Background
Over the past several years YoloTD and the City of Woodland have coordinated closely on relocating the bus transfer point from the existing County Fair Mall (CFM) to a location in or proximate to the downtown, a longstanding YoloTD objective and consistent with the City’s General Plan policy.
In February 2025, YoloTD brought to the Woodland City Council a proposal to relocate the transfer point to a preferred location in the vicinity of Second and Court Streets. The City Council did not support that location but recognized the need to relocate from the CFM, directing Woodland staff to continue working with YoloTD and return with a recommendation for a mutually agreeable location(s) to relocate the transit center.
Since February 2025, Woodland and YoloTD staff have coordinated closely on identifying a substitute location for the existing bus transfer point. Currently, intercity Route 42 A/B passengers must wait through a scheduled delay at the County Fair Mall as the “layover” location to enable route recovery time, driver breaks, driver changes, and vehicle substitutions if needed. At a transit center such as CFM, several buses may converge and lay over for up to 20 minutes while these activities take place. When considering relocating a transit center, specific conditions are needed to accommodate these activities, including dedicated parking areas, access to restrooms, and passenger amenities, among others.
September 8, 2025 YoloTD Board Feedback
An update was provided to the YoloTD Board on September 8. Action on this item was intentionally deferred to ensure Woodland City Council was supportive of the proposal. However, the YoloTD Board expressed support for this location and overall excitement about establishing a transfer point at the Main Street location. The YoloTD Board will act on this item at the November 10, 2025 meeting.
September 15, 2025 Woodland City Council
An SRTP and Woodland Transfer Point update was brought to the Woodland City Council on September 15, 2025. The City Council supported the draft SRTP recommendations for community outreach purposes and supported the proposed Woodland Transfer Point location on Main Street between Fifth and Sixth Streets.
Implementation
Implementation of the Woodland Transfer Point to this location will be coordinated with implementation of SRTP route revisions, which is expected to occur in Fiscal Year 2026/27.
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