Council approves RiverNorth (Via) contract modification for transit services; staff says cost roughly $53 per service hour

City transportation staff presented a contract modification with RiverNorth Transit LLC, a Via Transportation subsidiary, for services to the New Braunfels Urban Transit District. Gary Ford noted a numeric correction in the council packet and described the funding strategy: year one through TxDOT transit funds, and years two and three through a combination of FTA federal transit funds and state transit funds.

When asked, staff said the standard metric is cost per service hour rather than cost per mile; "it's actually cost per service hour, and it's roughly around $53 per service hour," Ford said. After brief council questions about funding sources and metrics, the council approved the contract modification on a motion and roll call.