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 […]
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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Transit Commission Approves Contract With New CAD/AVL Vendor – Will Replace Old Dispatch Program That Will Become Outdated At End Of 2023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 […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 09/27/2022 – Will Vote On Request To Award Scheduling And Planning Software Contract To Optibus Inc
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 09/27/2022 at 3PM. They only have two action items on the agenda: Approval of August Payments and authorization to award scheduling and planning software contract to Optibus Inc. Optibus’ annual fee is $42,406 for 2022-2024 and $46,646 for […]
Transit Commission Receives July Financial And Ridership Reports, Discusses Low Ridership Numbers, Receives Update On Staffing Levels And New Hiring Bonus Program
The Transit Commission met 08/23/2022. In addition to the update on capital projects, they received a number of reports. There was a brief but somewhat interesting discussion on the low ridership numbers. APPROVAL OF JULY PAYMENTS – This was the one action item on the […]