IN THIS EDITION:

• 25th Anniversary STA Awards Winners
• Eastbound Truck Scales Open House
• Start a Vanpool & Save with Subsidies
• First/Last Mile Program offers Discounted Lyft Rides to Solano Transit Hubs
• Commuters Take Advantage of Guaranteed Ride Home Program
• 2 For 1 Incentive Modified with NEW $125 Clipper Card expanding transit options
• Openings Still Available for STA Advisory Committees
• STA Staff Update 

25th Anniversary STA Awards Winners 

On Wednesday, November 9th, STA held its 25th Annual Awards, hosted by Board Chair Mayor Robert McConnell and the City of Vallejo with over 150 attendees. The event honored 10 award winners in 12 different categories. Congratulations to all of the 2022 nominees and award winners. 

1. Advisory Committee Member of the Year: Bob Berman, Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC)
2. Business of the Year: Ray's Cycle
3. Transit Employee of the Year: Leslie Blow, Fairfield and Suisun Transit (FAST)
4. Safe Routes To School: Nelda Mundy Elementary (Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District)
5. Transportation for Sustainable Communities: West Texas Gateway Project (City of Fairfield)
6. Safety Project of the Year: I-80 Six Bridges Project (Caltrans)
7. Project of the Year: West Texas Gateway Project (City of Fairfield)
8. Project Delivery: Solano County
9. Legislator of the Year: Congressman John Garamendi
10. Partner of the Year: Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA)
11. Agency of the Year: Solano County
12. Special Award: Mayor Ron Rowlett

Eastbound Truck Scales Open House

On Wednesday, October 26, the California Highway Patrol, Solano Transportation Authority (STA), and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) hosted the Eastbound Truck Scales Open House. Attendees toured the Solano I-80 eastbound truck scales and safety inspection facility with eyes on the future I-80 Westbound Truck Scales project on the opposite side of the freeway. The current westbound scale facility was constructed in 1958. Funding is underway to replace it with a new building with weigh-in-motion scales, an inspection garage, an electric vehicle charging station, and more. 

The planned westbound facility will generate an estimated $1 billion in state and local economic impacts, and create 5,700 jobs and $35 million in tax revenue. STA is leading the design phase of the redesigned westbound facility which will also reduce traffic congestion caused by trucks coming off and back onto the interstate. 

For more information, visit the Solano I-80 Westbound Truck Scales project page here.

To read more about the open house event, visit the Daily Republic, the Vacaville Reporter, and KTVU.

Start a Vanpool & Save with Subsidies

Forming a vanpool is a great way to share the cost of commuting. STA’s Solano Mobility offers a $200/month incentive to new qualifying vanpools in partnership with Commute with Enterprise. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) provides another $400 for a total subsidy of $600/month. To form a vanpool (or find an existing one), simply go to the Commute With Enterprise website and select JOIN COMMUTE. Twenty new vanpools have recently taken advantage of this program traveling from Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Vacaville, and Vallejo to Richmond, San Francisco, St. Helena, and Treasure Island. Currently there are 123 total vanpools travelling to and from Solano County.

First/Last Mile Program offers Discounted Lyft Rides to Solano Transit Hubs

STA’s First/Last Mile program assists Solano County residents and employees who have challenges connecting the first or last portion of their commute between 12 Solano County transit hubs and their homes or places of employment. Program participants receive 80% off their Lyft connection up to $25. 

Since July 2022, 677 riders have taken 5,021 rides by utilizing the First/Last Mile program. For help connecting to the Capitol Corridor train stations, the San Francisco Bay Ferry Terminal, or Solano Express transit hubs, sign up for the First/Last Mile program by clicking here.

Commuters Take Advantage of Guaranteed Ride Home Program

STA expanded the Guaranteed Ride Home Program in September 2022 to assist Solano Express riders whose route is missed or canceled. The new program is called Guaranteed Ride (GR), and participants register for the program by joining Solano Mobility’s Commute Solano Network for the Solano Express line they ride at commuterinfo.net. They receive an Uber Voucher valid for four rides during the month. Rides must be within 100 miles and cost less than $100. A total of 143 participants have been issued vouchers to date. Participants have taken 294 rides during the first month of the program. To sign up for Guaranteed Ride (GR) Program, please click here. 

2 For 1 Incentive Modified with NEW $125 Clipper Card expanding transit options

STA's Solano Mobility continues to offer Solano Express riders a special limited time offer. Participants of the Solano Express 2 For 1 program who purchase a Solano Express 31-Day Pass (Red, Blue, Green, or Yellow Line) can receive a Clipper Card valued at $125. The Clipper Card is valid for regional transit service on Solano Express, the San Francisco Bay Ferry, and Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART). This offer is available from November 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, and is limited to one Clipper Card reward per customer. 

For more information or to apply for your Clipper Card, download and fill out the application here. Please email your completed application to solanomobility@sta.ca.gov with a copy of your receipt. Please contact the Solano Mobility Call Center at 800-535-6883 with any questions or for more information.

Openings Still Available for STA Advisory Committees

STA is asking for your help to plan and build a more bicycle- and pedestrian-friendly Solano County. The STA currently has open positions on our Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC). The BAC and PAC advise the STA on the development of bicycle and pedestrian facilities as an active mode of transportation in Solano County. Committee members also help STA develop countywide transportation plans and projects and provide funding recommendations for active transportation projects.

We are looking for the following representatives:

Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC)

• City of Fairfield 
• City of Suisun City
• Member-At-Large

Pedestrian Advisory Committee (PAC)

• City of Vacaville
• City of Rio Vista
• Member-at-Large
• Member-at-Large (Solano Community College)

For more information on the BAC Open Positions, click here, and click here for more information on the PAC Open Positions. 

STA Staff Update

Sunobia "Sunny" Hurd joined the Solano Mobility Call Center as the new Customer Service Representative on November 4. She is the mother of one son. Sunny has been a longtime resident of Solano and Contra Costa Counties and currently resides in Fairfield. She is supervised by Program Services Supervisor Erika Dohina.