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through Friday. Ridership averages 200,000, <br /> i o00 0llllllll oioP:. <br /> annually. The service is funded by a Business <br /> Improvement District and grants. As San <br /> Leandro repositions some industrial r <br /> properties for high-tech and advanced �I <br /> lig <br /> °rta <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 service 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 /> Unfunded ci ii and r r 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 another 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. <br /> alt of Leandro Economic icD°evelo Development and Work December 2013 <br /> Y � p Strategy � <br />