receive 2022 Year End Ridership Numbers And Performance Indicators
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 01/24/2023 at 3PM. They will be voting on a request to award a contract to a company called GMV for Computer Aided Dispatch and Automated Vehicle Location (CAD/AVL) software. Per the memo, “The project will have a total […]
Transit Commission Meeting 12/13/2022 – Will Vote On Contract With Commissioning Agent To Move Whitman Avenue Facility Remodeling Project Forward
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 12/13/2022 at 3PM. Action items include approval of a number of intermunicipal agreements for specialized transportation services for the upcoming year as well as approval of October payments, a request to approve a sole source purchase from Cellcom […]
Transit Commission Meeting 10/25/2022 – Will Vote On Environmental Testing Contract For Transit Center Project, Review 2023 Budget
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 10/25/2022 at 3PM. They will be voting to award a geotechnical and environmental services contract to Westwood Infrastructure, Inc. Westwood will install monitoring wells and conduct environmental testing on the Valley Transit Site which is a necessary step […]