SLO Transit reliability problems with new contractor MV Transportation
Summary
The city's contract with Transdev expires June 30. Seven firms bid on the new operations and maintenance contract (one rejected as non-responsive); interviews are underway and a recommendation goes to council April 21.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
A four-year base term with four one-year extension options; details of the contract value were not stated.
Riders get continued — and potentially improved — bus service with bus stop maintenance added to the contract.
Transdev and its employees face losing the contract they've held for 25 years.
Mentions & discussions (5)
City Council
Since MV Transportation took over bus operations in July, riders have faced missed trips, late departures, and full buses passing stops, especially with Cal Poly back in session. MV has nine operators in training, plans revised schedules by end of October, and will cover Uber rides for riders hit by missed service.
Mass Transportation Committee
SLO Transit's new operations and maintenance contractor took over July 1 after a nearly year-long procurement replacing Transdev/First Transit. Most unionized employees were retained and new electric buses are in service.
Mass Transportation Committee
After a decade with Transdev, SLO Transit's operator changes to MV Transportation on July 1. Current drivers represented by Teamsters will be offered jobs, and fares/service are expected to stay the same.
City Council
The city handed transit operations and maintenance to MV Transportation, ending Transdev's ~25-year run running SLO Transit. Transdev's director made a last pitch to keep workers and the contract, but the consent agenda carried 4-0.
Mass Transportation Committee
The city's contract with Transdev expires June 30. Seven firms bid on the new operations and maintenance contract (one rejected as non-responsive); interviews are underway and a recommendation goes to council April 21.
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