Summary:
On March 6, 2025, the final in-person public outreach event, with the exception of the public hearing for the FY25 Unmet Transit Needs Assessment (UTN) took place at Fowler Magnolia apartments in Fowler. The in-person public events completed to date include:
Meeting No. 1: Rural Westside Fresno County
5:30 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 20
Granada Commons Apartments
14570 West California Ave.,
Kerman, CA 93630
Meeting No. 2: City of Fresno, No. 1
5:30 p.m. Mon., Feb. 24
Pinedale Community Center Computer Lab
7170 N. San Pablo Ave.,
Pinedale, CA 93650
Meeting No. 3: City of Fresno, No. 2
5:30 p.m. Tues., Feb. 25
Mosqueda Comm. Center Conf. Rm. No. 1
4670 E. Butler Ave.,
Fresno CA 93702
Meeting No. 4 – City of Clovis, No. 1
5:30 p.m. Wed., Feb. 26
Clovis Transit Center
785 3rd St., Clovis, CA 93612
Meeting No. 5: City of Fresno, No. 3
11 a.m. Sat., March 1
Maxie L. Parks Comm. Center
1802 Cesar Chavez Blvd,
Fresno, CA 93706
Meeting No. 6: Virtual Meeting, No. 1
11 a.m. Tues., March 4
Meeting No. 7: Rural Eastside Fresno County
5:30 p.m. Thurs., March 6
Fowler Magnolia Apartments
325 E. Vine St.,
Fowler, CA 93625
The final in-person public outreach event for the current cycle is the public hearing, scheduled for 5:30 PM on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at the Fresno COG Policy Board meeting in the Sequoia Room at 2035 Tulare Street, Ste. 201, Fresno, CA 93721.
While in-person public events have largely taken place, transit riders, stakeholders, and members of the public can continue to submit their comments and feedback several different ways.
To Submit Comments Via the UTN Survey
Available online through April 4, stakeholders can complete the survey at:
https://www.publicinput.com/utn2025
Non-English speaking transit riders to submit their comments in their primary language using the translation widget in the top, right side of the website.
Other Ways to Complete the Survey
Transit riders can also submit comments via email, text, or voicemail, in English or Spanish. To email staff, use utn2025@publicinput.com.
To submit comments in English, text: Utn25 to 73224. For Spanish, text: Utn25s to 73224.
To leave a voicemail message, call (855) 925-2801, and enter project code ‘11041’, when prompted.
Results to date
As of this writing, there have been 619 views of the Unmet Transit Needs Survey leading to 63 participants, and 47 commenters, providing 253 responses, and 110 comments. Several commenters left more than one comment. Last week, transit agencies were provided with an initial list of 34 legitimate comments to review. They will be provided with additional relevant comments to review as they become available.
A community outreach hub is also available at https://publicinput.com/unmet.transit.needs.
Action: Information. The Committee may provide additional directions at its discretion.
