Transit Commission Approves Contract With New CAD/AVL Vendor – Will Replace Old Dispatch Program That Will Become Outdated At End Of 2023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 […]

Transit Commission Receives Capital Projects Update – Whitman Avenue Remodel Project On Hold Due To Inflation; Estimated Cost More Than Doubles

The Transit Commission met 08/23/2022. One of the information items they received was an update from Valley Transit General Manager on various Valley Transit capital projects. THE WHITMAN AVENUE FACILITY – Valley Transit had already hired a company that performed an assessment and created a […]

Transit Commission Meeting 08/23/2022 – Will Receive July Ridership Report, Update On Capital Projects

The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 08/23/2022 at 3PM. There is only one action item which is the routine monthly approval of payments. There are also a number of information items including a Valley Transit II service update, the July financial report, the July […]

Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 07/26/2022 – Will Receive 2021 Audit Presentation

The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting today, 07/26/2022, at 3PM. There’s only one action item which is the regular approval of payments, but there are a number of information items. The item of perhaps most interest is the 2021 Audit Presentation. They will also […]