MAP Bus staff presented a program of projects for a state suballocation that includes a $250,000 bus shelter rehabilitation project and a bus video surveillance project discussed as $1,000,000; the coordinating committee recommended it move to a public hearing and subsequent grant submittal.

The Fargo City Commission approved a 2026 Federal Transit Administration program of projects including about $3.8 million in Section 5307 operating funds (roughly $2.1–2.2 million to Fargo and $1.7 million suballocated to Moorhead) and Section 5339 capital funds for expansion vehicles and supervisor vehicles. Transit staff said approval allows grant application and fund execution.

KLJ engineers told the finance committee they uncovered dozens of ruptured or loose post-tension tendons while removing the deck overlay at the Ground Transportation Center, and recommended relocation as the most reliable long-term option after outlining costly repair and shoring alternatives.

On the Fargo 365 podcast, transit officials explained how fixed-route service, paratransit, employer pass programs and regional collaboration work — and warned that crossing a 200,000 population threshold changed federal funding formulas, creating budget pressure for the metro.

MAPA staff reported a month-to-month increase in incidents including public intoxication, verbal and physical assaults, and a driver threatened by a passenger who claimed to have a gun. Staff proposed additional security hours in the 2027 budget, a mobile response patrol from Signal Security, and discussions with legislators to make assault on a transit employee a class C felony.