Public Transportation Board

Public Transportation Board Agenda Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM Virginia Regional Transit Facility 1099 Brandy Knoll Court, Culpeper Page 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. CALL OF ROLL 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 4. ELECTION OF OFFICERS Per the bylaws, the Board will elect a Chair and Vice Chair 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5.1 Minutes from March 26, 2026 3 3-26-2026 PTB.pdf 6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Private Property Easements 7. REPORT OF STANDING COMMITTEES 8. REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES 9. REPORTS OF THE BOARD 10. REPORTSOF TOWN STAFF 11. INTERGOVERNMENTAL REPORTS 12. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 13. NEW BUSINESS 13.1 Ridership Report 5 Ridership Report.pdf Page 1 of 6  13.2 Touch-A-Trolley Event 14. OTHER BUSINESS 15. PUBLIC COMMENT 16. ADJOURNMENT Page 2 of 6  Public Transportation Board Regular Meeting March 26, 2026 Virginia Regional Transit Facility, 1099 Brandy Knoll Court, Culpeper, VA Call to Order – the meeting was called to order at 2:30 p.m. by Vice-Chair Anstine Members Present: Alan Anstine Karen Boushie Elana Clements Christie Wilson Members Absent: Edward Dunphy – arrived immediately following adjournment Amy Frazier Lisa Peacock – arrived immediately after adjournment Staff/Others Present: Sandy Puryear, Town Planner Sydney Hughes, Town Planner Kelli Carmichael, Planning and Zoning Assistant Phil Thompson, VRT* Steven Bagley, VRT Teresa Carpenter, VRT Carol Hopkins, VRT Larry Embry, VRT *attended online (virtual attendees not permitted to vote per Town ordinance) Approval of Agenda Motion: By Ms. Clements, to approve the agenda as presented Seconded: By Ms. Wilson Vote: Approved 4-0, 3 absent Approval of Minutes Motion: By Ms. Clements, to approve the minutes as presented Seconded: By Ms. Wilson Vote: Approved 4-0, 3 absent Unfinished Business Private Property Easements: Mr. Thompson informed the Board that no progress has been made but it is still in the works. Report of Standing Committees None. Reports of Special Committees None. Reports of the Board None. Public Transportation Board Minutes Page 1 March 26, 2026 Page 3 of 6 Report of Town Staff Commerce Street Bus Stop: Ms. Puryear informed the Board that this is still being worked on. Intergovernmental Reports Ms. Clements inquired if the hub stop has been changed to Heritage Park. Ms. Carpenter informed the Board that the Commerce Street stop is still being used as the hub and has not yet switched over to Heritage Park. Petitions and Communications None. New Business Ridership Report: Mr. Bagley informed the Board that ridership increased in the last month, in part due to increased ridership on the County 3 (Stevensburg) route and On Demand service. Mr. Bagley discussed previous and upcoming events that VRT will be participating in as well as the completed On Demand flyer. Ms. Clements inquired if the Touch-A-Trolly will be at Yowell Meadow Park or Yowell Elementary School. Mr. Bagley will confirm the location. Other Business None. Public Comment None. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at approximately 2:41 p.m. Date Chairman Public Transportation Board Minutes Page 2 March 26, 2026 Page 4 of 6  Transit Management Report 28 May y2026 • Ridership metrics are provided at the end of April and May reports and indicate an overall increase in March ridership compared to the same month / previous year of approximately 7.70 %. An overall decrease for April ridership compared to the same month/previous year approximately 4.69 from April 2025. • Recent Events: o Road Safety Analysis with Town of Orange on 12 Mar and 25 March completed. o Lone Pine Day (Ft Royal) on April 26 o King Charles III and Queen of United Kingdom Parade (Ft Royal) 30 April o Family Fun Day (Ft Royal)/Touch a Trolley on May 9. o Attended the Virginia Transit Association annual conference 19-20 May in Fredericksburg • Upcoming Events: o Quarterly Safety Training is scheduled for 6 Jun 26. o CulpeperFest 2026 is scheduled for 12 Jun 26. o Touch a Trolley is scheduled for 26 Jun 26, Yowell o Warrenton Town Limits Festival is 26 Jun 26 • On-Demand flyers have been produced and distributed. • We continue to evaluate routes and are making suggestions for adjustments. • VRT replacement of Culpeper Trolley 262 and Ft Royal Trolley 323. We anticipate the build date to be June 2026. Page 5 of 6 Program Mar-26 Mar-25 Difference %+/- Culpeper Demand 1 990 401 589 146.88% Culpeper Demand 2 548 425 123 28.94% County Demand 3 139 0 139 139.00% Culpeper Red Trolley (M-F) 1498 1690 -192 -11.36% Culpeper Red Trolley (Sat) 115 163 -48 -29.45% Culpeper Green Trolley (M-F) 1517 1319 198 15.01% Culpeper Green Trolley (Sat) 97 138 -41 -29.71% Town of Culpeper Demand 414 330 84 25.45% Culpeper Express (M-F) 1094 1352 -258 -19.08% Culpeper Express (Sat) 92 221 -129 -58.37% Total 6504 6039 465 7.70% Program Apr-26 Apr-25 Difference %+/- Culpeper Demand 1 443 460 -17 -3.70% Culpeper Demand 2 463 458 5 1.09% Culpeper Demand 3 146 0 146 146.00% Culpeper Red Trolley (M-F) 1530 1825 -295 -16.16% Culpeper Red Trolley (Sat) 125 105 20 19.05% Culpeper Green Trolley (M-F) 1546 1532 14 0.91% Culpeper Green Trolley (Sat) 78 90 -12 -13.33% Town of Culpeper Demand 407 351 56 15.95% Culpeper Express (M-F) 1189 1406 -217 -15.43% Culpeper Express (Sat) 153 149 4 2.68% Total 6080 6379 -296 -4.69% Page 6 of 6