Transit Reports
Eastern Nevada County
Town of Truckee Transit Development Plan Update
The Town of Truckee requested Nevada County Transportation Commission (NCTC) staff to assist with the procurement of a consultant to update the Eastern Nevada County Transit Development Plan, which will now be called the Town of Truckee Transit Development Plan (TOTTDP). NCTC staff prepared and submitted an RFP. NCTC, in coordination with the Town of Truckee, selected the consulting firm LSC Transportation Consultants, Inc. to update the ENCTDP. Upon consultant selection, an Agreement between NCTC and LSC Consultants was executed in the amount of $74,995.00. NCTC staff served as the Project Manager for this planning effort and coordinated and guided the study process.
This study will analyze a wide range of service, capital, institutional and management, and financial alternatives. The consultant will evaluate the existing local and regional transit systems in place (including microtransit service(s)), opportunities for improved coordination in the region, identify the most efficient approach to meet the needs of the public, and carefully identify where transit resources should be prioritized and allocated over the five-year planning period. Public involvement and outreach activities are integral components of this study. The final product will guide the provision of services over the next five-year period, within the financial revenues projected, and include a prioritized implementation plan to accomplish the plan recommendations.
The consultant conducted public outreach for the study through on-line surveys, surveys were presented at pop-ups in the Town of Truckee, by the consultant team. The pop-ups were at Earth Day and the local Farmers Markets. The consultant team presented an on-line virtual workshop and two separate in-person community workshops in the Town of Truckee.
NCTC staff presented an overview of the key plan recommendations at the July 17th NCTC meeting. The Draft TOTTDP was presented to the Town of Truckee Town Council on August 27, 2024. Comments and recommendations that were provided by staff were incorporated as appropriate, into the Final TOTTDP. The Final TOTTDP was presented and approved at the January 14, 2025 Town of Truckee Town Council meeting.
Western Nevada County
Western Nevada County Transit Development Plan Update
The WNCTDP is updated every five years. NCTC hired WSP USA Inc. to update the Western Nevada County Transit Development Plan. The purpose of the WNCTDP update is to provide guidance to the Nevada County Transit Services Division and Transit Services Commission for making sustainable operational adjustments and capital purchases for the fixed route transit system and paratransit services over a five year planning period.
The WNCTDP update will analyze a wide range of transit and paratransit service options, capital needs, institutional and management improvements, and financial alternatives in order to develop a financially constrained five-year short-range transit operating plan. The WNCTDP will include a year-by-year implementation schedule for all plan elements, identifying the responsible parties and financial requirements.
Countywide Transit Reports
Nevada County Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Plan Update
The Nevada County Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Plan update is a countywide plan that will focus on ways to support and expand on the coordination activities and opportunities for transportation services among the various human service entities and the private and public transportation service providers. The plan will document existing needs and gaps in transportation services and identify operational and capital strategies to address them. The Federal Transit Administration grant funding programs require projects be included in a current Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Plan in order to be eligible for funding.