Public Transportation
Unmet Transit Needs
2024-25 Unmet Transit Needs Report
2024-25 Unmet Transit Needs Staff Report
Plans and Studies
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.
- Arvin Transportation Development Plan – 2008
- California City Transportation Development Plan – 2012
- Delano Transportation Development Plan – 2012
- McFarland Transportation Development Plan – 2015
- Ridgecrest Transportation Development Plan – 2007
- Shafter Transportation Development Plan – 2016
- Taft Transportation Development Plan – 2015
- Tehachapi Transportation Development Plan – 2012
- Wasco Transportation Development Plan – 2016
- Metropolitan Bakersfield Transit System Long-Range Plan – 2012
- Kern Regional Transit Bakersfield Service Analysis – 2012
- Kern River Valley Transportation Development Plan – 2015
- Arvin, Lamont, Bakersfield Corridor Transportation Development Plan – 2009
- West Kern Transportation Development Plan – 2007
- Bakersfield/Frazier Park Corridor Transportation Development Plan – 1995
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
- City of Arvin
- City of California City
- City of Delano
- City of McFarland
- City of Ridgecrest
- City of Shafter
- City of Taft
- City of Tehachapi
- City of Wasco
- County of Kern (Kern Transit)
- Golden Empire Transit District (GET)
- North of the River CTSA
- Kern Council of Governments (RTPA)