san joaquinThe San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority, which took over the region's rail service from the state this year, is seeking agency help to promote increased use of passenger rail in the Sacramento and Northern California regions.

The Authority, governed by a board of directors of member agencies along the 365-mile San Joaquin rail route, wants wide participation in the development of a marketing and outreach plan as it looks to retain existing riders and add to its ridership.

That includes outreach to leisure and business travelers, as well as groups taking trips in the San Joaquin corrdor and to Nevada.

Budget is $300K through fiscal 2018, or about $10K per month. View the RFP (PDF).