Existing law establishes the California Department of Transportation (“Caltrans”) and assigns it various responsibilities related to the state transportation system. Existing law also provides funding for public transit through programs including the Transportation Development Act.
AB 1599 requires Caltrans, with input from transit operators, to create the California Transit Stop Registry by June 1, 2027. The Registry will serve as a centralized statewide dataset containing standardized information about transit stops, including each stop’s name, location, unique identifier, available seating, and whether the stop is sheltered.
Beginning no later than January 1, 2028, transit operators (defined as any transit district, included transit district, municipal operator, included municipal operator, or transit development board) must ensure that the name and location of each of their transit stops conform to the information in the Registry. Transit operators must also use the unique identifier assigned to each stop by the Registry when publishing datasets containing stop information or agency open datasets. In addition, operators must report whether each transit stop has seating and shelter for inclusion in the Registry. Accordingly, transit operators will need to review and standardize their stop information and incorporate the state-assigned identifiers into applicable published datasets.
AB 1599 adds Section 14113 to the Government Code and Section 99150.5 to the Public Utilities Code.
