What is the Public Transportation Infrastructure Study (PTIS)?

The Public Transportation Infrastructure Study (PTIS) is exploring how people travel in Fresno County, so that by 2050 there will be more opportunities to travel by bus, by bike or by foot. The PTIS will help Fresno County identify ways to:

  • Reduce urban sprawl.
  • Decrease traffic congestion.
  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Improve air quality.
  • Preserve agricultural land.

Why Now?

  • Fresno County’s population is projected to grow to 1.9 million people by 2050. This growth will increase traffic congestion on our roadways and highway system.

  • Fresno County’s major growth pattern is low-density and widely spread geographically. This pattern has consumed prime agricultural land and increased the number of miles residents drive each year, a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

  • Fresno County does not meet several of the air quality standards in the Federal Clean Air Act or the California Clean Air Act and must satisfy federal requirements to bring the county into attainment.

How does the Process Work?

The Fresno Council of Governments, in association with its 15-city member agencies, Fresno County and two local transit agencies, is working to complete the PTIS. The process will study existing transportation, along with needs, and will draw heavily on input from the public to identify transit technology alternatives for addressing demand in Fresno County.

The Result

A regional transit improvement plan that can be implemented to:
  • Reduce urban sprawl.
  • Decrease traffic congestion.
  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Improve air quality.
  • Preserve agricultural land.

Transit options that will be studied include:

  • Improved fixed route bus service
  • Improved demand-response service
  • Bus Rapid Transit
  • Downtown Streetcar
  • Light Rail Transit
  • Commuter Rail
  • Personal Rapid Transit (PRT)