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Unmet Transit Needs Assessment
SJCOG determines the amount of public transportation funds available for allocation within the cities of Escalon, Lathrop, Lodi, Manteca, Ripon, Stockton, and Tracy, and the County of San Joaquin. Prior to disbursing these Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds, SJCOG must identify any unmet public transit needs that may exist in San Joaquin County. The Unmet Transit Needs (UTN) assessment is developed to ensure that all unmet transit needs that are "reasonable to meet" are met before funds are expended for non-transit uses, such as streets and roads.
FY 2024-25 UTN Assessment
SJCOG, in partnership with local and regional transit providers, is holding two public hearings to collect comments on unmet transit needs. All comments are considered part of the 2024-25 UTN assessment. Dates and locations for this cycle can be found below.
| What: | When: | Where: |
|---|---|---|
| Public Hearing No. 1 | Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023 3:00 p.m. | SSTAC Meeting, 555 E. Weber Ave., Stockton Or via Zoom | Mtg ID: 896 0659 8428 | Passcode: 543696 |
| Public Hearing No. 2 | Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 4:00 p.m. | Board Meeting, 555 E. Weber Ave., Stockton |
FY 2023-24 UTN Assessment
SJCOG staff completed and released the FY 2023-24 Unmet Transit Needs Assessment Report and opened the public comment period on April 5, 2023, and closed it on May 5, 2023. Staff received public comments and incorporated all comments into the report. On June 22, 2023, the SJCOG Board voted to approve the final report.
Unmet Transit Needs comments are welcomed year round! Comments can be submitted to utn@sjcog.org.
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"Unmet Transit Needs" are those trips required - but not currently provided and not scheduled to be provided within San Joaquin County - for residents who use or would use public transportation to meet their life expectation. View our UTN Fact Sheet!
The “Reasonable To Meet” standard is based on several criteria that analyze how
accommodating that transit need will affect the rest of the transit system that it relates to. If it passes the criteria then it is found reasonable to meet and changes will be made to accommodate the need.
The process is done annually and entails a comprehensive public outreach program and a series of workshops throughout the county to obtain comments on unmet transit needs that may be reasonable to meet. Once the comments are received, the Social Services Transportation Advisory Committee analyzes them to determine if there are any transit needs that meet the adopted definitions of "reasonable to meet" and "unmet transit need" and makes a recommendation of findings to the SJCOG Board. If the Board determines there are unmet transit needs that are reasonable to meet, the affected jurisdiction must satisfy the needs before any TDA funds are expended for non-transit purposes.
Watch our UTN video today to learn more about the process!