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IN THIS EDITION:
- Rio Vista to Host STA 27th Annual Awards on November 13, 2024
- Safe Routes to School Program Update
- STA Joins Travis Community Consortium
- STA Board Approves Scope of Work for Regional Early Action Planning Housing Grant (REAP 2.0)
- STA's Transportation Equity Framework Approved by STA Board
- Request For Proposals Released for Solano Rail Hub Project
- STA Hosts Caltrans State Route 37 Charette
- Ridership Increase on Suisun Microtransit and Rio Vista Delta Breeze
- Get Involved With STA Advisory Committees
- STA Staff Update
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Rio Vista to Host STA 27th Annual Awards on November 13, 2024 | |
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The 27th Annual STA Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at the Municipal Airport Hangar in Rio Vista. The STA will honor many individuals, agencies, volunteers, committee members, and projects that have been outstanding in transportation over the past year. The Awards Ceremony will include a multi-media presentation highlighting each of the nominees, award winners, and partnerships that are instrumental to the successful delivery of transportation mobility and safety projects in Solano County.
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Safe Routes to School Program Update | |
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Walk to School Day
This year, International Walk to School day is Wednesday, October 9th. This is a global event where children from across Solano County and the United States, as well as in 40 other countries worldwide, celebrate walking to school on the same day. STA's Solano Safe Routes to School, in partnership with Solano Public Health, organizes this event every year with the goal to encourage children to walk or bike to school regularly as a healthy, safe, and car-free alternative. Thirty-four participating schools in Solano County are signed up and will receive free incentive items for students who walk.
You can register your school by clicking here.
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STA Joins Travis Community Consortium | |
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The Travis Community Consortium (TCC) is a member-based organization which includes staff from Solano County and the seven city governments of Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Suisun City, Vacaville, and Vallejo, in addition with Solano Economic Development Corporation, Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District, Travis Regional Armed Forces Committee, Travis Credit Union, Republic Services, Kaiser Permanente, and Valero.
The Solano Transportation Authority and Travis Air Force Base will now have the opportunity to meet monthly to discuss what the needs are on Travis Air Force Base and the surrounding community.
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STA Board Approves Scope of Work for Regional Early Action Planning Housing Grant (REAP 2.0) | |
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The STA was awarded a grant from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to implement city and county housing elements as part of the second allocation of Regional Early Action Planning (REAP 2.0) funding. The tasks were developed by the Solano Community Development Directors to address housing protection, preservation, and production as follows:
- Continue to Maintain County Collaborative Website
- Annual Housing Element Tracker
- ADU and Density Bonus Marketing and Search Tool
- Fair Housing Material Development and Distribution
- Pro Housing Designation Application Technical Assistance
- First Time Homebuyer Program Initiatives
- Housing Grant Assistance
- Pre-approved ADU Initiative
- Housing Preservation and Protection
- Hydrological/Watershed GIS Project
- Developer Forum
- Affordable Housing Forum
- Planning Commissioner Trainer
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STA's Transportation Equity Framework Approved by STA Board | |
On September 11th, the STA Board unanimously adopted the Solano Equity Framework which aims to identity equity communities in Solano County in a way that is relevant to the target populations, demographics, and needs of Solano County communities. The Framework will be used to prioritize projects and programs in the Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP), the allocation of STA discretionary funding sources, and other STA efforts. The development of this tool is one of the STA's first steps to implement the Equity Chapter to advance equity in the planning, programming, and delivery of transportation projects and programs in Solano County. | |
Request For Proposals Released for Solano Rail Hub Project | |
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The STA, in partnership with the cities of Suisun City and Fairfield, the County of Solano, Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, Amtrak, and the Caltrans Department of Rail and Mass Transit, has been working towards advancing the Solano Rail Hub Project at the Suisun City and Fairfield Trans Station.
The scope of Amtrak’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandate includes the replacement of the station platform with a wider center and one that is grade-separated to separate passengers from active railroad tracks as well as the improvement of passenger access to the platform.
A key priority for the STA, and for the cities of Fairfield and Suisun City, is to create an attractive and accessible link between downtown Suisun City and Fairfield.
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STA Hosts Caltrans State Route 37 Charette | |
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On September 6th, STA hosted Caltrans’ second charette to develop the State Route 37 (SR 37) Corridor Communications Plan. The purpose of this meeting was to have an open dialogue about specific goals across the SR 37 corridor, address the challenges around the project overall, and formulate strategies that would best help address these issues.
Representatives from Caltrans, MTC, and the four North Bay counties of Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Solano attended this meeting. The first construction project is scheduled to be the State Route 37/Fairgrounds Dr. Diverging Diamond Interchange.
The SR 37 Project is a multi-county initiative that traverses across various communities.
Developing a communications plan and engaging the community from the start is crucial to the success of the Project.
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Ridership Increases on Suisun Microtransit and Rio Vista Delta Breeze | |
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Suisun Mictrotransit
The Suisun Microtransit program consists of a dial-a-ride service available within Suisun City limits, and nine select locations within the City of Fairfield, as well as one fixed route known as the School Tripper. In Fiscal Year 2023-24, Suisun Microtransit served 18,553 passengers, with 13,844 (75%) of these trips occurring on the School Tripper. During the month of August, Suisun Microtransit ridership recorded 1,584 riders.
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Delta Breeze
The Rio Vista Delta Breeze’s service consists of intercity fixed route services with destinations to nearby destinations such as Suisun City, Fairfield, and Antioch. The service is operated Monday through Friday and has had a 21% increase of ridership in the 2023-24 Fiscal Year. During the month of August, Rio Vista Delta Breeze ridership recorded 478 riders.
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To find out more information about both these please call the Solano Mobility Call Center at (800) 535-6883. | |
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Get Involved With STA Advisory Committees
The STA currently has open positions on our Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC), Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC), and Paratransit Coordinating Council (PCC).
The BAC and PAC advise the STA on the development of bicycle and pedestrian facilities as an active mode of transportation in Solano County. To accomplish this, committee members assist the STA to develop countywide transportation plans and projects and provide funding recommendations for active transportation projects.
The PCC works on countywide senior and disabled transit issues as required by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and makes recommendations on transit and paratransit funding, claims, and coordination.
We are currently looking for the following representatives:
Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC)
Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC)
- City of Rio Vista
- Member-at-Large (Solano Community College)
Paratransit Coordinating Council (PCC)
- Public Agency – Education member
- Social Services Provider
For more information on the BAC Open Positions, click here, click here for more information on the PAC Open Positions, and here for information on PCC Open Positions.
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On September 4th, Alexis was hired on as a Customer Service Representative in the STA Call Center. She is a resident of Suisun City and will be supervised by Erika Dohina, Call Center Supervisor. | | | | |
