Public Transportation

Unmet Transit Needs

2024-25 Unmet Transit Needs Report
2024-25 Unmet Transit Needs Staff Report

Plans and Studies

GET Long-Range Transit Plan 2024
Eastern Sierra Transit Authority Short-Range Transit Plan & Coordinated Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan 2022
GET Short Range Transit Plan 2022
GET Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan 2020
Kern County Rural Alternative Transportation Plan 2020
Kern County Electric Vehicle Charging Station Blueprint 2019
GET Study of Best Practices Regarding Alternatives to Traditional Fixed Route Transit Services 2018
Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan 2018
Opportunities for Shared-Use Mobility Services in Rural Disadvantaged Communities in California’s San Joaquin Valley: Existing Conditions and Conceptual Program Development 2017
Metropolitan Bakersfield Transit Center Study 2015
Commuter Rail Feasibility Study 2012
High Occupancy Vehicle/Bus Rapid Transit (HOV/BRT) Study 2012
JARC/NF Program Management Plan 2010
Eastern Sierra Public Transportation Study 2005
Regional Rural Transportation Strategy 2003
Metropolitan Bakersfield Fixed Guideway Passenger System 1991

 

Transportation Development Plans

 

A Transportation Development Plan (TDP) updates a municipal or county operated transit system’s goals and objectives, develops service alternatives, provides funding estimates, and produces a plan to implement recommended service improvements for a five-year period.

 

TRANSITions

 

The ability for transit agencies to provide services continues to grow more challenging. Therefore, the vision to the year 2030 must change in light of the changes in technology, community needs, regulations, funding opportunities, minimum wage increases, changes to traditional funding streams and other drivers of change. These changes do not have to be obstacles, if the transit agencies are able to successfully navigate the changes.

Kern COG understands that the primary mission of transit agencies is to move people from one place to another safely, efficiently. Technology over the past decade has developed to where zero emission transit buses – battery electric and fuel cell – are becoming a viable option for transit fleets of all sizes. Additionally, transit agencies are increasingly turning to mobile apps and shared mobility options as a means to carrying out their public transportation mission.

TRANSITions Transit Symposiums have been held annually since 2018 to bring together transit agencies with the California Air Resources Board, technology experts, funding program managers, pilot project managers, and vendors to discuss how we can work to advance clean, safe, efficient public transportation.

TRANSITions Post Event report 2024
TRANSITions Post Event shares 2023
TRANSITions presentations 2023
TRANSITions program 2022
TRANSITions presentations 2022
TRANSITions presentations 2021
TRANSITions video 2021
TRANSITions program 2020
TRANSITions presentations 2020
TRANSITions program 2019
TRANSITions presentations 2019

 

Transit Asset Management Plans

 

Every agency must develop a Transit Asset Management Plan (TAM) if it owns, operates, or manages capital assets used to provide public transportation and receives federal financial assistance under 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53 as a recipient or sub-recipient. Each transit provider must designate an Accountable Executive (49 CFR 625.5) to ensure appropriate resources for implementing the agency’s TAM Plan and the Transit Agency Safety Plan. Golden Empire Transit District and the City of Delano, both designated by the Federal Transit Administration as urbanized area recipients of Federal Transit Administration funds, prepared a TAM Plan and memorialized the Plan with Kern Council of Governments through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

 

Arvin

California City

Delano

Golden Empire Transit District

Kern Transit

McFarland

Ridgecrest

Shafter

Taft

 

Triennial Performance Audits

 

A Triennial Performance Audit is designed to be an independent and objective evaluation of the recipients of Transit Development Act (TDA) Article 4 funding as a public transit operator, providing operator management with information on the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of its programs across the prior three fiscal years.

 

Triennial Performance Audits Fiscal Years 2018/19 – 2020/21

 

2022 Regional Transportation Plan

At the center of the transportation planning process is the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). Updated on a 4-year cycle, the RTP is a long-term (20+ year) blueprint for the region’s transportation system, and encompasses projects for all types of travel, including freight, intermodal and aviation. The plan includes the Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) designed to help reduce emissions from passenger vehicle travel. The plan is accompanied by a program level environmental document that analyzes cumulative impacts, and the regional air quality conformity analysis required by federal regulations.

 

 

2022 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) Final
Notice of Preparation of a PEIR for the 2022 RTP
2022 RTP Final PEIR and Draft PEIR Final

 

FTIP Documents

Air Quality Conformity Documents

2025 Federal Transportation Improvement Program

On July 18, 2024, the Kern COG Board of Directors adopted the 2025 Federal Transportation Improvement Program and 2024 Air Quality Conformity Analysis. State and Federal approval is required.

2025 Federal Transportation Improvement Program and 2024 Conformity Analysis Regionally Approved July 18, 2024

 

Annual Listing 2023

Annual Listing 2022

Federal Transportation Improvement Program Amendment Policy

CMAQ Cost Effectiveness Documentation

Air Quality Conformity Documents

2023 Federal Transportation Improvement Program

The Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) is a plan for the incremental implementation of the long-range 2022 Regional Transportation Plan. The FTIP presents to federal funding agencies manageable components for the funding of long-term plans.

On July 21, 2022, the Kern COG Board of Directors adopted the 2023 Federal Transportation Improvement Program, 2022 Regional Transportation Plan, and corresponding Air Quality Conformity Analysis.

 

 

2023 Federal Transportation Improvement Program Federally Approved December 16, 2022
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 1 Federally Approved December 20, 2022
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 2 Federally Approved February 10, 2023
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 3 Federally Approved February 15, 2023
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 4 Federally Approved March 24, 2023
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 5 Federally Approved March 21, 2023
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 6 Federally Approved June 8, 2023
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 7 Federally Approved September 1, 2023
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 8 Federally Approved September 12, 2023
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 9 Federally Approved October 27, 2023
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 10 Federally Approved November 21, 2023
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 11 Federally Approved February 20, 2024
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 12 Federally Approved March 1, 2024
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 13 Federally Approved March 29, 2024
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 14 Federally Approved April 5, 2024
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 15 Federally Approved April 24, 2024
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 16 Federally Approved June 6, 2024
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 17 Federally Approved August 2, 2024
2023 FTIP Amendment No. 18 Federally Approved August 23, 2024

CTIPS Report

Grouped Project Listing

Annual Listing 2023

Annual Listing 2022

Federal Transportation Improvement Program Amendment Policy

CMAQ Cost Effectiveness Documentation

Air Quality Conformity Documents

Federal Performance Measures

Under the requirements of the federal transportation spending bill (MAP-21) states and metropolitan planning organizations are required to annually monitor performance measure progress through the statewide and metropolitan planning process for the following items:

PM 1 – Safety
PM 2 – Bridge and Pavement Condition
PM 3 – Travel Time Reliability
TAM   – Transit Asset Management Plan

Transportation Performance Measures – 2024 PM 1
Transportation Performance Measures – 2023 PM 3
Transportation Performance Measures – 2023 PM 1
Transportation Performance Measures – 2022 PM 2
Transportation Performance Measures – 2022 PM 1
Transportation Performance Measures – 2021 PM 1-2
Transportation Performance Measures – 2020 PM 1
Transportation Performance Measures – 2019 PM 1
Transportation Performance Measures – 2018 PM 1-3
Transit Asset Management Plans – various TAM

In addition, Kern COG includes an Integrated Performance Measures Analysis as an appendix to the most recently adopted Regional Transportation Plan. For an overview of the Integrated Performance Measure process, see this Performance Measure Case Study.

For the latest public transportation performance targets (i.e., transit asset management and public transit safety) go to  www.kerncog.org/public-transportation/ .  For the latest Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) Transit Asset Management and Safety Performance Targets see appendix H at www.kerncog.org/category/docs/ftip/ .

2024 Regional Transportation Improvement Program

 

The Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) is the formal presentation to the state of regionally significant projects that local agencies wish to advance within the next four years. Once projects are approved in the Regional Transportation Plan, they are incorporated into the Regional Transportation Improvement Program for ultimate inclusion into the Federal Transportation Improvement Program.

 

2024 RTIP Transportation Planning Policy Committee Staff Reports

 

2024 RTIP Workshop Material

2026 Regional Transportation Plan

At the center of the transportation planning process is the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). Updated on a 4-year cycle, the RTP is a long-term (20+ year) blueprint for the region’s transportation system, and encompasses projects for all types of travel, including freight, intermodal and aviation. The plan includes the Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) designed to help reduce emissions from passenger vehicle travel. The plan is accompanied by a program level environmental document that analyzes cumulative impacts, and the regional air quality conformity analysis required by federal regulations.

 

Help Give Us Input on our RTP/SCS by taking our Summer/Fall 2024 Survey, begins Sept 17th and closes October 18th.

Click Here to Take Our Survey

 

FTIP Documents

Air Quality Conformity Documents

ITS Update for the Kern Region

The Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Plan is a critical component in addressing the transportation needs of the region. Kern COG is developing a well needed update to the 1997 Early Deployment Plan for the Kern Region in consideration of the ITS projects being implemented by our partners, the rapid advances in technology in recent years, and to respond to specific recommendations and requirements needed to bring the MPO into compliance (23 CFR 940) with current ITS program standards set by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for development of architecture and strategic plans as well as the Federal Transit Administration’s National ITS Architecture Policy on Transit Projects. The ITS Plan will provide a vision for ITS, outline a program of low, medium and high priority projects, identify a funding strategy, and establish a plan for managing, integrating, operating, and maintaining the ITS elements in the region that are to be implemented over a 20-year horizon.

Please contact Raquel Pacheco or Linda Urata with any questions or comments.

 

Deliverable 1 Project Plan December 2016
Deliverable 2 Data Report May 2017
Deliverable 3
Assessment of 1997 Plan Report September 2017
Deliverable 4
System Inventory Summary Report May 2017
Deliverable 5
Vision, Goals, Objectives & User Needs Report May 2017
Deliverable 6
Strategies Report November 2017
Deliverable 7
Regional Consolidated Needs Assessment Summary Report and Table 2-1 March 2018
Deliverable 8
Regional ITS Operational Roles and Responsibilities Report December 2017
Deliverable 9
Functional Requirements Report March 2018
Deliverable 10
ITS Diagrams Version 2 (ITS Diagrams Version 1 for comparison) March 2018
Deliverable 11
ITS Architecture Maintenance Plan April 2018
Deliverable 12 2018 ITS Plan for the Kern Region

Regionally
Approved
June 21, 2018
ITS Fact Sheet and contact form November 2017

Kern COG TPPC Meeting powerpoint slides     May 17, 2018

Bicycle Plans

 

“Pedestrians and bicycles” is meant to cover non-motorized means of transit. This is the most non-polluting form of transportation. Kern COG has the role of encouraging and finding funds for improvements to facilitate non-motorized transit. Kern COG has adopted a Bicycle Facilities Plan and currently is a funding conduit for improvements in non-motorized transportation.

 

2020 Pedestrian Plans

 

2020 Bakersfield High-Speed Rail Bike Network Plan

 

2019 Bicycle Plan and Complete Streets Facilities

Caltrans’ Mission is to provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation system to enhance California’s economy and livability. Enhancing bicycle access along with pedestrian and transit is instrumental and vital to accomplishing this mission.

 

2018 Kern Region Active Transportation Plan

Through an extensive review of existing conditions and comprehensive community and stakeholder outreach, the Active Transportation Plan establishes a regional vision complemented by stand-alone recommendations for each jurisdiction and unincorporated area. User-friendly maps and prioritized projects provide a clearly defined implementation strategy, enabling communities to put their respective plans into action.

 

2013 City of Bakersfield Bicycle Transportation Plan

This Bicycle Transportation Plan provides an overarching vision supported by strategies and actions for improving the bicycling environment in Bakersfield. The purpose of this Plan is to identify strategic expansion of the existing network, complete network gaps, provide greater connectivity, educate, and encourage the public, and to maximize funding sources.

 

2012 Kern County Bicycle Master Plan

The 2012 Kern County Bicycle Master Plan and Complete Streets Recommendations provides a broad vision for encouraging increased bicycle travel, as well as strategies and actions, to improve conditions for bicycling throughout the unincorporated communities throughout the county. This Plan provides direction for expanding the existing bikeway network and connecting gaps within the unincorporated communities and throughout the county as a means of bettering the bicycling environment.

 

2001 Kern County Bicycle Plan

The Kern County Bicycle Plan has been produced so that much of the information related to bicycling in the Kern region will be available in a single document. The purpose this serves is to simplify and clarify bicycle travel facilities planning and serve as a basis of understanding for existing facilities and identify where the system needs to be expanded.

 

 

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