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11 City of San Leandro | Economic Development Initiatives and Work Plan | December 2013 <br /> <br />through Friday. Ridership averages 200,000, <br />annually. The service is funded by a Business <br />Improvement District and grants. As San <br />Leandro repositions some industrial <br />properties for high-tech and advanced <br />manufacturing uses, the LINKS shuttle will <br />become increasingly important to servicing <br />employees in these areas. <br />The San Leandro Transportation <br />Management Organization, a 501 c3 which <br />oversees the management of LINKS recently submitted a successful proposal to operate the <br />Kaiser LINKS shuttle which will provide transportation to and from BART to the 2,500 <br />employees and clients of the new Kaiser Medical Center scheduled to open in 2014. <br />The LINKS Business Improvement is up for renewal in 2014 and the SLTMO and City staff are <br />jointly exploring options to enhance the shuttle servi ce to best meet the needs to of today’s <br />industrial businesses. <br />Accomplishments To-Date: In recent years, City staff, working in partnership with the San <br />Leandro Transportation Management Organization, has secured grants from the Bay Area Air <br />Quality Management District and the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency to <br />assist in the ongoing funding of the LINKS shuttle. <br /> <br />Unfunded Activities and Programs to be Developed <br />“Shop San Leandro” Campaign – Numerous cities have employed Shop Local campaigns to <br />promote local merchants and encourage local residents and employees to spend their money <br />locally In general, San Leandro is a sales tax importer, meaning that taxable sales within the City <br />exceed the spending generated by local residents alone. Put anoth er way, this indicates that <br />San Leandro is a regional draw for shopping and retail sales. Nevertheless, a Shop San Leandro <br />campaign could increase local spending and limit leakage of sales to neighboring communities. <br />In 2013, the City provided funding to the Chamber of Commerce for the development of a Shop <br />Local campaign or something similar.