AG TRANSITDISTRICT GMMemo No. 02- 072a Board of Directors ExecutiveSummary MeetingDate: April 4, 20Qz
Gommittees: ExecutiveCommittee n OperationsCommittee tr ExternalAffairsCommittee tr PlanningCommittee fl Board of Directors tr
ConsiderAdoption of the 2001-2010Short Range Transit Plan and receiveand SUBJECT: "AC pt,tvid;lnputon text for Transit's$trategic Vision Summary" as a stand-aloneadvocacy accompanimentto the 2001-2010Short Range Transit Plan
RECOMMENDEDAGTION: fl InformationOnly El RecommendedMotion 1) Adoptthe 2001-20{0Short RangeTransit Plan (SRTP) "AC 2i Receiveand provide input on text for Transit's StrategicVision Summlryll as a stand-aloneadvocacy accompaniment to the 2001-2010Short Range Transit Plan
Fiscal lmpact None Backqround/Discussion : nsitP|anwasre|easedforpub|icrevieworrJanuary24,2002.A publichearing was helOon MArch7,z002 to providean opportunityfor the publicto present theirinput on the document.
BOARDACTION: Approvedas Recommended t I Other t I Approvedwith Modification(s) t I
MOTION: PIRAS/PEEPLESto adoptthe 2001-2010Short Range Transit Plan and Strategic Visionwith the editsoutlined as follows: r Shortenthe Introductionto the StrategicVision with editsto includesome of the key informationthat is on thecorridor specific chart' r lncludereference to EnvironmentalJustice and social equity on Pageg of the Strategic Vision- "Part . On page 4-22of the SRTP,strikeout the sentence: of TelegraphAvenue could be conver{edinto transit-onlymall, providing significant travel time benefitsto the rider." (4-2-1-0) - Ayes: DirectorPiras, Vice President Peeples, Director Wallace, President Williams 4 Noes: DirectorsCreason, Cross - 2 Absent DirectorHarPer - 1 Abstain: None- 0
Theabove orderwas passed and adopted on Apr.il4,2002.
RoseMartinez, District Secretary t By GM MemoNo. 02-072a ' Subject:Adoption of the2001-2010 Draft SRTP rPate: April4, 2002 rFage 2 of 3
Twenty-sixindividuals provided input. However,the majorityof the speakersgave testimony regardingservice related issues on routes59 and 64, not on the contentof the SRTP. Severalindividuals did make suggestionsor identifiedinconsistencies that have been correctedin the finaldocument. The significant changes are referenced below.
The FinalSRTP contains a numberof changes,and are listed by pagenumber:
AddedRoute 325; corrected route to RCV 1-8,,1T3 & 5 Addedsentence that the Cityof Alamedahas expressedinterest in the ram;corrected vear of farechange consideration to 2002 Correctedorg chart Addedsentence from 1-8described above 4-9, 1T1 Added clarifyingsentence that servicechanges will be developedin consultationwith localjurisdictions and the public Substitutedpull quote, clarified position of transitmall on T "transit" "transit Addedthe word to create advocacv"in first sentence " Clarifiedthe sentenceat the end of paragraphthat begins, In certain cases..." Putasterisk to clarifvOwl service operation 5-24,1[6& 7 Added a clarifyingfragment regarding the operationof ferry services; added "high cost" of transportationas a barrierto Welfareto Work
5-25,111 & 2 Addedclarifvinq sentences reqardinq the LifelineTransit Network
StrategicVision $ummary Document At the January24,2002 meeting, the Boardof Directorsexpressed an interestin havinga summaryversion of Chapter5: StrategicVision that couldbe usedas an advocacypiece with electedofficials or communityactivists. This document includes the longer-rangevision for the District,along with a briefdescription of the FinanciallyConstrained Operating Plan.
The attacheddocument is intendedto summarize,at a fairly high level,the costs and benefitsof the proposedstrategies in the StrategicVision. lt willbe attractivelydesigned, yet be easyto readand understand. lt is anticipatedto be readyfor distributionin April,2002.
Prior RelevantBoard Actions/Policies : GM Memo:02-072:Receive public testimony on DraftSRTP and adopt SRTP GM Memo:01-342a, Authorize staff to circulateDraft SRTP for PublicReview and Consider Settinga PublicHearing on March7,2002 to receivepublic testimony GM Memo:01-240:Update on SRTP GM Memo:01-240: Review of Capitaland Financial Plan Itvt Memo:01-261a: Review and Comment on variouselements of theSRTP vGfU Memo:01-261b: Adoption of the StrategicVisionelement ' GMMemo No. 02-072a Subject:Adoption of the2001-2010 Draft SRTP Date:April 4, 2002 Page3 of 3
Atlachmentq: AttachmentA: Final$RTP AttachmentB: StrategicVision: A WorldClass Transit $ystem for the EastBay
Approvedby: KathleenKelly, Deputy General Manager, $ervice Development Preparedby: TinaB Konvalinka,Long Range Planning Manager
DatePrepared: March21,2002
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ExecutiveSummory: A Vislonfor Mobility I ntrod uctio n laysout strategies that can be phased in as res0urcesbecome available. The"0ptimal ACTransit has a long-standingc0ntmitrnent Plan"includes serrlice improvements and preserving quality to andimproving the and supp0rtivepolicies that will allowAC Transit quantityof transitservice for ourEa$ Bay to trulybecome the mode of choicefor [ast passertgers,Thisis matchedbyour financial Bayriders, responsibilityto 0|jr tax payersand employees.Asthe largest bus-only transit Thegoals of the Optimal Plan are achietlable pr0rliderin California, ACTransit carries otler withreasonable costs-however, additional 230,000riders a day * about70 million fundsare needed to operateand build the tripsannually in FY 2000/01! 0ur goal is to 0ptimalPlan system, Total 0perating and servethe greatest ll|Jrnber ofpassengers ata capitalcosts for the proposal,when reasonablecostand fare, calculatedfor total ridersor for nevvTotalcosts for tile Thereturn of nightand vveekendserttice on riders, a[e ourbusiest corridors, improvedequiprnent OptimalFlan are significantlylower si0nlficantlylower andexnanded service hourshave set the than for tttany stagefor providing thanmany otfier transitinvestments transitlnuestments tlloreand better f,CTrfinsit's Eoal ls thatare curretttly currentlyfunded in transitservices to beingfunded in the theregion on a cost t0 lerometile East 0urriders. Bay'$world-class region,The Plan pernetttt rliler ba$is. tran$itsystem, uuith ButAC Transit has a etttphasizesexisting attractiue broadervision that technologythat can be implemented at low equipment,fr$t tnd goesbeyond j ust cost. Signalimprovements will help speed reliabletunnins thecurrent baseline busesthrough congested intersecti0fls; r'r0w time$,flexlbls improvements,0ur improvedvehicles will allowfor faster routingsand hlglr passengerboardings and rider cornfort; and frequeIryservice. goalis to become the mobility farepolicy changes will improvepassettger InaI,lagerofthe East convenience,Working together, AC lransit Bay, Thatmeans 0peratittg a t,vorld-class andits partrterscan improve mobility for transitsystettt rlvith attractive equipment, everyresident and etttployee inthe East Bay. fastand reliable running times, flexible r0rltingsandhigh frequency service. AC Trsnsit Listens Ihisgoal is notju$ a "pipedreant", AC 0ur0ptimal Plan is basedon extensive input Transithas developed a visionary plan that fromour riders and from local officials and
AC Trsnsit I Poge t C IRANSIT'SS'I"RATEG] C VIS/ON gr0upsin theareas \ive served, In 0tlr exoectedto increasefrom a outreachefforts tlle clearly heard, currentridership of about70 ACTransit's ulsion is to t Traveltime is a consideration inchoosing millionriders to aboutB5 becomed World-Class whethertousetransit, millionby 2005-6,rising to transitsystem ilith: over100 million by2010. r Theexisting sysienr, even with the r Attractiuavehlcler. imorovementsthatcan be made with Toaccomplish our goals, the r Fattantl reliable existingresources, isinsufficient toattract 0utimalPlan includes both runningtlmes. largenumbers ofnew riders out of their innovativeapproaches to r Easyto use,Integrated cars,largely because oftravel time. Many servicedelivery, such a$ fatertrutturg exi$ingriders stated that they would not "flexibleservice" in areasI Fleribleroutin$$ wfisre usethe current senrice ifthey had afaster withlow demand for transit approprl ate. alternative, service,and more traditional n Higil-frequentyrerulces n Transfersareacceptable aspart of a fast elementssttch as improving onmafor arterlall. transitirin, frequenciesduring the r Adgqueteseruice midday,owlor evening. atoundthe clock. n lmprovingiotaltravel time requires twokey r Ar€struttured netlIork strategies: However,the plan would also thatmatthes trauel . Increasingfrequencies, toreduce wait implementtwo key concopts: patternsand helps time. [nhancedBus and Bus Rapid meetdemand in the Irighdenrlty urban tore . Reducingdelaysalong the routes, fora Transiton the major corridors. r Gradueltran$ltlon to fasterand more consistent operation, EnhancedBus orovides"Bu$nepid Transit" in n BARTand AC Transit must work together as streetlevel improvements to thehishest rldsrship onesystem, especially inthe area of fare reducetravel times, improve rorrldorswlth huses integration. passengercorl]fort and operatingIn exclusiue increase ope ration al llnes;offeting a level Potentialriders indicated that where efficiency.Enhanced busmay of seruiceurually goal tradeoffsneed to be rttade,the 0f bethe ultimateimprovement associatedwlth tight reducingtotal traveltime tttustbe in a corridof,ormay be an Rall. paraln0unt,For example, faster service with initialstep towards Bus Rapid r lmprouemont$at busy fewerstops is preferableto slower service Transit, busstops, lncludlng with$t0ps cl0ser together, even if this real-timedlsplays rrteansa longer walk to reach the seruice. Bus Rapid Transit aboutwhen tnc nettt bu$will erriuo. The OptimslPlsn involves even tttore improvements,including bus speed,[omfoft and Reliability onlytravel lanes, rnore sophisticatedstation stops, and a ACTransit's 0ptimal Plan emphasizes speed, coordinatedeffort to maximizetravel time c0tttfortand reliability to attractnew transit savings,allow for increasedreliability and riders,Under this plan, ridership would be
I Page 2 tanuary 2OA2 FY20A1-FY2010 AC TRANSIT'FSTRATEGTc Vlstol'lt A WoRtp-Clnss TRANsrr SYsrriltFoR THE EAET BAY
ACTransit's plan uses louu cost, prouen In additionto Tnesobenefltsare terhnologiessuch as: ser\/rce im- possihleonly provementson the througha r l{ewl0w-flo0r bures, trunkcorridors, as romhinationof ! real-timeinformation disSlays, wellas crosstown inuestmEnta[d I $ignalprc-€mpti0n tools for faster andfeeder route$, pollcies opernti0n, AC Transithas iHplemsntEdIn r etclusiuelanes - uuherewarrantcd identif ied partnershipnuith t0 m0retransit around atto supportivepolicies theiurisillrtions we conf,estion ihatwill furtherin- s0rue. I Bililding0n tfte surres$ 0f exlstins creaseridership, ftigh-rid€r$hlprotriilots, uuhere ths whenimplentented in combination with the densltlesindlcate t[at better servtcetn]I)r0ve|Tletlts. lmplemented serviteHould generate euen more together,these service changes and rldershls, supportivepolicies will maximizemobility r lmplementlng$upp0rtlue F0llcies withinthe East Bay. Includingfare policie$and im- prq[€d coordinationwlth local lIfisillction$to further enhance Resultsfor the Region rlder$hi[. TableES"Z shows the projectedbenefits of r Pha$ingln improvementsgradually, eachphase ofplan implementation, This s0 that earhsteF buildr 0n th6 planwill ultimatelytake AC Transit from ent[urlasm generatedby tho systemriders prevlous about70 million annual to step. over100 million in lessthan 10 years, and to overi30 million 0nce the full 0ntimal frequency,and maximize passettger c0ntf0rt Planisimplemented. andconvenience, Ihislevel of ridership growth is possibleonly lmprovementswill be concentratedonthe throughsignif icant investment in both heavilyused routes, focusing on ten most capitaland operating resources, supported thehighest andbest areaswith density bycoordinated policies both at theDistrict opportunityfor increasingtransit ridership. level,and in partnershipwith the the improvements TabletS-i summarizes jurisdictionsservedby the District, exnectedonthe busiest corridors in the District,These key corridors are illustrated onFigure ES-1, While service enhancements willbe focused onthe most heavily u$ed corridors,mobility can be improved, even in thosecorridors that will notbe served with enhancedbusor bus ranid transit.
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Each of the increaseio every 10 minutes 0n the busier r0utesthat travel on arterials and rnaj0r implementationphases are based0n "Trunk c0nslstentservice deployment goals: roads,known as Routes". Frequencies0nless heavily used r0utes, "feeder" Seruiceincreases should be concentrated both"crosstown" artd routeswould on themost heavily used routes that bebetween 15and 30 minutes. Frequencies in denselypopulated operate themost willimprove along with other types of service areasof the District to: 1) maximizethe enhancementsas future phases are numberof peopleusing the system 2) imolemented. generatemore fare retlenue and 3) help contributeto regional air qualityand c0ngestiongoals. Phase'l:comprehen$iue EnhancementIhroughout the Trunkroutes should have the highest frequencyservice in the systemthat SIstem connectswitha clear crosstown network at lnPhase 1,the key strategies include: multioie transfer locations, I Capitaland operating improvements to r Crosstownroutes may have less frequent imolementEnhanced Busservice inthe sertlicethan trunk routes, with service allocateddepending onthe density and productivityofthe route. I The SRTPPlonned Network increoses frequencies on: SqnPoblo Ave., Telegroph, Internqiionol Blvd. r Strategiesto provide mobility options to 1et+s1, Shotiuck, Broodwoy, College Ave., UniversityAve.,Sonlo Cloru Ave. (AIomedo), seruepassengers whentraditional fixed Socromenlo,Morkel, MocArthur, Boncrofi, 73'd routesenrice is not effective (such as Avenue,Hegenberger, Mission (Son Leondro- Hoyword-UnionCify), Hesperion (Boy Foir-western FlexibleService) should bedeveloped. Hoyword-UnionCity). Service hours ore lengihened on mony of ihesessme streeis. AC Tronsit I Poge 7 fRAA/srI's,5rfi A TE6/c Y/s/0t'/ busiestcorridors, asshown inFigure ES-1, befunded. Flexible service and other including' innovativec0ncepts are expected to be phase . New,more afiractive vehicles, implementedinthis to betterserve thelower density areas 0f thedistrici that r Shorterwaittimes between buses 0.5 nrayn0t be appropriate fortraditional fixed- minutesallday on busiest routes and routebus seruice. 15minute service onothers), r Busstoo relocation andconsolidation, Phase2: BusRapid Ttansit r Trafficsignal preemption. WhereasPhase I improvernetttsare r Real-timepassenger information distributedthroughout the system, Phase 2 displaysatmajor stops, showing when c0ticentrates0nthe F0UR corridors that have thenext bus will anive, thegreatest ridership potential, These irnnrovementsareintended to achievethe . Enhancedpassenger amenities, such speed,frequency, and reliability usttally asshelters, benches, etc. associatedwithlight rail. Thefocus in . Increasedmidday frequencies Phase2 is on longerterm capital throughoutthesystem, withminimum improvemenisthatwill c0nvertexisting 15minuie midday service systemwide, travelor parkinglanes to busonly lanes in I lmprovedowlseruice (service between l:00 thebusiest corridors served by AC Transit. AMand 5'00 A[l) Theseare: I Flexible-routingconcepts to more r lelegraph/lnternationa/E,14thStreet. efficiently serve low-density, lotrridersh ip (Berkeley-0akland-SanLeandro) areas, r Foothill(0akland-San Leandro) r Farestrategies suchas eliminatingtransfer r ShattucVAlameda(Berkeley-0akland- chargesandallowing reciprocity between Aiameda) BARTandAC Transit forpass holders r MacArthur lnPhase 1,all routes within the urban core BRTuses a dedicated,transit-only right-of- wouldoperate at leastevery 15 minutes. wayand highly developed stations. In Highervolunte truck routes, such as sertlice additionto providinga high quality bus 0nTelegraph, E.14th, University, College and ridingexperiettce, BRTalso focuses 0n MacArthurwould operate tlery frequently - strpp0rtingtransit oriented development every7,5 minutes - along with the addition aroundstations, and 0n maximizingthe of limitedstop service on several of these contfortand safety ofpassengers. r0utes.In addition,this phase includes serviceincreases in the midday and owl I peri0dabove and beyond what can cttrrently I Poge I January 20O2 FY2001-FY2010 AC TRAHstr'$SrnlrEGlc Vrsrolrl A WonLD-CrAss TRAr'rstTSYSTEM FoR THE EAsr BAY servicechanges included in the Strategic Vision0ptimal Plan, However,these fare strategiesrnttst be cortsidered aspart 0f an otterallplan t0 erthancethe system, rt0t as strategiesthat by themselves will resultin significantridership increases. Allof the farestrategies will reqttiresignificant additionalfinancial res0urces to implement. KeepFares at 2002Levels. Ihe In Phase2, frequenciesonthese key routes MetropolitanTransportation Commission tryouldimprove to everyfive minutes in the (MTC)expects theregion's transit agencies peakperi0ds, allowing riders to travel to periodicallyadjust their fares to keep withoutthinking about the bus schedule or pacewith inflation. However, ACTransit's "wait worryingabout tinte".Bus stops would ridersare very concerned about further given be c0nrtertedinto "transitstations" increasesinfares, theircost today. For a primary is providingthe highe$level of comfortand thisreason, strategyto faresin conveniencetopassengers. avoidraising theforeseeable future. Supportive Policies Eliminatethe TransferCharge, 0nlyabout 20% ol thenation's transit ACTransit's Strategic Vision recognizes that agenciescharge an additional fare for serlliceenhancements alonewill not result in transfers.Since the design ofthe system the ridershipincreases 0r rn0bility options encouragestransferring, the transfer thatthe region requires, The 0ptimal Plan chargecan be a significantimpediment to includesa number of supportivestrategies, increasingridership. Ihe transfer charge includingfare policy enhancements*along alsoadds needless complexity to the withstrategic partnerships with Cities and processof payingfares, slowing down otheragencie$ served by ACTransit--to ooerations, maximizetheimpact ofservice changes, Establisha Proof-of.Payment $ystemon TrunkRoutes. 0n the FarePoliry Strategies busiestroutes, seruice cart much Fare$trotegie$ Fareshave many impacts 0n ACTransit operate fasterif passengers ateseEI as 0perations. fares reduce Higher can cartuse all doors toget en[ancing*t's ridership, fare andthe time required for onand off the bus. rl$ionfor setuire collectionis a trlaj0rs0ttrce of delay on possible inprovrments, provide Thisis made buses.0n the other hand, fares bya'proof-of-payment' maxlmiling potentlal about30% of the revenue needed to support faresystem. In this galns. ACTransit's 0perati0ns. The following system,passengers tldershlp strategiesare pr0p0sed to enhalice the whoalready have a AC Tronsit I Poge 9 pass0r transfer could board at any door, ConnrcrrrFlnt Pottctrs reducingthe delay at stops,Everyone A fewadditional policies would require payingacash fare or ticket would receive a correspondingsertlice increases, and a new freetransfer asproof of payment while on ttteansto subsidize board,Roving inspectors would randomly them. Theseare boardbuses and issue citations tothose fi{-ewp-otential presentedas contingent whodo have a passor a transfer,This ' uuoultl FarePolicies. Polltles systemisused on mo$ light rail systems requiref,ddltional throughoutNorth America andEurope, 0n r ReducingFares. inrsmental routesthat Lowerfares mean serulce increases, lmplementing operatewith higherridership, and'a nFW mFar$ supportive"tralsit neaw butthe increase in to $tlb$iillue first"pollcles ridershipand fare-payingriders them. tIroughouttfie widely- doesn'tmake ttD di$trictwill ftelp Rc spaceo forthe lower fare, so additional subsidy Tlrn$itachieue its stops,there wouldbeneeded. goalr. is noreason r AC/BARTReciprocal Pass, BART has long it couldnot acceptedMunipasses fortravel within San be extended Francisco,making BART and Muni paft of a tobus senrices. IheSan Pablo corridor seamlesssystem*at least as far as fare has beenselected as the first paymentis concerned.A similar demonstrationcorridor for thenroof-of- anangementinthe Ea$ Bay would allow payment system,with other high ridership customerstobuy a passfor rides on AC corridorsbeingadded inlateryears Transitand BART within the AC lransit I Annual $tudent Pass. The servicearea. This improvement could proposedannual student pass would be generatesignificant net,v ridership if availableforsale to all high school and implementedwith the service middleschool students inthe service area, improvementsin the 0ptimalPlan. However,forthose who qualify for free Becauseadditional senrice would be schoollunches, theannual pass would be neededtocomplement thefare strategy, distributedfreeof charge.The annual thisis presentedasa contingent item, studentpass would replace the existing despiteitsobvious benefits inhelping East mixtureoftickets, cash fares, and youth Bayresidents to perceive and use AC passes,speeding boarding atschools, To Transitand BART asoart of one seamless increasethe rn0bility of the neediest system. riders,AC Transit iscunently developing a pilotprograrn, allowing students who othel$upportiue Policie$ qualififorthefreeschool lunch program to receiveastudent pass atno cost. Fullimnlementation of AC Transit's vision requiresa partnership with the communities wesertle. lmplementation of these strate- I Pogel0 tanuary 2O02 FY2001-Fv?014 AC TBANitr's STRATEetcVtsloH: A IIoRLD^ctAss TEAHSITSYsTE'vT FoF THE EAsT BAY giesis largelyoutside ofthe control ofthe 0therregional transit agencies, including District,but is a rtecessarypart of theferry system and BART must coniinue to enc0uragingtransit ridership to enharlce planin coordinationwithAC Transit to mobilityarid reduce c0ngesti0n throughout rttotletowards a seamlessregional theregion. transpoftaiionnetwork. I LocalCities and other jurisdictions serued Lifelineservices, designed to offer a 24- "transit byAC Transit must adopt first" hournetwork oftransit seruice throughout policiesonAC's trunk lines. These policies theBay Area, must be plannedin includeadjustments to signal timing to consultationwiththe transit operators, givepreference to transit, allowing for whoshould not be required toshoulder an signalpreemption, queuejump lanes and undueburden for the provision of less otherimprovements thatwill speed transii efficientservices. traveltimes. Public-privatepaftnership opportunities r Employersin the regionshould be shouldbe explored wherever possible to encouragedtoconsidet "parking cashout" helnAC Transit meet the needs of programsoffering their employees the expandingandemerging markets, choiceof subsidizedparking or an equivalentvaluein subsidy fortravel by A Regionql Priority othermodes. Where this policy has been plan implemented,employee vehicle trips have lmplementationof our vision is already beenreduced byup to 6%. urtdervvay.Funding made available through thepassage of Alameda County's Measure B n Transitorienied develonment shouldbe - thelz centsales tax for transnortation - encouragedaroundkey transit stops and makesit nossible forthe District to im- stations,toincrease thenumber ofpeople plementthe service improvements planned in whoare able to access ihese high capacity ourShort Range Transit Plan. The 0ptimal servicesbywalking andbiking. Planimprovetrtents, however, areunfundec. r Caltransand other Whilethe benefits ofthe Optimal Plan to the Tfiegoals of the regional entireregion cannot be ignored, AC lransit $trategicUislon af€ agencies cartimplement theplan 0nly as fast as allarhieuable lf must financialres0rlrces become available. How theybecome a pay, regiunalprlorlty. recognize much,when, who will all remainthe the special impedimentsto strategies to improve the valueof a systern,Yet, in 0rder t0 build it, one must highlyfunciional Transbay bussystem, dreamit, thenunderstand it and work for it. especiallyascongestion increases dueto Wehave made the first step;now it must seismicwork on the Bay Bridge, Special becomea regional priority to nlakeit fundingand planning maybe needed to nappen. ensureihat this system operates atpeak efficiencyduringthis difficult period. AC Tronsil I Posell i'R.qNs/I'sSrA,qrrGrc V/stoN Figuresin this document show the fiscal res0lrrcesthatwill be necessary to make theseplans a reality,Working together with local,regional, state and federal partners we canprioritize those elements ofthe Strategic Visionthat can be funded or identifiedfor advocacy.With the help 0f all of 0ur partners,the residents of the East Bay will beable to witness the genesis ofa world- classtransit system that keeps the East Bay livableand vital, I Poge 12 January 2002 I AttachmentB: StrategicVision: A Worfd ClassTransit System for the EastBay Wmhtwwtrffiemfem&m ExecutiveSummarv: A Vision for Mobilitv ....".,....'..'..."."1 lntroduction .,..,...,,.,,1 ACTransit Listens ,,,,,....,,,...,.,,,.1 TheOptimal Plan ...... ,...... ,.,..,.2 Resultsforthe Reqion .,,....,,,..,.3 A PhasedApproach ...,...... ,7 $upportivePolicies ..,'."'...""..."9 A ReqionalPrioritv ,,,,,,..,,,,,..,...11 YmMilmffiWWilgffiilreffi TableES-1 Kev Enhancements onAC Transit's Busiest Corridors .,....,..4 FiqureES-1 Optimalservice PlanMap ,.,,.,,,,....6 FiqureES-2 Benefits byPhase ,,,.....,,.,,...... ,...,,,7 FY70A1-FY201A AC TRANsIT'5STRATEGIC VISIOH: A WORLO-CIASI TftAN$IT $Y$TEIvIFOR THE EAsT BAY HxecutiveSumrnory: A Visionfor Mobi[ity laysout strategies that can be phased in as I ntrod uction "0ntimal resottrcesbecome available. The ACTransit has a long-standingcommitment Plan"includes service improvements and preserving quality to anditltproving the and supp0rtivepolicies that will allow AC Transit quantityof transitservice for ourEast Bay to trulybecome the mode of choicefor fast passengers.This is matchedbyour financial Bayriders. responsibilityto 0ur tax payersand employees.Asthe largest bus-only transit Thegoals of theOptimal Plan are achievable providerinCalifornia, ACTransit carries otler withreasonable costs-however, additional 230,000riders a day - about70 million fundsare needed to operateand build the tripsannually in ff 2000/01!0ur goal is to 0ptimalPlan system, Total 0perating and servethe greatest nurnber ofpassengers ata capitalcosts for the pr0posal,when reasonablecostand fare. calculatedfor total ridersor for ttew Totalcoste for tfte Thereturn of nightand weekendservice on riders, are ourbusiest corridors, improvedequipment tlptlmalFlan are significantlylower slgniflcantly lower andexoanded service hourshave set the than for rnany stagefor providing tfianmanT other transitinvestments traIrEtin|ls$tmeI|ts moreand better ACTransit's goal ls thatare currently rurrentlTfuniled in transitservices to beingfunded in the thefegiotl on fr cost to hecomethe Ea$t ourriders. Eay'suorld-class region.The Plan perneu!, rider bas[s. transltsystem, wlth ButAC Transit has a ernphasizesexisting attractiue broadervision that technologythat can be implemented at low equlpflont,fart and goesbeyond just cost. $ignalimprovements will help speed reliahlerunnin$ thecurrent baseline busesthrough congested intersecti0fl$; n0w times,flexiile improvements.0ur imorovedvehicles will allowfor faster routinssand fiigh passengerboardings and rider comfort; and frequencyseruice. goalis to become the mobility farepolicy changes will improvepassertger managerofthe East c0ntlenience,Working together, AC Transit Bay, Thatmeans operating a world-class andits partnerscan improve mobility for transitsystettt with attractiveeqltiprnent, everyresident and erttployee inthe East Bay. fastattd reliable runnittg times, flexible routingsandhigh frequency service. AC Trsnsit Listens "pipe Thisgoal is not just a dreanr".AC 0urOptimal Plan is basedon extensive input Transithas developed a visionary plan that fromour riders and from local officials and AC Tronsit I Poge t C TRAr/stI'sSTRATEGtc YISION gr0upsin theareas we served. ln 0ur expectedio increase from a outreachefforts we clearly heard, currentridership ofabout 70 fit Tran$it'sulslon ls to r Traveltime is a consideration inchoosing millionriders to about85 hecomaaWorld-tla$s whethertouse transit. millionby 2005-6, rising to transltsyttem with: over100 million by2010. r Theexisting system, etten with the lttrattlueuehltles. improvementsthatcan be made with Toaccomplish ourgoals, the il Fastand rellable existingtesources, isinsufficient toattract 0ptimalPlan includes both runnlngtimas. largenumbers ofnew riders out of their innovativeapproaches to r EasIto use,Integrated cars,largely because oftravel time. Many servicedelivery, such as farestrutture existingriders stated that they would not "flexibleservice" ilr areast Flsxlbleroutlngs where usethe current service ifthey had afaster withlow demand fortransit approprlate. alternative. service,and more traditional r Hlgh-f requ€ncy servites I Transfersareacceptable aspart of a fast elementssuch as improving onmalor artetlals. transittrip, frequenciesduring the I [dequateservlce midday,owlor evening. aroundthe tlsclt. r lmprovingtotaltraveltime requires twokey r Erertruttured netwtrh strategies: However,theplan would also thatmatrhe$ trarol Dattern$and helps r Increasingfrequencies, toreduce wait implementtwokey concepts: ^-. time. EnhancedBusand Burs Rapid meetdemand in t{- nlghdEn$ltI urban tore ' alongthe routes, fora Transitonthe major cbrridors, Reducingdelays I 6radualtransltlon to consistentoperation. fasterand more EnhancedBus tproviOes"Bur Rapld Tlantit" ln n BARTand AC Transit must work together as streetlevel improvements to the hlgftest rltlstshiP onesystem, especially inthe area of fare reducetravel times, improve corridorsttlth buses integratio n. passengercoll]fort alld operatingln exrlurlve Increase o0erationallanes;offering a leYel Potentialriders indicated that where efficiency.Enhanced busmay of serulteusually tradeoffsneed to be tttade,the goal of bethe ultimate improvement assoclatedwlth Light reducingtotal traveltime tttu$tbe in a corridor,ormay be an aail. paramount.Forexample, faster service with initial$ep towards Br]rs Rapid : lmprouement$at bu$Y fewerstops is preferableto slower service Transit, busstopr, lntludlns withstops closer together, evett if this real-timetlitPlaYt meansalonger walk to reach the service. Bus Rapid Transit aboutlth€n the nstt buswlll arrire. The Plsn involves even rnore Optimol improvements,including bus Speed,Comfoft and RellabilitY onlytravel lanes, more sophisticatedstatioit stops, and a ACTransit's 0ptimal Plan emphasizes speed, coordinatedeffort to rnaxitttizetravel time comfortand reliability to attractnew transit savings,allow for increasedreliability and riders,Under this plan, ridership would be I Poge 2 January 20O2 FY2001-FY2A10 AC TRANslr'5 STRATEGTcvl$toN: A WontD-CLAss TRANSIT5Y$TEM FOR THE EAST BAY ln additionto f,CTranrit'c plan usel louu c0st, ptouen Thesabengfltsare technologlessucft as; ser\/lce im- possiSleonly provementson the thrsughfi u ilswlgw"floot bu$es, trunkcorridors, as conhinatlonof n real-timeinfotmatfon disPIaYs, t,vellas crosstowrI Imue$tffientaild r sisnalSrE-effipti0n t0ols f0r faster andfeeder routes, polirles operation, AC Transithas lmplementedin n exclusiuelanes - whereuuarranted identif ied Sartnersfiputlit[ to mouetran$lt atound auto supportivepolicies tfieiurisdlrtioil$ uue tongestion thatwill furtherin- $e ru€. ! silildln$on the suctes$of exlsting creaseridership, hl$n.rldsr$hipt0rrld0rs, uuhere the whenimnlemented in combination with the densiilesi[dlcatB that better service improvements. lmplemented seruitewould generate 8[en moro together,these service changes and ridershlp. supportivepolicies will maximizemobility n lmplementinflsuFpontiue p0licles withinthe East Bay, Inrludin$f ate [ollcies anS irn. Rrovedcoordination with local iurl$dicti0nst0 furtherenhance Resultsfor the Region tldership. TableES-2 shows the projected benefits of w Phasi*gin lmprovementsSradually, eachphase of planimplementation, This Fs tfiat each$tep bulldson the planwill ultimatelytake AC Transit from enthilsiasmgenerated [y the about70 million artnual system riders to preulous step. orler100 million in lessthan 10 years, attd toover 130 million 0nce the full 0ptimal passertgercomfort frequency,and maximize Planisimnlemented, andcon\/enience, Thislevel of ridership growth is possibleonly the lmprovementswill be concentratedon throughsignif icant investment in both on ten mostheavily tlsed r0utes, focusing capitaland operating resources, supported andbest areaswith the highest density bycoordinated policies both at theDistrict transitridership, 0pp0rtrlnityfor increasing level,and in partnershipwith the TableES i surtttttarizesthe improvements jurisdictionsservedby the District. expectedonthe busiest corridors in the District.These key c0rrid0rs are illustrated onFigure tS-1. While service enhancements willbe focused 0rtthe most heavily used c0rrid0rs,mobility can be improved, even in thosecorridors that will notbe served with enhancedbusor bus ranid transit. AC fronsif Poge 3 c{ e g. 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Lri -6(I) <{ v o -b fil d) UJ (lJ hsE EE OEoS g F=E _sE E E: >c:i Jf 6Ee TD fi' E: H C}fiJJ rE$H rgt g JIE f, E= +dE 14c> s(oQ oI.-= .g A,H g8 s(grs .H i\ .E - a-r -i = r\= = (lJ (E -g ts E (E 4t -f !f ct E E (s ag ah o ul E E- v, -c 4 o 6t H(E CL I -- t Er! tg (J 'F# (d E = b at it ctr {o (n (J (u o at tro l- ftl .9E d, o tn :Fr| L tfl E# IJ { FY2001.FY2010 AC TRAr.rsrT'$STnATEGIc Vtstoul A tffoRr.D-CtAs5 TRANgtT SYsrEtvtFaR THE EAsT BAY FigureES-2 Benefitsby Phase 73.9Million 90.35Million A PhssedApprooch Initialimprovements usingexisting and AClransit's Strategic Vision recognizes that projectedres0urces arealready being imple- notall improvementscanbe implemented at mentedartd are described in detail in the thesame time. 0ur phased approach allows ShortRange Transit Planr (SRTP). forimnrovernents to beimolemented ass00n Frequenciesdescribed in the SRTPwill asresources become available, [ach of ihe increaseto every10 minutes on the busier routesthat travel on arterials and major implementationphases are based0n "Trunk consistentservice deployment goals: roads,known as Routes". Frequencies0nless heavily u$ed r0utes, "crosstowrt""feeder" $enriceincreases should be concentrated b0th and rouieswould usedroutes that on themost heavily bebetween 15and 30 minutes. Frequencies the mostdensely populated operatein willimprove along with other types of service areasof theDistrict to, 1) maximize the enhancementsas future phases are numberof peopleusing the system 2) generatemore fare revenue and 3) help implemented. contributeto regionalair qualityand congestiongoals, Phase'l:Comptehensiue EnhancementInroughout the Trunkroutes should have the highe$ frequencyservice in the systemthat $y3tem connectswitha clearcrossiown network at lnPhase i, the key strategies include: multinle transfer locations. r Capitaland operating improvements to g Crosstownroutes may have less frequent imolement[nhanced Busservice inthe servicethan trunk routes, with service allocateddepending onthe density and productivityofthe route, i The SRTPPlonned Network incresses frequencies on: Son PsbloAve., Telegroph, lnternotionol Blvd. I Strategiesto provide mobility options to (E l4ih),Shottuck, Broodwoy, College Ave., UniversityAve., Sonto Cloro Ave. (Alomedo), seruepassengers whentraditional fixed Socromenfo,Morkef, MocAdhur, Boncroft, /3'd routeservice is not effective (such as Avenue,Hegenberger, Mission (Son Leondro- Hoyword-Union City),Hesperion (Boy Foi r-wesiern FlexibleSeruice) should bedeveloped. Hoyword-UnionCity). Service hours ore lengthened on mony of thesesome sireels, AC Trqnsit I Pose7 l'RAAtsrr'sSrRA rE6rc Vrsro/v busiestcorridors, asshown inFigure E$l, befunded. Flexible service and other including' innovativec0ncept$ are expected to be phase I New,more attractive vehicles. implementedin this to betterserve thelower density areas 0f thedistrict that ' $horterwait times between buses (7,5 rttayn0t be appropriate fortraditional fixed- minutesallday on busiest routes and routebus service. 15minute service onothers). . Busstoo relocation andconsolidation, Phase2: BusRlapid lranslt r Trafficsignal preemption. WhereasPhase tr improvenlentsare r Realtirnepassenger information distributedthroughout thesystem, Phase 2 displaysatmajor stops, showing when concentrates0nthe F0UR corridors that have thenext bus will anive. thegreatest ridership potential. These improvementsareintended to achieve the ' [nhancedpassenger amenities, such speed,frequency, and reliability u$ually asshelters, benches, etc. associatedwithlight rail. Thefocus in . Increasedmidday frequencies Phase2 is onr longer term capital throughoutihesystem, with minimum improvementsthatlwill c0nvertexisting 15minute midday service systemwide, travelor parking lanbs to busonly lanes in u lmprovedowlservice (service between 1'00 thebusiest c0rrid0rs served by AC Transit. AMand 5:00 AM) Theseare' r Flexible-routingconcepts to more r lelegraph/lnternationa|/t,14thStreet. efficientlyserve low-density, lowridership (Berkeley-0akland-SanLeandro) 8reas, r Foothill(0akland-San Leandro) t Farestrategies suchas eliminating transfer r Shattucly'Alameda(Berkeley-Oakland- chargesandallowing reciprocity between Alameda) BARTandAC Transit forpass holders r MacArthur InPhase 1,all routes within the urban core BRTuses a dedicated,transit'only right-of- wouldoperate at leastevery 15 minutes. r,vayand highly developed stations, In Highervolume truck routes, such as service additionto providing a high quality bus onTelegraph, E.l4th, University, College and ridingexperience, ERTalso focuses 0tt MacArthurwould operate very frequently - sttpp0rtingtransit oriented development 7.5minutes * alongwith the addition every aroundstations, and 0tt maximizing the limitedstoo service 0n several of these of cornfortandsafety ofpassengers. routes,In addition,this phase includes serviceincreases in the midday and owl periodabove and beyond what can currently I Poge 8 lanuary 2O02 FY2fr01-FY2010 AC TRAHslr'sSrRATEsrc VrstoH! A Wcels-Cl.ass TRANSIT 5Y5TEM f OF THE EAsT BAY servicechanges included in the Strategic Vision0otimal Plan, However, these fare strategiesmust be c0nsidered aspart 0f an ovefallplan to enhancethe system, not as strategiesthat by themselves will resultin significantridership increases. Allof the farestrategies will requiresignificant additionalfinancial fes0urces to implement, KeepFares at 2002Levels. The In Phase2, frequenciesonthese key routes fvletropolitanTransportation Commission (MTC) wouldimprove to everyfive minutes in the expectstheregion's transit agencies peakperiods, allowing riders to travel to periodicallyadjust their fares to keep pace withoutthinking about the bus schedule or withinflation. ||owever, AClransit's "wait arevery aboutfurther worryingabout tiltte",Bus stops would riders concerned "transit increasesinfares, given their cost today. be convertedinto stati0ns" For reason,a primary strategy is to providing levelof this the highest comfortand in passengers, avoidraislng fares theforeseeable convenienceto future. Eliminatethe Transfer Charge. Supportive Policies 0nlyabout 20% of thenation's transit AClransit's Strategic Vision recognizes that agenciescharge an additionalfare for serviceenhancerltents alonewill not result in transfers.Since the design ofthe system theridership increases ormobility options encotlragestransfening, the transfer thatthe region requires. The 0piimal Plan chargecan be a significant impediment to includesa rttttttber of supportivestrategies, increasingridership, The transfer charge includingfare policy enhancerttents-along alsoadds needless complexity to the withstrategic partnerships with Cities and processof payingfares, slowing down otheragencies serrled by ACTransit--to operations. maximizetheimpact ofservice changes, Establisha ProoFof-Payment Systemon Trunk Routes. 0n the Farepolicy strategies busiestroutes, service can operatemuch Farestrategles Fareshave tnany impacts ACTransit 0n fasterif passengers ilre$een a$ canreduce 0perati0tts,Higher fares canuse all doors toget enhanrlngAt's ridership,andthe time required forfare onand off the bus. uisisnfor sersire collectionis a majors0urcB of delay on Thisis madepossible imprsuements, buses.0n the other hand, fares provide bya'proof-of-payment' maxiilrlrlns pstsntial about30% of the retlenue needed to support faresystem. Inthis grins. ACTransit's operations. The following system,passengers rldersftip strategiesafe proposed to enhance the whoalready have a AC Tronsil I Poge 9 pass0r transfer could board at anydoor, CorrrcuTFIRE Pottcrrs reducingthe delay at stops.Everyone A fewadditional policies would require payingacash fare orticketwould receive a c0rresp0ndillgservice increases, and a l]evv freetransfer asproof of payment while on board.Roving inspectors would randotnly rnean$to subsidize boardbuses and issue citations to those them. Theseare presented AJewl0t€rtltl whodo have a oassor a transfer.Thls asContingent FarePoticies. ; qoltti::.y.ould systemis used on most light rail systems i requlreaddltloral throughoutNorth America and Europe. 0n r ReducingFdres. Incremental routesthat Lowerfares ttlean serylce lncreases, Inplementins operatewith higherriderShip, anda neuumean$ suilportlle"translt hearry butthe increase in to $ub$tdilo flrft" pollcles ridershipand fare-Payingriders thom. tfirousnoltt[e widely- doesn'tmake up dtstrictwill ilelp A[ spaced forthe lower fare, so additional subsidy Transitathieue its stops,ihere wouldbeneedeil. goals, is noreason r ACiBARTReciprocal Pass. BART has long it couldnot acceptedMuni Passes fortravel within San be extended Franci$co,making BARI and Muni part of a to busservices. The San Pablo conidor seamlesssystern*at least as far as fare has beenselected as the first paymentis concerned.A similar prootof- demonstrationcorridor for the arrangementinthe East Bay would allow paymentsystem, with other high ridership customersto buy a passfor rides on AC corridorsbeingadded inlateryears Transitand BART within the AC Transit I Annual StudentPass. The servicearea, This improvement could proposedannual student pass would be generatesigniflicant nel,v ridership if availableforsale to all high school and implementedi with the service middleschool students inthe service area. improvementsiin the 0ptimalPlan, However,forthose who qualify for free Becauseaddiiibnal service would be schoollunches, theannual pass would be neededto comdlement thefare strategt, distributedfreeof charge.The annual thisis presentedasa contingentitem, studentpass would replace the existing despiteitsobviops benefits inhelping East mixtureof tickets, cash fares, and youth Bayresidents to perceive and use AC passes,speeding boarding atschools. To Transitand BARII aspart of one seamless increasethe mobility of theneediest system. riders,AC Transit iscurrently developing a pilotprograrn, allowing students who Other$upportluel Policies qualifyfor the free school lunch program to receiveastudent pass atno cost. Fullimplementation of AC Transit's vision requiresa partnership with the communities \,veser\/e, lmplementation ofthese strate- I Poget0 Janvary 2O02 FY20A1-FY2010 AC TRAHstr's$tnnrEctc vtstoH; A WoRtD-ctAs$ TRAH$lr SYsrEfirFoR THE EAsr BAY giesis largelyoutside ofthe control ofthe 0therregional transit agencies, including District,but is a necessarypart of theferry system and BART must continue to enc0rrragingtransit ridership to enhance olanin coordinationwithAC Transit to mobilityand reduce congestion throughout morletowards a seamlessregional theregion. kansportatio nnetwo rk. n LocalCities and otherjurisdictions served Lifelineseruices, designed to offer a 24- "transit byAC Transit must adopt first" hournetwork oftransit seruice throughout policiesonAC's trunk lines. Ihese policies theBay Area, must be plannedin includeadjustments to signal timing to consultationwith the transit operators, givepreference to transit, allowing for whoshould not be reouired toshoulder an signalpreemption, queuejump lanes and undueburden for theorovision of less otherimprovements thatwill speed transit efficientservices, traveltimes, Public-privatepartnership opportunities ; Employersin ihe regionshould be shouldbe explored wherever possible to "parking encouragedtoconsider cashout" helnAC lransit meet the needs of programsoffering their employees the expandingandemerging markets, choiceof subsidizedparking or an equivalentvaluein subsidy fortravel by A Regionsl Priority othermodes. Where this policy has been plan implemented,employee vehicle trips have lmplementationof our vision is already beenreduced byup to 6%. underway.Funding made available through thepassage ofAlameda County's Measure B r lransitoriented development shouldbe - the% cent sales tax for transportation - encouragedaroundkey transit stops and makesit possible forthe District to im- stations,toincrease thenumber ofpeople plementthe service improvements planned in whoare able to access these high capacity 0urShort Range Transit Plan. The 0ptimal servicesbywalking andbiking. PlanimDrovernents, however, areunfunded. x Caltransand other Whilethe benefits ofthe Optimal Plan to the Tilegoals of the regional entireregion cannot be ignored, AC lransit $trats$lrUlslon ate canimplement theplan only as fast as Ellacfiieuable if agencies a must financialresources become available. How tftelFecome pay, regionalpriotity. recognize much,when, who will allremain the the special impedimentsto strategies to improve the valueof a system,Yet, in 0rder t0 build it, one must highlyfunctional Transbay bussystem, dreamit, thenunderstand it and work for it. especiallyascongestion increases dueto Wehave made the first step; now it must seismicwork on the Bay Bridge. Special becomea regional priority to tttakeit fundingand planning maybe needed to nappen. ensurethat this system operates atpeak efficiencyduringthis difficult peilod, AC Tronsit I Pogell AC fRalrstt'sSrR,4rEGrc Y/srorv Figuresin thisdocument show the fiscal resortrcesthat will benecessary to make theseplans a reality,Working together with local,regional, state and federal partners we canprioritize those elements ofthe Strategic Visionthat can be funded or identifiedfor advocacy,With the help of all of our partners,the residents of the [ast Bay will beable to witnessthe genesis of a world- classtransit system that keeps the East Bay livableandvital. I Puge 12 Januory 2002 E di H( tf To providesafe, eonvenient, courteous. th and reliabletransit service. D( - AC TransitMission dr WelaorneAboard! P TheAlameda-Contra Costa Transjt District* Se AC Transit-is the thirdlargest public bus sysrem olr in thestate and has been serving the East bay since 1960,Thirteen cities and adjacent unincorporated Di areasin Alameda and Contra Costa counties compiisethe district's service area. Approximately Di 230,000passengers travel each day on AC Tianiit,s wt1 150local and transbay bus lines. I t( reI Scheduleand RouteInformation Thissystem.map shows AC Transit,sbasic nelwork lr of buslines. Local service (within the EastBay) is shownin green.Transbay service (to and from San Trt Francisco)is shownin red.Local express and limited- hourservice is shownin purple. Pockettimetables, with com- pleteschedule and route infor- o;,W I mation,are published for each %;- / lineand are available on thebus, at AC Transitticket offices, and via Fe mailfrom AC Transit (see below and Lor l on hack panelfor details).All sched_ witl I'-@ E\ ulesand routemaps are alsoon AC Tra AC Tiansit trr Transit'sweb site, www.actraRsit.org. on r600Frankrin street,Oakrand, cA94612 Tra AC TransitCustomer Services operaiors are reaoy or( TEAiI$ITIIIFORMATIO II to helpyou personally plan your bus travel. Tell us loci ylgr* andwhen you want to go,and we,ll provide Ser rravrnfo lllfhe line,schedule, and fare information you need. 817-1717 Call817-1717 {+1'1 11 ). Anl (+tlil to reachAG Transit) (RT liHH urrhl;l.,hllsil,,lii riil{,1.181flil ilFtrFiti-rtl4/tTilflrl grsgrii,l tsus Stops ;1i il| L Trar Tofl-freefrom Eachbus stop has a sign : : i.r i,{l; southernAlameda County: i !1r ii1{.};]:i: thatshows the 477-O192 numberor i .,+i,r,',..ill letterdesignations of thebus tsu .* ForTDD 0NLy: I.BOO-44g.gZgO linesserving that stop, Look Tick (Textielephone i forhearing and speaking impaired) forthese same numbers or offic letterson thelighted i I our l,vww.actrensit,org destination signson the B:0C frontand side of eachpus. Busservice funded inDart bv Alameda County,s Measure | fisl C0staC0unty's Band Contra MeasureC,'hatr-cent sales taxes f0r tranEpoBati0n. Accessible$ervices \ rra Forthe latest intormation, call g17-1717 6:00 orvisit www,aciranstt,0rg. AIiACTransit buses are equipped with lifts io facilitatethe boarding of wheelchairs Morr andpeopte with djfficulty climbing steps. 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Iherefore, theDistrict public system,owned by the ofthe tast Bay. tttustrely on other agencies' recognition and year I Itsfamily tree dates back to 1869,the c00perati0nat the Federal, State and Local joined America'stwo coastswere by levelto fundits capital and operating needs. transcontinentalrail. In thesarne year, AC I Transit'spredecessor began carrying passerlgersfrom the Jack London Waterfront ServiceAreo I intoburgeoning 0akland in a horse-drawn IheAC Transit service area consists of a railcar. linearstrip on the eastern shore of San FranciscoBay, from Richmond inthe north to I In November1956, citizens voted to Fremontin the south, including the mountain establishthe Alameda-Contra CostaTransit rangewhich runs parallel to theBay. This I District.Funding for areais predominantlyLrrban, and the Tftsacqtll$Et[0fi 0f the Districtt,vas principalcities in theservice area are tneKe$ $$$tem initiallyprovided in Alameda,Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, prrw$ I uuar thrtt**ff 1959 througha 0akland,Richmond andSan Leandro. wotersu**wed voter-approvedbOnd plr&${ctransi$ ms of$16.5 million that I animtugral allowedACTransit to rompmllentof t&sir acquirethe bankrupr I {fft$qlitvmf {[fe in KeySystem from the the#ast Baw' californiaPublic UtilitiesCommission I .a yearlater. Furtherfunding mechanisms wereapproved by thevoters, providing AC I Transitwith necessary operating assistance. Therrrove t0 publicly0perate a privately ownedc0tttpany was pr00f that the voters Theurban c0res of 0akland,Berkeley, I viewedpublic transit as an integral Alamedaand Richmond have a grid-based componentoftheir quality of lifein the East streetsystem and higherpopulation Bay. densities.Historically, these areas have I beentransit-oriented, withstreetcar lines By1974, AC Transit's service area stretched providingthe focalpoint for development. I fromthe western Contra Costa County cities ACTransit currently provides its highest of SanPablo and Richmond to the southern levelsof serviceand attracts the largest I citiesof Fremontand Newark. lt is shareof trios in these areas due to their I AC Trsnsif I Poge l -l I AC rfisr.jstTToDAY I density,land use patterrts and geographical Transiioperate$ a serni-grid systettt, These orientation.AC Transit 0perates a modified areasalso havepulse poittts to gridsystem in the flat-land areas withitl the accorxln0datebus.'to-bus andbus{o-train I citiesof 0akland, Berkeley, Alameda, Albany transfersat theBARI stations, Frequencies andEmeryville. Most of theservice in the inthese areas range from 15 minutes in the I gridsections ofthe systeln 0perates atfairly peakt0 60minutes in the evenings and closefrequencies sothat wait times between weekends.Service in this area was recently busesare sh0rt. Headways range from 7 - restructuredto 0perate along the major I 15minutes inthe peak period to 30minutes arterialsand provide m0re direct and inthe midday, evenings andweekends. frequentservice, t Theareas of SanLeandro, Hayward, Castro Theoriginal AC Transit Di$rict (now called Valley,the 0akland and Berkeley Hills, El Districti) extendsfrom San Pablo Bay to I Sobrante,Fremont and Newark have been ||ayward,including the cities of Richmond, developedsince 1940, and are characterized SanPablo, El Cerrito,Albany, Berkeley, bylower densities and Emeryville,0akland, Piedmont, Alameda, San I ffut0.0rleHtedn011-linear street Leandroand Hayward,and the deuelopmeilt patterns. These unincorporatedareasof Ashland,Castro I pqttsrnsrsffialndevelopment patternS, Valley,Cherryland, El Sobrante, Kensington tfia$rfitte$t characterizedbycul- andSan Lorenzo. Inthe early 1970s, voters haffisrto an de-sacsand walled or in thecities 0f Fremontand ltlewark in I efferfluetrfin$it gated communities,southwesternAlameda County elected tojoin network. areoriented to the theDistrict and becarne District 2. Union I automobile,and Cityvoters did not approve the Measure, and remainthe greatest barrier to aneffective thecity operates its owntransit system transitnetwork. This situation is especially througha separateagency, Union City I relevanttoday given the challenge0f Transit,which is notpart of theAC Transit sustainingtransportation for special gr0ups District, orneeds. such as for local school districts I orindividuals withdisabilities. Forfinancial purposes, the two Districts are separate.Revenues andc0sts are monitored I In theselower-density cities such as byDistrict, and ser1lice is provided in each Hayward,San Leandro, San Pablo, Richmond Districtc0mmensurate withthe available andEl Cerrito, together with the hill areas of revenues.However, I transit operations are I Berkeleyand 0akland, the District offers fullyintegrated, and to the public, the entire frequenciesranging from 20 - 30minutes in ACTransit area is a single Di$rict. I thepeak period to 60minutes inthe midday, eveningsandweekends. ServiceChorscteristics I In thesouth of theservice area, in the TheDistrici operates two ntain types of suburbanareas of Fremontand Newark, AC service,East Bay local and I I Poge l -2 March 2OO2 I I i:{2tili"FYIC!l $i:crtFlange Transi! Pl*n I Iransbay/[xpress.Local routes provide catchmentareas to the Transbay local-stopservice within the greater East Bay Terminalin downtownSan Francisco, I ACTransit $ervice area. Supplemental School ACTransit also participates in a jointly Serviceis offered during the school year fundedconsortium to provideservice I monthsand 0perates al0rlg existing routes to on the ',DB''route across the providedirect access to theelementary, DumbartonBridge, from Union City to juniorhieh and setti0r hieh schools. PaloAlto. Apartfrom AC Transit, the I CommunityBased Service provides sporadic consortiummembers are Samtrans, serviceduring the mid-day,offering direct SantaClara Valley Transit Authority, I accessfrom community centers to shopping BARTand the City of UnionCity. The andother services. Welfare-to-Work service Districtanticipaies operating other offersfixed route bus servicefrom ExpressServices from the East Bay I neighborhoodswithhigh concentrations of withinthe next year, due to capital Calworksrecipients to areaswith fundsreceived through a Stategrant. employment opportunities. Transbay/Express Theseinclude services to Stanford, I routesprovide limited-stop and/or direct SiliconValley service from Hayward via servicefrom catchment areas in the East Bay l-880,and additional service on l-80 to I to eitherthe Transbay Terminal in downtown SanFrancisco. SanFrancisco, 0rto otherareas 0utside the immediatelocalarea. AC Transit'scurrent routesystem is I characterizedby a EastBay [ocal seluice: '104 smallnumber of lines JE$$tf iile of Afi r0utes thatcarry the majority Tra#slt'sllnes I of passengers,arsauntf or mwrm I 93local routes, including fourlimited tftfin4{}% sf stooroutes. togetherwith a large I numberof less patronage. n ThreeEast Bay express-local routes freque nt, Iightly-used oneratedinthe commute period. routes,Just five lines carry rn0re than I 93,000passengers daily, accotlttting for w Fourroutes offering community, about45% of theentire system patronage, I destination-based service. notincluding Iransbay. Not surprisingly, tr FourWelfare to Work routes, providing theselines serve the most developed parts I serviceto assist Calworks recipients of theregion where population densities returntowork. approach12,000 persons persquare mile, suchas the (ioilege Avenue and International I Tlanshayseluice/ErprES$: BoulevardCorridors. Asa result,$ervice.. M 36Transbay/Express routesincluding frequenciesin these Corridors are also high, I theirderivations operate from East Bay asshown inFigure 1-1. I t AC Tronsit I Poge I -3 ffi ,[ tIIf,ffi __-d.!ffi I W^ff A0 f E4AStr Topnv .WMreffi Figure1-1 Analysis of FiveLargest East Bay Transit Lines I I 40V43 - Telegraph/Shattuck 401 22,000 444 50 44% Foothill/Bancroft $31 51- College/University/ I 17,000 341 50 44Yo Broadwav/Alameda $31 57/58- MacArthur 19,000 417 4S $28 40o/o I 72172W3- $anPablo 13,000 346 38 $23 33o/o 82182L- E. 1 4th/lnternational 22,500 433 5? $32 46% t FiveLine Total 93,500 1,981 SystemTotal 206.000 5,573Doesnot include Transbay) I Percentageof System Total 45Y, 36% I A routethat serves a densely populated area 0r ntanyactivity nodes - workcenters, shopping I areas,hospitals 0r schools lnayhave frequenciesof under 15 minutesif ridership I warrantsthat level of service.Bus seruice frequencies- or headways- are determined by I severalcomponents, including' : Populationoremployment densities I t Majoractivity centers serued t Latentoractualdemand I r Scheduledesignconsiderations m Iimedtransferconsiderations I r Districtresources I Figurei-2 presentsroutes and frequencies for eachtime ofday and day ofoperation. I I I I Poge 1-4 March 2OO2 I I Fiz!!i-rY3!iI Short Fange Trans;iPlar I Figure1-2 Summary ofService Frequencies I :*l 1 30 30 73 20 30 30-60 30.60 30.60 2 30 30 74 30 \tU en 30 30 I 3 30 30 75 30 30 60 60 4 30 30 76 30 30 tn 60 60 5 30 77 15 60 60 60 6 15 20 40 40 78 30 30 30 30 30 t AN 7 20 30 30 OU 80 30 30 30 30 30 I 20 50 40 81 30 60 OU 60 I 15 30 30 30 82 t2 15 20-60 15-60 t5-60 t 11 tc 30 OU 60 821 10-14 14 15 12 15 30 30 30 83 30 30 13 15 30 84 30 30 30 60 60 14 15 .,U \tU 30 85 30 OU 60 OU I 15 15-30 15-30 30 20-40 20-40 86 30 60 30 30 17 30 60 386 30 30 35X 30-40 E7 20 40 20 60 OU I 36X 30 B8 20 20 20 20-30 20-30 40 7-8 c 20-60 20-60 20"60 89 30 401 12-15 to 15-20 20 20 90 15.30 ou 60 60 42 IJ 91 15-30 30 'tE I 43 12-15 16 20-30 20 20 92 15 30 OU 60 44 15 qn 30 30 93 30 60 45 30 30-60 30 30 94 30.60 t 46/46A 15-30 30 30 95 t5 AN 60 60 47 30 30 97 30 30 30 60 60 4E 30 30 30 30 98 15 ot, 20 49 30 99 30 30 30 30 30 I 50 30 30 30 30 30 210 30 OU 30 30 30 51/51A/51 M 6-8 10 15-60 20-60 211 30 OU 30 52 en 30 30 212 30 30 30 60 60 521 15 30 30 30 30 213 15.30 15-30 15-30 30-60 30-60 I 53 30 30 30 30 30 214 30 30 60 53A 30 30 30 30 30 215 30 30-60 30.60 60 60 54 10 15 60 30 30 217 30 ,5U 30 30 OU I 55 30 30 30 30 218 30 30 30 56 ID .tu 30 30 219 30 30 en 60 OU 57 10-15 17 20-60 20-30 20,30 223 30 30 58 tu-tc 17 20-60 20-60 20-60 231 30 30 30 60 60 I 58X 15.30 232 30 30-60 30-60 59/59A 30 30 30 30 233 30 30 30 30 30 60 30-60 234 30 30 JU 60 DU I 62 15 30 30 30 235 20-30 Meet$ 63 30 30 253 A,t QN 30 OU lE Tr; 65 20 30 30 30 en 258 30-60 I 66 30 301 60 60 60 0n 67 20 30 60 OU 305/360 68 30 30 30 )neTrip in the morning and afternoon 314 fuesdavsand Fridavs 69 30 30 OU 60 I 70 30 30 30 60 60 315 60 60 60 71 30 30 30 AN 60 Meets 325 ferrvtrips 72172L 10-20 20-30 30-60 JU 30 I 330 60 60 I AC Transil I Poge l -5 I A0 IRnN-sirTooev I 345 60 60 60 LA 15-20 354 60 60 60 LB1 15 I )neTrip in the morning and afternoon Tuesdays LC 20 356 rndFridevs LD 30 362 60 60 60 N/NL 30 I 376 30 30 30 NF/NG/NTU 391 60 NV 15.30 30 30 30 30 Transbay o 10-15 45 60 60 60 $ervice 0x 10-15 A 60 60 60 0x1 30 I B/BX 40 P 10,15 c 20-30 s0 s0 90 90 RCV 30 CB 20-30 90 S/SA 15 I E 30 SB 30 F 15 30 30 30 30 v 10-20 FS 30 WWA 15 I G 15-30 Y 40 H/HX 20 z 20 K 30 L 30 I I I I t I t I t I I I Poge l -6 Morch 2002 I t shr ri Frano*'illl'l i','l;; I Parattansit0perations FleetRequlrement I ACTransit and BART have formed the East ln general,the greatest level of serviceis BayParatransit Consortium under which they providedduring the weekday peak peri0ds, j ointly provide whenthere are up to 648 buses inservice. I Tffisiolffit Ac ParatransitService in Lessservice is providedduring weekday Trmttsit*ffiART underthe middayperiods (355 buses), inthe evenings, paratffrfl${f the EastBav Americans with andon Saturdays (228 buses) and Sundays I Ssruirecnrrlen DisabilitiesAct (ADA). (218buses). *.5Sffi The Consortium pm$$e|$#er$#er TheDistrict currently has a mixof vehicle I dmT. contractswith a central broker,who in turn types,including articulated 60' buses, I contractswith multiole standard40' coaches, 35' coaches, 30' serviceprotliders. lt recently awarded afive- coaches.and small (also yearcontract toATC Paratransit to act as the transitvehicles calledmini-vans). All Thsffi0ard &n5 I Brokerbeginning inJanuary 2002. re$0|-u8dt*xat.ffiffilY vehiclesare equipped ln FY2000/01, the Consortium's ADAService withwheerchair rirti,fiffi;il-J#:ll{#; t carriednearly 700,000 pa$sengers, 0r ab0ut andall but the mini- i**srrfe*y'iosml 2,500per day. The total cost for the service vanshave bike racks. saru{rein**fi t wasabout $20,1 million, which is only offset Approximately44 $ut*re. slightlyby about $1.5 million in passenger vehiclesare of the fares,The remaining costs are covered by low-floor variety, I eligiblereverrues from State sales taxes allowingpassengers aneasier entry into the underthe TransportationDevelopment Act bus,and the Board has resolved that only I andState Transit Assistance programs, the low-floorvehicles will be purchased for East generalfunds of thetwo agencies, and, Baylocal service inthe future, beginningin June 2002, from Alameda I County'sMeasure B sales tax revenues. Figure1-3 depicts AC Transit's vehicle Costsare apportioned between the agencies requirementsbytime of dayand day of the I usinga formulathat was agreed to several WEEK. yearsago. AC lransit's share is69%. t I I I I AC Tronsil I Poge I -7 I AG fn,cestr Ioa,qv I Figure1-3 Vehicle Hequirements-December 2001 2 172 102 168 38 61 61 I 3 107 39 85 19 26 ?6 4 191 95 176 49 66 66 I 6 178 119 175 67 75 65 TOTAL 648 355 604 173 228 218 I FaleStluctule tothe class-pass prograltr. Ihe City will pay to allow all Fareincreases for Localand lransbay Bus employeesto ride I Servicewere implemented on0ctober l, T.lt*cltl of buses free bi - . 1999,as shown in Figure1-4. In2001, the Districtmade it easierfor peopleto usethe showingtheircity oi ,,rl;[f:H,illr^: I BerkeleyLD. card ttt'*?1.:;llffi; monthlypass by c0nverting it into a new31- The ofAlameda dayrolling pass. This allows passengers t0 City hasalso expressed I ridefor 31 consecutive days from the date of eer1slrycity interestin this type firstuse, regardless ofwhen it is purchased. emptotear of prograttt.AC Previously,passes t,vere valid for a calendar I Transithopes to developsimilar prograttts month. withother public agencies and private firms, also implementing I ACTransit has begun pacewith inflation, and in "eco-pass"and In orderto keep "class-pa$s" resp0nseto Regional planning directives, a periodic I prograrns, Ihe Districtstaff recomrnends in fares.These adjustments are Districtbegan to use adjustment notonly critical to maintainingACTransit's this conceptin I strengthand improving its service i998,when students financial pr0gratn,butare rtecessary to address its at Universityof the financialobligations. I CaliforniaBerkeley longterm electedto adda Priorto consideringany futurefare I registrationfee increases,theDistrict contracted withan - paidby all studentsto beable to rideAC outsideconsultant in 2001for a Iransitfor free with a CalI.D. card. In the c0mprehensiveanalysis ofthe fare structure, I fallof 2001, almost 90% of Cal students andto recotttlttendchanges. The report and approvedcontinuing this program, even with presented "a rec0|Tlmel,ldati0ns\,vere to the I higherfee. Boardin thefall of 2001. Further refinementsto the recotttntendations aret0 Inthe fall of 2001,the City of Berkeleyand beconsidered in the spring of 2002,so that I ACTransit approved a 0ne-year ec0-pass farechanges that are approved can be progratttfor Berkeley City employees, similar any implementedinthe fall of 2002. I I Poge l -B lllorch 2002 I sh+,iRano,'i1;i; i'f l;; Figure1-4 Fare Structure (as of 0ctober1,1999) AdultVYouth(13'17) Youth/Child(5-17) chird(5-12) Youth/Child(5-17) chitd(5"r2) Youth/Child(5-17) Youth/Child(5-17) AC fronsit I Pqge l -9 I AC ffiA/v$ir TofrAY I 2000/01 BudgetHighlights DistrictMonogement 0nJune 21, 2001, the Board approved a 0tganizationalstructure I balancedbudget totaling $241.8 million and TheAC Transit FY 2001/02 budget includes positions containing2,461 authorized for FY 2,461ernployees, including 1,410 drivers 2001/02.The majority of the revenuesof (full-and part-time) and 516 maintenance I theDistrict are comprised of Local and State personnel.Additionally, since July 1997 the (65%), taxes andpassenger farerecelpts Districthas employed upto 55workers, I (20%).The budget allocates 69% of its includingdrivers, to incomefor employeec0tnpensation, 12%for provideParatransit allcapital expenses (including capitalized Theagentl ls I Servicesunder a gouGrnedilvan maintenance),eightpercettt for c0ntract contractwith the East elestedgsard of (e.g.,security), six percentfor services Bay ParatransitDlrector$wltft I Paratransit0perations and the remainder, Consortium.The $esenmemherr. five percentfor otheroperating expenses. organizational Forthe detailed percentages of revenues and structureofAC Transit I expenses,please refer t0 theFinancial Plan isshown inFigure 1-5. inAppendix B. I Theagency is governed byan elected Board Forthe pastsetreral years, the District has of Directorswith seven members. Five of years enjoyedfinancial $ability with several theserepresent wards, and there are two at- I of economicrecovery and the receipt of largemembers. Directors serve staggered manynew sources offunding. Although the four-yearterms so that three or fourBoard FY2001/02 budget was developed at a time membersareelected every two years. I whenthe overalleconomy was $trong, the Districtchose to reflectrelatively Ihreeofficers are directly appointed byand I conservativeprojections for sales taxes. ln serveat the pleasure ofthe Board - the themonths since the budget was adopted, GeneralManager, the District Secretary, and theeconomic indicators have changed and theGeneral Counsel. t thereis recessionanduncertainty onthe horizon,validating thedecision that was Fivetxecutive staff rnetrtbers serve under the maderegarding estimated revenues. GeneralManager to manage and monitor all l ofthe essential functions of the District: In resp0nseto the decline in revettttes,iheDeputy General Manager, Chief 0perating I particularlyfromsales taxes, the District 0fficer,Chief Financial 0fficer, Deputy beganimplementing cost controlsin GeneralManager ofService Development and November2001. These controls included theChief Technology Officer. I reviewingall personnelvacancies, deferring allhiring except for critical p0siti0ns and I deferringcapital and other services where nossible. I I Poser-10 March 2002 I t I I qr 0_ o l- ET tr I A IF L- I s Efi E EE I E t {f} I I I T *.9 P I fi8fHV -#fi:.Cil d I E .9 (s I .tr E (E gr t o .= v, E I cE F (J I { rjl T o I f l* .P U I l! { I I AC iFt4,!r^ttTonev I CritlcalBusiness Outcomes SystemPerformsnce And Io improvethe way AC Transit does business, Productivity I the Districthas definedfive Critical In the lastseveral years, AC Transit's (CB0s) Business0utcomes forthe agency as sy$tern-wideperformance has improved a whole.These CB0s will orovide clear considerably,asdemonstrated bya range of I directionand focus grounded in the ttteasures.This reflects the agency's District'smain purpose andvalues. c0rtttnitlnentto providing useful and efficient I Ihefive CBOs are' sertliceto the community, Keytrends are highlightedbelow and in Figures1-6 to l-15, u HighOuality Public Transportation Service whichshow changes in servicelevels, I ridership,costs, subsidy andfare retlenrre. n Committed,Loyal,Productive and[ngaged Employees I SeruiceLeuels u lmageas the BayArea's Premier TransportationProvider Servicehours are currently higher than at I altyother time in the last 11 years (Figure 1- m UseofBest Practices 6). Previously,thehighest n BroadStakeholder support for District levelof servicewas in ff serrltafi0Hr$ I Business0utcomes lggl/92, followingthe andriderlillfr implementation0f the arecurrently In supportofthese CB0s, management is servicerestructuring called hi$herthan I alsoexamining the District'sorganizational atan; tlme theComprehensive Service" 'l'l structureand business processes. Toensure (csP). Inthe la$t Plan Ihisenhanced yBfrr$' I the greatestorganizational benefits, serviceinNorthern Alameda managersand supervisors are encouraging Countyand Western Contra everyernployee to take an active role in CostaCounty. t identifyingkey issues and problems. Part of the organizationaldevelopment process Within0ne year.of implementing the CSP, I involvestranslating these CB0s down however,the District began reducing service throughthe organization. Ihis means dueto a cutbackin Federal0perating definingperformance at the departmental assistance.Thisjeopardized theprinciples I leveland educating employees about the role of theCSP, which instituted a grid network of eachdeoartment and individual in thatrelied 0rt increased frequencies ontrunk I attainingthe CBOs. Managers arebeing routesin high-densityareas, and timed trainedto collectperformance information transfersin areas with less frequent service. andprovide employees with useful feedback. ACTrarsit continued to reduce service hours I for the nextfour years,and then implementedsizable reductions in i995 and I 1996.In Decemher1996, evening and weekendservice throughout the District was I I Poge l-12 March 2OO2 I t FY!001-tY20il $lrori Harge Trans!iP I i,', lt I curtailed,and all owl (night) sertlice was fraud,it hadseri0tls c0ttsequences. The eliminated, prerniseofthe CSP was that by implementing I frequentservice on a grid network,along In 0ctober1999, the District restored a withtimed-transfers in areas of lowdensity, I significantlevel of serviceon nights and peoplewould need to transfermore weekends,including frequentlythan under the originalservice thereinstatement of fi$w$rt$#rttrrs$ plan,but wouldhave minimal wait times. in I wersrerH$tats# ril owl services cut Whenthe Districtbegan charging for the {sse 'll "pritlilege"0f transferring,cash-paying ll3l,,, ,,1[icustomerswereseverely penalized. I serviceson sottte otherroutes, This service restorati0tt I requiredihe District to useresertles that had beenaccrued over several years, and the extensionof the service was contingent on I thereauthorlzation of Measure B, AC Transit alsoreceived funding from several external I s0urcesfor "Welfare-to-Work"servicein someareas, which was used to implement I eveningandnight service, ln December2001, AC Transit restructured levelsfluctuated for several years, - Ridership I servicein SpecialDistrict 2 the butbegan to riseagain in FY1995/96, just FremonVNewarkarea andincreased beforeservice levels were cut substantially. servicelevels to be c0trrmensuratewith Whenthat happened, ridership fellagain. I rerlenttesreceived inthat District. Since1997/98, ridership has increased significantly.Service levels rose during this I Ridership period,and the ec0n0my was also good, Ridershipin FY 2000/01 was the highest of Nationwide,transit ridership grew to the thelast 11 years (Figure 1-7). Previously, highestlevel in40 years, I ridershipwas highest in FY1991/92, when Otherlndicatots theCSP was implemented. l Highlightsofother indicators include: Thefollowing year, ridership plummeted, s Thecost per passenger, afteradjusting for its Ievelof thel?-year reeachinnglowest inflation,has risen sllghtly in the last peri0d factors I shownin Figure1-7. Several severalyears. l|owever, it isstill lower in probably influencedthis dramatic decrease, FY1999/00 than it wasin FY1994/95 I includingthereductions in service and a (Figure1-8). new$0,25 charge for a transfer.Although I thetransfer charge was initiated to reduce I AC Tronsil I Poge l-13 -@. --'''.-@ ffinlF ' W- AQ rfi.4rustr TDnAv .mmmmmmmwwwwmm.!||lii|||nffil, w----- Thesubsidy per passenger, afteradjusting forinflation, isat the same level it wasin FY1993/94 (Figure 1-9). Ihesubsidy per vehicle hour, when viewed netof inflation,is lower now than in FY i989/90.li hasincreased onlyslightly overthe last five years (Figure l-10). Thecost per vehicle mile has increased marginallyoverthe last ten years, byabout 6.6%(Fieure 1-11). Thefarebox recovery ratio has dropped slightlyin thelast two years, but is $ill consistentwith the ten-yearaverage of 24.9%(Figure 1-12). Thecost per vehicle hour has remained stableinthe lastfive years, and has stayed belowthe all{ime hieh 0f FY1989/90 (Figure1-13). Boardingsperhour dropped slightly last year,but are still higher than FY i99i/92 - theyearthatthe CSPwas implemented and ridershipwashigh (Figure 1-14). Averageoperating speed continues t0 decline,primarily because of increasing trafficcongestion (Figure 1-15). I Poge l-14 l,llsrch 2002 I Ff2itr-F\:201t Si--oriHatge Transit Plan I Figure1-B Change in PlatformHours I I I 2,500,000 l,egr,3 I 2 t.9s7,t I 2,000,000 t,e58,7 4t ?s \,E)Eq t.t at,aQIJZT_D:32 1,JI t.s72tgl Q I f 1,500,000 tr € s 1,000,000 I 0, 500,000 I 0 89-e0 90-e1 91-92 92-93 93-94s4-95 e5-96 96-e7 97-98 98-99 99-0000-01 t FiscalYear I I I t t I I t I AC Transit I Pogel-15 ^@ -#ry& I w'4ry- wru--w#rcr7 A6 rli4rvstr TofiAY ry Figure1-l Changein TotalRidership I I I 72 70 t 68 F 866 E I 'S or Eq 862 I $ .f60 58 I 56 93-94 94-95 95-96 98-99 99-00 00-01 I Fiscal Year I I I t I I I I I I Pogel-16 I{iorch 2002 I I F{200i--Fv2all $hcri Flang+Transil Plar I Figure1-B Cost per Passenger I t $2,80 $2.60 t $2.40 $2.20 I $2.00 $ffi $1 I $1.80 $1.60 I $1.40 $1.20 I $1.00 90-s1 s1-92 9t-S3 93-94 s4-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 I L -r-Cost perPassenger - Currenl +-Cost per Passenger- Constant I Source'llational lransit Database ftenort I I I I I I I I AC Transil I Pogel-r7 .@. @[ ._.M-= ru__ wl'-'WIE-_.-W AC ii?4NSiI TO0Ay Figure1-g Subsidy per Passenger $2.00 $1,80 $1.60 $1,40 $1.e0 per - +Subsidy perPassenger - Constant Soarce; {-Subsidy PassengerCurrent I Pogel-18 March 2002 I $horrnanou'ii;;; i'di;J I Fig ure 1-10 Subsidyper RevenueVehicle Hour I I $8i.00 $71.00 I $6i.00 ss'1.00 I $41-00 I $31.00 $21.00 I $11.00 s1.00 I 91-92 S2.S3 93-94 I f--*','*'-:RevenueVehicle Hour - Current -# Subsidyper RevenueVehicle Hour - Constant t Soarce:lllationa/ lransit hatabase rtemrt ilote: freyenael/oars are those when vehicles are in servircand able to mrrypassengers I I I I t I t I AC fro nsif I Pogel-19 -&. #sr{u& ffiPffi ___ffi, -' M '|||[||||||Ere I AC Ti]NIJSITTODAY T gDtrttfFJt W Figure1-11 Gostper Vehicle Revenue Mile I I $9.00 $8.50 I $8.00 $7.s0 I $7.00 $6.50 I $6,00 I $5.50 $s.00 I $4.50 $4.00 89-90 90-91 91-9e 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 S7-98 98-99 99-00 I f*-+c I Soarce:llationa/ lransit 0atabase flepoft t llole: ftevenueHoars are those trareled when in passengerseruim. I I I t I I I I Poge I -20 Mqrch 2002 I I FYztii"FYE.$iA SiroriRange Transit Plan I Figure1-12 FareboxRecovery Ratio I I 45.(F/o 30.(r/, I hw" I fi.rh I 15.096 I 1o.ff/, I s,trh ilw. I I Soane:ltlationa/ Iransit Database fremrt I I I I I I I I AC Tronsi| I Poge l -21 I AC TnAru$!TTODAY Figure1-13 Costper Vehicle Revenue Hour I I $121.00 I $101.00 I $81.00 I $61.00 I $4'1.00 $21.00 I $1.00 I 89-90 90-91 91-92 9?.93 93.94 94-95 9s-96 96-97 97-98 + evenueVehi f- I loarte:llatiual IransitDatabau freport I I I I I I I I I Poge | -22 March 2O02 I I FY200i-FYitiC ShoriHanEeTransit Pl*n t Figure1-14 Boardingsper Hour I I 45.0 4.9 34.2 t 3s.0 _ 30"0 I 250 I 20.0 15.0 t 10.0 I 50 0.0 I I Soane:ilationa/ Iransit Database freporl I I I I I I I I AC f ro nsif I Poge I -23 I AC TnANSif TODAY I Figure1-15 Average0perating Speed I 13.? 13.0 I 12.8 12.6 I 1?.4 I 1?.? 12.0 {{n 1a.o 12.0 I 11.8 11.6 I 11.4 11.2 I 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 I Source:lllationa/ Iransit Database Eeport Irlote'Average operating speed is calcalatedby tota/ vehicle rcvense niles divided by total vehtcle revenae lours. I I t t I I I I I Psge l -24 March 2OO2 I FY 200t*2006 $horl ilnnge Trsnslt Flsn Ghapter 2 Recent Aecom pltshnrents ffiffi @ffiffiffi#h #s ffi ffiffid]iisdM d ..d ffi'WWriffi ;#%ffiffiwffitrffiwffi SffWffiWffi {F Wffis fi#q*nturffi l$t#ct*sltr Chapter2 RecentAccomplishments ...... 2'1 Financial ...... 2'1 ServiceChanqes and Expansion ...... 2-3 Fleetand Facilities .,,...... ,..2'6 PassenqerAmenities ...... ,-,....2-9 HumanResources ...... ,...... 2'10 TechnoloqicalAdvancements ...,,...... 2'11 FYEA$1-F\:!010 I Srcrt RangeTransit Plan I ffihaptmr2 ffi,ecewxfAcmornpt ff sh rwmmts I Finonci o I authorizeda number of capitalprojects, - includingenhartcetttents on major corridors Sincethe last SRTP and for the first time usedby the District's heaviest routes, I in recenthistory AC lransithas "vote successfullyadvocated for outsidefunding Thereauthorization renresented a 0f t for projectsand programs that it wouldlike confidence" that to implement,but for whichit hasnot had reflecteda commitment Tne theresources. Iwo recent accomplishments totransit services asa ruauthorirat{sn rsFre$ontsda I highlightthis tttostclearly: the elementofthe crucial '-woteof reauthorizationof IVleasure Band the receipt livabilityof the East of Federalearmarks. Additionally, the cumfidenre"**r I Bay. lf salestaxes trnnsit. Districthas been undertaking several other match anticipated projectsthat have helped stabilize its projections,the nevv I fundingbase, including the refinancingof revenuewill allow AC Transit to keenits the Certificatesof Participation, new operationintact in thecoming years - and I fareboxesthat facilitate transfers, altd etlenallow for s0nteexpanded services. innovativepass pr0grams with the Cityof However,careful deployment of services is Berkeleyand the Universityof California, requiredin 0rder to increaseridership, I Berkeley. maximizefare revenue, and ettstlre efficient useof the new reventte. I MeasureB In 2000,the voters 0f AlamedaCounty FederalEarmatfts I approvedMeasure B by a majorityof 81%, In the pastfew years, AC lransit has reauthorizingthecounty'$ dedicated sales embarkedupon a strategyto secureannual taxfor transportationrelated programs and Federalbudget appropriations (earmarks) for I projects,This sales tax has historically itsprojects and programs, [ach year, the providedAClransit with vital operating Districthas proposed several projects to the I rertettuenecessary to keep service rttnning. localcongressional delegation during the The1986 sales Federalbudget discussions, and has tax rneastjre sttccessfrlllyobtained the Federal earflarks. I guaranteedthe iheDistrict received itsfirst earmarks in FY Di$rict only 1998i99,and in FY2000/01, ihe Districi II% of the receitledeartnarks forfour projects: I annualsales tax re\/en|Je,butvoters authorized the ne\/v ffi FuelCell Vehicle Technology ($1million) I nteasureat almost double the allocation for w SanPablo Avenue Corridor imorovements ACTransit's operating funds. They also I ($500.000) AC Trsnsit Foge 2-l I I B F C E N T A CD O $ P I /5 HT..!5iVTS I m Accessto JobsService/lVelfareto-Work willreduce its debtservice payments by t ($500,000) roughly$475,000 peryear. x SATC0Mcommunications anddispatch I relatedprojects ($500,000) FlnancialRatlng ln FY2001/02, the District received three TheDistrict was recently reviewed by two I earmarks: financialrating agerrcies, receiving a A2 ratingfrom Moody's and an A ratingfrom : Welfare{o-Work($2million) Standardand Poors. ln bothcases, the I scorewas a substantialimorovement onthe E tt|ewbuses($500,000) previousratings. : SAIC0Mcommunications ($500,000) t Fareboxes Additionally,AC Transit has been actively I participatingot'er the past 18 months in an AClransit installed new GFI Fareboxes with AmericanPublic Transportation Association IRItVl units IaskForce effort to shapethe transit (IicketReading I industry'sgoals in the reauthorization ofthe and lssuing FederalTransportation Equity Act for the Machine)onits I 21stCentury IEA 20. Congressis entirefleet in scheduledto reauthorize theprogram in March and 2003and it is anticipatedthataction on April 2000. I thisfront will begin inthe fall 0f 2002. Papertransfers were eliminated and replacedby magnetictransfers in August I ReflnancingCeffificates of 2000,with the rollout complete by the end Partlrlpation of September.The benefit 0f magnetic transferswas immediately felt in farebox I TheDi$rict has recently refunded the revenue,which jumped by morethan eight Certificates 0f percentwithin four months. Additionally, RefInantttlu particinationthat I [ertificetesof datacollection improved dramatically. AC wereoriginally issued Transitis nowable to track transfer usage in FrrttrrFauonhe$ in i989to purchase $auedftt Tran$tt all transfercategories including Courtesy I theDi$rict's General $s.5rni$*ton. Transfersand Transbay Transfers. Also, AC 0fficebuilding. As a Transitwas able to save printing costs by result of the reducirtgthe nrlntber of yearly transfers I District'seffort, the true interest cost on the orderedfrom 35 million to under12 million. entirefinancing was reduced to 4.41%, I resultingin savingsto the District0f Themagnetic transfer rollout involved many approximately$l.S millionin presentvalue differentdepartments including 0perations, terms.0ver the life of theissue, the District Marketingand lreasury. These gr0up$ I workedtogether to address many challenging I 2-2 2002 I Poge Morch I I sr*ir Fian**'illl; i''fiJ,1 I issuesincluding driver year,and in return,all Cityemployees will training,patrott education, beable to ridebuses by showing their City of I transferdesign, and rollout Berkeleyl.D. card. ln approvingthis procedures.Todate, the prograltt,the AC Transit Board also indicated magnetictransfers are a willingnessto enter into similar I welcomedby both drivers agreernentswith on othercities in the andnatrons. Based the rnthe fall ffifr00{, I successof thernagnetic transfer rollout, AC area. Ihe Cityof thflf,ity of Berfteley Transitintroduced tttagnetic 31-day passes Alameda has ffiilrdft[ Tranutrt inJuly 2001. Ihe new fareboxes alsogive exnressedinterest in apprss#ffift eile-yefir I "efiffi"$fr$$" theflexibility to introducea wide variety of thistype of program. Ir0greffi othernew fares, such as unlimited-ride one- f#r cltyemF{*ffmes. I 0aypasses. Service Chsngesond Exponsion PassPrograms I Sincethe lastSRIP. the Districthas Iheeco-pass c0rtcept is similar tothat of major changes * implementedseveral service insurancea largegroup of peoplepay a andplanning efforts, resulting in a renewed I discountedprlce for transit service, even interestin bus transitwithin the thoughnot all participants usethe service. jurisdictionsin the AC Transit service area. I TheDistrict began to usethis concept in Theseinclude: 1998,when students at the University of CCCCCaliforniaBerkeley elected to add a r Eveningandweekend service restorations - - I registrationfee paidby all studentsfor I FremonVNewarkservicerestructuring AClransit, allowing them to ride busby the m Welfare{o-Workseruiceimplementation I simplyshowing a valid University LD. card. Ihisfee has generated about $600,000 w CompletionofPhase 1 of a Major annuallyfor AC lransit. In the fall of2001, InvestmentStudyonone ofthe District's I almost90% of Cal siudents voted to approve mostheavily usedcorridors afee increase tobegin inthe fall of 2002, ffi Projectsthatare included inthe Regional whichwill generate about $1.2 million TransitExpansion Program (RTEP) I annuallyfor ACTransit. Although the developedbythe Metropolitan Districthas solicited similar proposals from TransportationCommission, inconjunction I othercolleges in the areas,n0 other withthe 2001 Regional Transpoftation Plan pr'ogramshavebeen implemented, E AwardofRegional lrpi'ess Bus funding for vehiclesandoperating ofexpress senrices I ln thefall of 2001,the City of Berkeleyand "ec0-pass" w CompletionofSen'ice Deployment Policies ACTransit approved a 0ne-year studythat resulied inrecommendations to program I forCity employees. Under this restructureandredeploy service inwithin program,the City paysa rate of theDistrict I approximately$60per employee for0ne AC Tronsit PEge 2-3 I I I flF c ENT Ac 6aMPrlsHMENrs SerulceRestoratlon and Expansion Countycities of Fremont,Newark and Union I plan, In anticipation0f the reauthorization 0f City.Ihis entitledthe Fremont-lt|ewark MeasureB, ACTransit restored service to IransportationDevelopment Plan, tttlas I providea greater level of service manyof the routesand times of daythat designedto revenues aregenerated within wereeliminated during the 1995/96 and lrsingthe that The buslines I 1996/97serttice cuts. This included the thatSpecial District. revised outpreviously circuitous r0utes, reinstatementand expansi0n of nighttime straighten major arterials servicesto forman Owl Network, which, in andoperate on roadsand to I provide Theplan concertwith other late rurtning r0utes, moredirect sertlice. also to providesa trunk network that operates 24 implementednew services several were I hoursaday. employmentdestinations that previouslyunserved. Ridership data for the lnaddition tothe service restorations, the newservice plan id beingcollected and will I Districtimplemented service expansions beanalyzed to determine what modifications throughouttheAC lransit service area in mightbe necessary to improve efficiency or 1999and ?000. This included the initiation effectiveness. t of severalroutes designed to provide access to jobs,and specifically a$sist Calworks' Future$eruices I recipientsin their return to theworkforce. ACTransit submitted six proposals for lvlIC's Ihesespecialized routes 0perate at timesof RegionalExpress Bus program, which is I daywhen other neighborhood buses do not fundedunder the Governor's lransportation run,providing rnore direct service from low CongestionRelief Program Fourof job [CRP). incomeneighborhoods to sitesthat thesewere approtled forfunding: I housesustainable employment, Allof the routesare subsldized with Federal and Local r Higherfrequenciesonthe l-80 Richmond funding.The District has received one of the Transbayservicefrom the Richmond I "TenTop Welfare-to-Work Awards in 2000" ParkwayPark-n-Ride lot,reducing fromthe AmericanPublic Transportation headwaysfrom15to 10 minutes I Association,and the FederalTransit "creativity r Newl-880 seruice from Hayward BARTt0 Administrationaward for and SiliconValley innovationwith y0ur Welfare-to-Work I Progratn".This program includes services m l-80Richmond Transbay Seruice which thatoperate inWest and [ast 0akland, North providesPark.n-Ride connections at parking Richmond,andHayward. GoldenGateFlelds facility I n NewStanford University Seruice from ACTransit has also implemented a major FremontBartacross theDumbafton Bridge, I servicerestructuring within Special District offering30minute headways inthe peak 2,which encompasses thesouthern Alameda and60 minute headways inthe off peak I I I Poge 2-4 lllarch 2OO2 I i3t10 I $hori tlange Plan I TheDistrict will receiveup to 33 busesfor (BRDas the locally preferred alternative, theabove services, which account for one- Ihestudy engaged both the elected officials I thirdof thetotal buses scheduled to be andthe community inthe cities along the purchasedwith Regional Express Bus funds, c0rrid0rin selectinga mode and alignment ACTransit will als0receive operating for capitalimprovements, andreviewed t subsidiesfor the l-80 RichmondParkway serviceand operational characteristics to service.and the l-880 service, Additional determinethe most appropriate and feasible I MeasureC sales tax fundingfrom Contra alternativesfor both near-term CostaCounty will be implementationandlong-term planning. The T"fteoperrtiffw requestedto fund the recommendationsincludedEnhanced Bus I cortof thsnsw balanceof the improvements,which can be made in a short Fr#{$rffiffit- projectedcost for both timeframe prior to BRTconstruction, andthe t $tanfordsoruilte t-80 ser\/tces, continuationof environmental clearance lscomslmtell potential rouereShytHe Additionaloperating workfor a bus-onlylane or light &$rtluers itT" fundsfor the l-880 railline, I servicewill be requestedfrom the Theselection of the BRTalternative, which I newAlameda County Measure B allocation, will nowbe the subjectof further whichcould also be suppletnented with environmentalstudies, has alsobeen privatecontributions from employers in the includedin MTC'sRegional Transportation I corridor.The operating cost of the Stanford Plan(RTP) and Regional Transit [xpansion serviceis completelycovered by the Plan(RTEP). The BRI Corridor is listed in I University.District staff is still evaluatlng Irack1 ofthe RIP, which places it in the optionsto procure new vehicles and the runningfor anticipatedLocal, State 0r timingfor the start of the new service. Federalfunding allocations, aswell as in the I RIEP,which serrles as an advocacy plan for studie$and Plans futurefunding. What is noteworthyis that theDistrict is the only operator with bus I Severalstudies recently completed byAC projectsin theRTEP, which has traditionally Transithave provided thebasis for short- beenaRegional railplan. I termservice restructuring and future investmentplans, These have included TheService Deployment Policies study, studiesof BusRaoid Transit and Enhanced meanwhile,wascompleted in 2001, and has I Busoptions forvarious corridors, andthe alreadyprovided direction to ACTransit and developmentof Service Deployment Policies lvlT0during their devel0prneltt of the RTP. thatwill guidefuture decisions onwhere to Thesepolicies, which are described in detail I allocateresollrces. inthe following chapter, are intended io help makechoices about the types and levels of I Phase1 of theMajor Investment Study for servicethat would provide the most benefit the Berkeley/Oakland/SanLeandroCorridor to thecommunity, and assist the District in I resultedinthe selection ofBus Rapid Transit Poge I AC fronsil I 2-5 F E C E NT ACG O M F T iS HTIi[,IV IS I allocatingresources both when new funds Theseinclude luxury over-the-road coaches I aregenerated andwhen times are lean. withhigh-back seats andluggage racks for TlroDlsttitt ilas I IheService Deployment Policies give a high use0n s0rneTransbay rs-afflrffiedlts priorityto improvingthe corridors that have attd fixpressroutes, foil|It$ltmentt0 thegreatest potential to increaseridership. andlowjloor vehicles anrll loru-floor I Asa result,BRI and tnhanced Bus corridor forlocal services that fleetfor lsral improvementswere submitted to MTCfor alloweasy boarding. seruire,inrludin$ I capitalimprovements in the development of Currently,these low- art lru lated the RTPand RTEP. Investment on these floorvehicles can be roarhes. c0rrid0rs,stlch as Hesperian, Foothill and seenott the San Pablo t MacArthurBoulevard would provide benefits AvenueCorridor, painted with a uniquegreen alongthe heaviest arterials in the m0st paintscheme, aswell as in partsof southern I denseparts of the regi0n. ln addition, the AlamedaCounty with the standard AC lransit Districthas included frequency increases on colors.The District has re-affirmed its c0rer0utes, recommended in theService commitmentto an all low-floorfleet for local t DeploymentPolicies, in its ten-yearbudget service,including articu lated coaches. proj ection s. I EunoprRr-SrvreUmrctrs Fleet ond Fscilities TheAC Transit Board recently authorized is Thelast few years have seen substantial consideringtheprorcurement of a European- I modernizationsandenhancements to the $ylevehicle ltrade by VanHool (Belgium) District'svehicles and facilities, These have thatis significantlydifferent from those in I includeda commitment to an all low-floor itscurrent fleet. This vehicle would be fleetfor localservices. the introduction of comfortable,sleek and modern looking, with newover-the-road coaches for expressand largewindows to make it appeartlt0re 0pen. I Iransbayr0utes, and the investigation of It wouldbe equipped with double-wide doors fuelcell technology. 0nthe facilities side, andan extra set of doors on each bus to I theEastmont TownCenter Transit Center has facilitateboardings, All thesephysical beencompleted, and the formationof the features,combined with special signage and TransbayTerminal Joint Powers Authority has perhapsspecial c0l0rs, would result in a I laidthe foundation for majorimprovements distinctiveimage that could be used to toTransbay service, identifythe Bus Rapid Transit or Enhanced I Buscorridors. The District recently awarded ileUIuehicles and uehicle a c0lrtractfor the procurernetlt of up to 270 Tectnology standardlow-floor vehicles and up to 120 I articulatedlow-floor vehicles. Ihe District years, Inthe last several ACTransit has anticipatesdelivery in2003/04. begunprocuring new types of vehiclesfor I bothlocal and Transbay/Express service. t I Poge 2-6 illarch 20O2 t I shortFr arn*'ii;:L !''ilJl I FUTTCTTT TECHilOI.OGY busesunder the demands of a largeand I The advancementof net,vbus engine busysystem. technologyhasbeen a Districtfocus for the Inthe next two years, the District will build a years.Hydrogenfuel cells offer lastseveral $3million hydrogen fueling and maintenance the promiseof I &[ Yrfrffi$F$' $ centerand acquire astnany as nine buses. emission-free,quiet Thisdemonstration is designed to show how effurts$*n publictransportation. I ffielrslmsinsfuel fuelcell buses can be fueled and maintained Thoughstill in its efficiently,and performconsistently. fi#fl$tschnolosy i nfancy, this llwllfissrue as a Maintenancepersonnel will $udy patterns of technology could I muSe$fur kart performanceto determine whether a profoundly $y5tem$ changethe particularproblem is due to randomfailure \/vay {ffir*m$houttile we travel, 0rfrotn conditions unique tothe route. I w*r$S. equivalentto the transitionfrom horse 0verthe next several years the District will I and buggy IO beproviding information and data that fuel cellmanufacturers needto makethis technologycost-effective and competitive I withdiesel and compressed natural gas (CNG)Ihe Districtwill be developing I entirelynew procedures for fueling and maintainingthese buses, and 0ur efforts will ser\/eas a modelfor bus systems throughout I thecountry, and indeed the world. We will alsoapply for additionalfunding to expand theinitial fleet. I automobile. In November1999, AC Transit hosted one of RrpowrntoEttcrnr I the first realworld tests of the XCELLSIS RIpTRcTtnrilIPROGRAM ZEbus,a prototype40-foot standard-size, Becausetnany years ntay pass before t,ve see I zero-emissionbus. Shortlyafter the ZEbus anentire fleet of fuel cell buses, the District test,AC Transit joined the CaliforniaFuel is enactingan immediate, interim solutionr CellPartnership, bringing its manyyears 0f replacingold,conventional dieselengines I experienceasa leadingurban bus operator withnew high-tech, low'emission diesels on "low-e" tothis consortium ofvehicle and fuel ceii approximately120vehicles. Ihese I manufacturers,fuel companies,and enginessignificantly reduce ozone-producing governmentagencies. AC Transit will playa chemicalsanddiesel particulate pollution. vitalrole in developingand testing methods Inaddition, their fuel mileage is superior to I foroperating anentire fleet of fuelcell olderengines byalmost 50%, I Poge 2-7 I AC Tronsit I B Ec ENT A tt a $P 115p 4ag rur$ I Ihe Districthas impletttertted a program to Busconnections aren0w c0ns0lidated in I replaceits two-stroke engines with state-of- ninebus stops * serleninthe center plus the-artfour-stroke engines, The newer twomore on Foothill Boulevard - that place I engineswill replacerelatively high pollution c0nnectingroutes very close together. This unitsoperating at 3,3 MPG with engines layoutttlakes it easierfor ridersto transfer achieving4.0 MPG with significantly reduced betweenbuses. Additionally, passengers I pollution. haveremarked that they have experienced an increasedsetlse 0f safety because the police I It is anticipatedthat this new technology will stationisright next door. reduceoperating costs as well as provide a significantcontribution to the improvement Threeyears in thernaking, the transfer I of air qualityin theBay Area. Ihe District stationwas built at a costof about $2.5 receivedfunding from the Portof 0akland million,funded largely by FederalISTIA andthe FederalCongestion Mitigation and (lntermoda I Surface Tra nspo rtatio n Efficie ncy I Air0uality Program to replace approximately Act)dollars supplernented bymatching funds 50engines. Ihe District will continue to fromRegional bridge tolls. I seekfunding to completereplacements on all ofthe remaining vehicles with two-stroke TnnrslnYTrnnrnnt engines. I Therecently established Joint Powers Authoritybetween AClransit, the City of San Facllltles Franciscoand Caltrain will overseethe I design, Pas*engersfiaue Ensrnorr TownCtrrtn constructionand I remarfiedtilat tltsT rtianagementof a experitltctdan TnRrsrrCrrrrn ftaue new Transbay tmcreasedsense of In March2001, the safetyhecruee tfte Terminalfacility. I Eastmont Following polics$tfrtlofl l$ TownCenterlransit rightnext door. prelirninarydesign r,vork c0mpleted this past I Center WAS year,the cost is forecastat approximately completed.Thenew $900million. The project will primarilybe facilityon FoothillBoulevard, next door to fundedby proceedsfrom the development I theEastmont Police Siation, constitutes a potentialof the surroundingland, coupled majorimprovement forpassengers compared withtax increment funds that are available to the on-streetbus stops formerly spread becausethe site is in a redevelopment I throughouttheimmediate neighborhood. |iiot districtwithin San Francisco. This project is onlydoes it greatlyimprove the bus riders' includedinTrack 1 ofthe RTP and the RIEP. I experienceand the neighborhood's ambiance,it provides AC Transit 0perators Caltranshad originally n0t intended to withrestroom facilities and a safeoff-street replacethe critical Eastern Ramp at the I locationforlay-overs andtransfers. currentlransbay Terminal, after it hadbeen I Poge 2-8 March 2OO2 I I I $rroriFran o*oii;l; 1';iJl I partiallyretttotled forthe Bay Bridge seismic lighiingthat will helpour riders identify AC retrofit.Ihis would have severely impeded Transitand our services. I busoperations at the terminal, and AC Transitwas joined by Peopleon the Bus, a Theprogrant is operated ttnder a Joint hostof EastBay cities and both Alameda and PowersAuthority between AC Transit, six I ContraCosta counties in filinga lawsuitto citiesin AlamedaCounty (Albany, Berkeley, prerlentthe rampfrom being permanently Fremont,Hayward, San Leandro and |t{ewarH, I retttoved.With help from local andthe unincorporated portions of Alameda AssemblywomanDionAroner and other County.Several cities in ContraCosta membersof the EastBay delegation, Countyare currently negotiating with the I Caltransrecently agreed to replacethe Districttojoin the program. In1999, a ralxp. contractwas awarded to LamarAdvertising I for theinstallation and maintenance of the advertisingshelters in the participating PqssengerAmenities jurisdictions.Thusfar, 120 shelters have I Severalprojects have been initiated to beenerected in thecities of Fremont, enhancethe passengers' experience and Hayward,SanLeandro, and Newark. The increaseridership. These include the citiesof Berkeleyand Albany, and the I advertisingshelter progratn, the 0n-street unincorporatedareas of AlamedaCounty passengerin-formation (Il|extBus) haveadopted an agreement with Lamar and I demonstrationproject, the FremonVNewarkarenow in the permittingpr0cess for PublicInformation Campaign, and City of designatedshelter locations, 0rare selecting Berkeleybusstop improvements. sitelocations for the first phaseof I insta Ilatio n. Adueftlsing$helter Program I TheDistrict's Advertising Shelter Program is 0n-streetPassengel lnformation intendedtoaddress the need identified by Dem0nstlatl0n I passengersforwell maintained shelters. lt A demonstrationproject for NextBushas aimsto generateadvertising revenue begunoperation along San Pablo Avenue, sufficientto offsetthe installation,providingpassengers with real-time I maintenanceandadministrative costsof informationonthe predicted arrival times of providingbus shelters. The overall goals of buses,Bus arrival predictions can currently I theprogram are to increasetransit visibility, beviewed by the public at busstops at two improve0assenger convenience andsafety, BARTstations in thecorridor that have been disseminatetransit information, attd equippedwith the displays, and via the t increasenublic transit's contribution to "livability". Internetat www,nextbus.c0rn, Afterthe urbanand suburban The demonstrationproject, the Districtwill I shelterswill house informative inserts with a determinehow to extendthis conceot systemtnap, schedules andother transit throughoutthe service area, and to include t information.They will alsohave appropriate I AC Tronsil I Poge 2-9 B E 0 E N r AC I 0M P r.iS /1t{E^/r.! I optionsto obtainthe informationthrough Avenueand at the transitcenter in I cellphones orPersonal Digital Assistants. downtownBerkeley, show daysand hoursof Apilot prosram in I Fremont/llewatlr operation, plusBBr[etB] i$ InformatlonCamRalgn scheduledtriptimes for Rroviiltns buses0n eachline pasre*gerr wlth I Whenservices were restructured in the servingaparticular stop. translt FremonVNewarkarea,a marketingcatltpaign Thenext step in thislnfotmatlon inan I t,tlaslaunched that has changed the way prOgralnis to gaugeele'catthlttg l*eut public timetableinformation will be customerreaction tothis f0rmat, in distributedin the future. The District informationformat as a wraparound t developedaTimetable Book that compiled all precursorto devetoping ru* stoF1j:ll1$-1:n ofthe routes and timetables forservice in further bus iton Polei' I thatgeographical area in onesingle booklet. improvements, Followingan enthusiasticreception by the public,arty future large-scale service t changesare planned to be accompanied bya H umqn Resources similarbooklet, starting with the Central 0neof ACTransit's five key goals is to Countyservice restructuring, scheduled for increaseemployee participation and pride in I implementationin2002, theagency, including strengthening internal communication,enhancing morale and I BelleleyBus $top lmplouenent$ providingemployees with all of the necessarytools to continuallyimprove their skills.The District's continued success in I nationalcompetitions formechanics and operators,andthe overall organizational I developmentprocess, reflect the success in rtreetingthisgoal. I APTARoadeO Fortfto thlrd year ln A||ualds rouu,fit Tranelt't I oprrntlonst#rn to$tr[ Forthe third year in "nest I row,AC Transit's 0f til8Ee$t" I operationsteam honorsat thaAPTA "Best lntrrnatlonalBus took of the toadeo. A pilotprograrn in'Berkeley is providing Best"honors atthe I passengerswith transit information in an 26th annua I eye-catchingnet,v format: in wraparound AmericanPublic lransportation Association I displaysonbus stop poles, The displays, lnternationalBus Roadeo. District installedat testsites along University mechanicsand operators out-performed I J Poge2-10 March 2O02 t I $ncrrBaro*tii;;; i';l;l I competitorsfrom m0re than 50 North Techno log ico I Americantransit systems in a national Advqnceme nts I competitionthattested both driving and mechanicalskills 0f operatorsand Withinthe last several years, AC Transit has mechanicsfrom across the country. Roadeo strivedto takeadvantage of technological I driverentrants vie against a stop watch and advancementsto improve service. Even a tough13-obstacle road c0urse, with thoughtechnological changes sometimes I similartests occurring for mechanic teams. outpacean agency'sability to embrace them,the District has been a regionalleader Thetearn's "Best of the[,r|ation's Best" inseveral high{ech applications, including I honors,derived from the combined 0perator developmentof an InformationTechnology andMaintenance competition score, 0nce StrategicPlan intended to take advantage of againput AC Transit's Roadeo performance allthe high{ech solutions available, and the t atthe top of the list of the nation's major implementationof several hightech transitsystems. progratttssuch as SATC0M andthe District's I newSchedu ling Softwa re. 0rganlzationalManagenent I TheFY 2001/02 budget was framed by InformatlonIechnology CriticalBusiness 0utcomes (CB0s) developed StlategiGPlan at theexecutive level of theorganization to Informationtechnology systems provide the I providethe agency asa wholeand each tools necessaryt0 improveon-time employeewith direction and focus grounded performance,adapt to changingservice plan I inthe District's main purpose and values. reguirements,optimize the numberof Ihe agencyhas been involved in the vehicles0nthe street, and improve the organizationaldevelopment process, and contentand availability of information to AC I budgetallocations for staffdevelopment are Iransitcustomers. InDecember 2000, the intendedtosupport this effort. Districtengaged a consultant to develop and I articulatea c0nsensus vision and action Theorganizational development process planfor managinginformation technology at emphasizestheimportance of developing ACTransit, leading to therecommendation of I and maintaininghieh quality public a newgotlernance structure for lT transportationservices; creating committed, management.In response, an Information I loyal,productive andengaged employees; TechnologyDepartment has beencreated cultivatingan image as theBay Area's underthe leadership of a ChiefTechnology premiertransportation provider; using best 0fficerwho sits at theexecutitle level of the t businesspractices; and building broad organization.In addition, a newly formed lT stakeholdersupport for DistrictBusiness SteeringCommittee will reviewappropriate t 0utcomes, technologystandards in orderto guideAC Transit'slTinvestment. I Poge 2'l I I AC Tronsif I RE 0 Efii A c co,{,{pIlsH,vf ll rs I SAICOM with the selectionof the Motorola I Corporationas MTC'scontractor to TheSAIC0M computer-aided-dispatching and "Translink" automated-vehicle-locati ng system implementthe Smart0ard,and a I pilotprogram (CAD/AVDbegan road testing in 2001.Much six-month dueto beginin early of the has beenoutfitted 2002.AC Transit is oneof a handfulof Bay fleet already with participate I SATC0fvlequipment, with installation Areaoperators who will in the pilot, throughoutthe remainderof the fleet TransLink attdequipment hasbeen proceedingatthe rate of five buses per day. installed0n all 124buses at theRichmond I It is anticipatedthat the entire fleet should Division. beoutfitted early in2002. Theergonomics of the installationprovide I passengers Ihe computerdriven SATCOlvl system advantagesfor andoperators. accurately thelocation of buses to Placingthe readers to theleft of thefront tracks pay I withina few feet, displaying this information entranceallows SmartCard users to their at theDistrict's Central Control Unit. This fareand take a seatwithout waiting for allowsthe fleetto be managedmore otherriders at the farebox to comuletetheir I is invaluablein locating transactions.Iheoperator's console has efficiently,and a placed particularbus if theoperator reports an been aboveand to theleft of the I etnergency.SATC0M's communications operator'sseat where it willnot impair facilitiesinclude text ttle$sagingand visibilityor obstruct normal operation of voicelessautomated communication, otherbus subsystems. I allowingoperators to report minor issues - suchas farebox problems - with just a $chedule$Istem Upgrade$ I touchof the button. AC Transit's contractor TheScheduling Department is upgrading its on the project 0rbitalSciences fixedroute scheduling software to improve continuesto developthe higher-levelthe District'srun-cutting abilities, I functionsof the sy$tem. These include substantiallyreducing staff time. The scheduleandroute adherence capabilities, softwarewill als0increase scheduling t automatedstop ann0uttcements, vehicle capability,especially after it is interfaced subsysteminterfaces andwireless vehicle withthe District'sDigital Mapping System, programrntng. providedbyThomas prothers, that provides a I geographicallayout 0f planningareas. 0nce Transllnk thescheduling system is upgraded, it will be - I The llletropolitan interfacedwith Transtar the Regional trip planning - with District's TransportationCommission (MTC) has been systemaltd the I t,ttorkingwith Regional transit operators for webpageand SAIC0M. Ihis software will provide data severalyears to developa ticket that can be also a modern collection Area The network,allowing thb District to obtainand usedon all Bay transitsystems. quality I fruitsof thiswork are now being realized, analyzehigh datafor bothfinancial andoperational purposes. I I Poge2-12 March 2002 I I fY20a1"FYta10 Shcri Flange Transit Ffar I Ihe EastBay Paratransit Consortium, throughwhich AC Transit and BART jointly I provideParatransit Service in theEast Bay, purchasednevv paratransit scheduling I softwarein thefall of 2001.This state-of- the-artsoftware provides more flexibility in makingparatransit trip reservations,and I helpsto matchdemand with availability so thattrip schedulereliability can be I improved. People$oft t TheDistrict's human resollrces and payroll systemsare being moved to a PeopleSoft I softwareplatform. ln 2000,the PeopleSoft HumanResources and Payroll systems were installed,which allowed the Districtto t betteraccess and report data, with specific modulesdevoted to Time Reporting, Payroll, HumanResources andBenefits. The District I alsoanticipates replacing the Financial Systemwith PeopleSoft version 7.5 at a later I date,bringing a number of benefitsincluding bettersupport for budgetplanning and forecasting,and ensuring compliance with I Stateand Federal project tttanagernent rules. Thesoftware will also improve asset tracking I and accountingsystems, reduce the potentialfor fraud,and speed ttp and I improvethe accuracy offinancial reporting. Successfulimplementation ofthe PeopleSoft I FinancialSystem will dependon its smooth integrationwith the [nterpriseAsset ManagementSystem (Purchasing, Materials, I Maintenance,Electronic Documents and I Workflow)currently being installed. I I AC lronsif I Pqge 2-13 I I I I FV 2Sil2-rt'06 I Shorl *,onge TrsnstrtFf on I Ghapter S I District Goals and t Serv;se Folicies I I I I I I I I I I t I?mfuffieM#orw&wmtm Chapter3: DistrictGoals and Service Policies...... 3-1 Visionand Goals .,..,...... ,...3-1 ServiceDeployment Policies...... ,, .,,,...,...,,..3'3 NetworkDesi9n...,..... ,,,,,,.,,.3-7 Tafuffimof Wfrgurtffiffi Figure31 GuidingPrinciples ....,..,.,....,,,..,.3'5 Figure32 ServiceDeployment Policies ...,,,,,3-6 Figure3-3 DensityCriteria for Service Allocation..,.. ,,...... 3-8 Figure34 ServiceDefinitions ,..,...... ,,,,,.310 Figure35 ServiceSpan and Frequency,,,,...... ,,,,.,..3-11 I lorlon I s ho r t Ra n g r' i'ro^on'rr'r' Chapter3 DistrictGoals andService Pnlicies I Visionand Goals providingtransit service and maintaining a customerfocus, along with the financial AClransit's Vision, Mission Statement and strength,planning capabilities andemployee I Goalsaim to convey the District's prirne focus participati0nthatare necessary to achieve onmoving pe0ple ar0und the East Bay. Ihey this.These goals, coupled with the Vision and I emphasizethelocal responsibility of the Missionstatements, provide the framework for District,while providing a broader vision of its developingsub-goa ls and individuaI positionin the region through improving departmentgoals, I qualityoflife and improving congesti0n. 1, ProvideHigh Quality, Useful Transit I DistrictVision ServiceforCustomers inthe East Bav AClransit's vision is to bethe mobility I lmproveon-time performance manaqerfor the East Bay; I AC allowiirganyone to go n Targetspecific audiences toincrease market :i:,'l:li: anywheiemey want safeiy, share 1-::l:',|;].quicrty ' and dfficiently, We ffi lnsureproper staffing atall levels toimprove I havebegun internaily, by scheduleadherence rTlot)il:?^H:Trlv ;;;;r; developingCritical Business r ldentifiand serve emerging newmarkets Outcomesand emphasizing t iu,.*ir* r ldentifyand correctbus scheduling EasrBav. - workingtogether to solve nroblems,The District will issues/problems I develoocoalitions thatbuild a u ModernizeACTransit's fleetand services Regionalperspective foran effective and w Maximizethe use of technological I innovativetransportation system, By advancementstoimprove District operation improvingthe quality0f life,easing c0ngesti0nand stimulatingeconomic M lmproveairquality and other environmental I developmentinthe East Bay, the Distfict will impactsof both AC Transit vehicles and becomeanintegral part of the region's future. facilities r Providesufficient resources to support I DistrictMission Districtbudgeted prugrams and levels of seMce TheAC Transit Mission is to provideSafe, t Convenient,Courteous and Reliable Transit M lnsurethat a sufficient number ofbuses are Service, availablet0meet allbus schedules I il Retainand promote a high quality diverse DistrictGoals and Sub-Goals workforcethatminors the divenity ofthe AClransit has established fivehiqh-level communitiesthatthe Distdctserues I goals,covering the coreobjectives of n lncreaseridership I AC Transit I Poge 3-l I I DISTFIcT GOAIs AND SEfrI;rcEPOLICIES I Providehigh quality paratransit service in u Minimizefareevasion cooperationwiththe East Bay Paratransit r MinimizetheDistrict's exoosure torisk from I Consortium passengerand Planand implement service enhancement employee prqjects,including increased service levels accidents t andiorroute restoration r Providetimely lmplementCapital and operating measrlres andcomplete I thatspeed upthe buses traveling through analysisof majorcorridors financialand stati$ical data to support Districtoperations I 2, MakeSure that Customers arethe First Priority r [nsurethat operation ofparatransit iscost efficient lmproverontent and availability0f I : Beprepared fordownturn in local and informationabout AC Transitt0 out nationaleconomy cust0mers I lmprovetheability for riders with disabilities 4,Plan and Advocate for Fundingand touse fixed route accessible servhe lmplementationofFuture Projects I t Maintainclean vehicles r Developa visible and positive image with publicofficials andthe community atlarge I Ireatall customefs withrespect and dignity n Completeplanning studies forthe heaviest I I Promoterider and community involvement in identifyingissues for inueasedDistrict busconidors efforts r Promotepartnerships between theDi$nct t and other organizations(unions, t PromoteDistrict and public safety awareness g0vernmentagencies, civicgroups, general il Providefor emergencypreparedness, public,and/or privale sector) to support I includingcontinuation ofseruice during an commoninterests emergency n Developpublic/private partnership withboth I 3. StrengthenFinancial Stability businessesandcities to provideenhanced servicedlevels r MaximizeDistrict investments t n Workwith City and Local agencies tomake I MinimizetheDistrict's eltposure tofinancial transitusage assafe, secure, reliable and risk quickas possible and to promotetransit I Increaselevel of fundingthat AC Transit usageinthe planniilg process reauthorization, "Transit receivesthrough sales tax r Promote First"development I grantsources and/or other innovative practicesandincreased funding fortransit fundingsources throughtransit mitigation funding fornew Reducecosts asociated with vandalism developments I I Poge 3-2 filorch 2002 t I I I $h o rt ita n g *' I'r'*on'rr'r'l'rl n n Advocatefornew fundinq sources toenhance valuein assessingtheeffectiveness and t servicelevels efficiencyof theDistrict's service network, w Explorealternatives to conventional fixed- Followingonfrom work routetransit completedduring the Aunif ied set I StrategicPlanning effort in of quidetines r Promotepublic involvement to assist in thelate 1990s, and fl processes shoutdouide I Districtdecision- making consultanteffortbegun in theexpaision 5 lncreaseImployee Participation andPride 2000to assist the District and of inthe Agency in determiningeffective contractiorr I ServiCePoliCes, ACTransit services. r Strengtheninternal communication at all hasdevelooed sucha set levels of guidelinesthat spell out criteria for both I I Becomea'can'do'agency increasingandreducing services inthe future, I Provideemployees withall of the necessary I t00lst0 continuallyimprove knowledge, StrategicPlan skillsand abilities Theorigin of the Service Deployment Policies m Promoteorganizational development that beganwith the year-long strategic planning I preparestheDistrict forthe future effortto developa vision of EastBay transit ACTransit's role in providing that m Provideemployee supp0rt systems that serviceand I enhancemorale and minimize stress sertlice,undertaken bythe District in 1996, Amongother things, this Strategic Plan was intendedto incorporatea systematic policy t ServiceDeployment slructureforservice design and for allocation Policies of servicehours within a broadercontext of theagency's mission andresources, t 0verview - Servicedeployment policies provide a transit Thedevelopment of the StrategicPlan alonawith Board and staff discussion of its t agenrywith the correct blend of flexibility and - structurenecessary toensure that thelr transit policyoptions occurred against a backdrop systemisan efficient and effective community of severefinancial stringency and service I resource,Consistent policies allow the agency reductions.Ama.1or c0ncern was the potential tofocus its resources to best meel the needs foradditional service reductions, andthe I of its constituents,including riders, policyframework in which those would be employers,schools andbusinesses. carriedout, Policy recommendations intended to assistihe Boardin makingthose I Althoughseveral policies and praclices guide potentiallypainful decisions were taken to the ACTransit in thedaily deployment ofservice Boardand discussed, butt,vere deferred, - includingthe vision and goals described pendingadditional analysis ofthe impacts on I above- a unifiedset 0f quidelines provides thesystem, During the Strategic Planning pr0cess,the financial picture brightened I Poge 3-3 AC Transit I I I DISTRICT GoATs AilD $EfrVICE FoTICIES I somewhat,and a high-levelPeer Review GuidingPrinciples encouragedtheDistrirt to asserta bolder In1999, ridership was growing and there was I visionof its possibilities, instead ofpreparing thepossibility ofnew funding available from forthe District's demise, thereauthorization ofMeasure B, The District I Basedon work from the Strategic Planning Boardthus effort,the staff'spolicy recommendations directedstaff vveregrouped around several related themes, to retaina I Thesereflected a consistent vision of the c0nsultantt0 dynamicsof public transportation andtheir completethe applicationinthe AC Transit network: workbegun t in the r Serviceshould be planned and allocated StrategicPlanning effort by developing service accordingto an overall policy, rather than deploymentpolicies, The consultant's work I esentiallybasing service decisions 0n provideda background andcontext for service responsestocomplaints, policies,a comparative analysis 0f other I r Allocationof seruice must reflect some transitagencies' policies, and an assessment mnsiderationof geographic equity, but of Districtoperations. lt also developed ultimatelyproductivity andusefulness ofthe evaluationmeasures andgoals that could be I seruiceshould begiven greater weight, usedto testthe effectiveness ofthe District's serviceand any proposed service deployment r A moreproductive anduseful service will policies, I havecertain characteri$ics, including: r m0r0frequent service incore conidors; InSeptember 2000, the AC Transit Board of I I greaterroute spacing insome Directorsadopted a set of Guiding Principles geographicalareas,causing elimination to assistin thedevelopment of service ofservice onsome routes; policies,shown in Table 3-1. Withtrese I r laterservice insome areas; and principlesasa base,the Board adopted the r rn0t'0routes inoperation onweekends servicepolices shown in Table3-Z in andholidays. December2000. I AIthe time the Strategic Plan was taken to I theBoard for discussion, it was solely a policy document.There was no specific service plan associatedwith it, andabsent such a plan, I theBoard deferred action until the service implicationsof the policy options could be I understood, I I Page 3-tt filorch 2002 I I I -F r Yr 0i | Y2 c | 0 T Short Range Transii Plan Figure3-1 GuidingPrinciples I ACTransit, working with other transit operators in v. Thetransit system will aggressively pursue itsseruice area, will increaseannual per capita transitpriority and transit preferential transittrips to 100 by 2005, measuresatthe most important locations to I improvestreet operation ofthe transit system,todecrease transit passenger travel times,t0 improvereliability, andto reduce t overallsvstem operatinq costs. ll. Toachieve this first objective, AC Transit will not vl. Thetransit system must be seamless t0the onlyact as a providerofa socialgood, but as an passengerregardless ofthe operator. I aggressiveinstigator of serviceand an overall Services,transfers and fares must be mobilitvmanaqer forthe East Bav, trans0arentto the passenqer, Tomeet these overall mandates, ACTransit vil. Thetransit system r0ute network will allow I will developa straightforwardand formodal conversions, whenand if thoseare marketabletransit system, one that is easily appropriate,andthe service planning effort understoodbytne public, easy t0 useand mustcom0lement theDistrict's other whichruns frequentlyenough s0 that planningwork, I passengersdonot need a schedule touse the svstemon a laroepart of the service, lV, ACwill be the lead transp0rtati0n agency as Servicemust be orioritized t0those areas I the centerEast Bay core cities increase withthe greatest potential fortransit use, density,leading t0 m0redemands for transit withgood patronage rewarded bybetter services"AC Transitwill supportthese serviceand shorter waits. I smartgrowth and in-fill efforts by designing routesand servicest0 meet this new I demand, I t t t I l t AC Tronsil I Poge3-5 I I -ffi P/,srRtcr GoAts AttD SERvtcE Por/c/ES t Figure3-2 SerYiceDeployment Policies I Fur{Dll{G AttocATl0l{ Cft ITERtA r ACTransit shall maintain service levels in Districts 1 and 2 commensuratewithrevenue generated inthat District I : TheDistrict should ensure that Transbay bus service isself-sufficient (cost neutral) ACCESSIBITITYCRIJERIA r TheDistrict shall operate accessible equipment I r TheDistrict shall advocate for accessible busstops or shelters ; TheDistrict shall coordinate fixed route service with paratransit needs and investigate flexible service I opportunities SERVICEEFFECTIVENESS CRITEBIA : TheDistrict should provide frequent, fast, through, coordinated, reliable, and easily accessible service on I trunkroutes r TheDistrict should coordinate service with land use I SERVICEEFTICIEI{CY CRITE BLA r TheDistrict should maintain and enforce minimum route productivity standards r TheDistrict should advocate fOr and/or implement transit priority and transit preferential measures in I congestedlocati0ns ! TheDistrict should maintain and enforce minimum bus stop spacing NETWOEIDESIqN CRITERIA I r TheDistrict should adopt service allocation policies based on density ! TheDistrict should implement limited stop service based on demand I r TheDistrict should implement express bus service where beneficial r TheDistrict should implement Transbay bus service where beneficial : TheDistrict should encourage intr+East Bay ridership onTransbay lines t ! TheDistrict should investigate flexible service options r TheDistrict should maintain and enhance owl service 0n its trunk corridors r TheDistrict should maintain minimum r0ute spacing / coverage I r TheDistrict should adopt span of servicedefinitions for different service types x TheDistrict should provide seamless transfers (time, location, provider) I r TheDistrict should reorganrze branching r0utes in favor of betterconnecti0ns il TheDistrict should operate only one bus line per corridor when possible il TheDistrict should schedule consistent headways I I TheDistrict should renurnber the routes s0 that they have a logicalnumbering system FARE P OLICY CRITEEIA t l TheDistrict should provide seamless transfers (fares, fare media, provider) r TheDistrict should implement Pr00f -0f-Payment 0ntrunk r0utes I I Puge3-6 fflorch 2OO2 I I I -F F Y2 t) 0 t v 2 A i 0 I $hori RangeTiansii Pian NetworkDesign Withthis service design, ACTransit intends to createa systemof strong,high frequency I Overview routesc0nnecting with a clearcrosstown Thebasis of the Service Deployment Policies networkatmultinle transfer locations, lnthe I discussedabove is a networkdesign that more suburban focusesresources onthe core routes that carry locations,where mostriders. The District aims to allocate 70% thereare fewer T of its resourcesto demand-based services, tripsin a less withthe remaining 30% contributing t0 densearea, the ensuringa basic level of geographic cotlerage. timed transfer I Inthis way, patronage willbe maximized and, systemwill be employed, Inall cases, the byextension, farerevenue will be increased, Districtaims to design routes with clarity and I logicin mind- forexample, theSan Pablo AC lransit'scurrent route system is busshould travel 0n San Pablo Avenue, characterizedbyfive lines that carry more Brancheswillbe avoided, since they tend to I than40% of theentire createboth informational and operational Fivetines system'slocal patronage, problems,They may be hard for passengers to I carrymore Notsurprisingly, theselines understandand can result in poorservice rharr40% of servethe mostdeveloped frequenciesandscheduling problems, aswell ACTransit's Eflddense part of the asoperational issues relating to upervising I riders, region,with population busesdiverging and merging while trying to densitiesapproaching operateona common schedtlle. 10,000- 12,000persons persquare mile on I thebusiest arterial streets. Anythingthat is hardfor passengerst0 understandcanlead to Becausethe ma,lority of ridersuse only a a relUCtancetOUSe the Anythinqthat is t handfulofAC Transit's routes, the District can transitsystem, For hi:rcjfor buildupon these successes andimprove these this reason,havinq Passeilqer$lo unders.tandcan servicesto attract even more passengers, basicservice deliverv I lejr{rto a whichwould in turncreate more nolitical criteria,which includei supportforthe system, AC Transit's emphasis , {e'LJCtAflC$t$ tjiie tnestan(]aros T0rsDan' willtherefore beon improving and increasing , the tilfin$ft I of serviceunq _ur._rn.t--- service0n thesecore routes and trunk frequencydiscussed I corridorsthat operate inthe most dense areas below,can lead to a ofthe service district, oroperating new service ntoreeasy to understandsystem for the inemerging high density corridors, Ineither consumer, t rase,adopting a logical and internally consistentmethod of allocating service helps Whilethe majority d the District's resources to furtherthe goal of creatinga useful and will be focused0n productiveroutes, I efficienttransit system. geographicequity considerations are also I AC Transit I Poge 3-7 I I OISTFIcT GOALS AND SEfrVICTPOTIC/ES I important,Most notably, the District is Densityof land uses is one0f themost dividedbetween District 1 (theoriginal importantdeterminants 0f transit ridership, Di$rict)and District 2 (Fremont, Newark), ln 0bviously,the more people in a givenarea, I keepingwith recent District acti0ns, retlenue themore people will ride transit if it is rueditedto District 2 will be spent on service available.Density is also important for t inthat area, transitoperations, Thehigher the density, the moreorigins and destinations there are likely DensityCriteria to bein a givenarea, Well-planned routes, I then,can have a highlevel of productivity in Oneof ACTransit's main criteria for service shortdistances, allocationisthe density of land uses along a I route.Ihe denser anarea, the more frequent Figure3-3 shows the preferred service levels theservice that will be provided, the closer fordifferent densities, established in AC I routeswill be spaced together, and the later Transit's1987 Comprehensive Service Plan, intothe evenirtft service willrun, Theseprovide a clear set of density criteria for servicespacing, frequency, and span t decisions, t Figure3-3 DensityGriteria for Seruice Allocation I Trunk:l0 minutes Trunk: 20,000and over Crosstown:15minutes 15minutes Sat. and Sun. I (HighDensity) Crosstown: [suchas International Boulevard, 15minutes - Saturday TelegraphAvenue I Trunk10 minutes Trunk: 20,000* 10,000 Crosstown:15minutes 15minutes - Saturday (MediumDensity) 30minutes - Sunday I [suchas grid sections inOakland and Crosstown: Berkeley 30minutes - Saturday Trunk:l5 minutes Trunk: I 10.000- 5,000 Crosstown:30 minutes 30minutes - Saturday (LowDensity) 60minutes - Sunday [suchas Hayward, Castro Valley, Crosstown: t someareas of Richmond,Ftemont) 30minutes - Saturday 5,000- 0 (SuburbanDensity) I suchas areas of Fremontand I I Pogr 3-E tllorsh 2002 t I I FYlt0t..Fvzctn I Short RangeTransit Pian ServiceDefinitions and Span Figure3-5 shows the span of service and peak of Service frequencythat AC Transit I will seekto providefor Laterevening ManyofAC Transit's service allocation policies type, anr*night referto trunk eachservice In I manycases, the span of serviceis r0ljtes, cOre service goal is increasingly routes,feeder significantlywider than importantfcr rotltes,and other I thatprovided atpresent, a str0nq types service. of as laterevening and transit Ihesedistinctions night service is nefwork. I areimportant when putting into practice such resourceson demand- increasinglyimportant c0nceptsasfocusing for a strongtransit network. Potential services,However, since service types t based passengerscannot easily take transit if service cantlary by geographic area, it isimportant to foreither end of their journey, provide regardingtheir definitions, isunavailable clarity Withchanging work patterns, more people I Servicedefinitions used by ACTransit are needto travelat nontraditionalhours. shownin Figure3-4, A basicdistinction is Additionally,inadequate early morning, I madebetween demand-based andcotterage- evening,night 0r weekendservice may basedservices, Note that some service types disproportionatelyimpact the working poor (forexample feeder and crosstown) canbe whosejobs often do not coincide with nine to I eitherdemand-based 0rcotleraqe-based, fiveshifts, I I I t I I I I AC Transit I Poge 3-9 I I frIsTRIcr GoATSAND SERVICI POTICIE$ I Figure3-4 $erYiceDefinitions I DEMANDBAsED SERVICES GoreSerricer Routes that fall into this category represent theroutes that should operate atthe most frequent t levelsof service possible, forthe longest span of service. These include: East Bay trunk, major corridor, crosstown and/orfeeder routes providing high levels ofservice, frequencies andpassenger amenities operating 0nthe densest portionsofthe East Bay. Providing these services isbased 0n the user demand orridership, About i0% of the I "user-earned" District'sresources shouldbe dedicated toprovide thistype 0f service, A.TrunlRoutesProvide the backbone 0fthe transit system;operate alongthe arterial stteets and ptovide ahigh I levelof local and limited stop service (10 minute Frequencies orbetter), These routes have the highest priority for capitalimprovements, Includesthe following corridor routes: I I SanPablo lV [ollege/University ll E.14th/lnternational/Telegraph V BancroftlMacArthur I lll MacArthur/Airport Vl Shattuck/Alameda B.IaiorGoridorRoutes:Complement thetrunk route nett,tlork, providing ahigh level of local stop service (10- I 15minute frequencies orbetter). ihese corridors also are candidates forcapital improvements to assist in bus operations,lncludes remaining major corridor routes: I | 6th/Hollis lV Mission ll Hesperian V Sacramento/Marke[ I lll Macdonald/MLK Feeder/CrostmnRoutes:Feedeither BART orother AC Routes, 0rsertle neighborhood circulation functions with I ahigh level ofservice (15minute frequencies orbetter). Includes allother high productivity routes. COVERAGTBRSTO SERVICES I [venthough the vast majority ofthe District's passengers arewell served bythe Core Network, there ate still areas thatrequire service toassist in passenger'smobility needs. About 30% of the District's resources should be for I providingcovetage based services l.FeederandGrosrto:nRoutes:Feedeither BART orother AC lransit routes with a mode$level of service, Also I mayserye asa neighborhood circulation function, Includes routes like1, ?,3, 4, 47 ,,48,49 and others, ll. FleribleSerrice: 0perates in areas where demand is low or when geographical constraints of operating t standard-sizevehicles orevents fixed-route service, Could be deviated fixed-route $ervice ot on-demand service. I I Poge 3-t 0 llarch 2002 I I FY200r"Fv2Ci4 ShortRange Transit PIan Figure3-5 $eryiceSpan and Frequency CoreTrunk and 5AMto10PM 5AMtol0PM 5AMto10PM 5AMtoi0PM AC Tronsit I Pogc3-r r t I I I FY 2002-2006 I Short Ronge Tronsit Plqn I Ghapter4 I Future Direction t I I I I I I I I I I I YryhtmsffiffirymruMmm&w Chapter4: FutureDirectiqn ...... 4'1 DistrictPriorities ,,,.,..'."..,,,.,,.4-1 FinancialOverview ....".',,,.,...4-4 FinanciallvConstrained Seruice Plan ....-..'4'7 Focuson Maior Conidors ,,,...4-9 CapitalOverview ...... ,.,...'..'4'25 Businessp1an...... ,.,.,.,,.,.4-31 Wmb$wwS WffiEt$wffi Fiqure4-1 Ten-YearFinancial Proiection withAC Revenues,,...... " 4-5 Fiqure4-2 RidershipandService Hours (in millions) ...... 4-7 Fiqure4-3 BusinessPlan ..,..,.,4-36 I FY2001-FY20t0 Short Range Transit Plan I I Chopter4 Future Directian Thischapter sets out AC lransit's plans for Thenext priority for AC Transit isto enhance futureservices atld capital investment, themost heavily used core transit services. I based0n anticipated funding levels. lt Expansionsto other services, including detailsthe District'spriorities for lesser-usedroutes 0r titttes of day,Transbay I maintainingexisting services and expanding 0r regionalexpfess service, and new, themas net,v revenues become available. li innovativeflexible service, would be funded alsodescribes theinvestment planned to onlyonce the needs of themajor corridors I improvetravel times 0tt major corridors. andother demand-based routes have been Thischapter also summarizes theDistrict's tnet,0f if fundingwas obtained specifically t capitaland financial plans, which are forthese ptlrposes. containedinfull in Appendices Aand B. Thesepriorities for I Theplans here are those possible with AC expansionsarein Transit'scurrent level of funding,together linewith the Service I withthe new retlenues expected from sources DeploymentPolicies suchas AlamedaCounty's reauthorized discussedin Chaoter transnortationsalestax. Ihe District's 3, whichcall for the I aspirationsshould m0re funding become Districtto devotentore resources tothe core availableare set out in theStrategic Vision routesin the densest parts of the East Bay. I inthe following chapter. systemPreseruation District Priorities I Policf: yefiiclef,eplitceneilt Inthe light of nevvretlenue sottrces, such as 0ptimally,vehicles should be replaced every thereauthorized Measure 12years. The District can expedite the I AETranslt's BSales tax, the AC lransit replacementprocess by usingleasing hishestBoard adopted a policy options,timing the award of vehiclesto FrioritYlst0 statementthat clearry or byother I the fundingavailability appropriate ilr8$erue articulatestheDistrict's methods. servicepriorities forthe ltitt:1ssYstem' I foreseeablefuture. Ihe Rati0nale.' statementrecognizes that ln orderto keepthe fleet modern, safe, I the highestpriority is to presertlethe efficientand environmentally up-to-date, it existingsystem, which includes current isessential thatvehicles bereplaced once levelsof serviceas wellas a well- theyhave completed theiruseful life, I maintainedfleetof buses and facilities to I houseboth vehicles and District employees. t AC lronsit I Pqge 4-1 I FUTUREDIR ECIION t Policy:uehicle Rehabllltatlon Rationale: TheDistrict should c0ntinue to seek funding In orderto improvecommunity satisfaction to completemid-life overhauls, engine re- withbuses that operate in all typesof I pot,veringorother projects that can assist in neighborhoods,theDistrict should have a eitherextending thelife of the vehicle or tttit I forbuses onthe maior corridors 60%. As a result,there should be orarterials enhancementstrategies for thoseroutes - * I "Proof-of-Payment" or timeperiods when productivity and n lmplement efficiencyis low. Ihe District restored night farecollection ontrunk routes, andweekend service in 0ctober 1999, in I contingentupoflsuccessful pilot anticioationof the success of Measure B in projectalong the San Pablo AlamedaCounty, including a night-owl I AvenueConidor networkof thetrunk routes that operate 24 hoursa day.However, noadditional funding Rationale: fromthe reauthorizationof Measure B is I Trunkand/or demand-based routes operate anticipatedto go to increasingservice on in theareas with the most dense residential nightsand weekends beyond that envisioned I artdc0tnntercial development, carry the most for Demand-BasedServices described in the peopleand are consequently themost previouspolicy. The District has been efficient.Priorities relative to the major successfulin obtaining funding for Welfare- I corridorsand demand-based routes can also to-Workservices (during the off-peak time helpboth the District and 0ttr partner period)from a varietyof sourcesincluding; I agertciesin planning efforts to increasethe federalpr0grarns and earmarks, Measure C efficiencyofbus operations, including signal in ContraCosta County, and Alameda County pri0rity,proof of payment,or other capital Calworksfunds, lf theDistrict continues to I improvementsthat carl assistbus besuccessful in obtaining these grant funds, operations.Additionally, some routes, which theycan be used to implementprograms that I operateon crosstown or feeder routes, may maybe useful to thecommunity butare requireadditional night and weekend service inefficient tooperate, I whenwarranted byuser demand. Pollcy:lower Ptoductiuity or Policy:Transbay and Expre$$ I Fleilhle F0utet froatet Servicesshould be increased0rtlower UseTransbay policies developed inthe 1998 productivityroutes (or duringthe off-peak IransbayCSP to expandservice on existing t hourswhen ridership is significantly lower), Iransbayroutes. onlyafter improvements to the major Anyincreases in Transbay service should be I corridorsordemand-based routes have been determinedby the availabilityof external made,or contingentupon funding funds,or theability of theincrease to specificallyforthat purpose. sustainitself. I Useopportunities forexpress bus funding to Rationale: developinnovative service to expand into l Whilethe five major corridor routes carry newmarkets, over40% of the system's daily passengers, thereis $ill a networkof over 90 lower I productivityroutes that carry the remaining I AC Tronsit I Poge 4-3 I FUTUREDIRECIION I Rati0nale: Forrevenues, theDistrict has two sets 0f Ihe ServiceDeployment assumptions: recommendedthat I "The I Districtstaff'$ assumotions forall revenue DistrictShould categories Ensurethat Transbay I Serviceis Setf- r Salestax aSsumptions forecast bythe (Cost MetropolitanTransportation Commission Sufficient (MIC), Neutral)."Funding Transbay Services whichinthe spring of2001 were I generally allocationsfrom State and higherthan the District's throughseparate projections Statesources has long-term benefits for the I District.Approximately $4million of District rerlenuescurrently spent 0n Transbay Theten-year projections using the District's Serviceseach year could be used to further assumptionsareshown in Figure4-1. More I theDistrict's Priorities 0nl0cal service. By detailof all of thereventte sources and securingseparate Transbay and/or express expettseitems, and the IVITCrevenue I allocations,thistype of service will not be forecasts.are shownin the detailed consideredascompeting forLocal transit FinancialPlanin Appendix B. I servicefunding. Thelongterm projections show that the lf separateallocations are not forthcoming, Districtcan afford to operatethe current theDistrict continues to have a commitment levelof servicefor the foreseeable future I towardsmaintaining the operationof assumingmodest adjustments in either Iransbayand/or express service. Increases revenuesor costs. While the projections I to theseservices are anticipated asa result reflectdeficits in Year 3 andbeyond, District of recentfunding allocations from MIC in FiscalPolicy No, 312 requires the adoption theirexpress bus prograrn, However, of a balancedbudget. Through a I increasesabove and beyondthose combination0f reveflue enhancements, allocationsneed to be secttredthrough servicereductions and othercost I outsidesources, efticiencies,theDistrict will balance its futureyear budgets, Finsncio I Overview I TheDistrict regularly updates ten-year financialprojections. Ihe mostrecent I projectionswere approved bythe Board in June2001, in conjunctionwiththe FY I 2001102Budget, using revenue forecasts thatwere available atthe time. Costs are projectedassuming current levels of service, I withadditional line items to reflectspecific serviceincreases anticipated bythe Board. I I Poge 4-4 Msrch 2002 t t FY2001"FY2010 RangeTransii Plan I $hort Figure4-1 Ten-Year Financial ProjectionwithAC Revenues I Farebox $48,0?3 $52,34: $53,24: $54,14;l $55,04: TranspodationDevelop. Act (TDA) 61,09i 57,39' 60,?61 63,?74 66,43t I qn {o' PropertyTaxes 44,594 45,93t 47,31( 48,72! AB1107 30,97! 30,82t 32,21! 33,664 ?E 17( MeasureB 14,24E 18,31i 19,04€ 19,808 20,60( BARTTransfers 5,57( A 70. 6,02r o,r0i 6,51r I Interestlncome 3,62: 3,741 3,881 4,01€ 4,15; Adveftising 2,50( 4,50( OtherRevenue 1,78i 1,68r 1,57{ 4 Ea. ADAParatransit Funding 4,741 9,?1' O AE' I,S1€ 10,28( $tateTransit Assistance (STA) E EA'. 6,02; 6,?0( 6,38( 6,56( I FederalAssistance 41 4' 4l 41 4' 24! 24t 24t 24f 24! ContractServices .l MeasureC 1,16i 1,201 1,24! 1,28t t?, SupplernenhlService 2,22! I,ttl 2,22! 2,22! 2,22! t WelfareTo Work Funding 1,78( 2,38: 1,97t 1,82i 1,90( Enoineand Transmission Gmnt 1,74t 1,74t 1,741 1,741 1,74' STFfunoing - Tires and Tubes 1,10i 1,10; 1,10i 1,10; 1,10 ADAParatransit SetAside 3,45{ 3,70( 3,82( 3,96r 4,10i ADAParatransii Vehicle Lease 771 79{ 8?( I CI\IAFunding 1,70( Section5307/8ridge Tolls 4,90( 4,90( CapitalReserues Transferfrom Equity ot, Encumbrances I $274,80i TotalRevenues $241,831 $254,731 $258,08; $265,7s! Salaryand Wages $100,078 $104,93,r $111,52r $115,431 $119,47' FringeBenefits 56,05' 58,311 60,35! 62,47' I PensionFund 12,Q24 12,691 13,49f 13,S6i 14,45( Services 18,21f 18,45; 19,1 0: 19,77i 20,461 Fueland Fabricanb 8,25( 8,25( 8,25( 8,25( OtherMaterials and Supplies 9,85r 10,18( 10,54i 10,91i 11,29t q Utilitiesand Taxes 4 771 5,40: Eol I 4,OOi 4,82t Casualtyand Liability 4,2Q! 4,35i 4,50{ DebtSeruice 1,80t |,/J: 1,091 1 R?T 1,56{ ADAConsoftium 15,23! 16,58, 17,98j 19,50: 21,15; Other 2,3?t 2,621 2,45: 2,53r 2,621 I CentralCounty Transit Study 4,04{ 4,?Q'. A AEI 4,5?l RestoreNo. Co. Svc. - MeasureB 1,92 1,981 2,051 ?,13l SanPablo Avenue Enhancements Transferto Equity CanitalizedBus Como. Rehab. (7?.193 (94,?51 f?4 653 {2551s (26.408 I Subtotal:Operatinq Expenses $212,19i $223, $234.81 $243,52( $252,91' Enginesand Tmnsmissions $1,74r $1,74' $2,45, $2,541 $2,63' Tiresand Tubes 1,38f 1,43i 1,481 1,53r 1 4q' I OtherCapital 4,32( 4,481 4,73 4,89, CaoitalizedBus Como. Rehab 22,19: 23.25 24.65: ?5511 26.40r Subtotal:Capital Expenses $2e,64i $30,91 $33,321 $34,48! $35,69t TotalEroenses $241,831 $2s4,731 $268,13t $278,011 $288,601 t SurplusilDeficit) u0,0s2 (12,2s5 (13,803 CumulativeSurplusl(Defi cit) $( $l $(10,051 $(?2307 $(36,110 Decree Consent RevisedNumbers Not Yet Available I Su rolus/ D eflcitl Restafed I I I AC Tronsil I Pose 4-5 I FUIUftE O/RECT/ON t Figure4-1 Ten'YearFinancial Projection with AG Revenues (continued) I Farebox S55,941 li56,64: $57,74: s5u,b4J $59,543 (IDA) 80,756 I TransportationDevelop, Act 69,76( 73,24t 76,91( 84,793 PropertyTaxes 51,69t 53,24/ 54,841 56,49C s8,185 AB1107 36,761 38,41i 40,141 41,95i 43,84C MeasureB 21,42t 22,28' 23,17" 24,0ee 25,063 BARTTransfers 6,771 7,04t 7,33( vl,621 7,928 I lnterestlncome 4,30: 4,45i 4,60! 4,77t 4,93i Advedising 7,00( 7,24. 7,4es 7,7ts1 OtherRevenue 1,571 1,58( 1,58i 1,58f 1,58S ADAParatransit Funding 10,67r 11,07{ 11,491 11,928 12,371 I StateTransit Assistance (STA) 5,68{ 5,BB{ 6,09, 61,307 6,528 FederalAssistance 4' 4' 4' 41 41 ContractSeruices 241 24. 24t, 24t 241 MeasureC 1,38{ 1,421 1,471 1,53r 1,584 I SupplementalService 2,22. 2,22t 2,221 2,22! 2,22! WelfareTo Work Funding 1,97( 2,051 ?,13 2,22i 2,312 Engineand Transmission Gnnt 1,74' 1,74t 1,74' 1,744 STPFunding - Tires and Tubes 1,10, 1,10; 1,1o' 1,107 1,10i ADAParatran$it SetAside 4,24|' 4,39, 4,541 4],70i 4,872 I ADAParatransit Vehicle Lease CIrIAFunding $ection5307/Bridge Tolls CapiHlReserves I Transferfrom Equity Encumbrances TotalRovcnuor $283.12 $?e4,3?: $304.6e $315,47r $324,93 I Salaryand Wages $123,65i $127,98( $132,46( $137,09f g14 1,89r FringeBenefits 64,65t 66,921 0s,26t 71,68i 74,1S( PensionFund 14,961 1s,48t 16,02{ 16,58t 17,16r Seryices 21,18( 21,921 22,68( 23,48i 24,30{ I Fueland Lubdcanb 8,83t 9,14i 9,46, 9179r 10,14' OtherMaterials and Supplies 11,68( 1?,09r 12,521 12,96( 13,411 Utilitiesand Taxes A 1q( 6,41{ 6,64' A R7i Casualtyand Liabllity 4,991 E 4At c,Jc( E E,l' t 7?, DebtService 1,49; 1,42( 1,33; 1,?4t 4 rEr I ADAConsortium ??,95{ 24,90! 27,021 29,32i 31,81f Other 2,72( 2,811 2,91, 3,011 3,12' CentralCounty Transit Study 4,70( 4,87! D,UOi 5,25i 5,45i RestoreNo. Co. Svc. - MeasureB 2,20t 2,281 2,36 2,44t ?,53( t SanPablo Avenue Enhancemenb Transferto Equity CaoitalizedBus Comp. Rehab. 07.333 (28.28S (29.280 (30.304 (31,365 Subtotal:Operating Expenses $262.70! $272.93 $283,6171 $294.771 $306.431 I Enginesand Tnnsmissons $2,72t $2,8?( $?,s11 $3,0?( $3,1?( Tiresand Tubes 1,64( 1,70t 1,76, 1iB2l 1,88! OtherCapital Jtllt 5,42t 5,62: 5i82r 0,uJi CaoitalizedBus Comp. Rehab. 27,33: 28.28t 29,281 30,30 31.361 I Subtotal:Capltal Expenses $36,92' $38,24i $39,s8, $401971 $42.411 TolalExpenses 2SS,63l $311.1 7 $323.20i $335t751 $348,851 $urplus/Deticft) fl6,508 (16,856 H8.ffi4 e0,875 (23.920 I CumulatlveSurplus/Oeficit) $(52,61I $69,474 $(87,978 $(108.253 $(132.174 ConsentDecree RevisedNumbers Not Yet Available Su rplu s D eficiil Restated I t I Poge 4-6 Mqrch 2002 I I shortRan n*'11:i: :';iJl l Finsnciolly Constroined reflectsthe passenger projections byfiscal year increasesin service Service Plon andthe associated I hours, 0uetvieuu Figure 4-2Ridership and I ln 1999,the AC lransit Board voted to ServiceHours (in reinstateservice to manyof theroutes and millions) timesof day that it wasforced to cutin I 1996due to lackof funds. The District used reservefunds to coverthe cost of the service t until proceedsfrom the reauthorizationof MeasureB are available. With increased rerlenuesfrom the reauthorizationof t MeasureB, Alameda County's half-cent transportationsales tax, AC Transit is nowin I a positiontobuild on this success, andadd a smallamount of service in addition to maintainingtherei nstated services. Iheservice changes are planned to be I introducedinfour phases. The San Pablo Usingthe ServiceDeployment Policies, AvenueCorridor is scheduledto be first in I discussedin the previous chapter, asa 2002,based on an existingDistrict guide,the District intends to improveservice commitment.Phase2 encompasses allof inthe following areas' centralAlameda County, which is theonly I I Morefrequeni service ontrunk routes; partof the Di$rict that has yet to experience includinglimited stop seruice 0n s0ttte serviceimprovements asthe result of the I |.OUIES servicerestructuring during the 1990s, Phases3 and 4, plannedfor 2003 and 2004, n Simplifyingthenetwork tomake it easier involvesnorthern Alameda County, Each forpassengers touse the bus t phaseisdiscussed below. I lmplementingRapidBus seruice onseveral I ofthe major corridors' trunkroutes Phaseone: san Pablo AuEnue u Maintainingfrequencies oncore routes collidolRestructuring and I r [xpandingthespan of service ona few EliminatingLow-Ptoductluity routesthat warrant ntore seruice on noutes- 2002 weekendsorlater atnight Thisphase would implement service I enhancementsalong San Pablo Avenue, in [venwith the modest increases in service additionto refiningservice routings in overthe next five years enabled by Measure WesternContra Costa County, The goal is to I Brevenues, theDistrict anticipates ridership improveheadways along San Pablo for both increasingbyalmost 15% by 2005. Based limitedand local service to etteryten t onthe service increases, thefollowing table I AC lronsif I Poge4-7 I FUTUREDIRECIION t minutesallday long, a$ proposed inthe r Nostandard onlowdensity/off peak ServiceDeployment Policies. The associated seruice "EnhancedBus" improvements planned are r Establishspan of seruice parameters in I "Foctis discussedbelow under 0rttttaj0r accordancewiththe Service Deployment corridors". Policies' I ' TrunkService: 24hours, seven days a Ihe phasetltould als0 eliminate s0me week duplicativeand lightly used service in . LocalCroshtown Seruice: 5 AM * 10 I NorthernAlameda county. PM peak I PnaseTwo: Centtal Alameda r Nostandard onlow density/off tounty- 2002 service I Thisphase erlc0rttpasses the cities 0f r Connectmajoi trip generators withtrunk Haywardand San Leandroand the conidorsandestablish transit hubs where unincorporatedareas of AlamedaCounty. localcrosstoWn routeswould connect with I Thepr0p0sed revisions, which have been trunkroutes. Transfer hubs which have developedwith elected officials and staff beenidentified include: fromthe two cities, the county and the local r SanLeandro, Bayfair, Casiro Valley, I schooldistricts, will increasethe efficiency Haywardand South Hayward BART of routes,introduce service to new areas, stations,andUnion Landing Shopping I andextend thespan ofservice, Center r Minortran$fer hubs atSouthland Mall, process I Aspart of the collaborative study FoothillSqitare, andChabot College withlocal officials, the study'sPolicy r "lnformal" pointsalong East AdvisoryCommittee adopted the following transfer Boulevard,Winton I goalsfor updating the local route structure: 4thSt,, Mission Avenue,Foothill Boulevard, Castro r MeetAC Transit Service Deployment ValleyBoulevard and Hesperian t Policies Boulevard routes n Restructuremostof the existing plan witha primaryfocus on proposed high Beforea formal canbe adopted, the I proposed frequencytrunkroutes with connections to routesand service changes are andfrom local crosstown feederbuses. subjectto modifications based on financial constraints,operational c0ttlr'nitrnetlts and I t Establishbusservice frequencies in publicinput. The proposed plan is also with Deployment accordancethe Servlce subjectto anenvironmental review pr0cess. Policies, I r Ten- 15 minutefrequencyon trunk routeservice I . 15- 30minutes onlocal crosstown service I I Poge 4-8 March 2OO2 I I shortRann*'11:ii i';iil andthe I PnaseT[ree: Malor Cortidot advanced,San Pablo Avenue LeandroCorridor' RouteRe-Configutation, Berkeley/0akland/San - 2005 I ItofthetnAlameda county Backgtound Pha$eFout: Mafot cotridot Eventhough AC Transit 0perates rttore than I RouteRe'Configulatlon, onehundred busr0rttes, ju$ five of these ilotthetnAlameda [ounty - 2004 carryrn0re than 93,000 passengers daily- ofthe entire local system I phasescombine both a restructuring morethan 40% These patronage.Asa result, there is a pressing andextension of service in North County' theDi$rict to setpriorities for new alsoeliminate redundant services, needfor I They andcapital projects in these arterialand trunk service, and services improve andto set standards forservice establishnew routingsto sertle corridors, andreliability' This secti0n I developmentsin [meryville and 0akland' frequency thesepriorities foreach of the ten Additionally,there will be service outlines somajor trunk lines in thesystem, in improvementsalong the major corridors that or I ofchanges toboth bus services and arecandidates for capital improvements' terms physicalinfrastructure such as traffic Thesechanges will be develoPedin andbus stoPs. I consultationwith the local jurisdictions and signals thepublic, Theultimate goal is to develop a system of withhigh quality, frequent and I Corridors trunklines Focuson Moior reliableservice. Inturn, this will support I Ihissection gives a detailedsummary of AC theentire AC Transit systent, byreducing Transit'splans to improveservice on its traveltime and wait time on the busiest majorcorridors, particularly through cutting lines,and facilitating transfers toand from I traveltimes. These corridors account for the themore lightly used cross-town andlocal District'sbusiest and most productive routes,The rapid routes ofthe trunk Iine r0tttes,and the most significant gains in systemshould be easy to understandand I ridershipcanbe exPected here. navigatefor rtevv0r veteranusers' The investmenthere should pay returns in terms anda discussionof Aftersome background ofincreased operating efficiencies, greater I theplanning and ridershipandsubstantial benefits t0 users operationalgoals, ofthe system. I this section describesthe Plannlngand 0Pelational Goals I characteristicsof AClransit, unlike a grade-separated rapid ACTransit's three transitsystem, operates inan external and tiers of capitalimprovements: Basic complexenvironment. Buses generally I lmprovements,Enhanced Bus and Bus Rapid ooerateonthe street system along with all plans Transit.lt then focuses on specific for theother traffic. Until recently, the District I thetwo corridors where planning is furthest hadlittle influence overthese conditions' I Poge 4-9 I AC Tronsil I FUTUREDIRf;CT'ICN I Astraffic worsened, busservice experienced use,with good patronage rewarded bybetter moredelays. Inthe last fifteen years, the serviceand shorter waits. This supports systernaverage speed declined from 14,2 rnanyof the ServiceDeployment Policies t m0hto 12.0mph - a i5% slowing.Every discussedinChaptel 3,such as coordinating onepercent decrease in average speed either servicewith land use, and advocating for I increasescosts by a likeamount, orrequires and/orimplementing transit priority a decreaseinservice. lmproving running t]leasures. timeis a highpriority objective to meetthe I goalof aneffective and efficient transit Tomeet these goals, potential new services system, shouldbe evaluated based on three factors: passengersperreve11|Je n0ur,passengers per I Inthe last several years, local cities and retlenuemile, and Fubsidy per passenger. otheragencies with jurisdiction over Local Thiscan be accomfilishedif the following I streetshave warmed to transitpreferential principlesareconsidered: projectsdesigned to speed bus flows and helpthe District carry more passengers at a r Serviceshould beplanned andallocated I lowercost. Experiments alongHesperian accordingto{n overall policy, rather than Boulevardin San Leandroindicated essentiallybdsing seruice decisions 0n I substantialimprovements in bus times, responsetocomplaints, whilethe on-going San Pablo Avenue Corridor n Allocationof service must reflect some studyis aimingto decreaseoverall running considerationi of geographic equity, but I timesby at least 10% ultimatelyproductivity andusefulness ofthe - 20%. serviceshould begiven greater weight. A '10%- 70% I inueaseln A i0% * 20%increase Additionally,a mor( productive and useful speeilsbI tS05 in speedsby 2005 servicewill havebertain characteristics, I shouldhe the shouldbe the minimum including; mlnimum objectivefor operations oUerthefor I in eachof thetrunk r Morefrequent service incore corridors operatlonsln geographical earilof the corridorsoperated by r Greaterroute spacing insome trunIrorrldors. ACTransit. After these areas,causing elimination ofservice on I projectshave been s0tner0tjles cornpleted,the District r Somelater service insome areas I shouldaim to at leastmaintain average r ooerationonweekends and $peedseach year. The specific treatments Moreroutes in thatshould bepursued, sttch as bus-only holidays I lanesand Proof of Paymentfare collection, SocialEquitV and Enuironmental arediscussed below. Justlce I lmprovingtrunk line service gives priority t0 A productiveand useful system maximizes areaswith the greatest potential for transit thenumber of people using the service, I I Pose 4-10 Itiarch 2002 I I shoriRan n:+',:iL i';iJf I thoughpatronage may be concentratedin reviewedduring the Service Deployment fewerareas than in a networkthat Policieseffort. However,social equity tlvas I ernphasizescoverage rather than notsimply an after thought, ora pass/fail productivity0r need. Creating a productive $creenthat was used after service policy I andrrseflrl system is a keyto 0ngoittg recommendationsweremade. Rather, financialstability. By carrying ttl0re pe0ple tnvironmentalJustice issues were arn0ng withoutrunning more service, AC Transit can thosefirst considered attdaddressed in I increaseits fare revenue asa percentageof developinghow service would be deployed as operatingcost. partof botha financiallyconstrained operatingmodel, or if additionalresources I Thereare also important social equity wereavailable for a rnorerobust operating implicationsto this appr0ach. Ihe most scheme. I productiveparts of the system - those with thehighest level of useand highest fare Aspart of the service policies process, the rerlenue- tend to belocated in areaswith District'sBoard of Directorsreviewed I higherpopulation density and higher transit analysesthat supported the commitment to denendence. SocialEquity issues. Maps that depicted low I incomeand/or autoless households (oftena TheDistrict also has a commitmenttoward surrogateto poverty 0r disability)were furtheringthe considerationof comparedto recommended routing 0r t Environmentaliusticeissues - projects 0r frequencychanges to determine general prograrttsthat would place a disparate and/orspecific impacts to those I negativeimpact 0n a c0rtttttunitybased on populations.Inmost cases, recommended race,color or national origin. In developing improvementsto the nett,rlorkdirectly and theservice policies, great care was taken to positivelyimpacted those neighborhoods I enstrrethat the District's low income and withthe highest concentrations of both low minoritypopulations would be well served by incomeandCalworks households. anyproposed changes. Over the past few I years,the District has undertaken ntany Themost nroductive corridors inAC lransit's stepsto furtherits commitmentto system- those with the highest level of use Justiceprinciples, In andproportionately leastreliance 0n I Environmental "strbsidy" Novemberof 2000, the District hosted a external - tendto belocated in forumon [nvironmentalJustice in areaswith higher population density and t transportationforthe San Francisco Bay higherdegree of transitdependence dueto Area.that was the first suchconference in income.Thus, service design policies that I theregion. placea somewhatgreater emphasis 0n productivityalso havethe effect0f Toensure that any future service policy "rewarding"higher densities of urban I wouldnot discriminate against any 0ne development,andalso have economically community,all 0f the existingservice progressiveimpacts. Ingeneral, theareas I policies* bothformal and informal - were withlower productivity and a corresponding I AC Tronsit I Poge4-l I I FUTUREDIRECT'ION I lowerdensity, do not havethe topermit more projects to qualify for Federal c0ncelttrati0nsof individuals who are either NewStarts funding, which is generally transit-dependentor chose to taketransit. restrictedto projects with a transitguideway I Theseareas tttay be better served by other component.Howet/er, typesof flexibleservices to provide a basic the threetiers of Baslr I levelofmobility. improvementsoutlined lmFrouenents However,the routes that are recommended herecould remain the reprerenttfie in thisreport for the mostsignificant same,regardless of the minimun I operatingand capital improvements transect finalfederal definition lnvestment areas0f the District that currently have high forBRT. neededto result t proportions inneasutable of lowincome and minority r[angesin residents. inthe lmprovingtransit service IiEr0ne: Baslc ridetshiP. urbancore and on trunk lines contributes to lmplouement$ t socialequity and environmental justice by Basicimprovernents are improvingthemobility of lowerincome I residents. definedhere as chdnges to busoperations andnew infrastructure that offermodest reductionsin vehicle travel time. enhance I capitallmplouement$ the environrnentf0r passengers and help Ihissection describes animprovement plan contributeto a unifiedc0rrid0r identity. forthe District's major trunk routes, based Theyrepresent the minimuminvestment I onthree levels ofinvestment: neededto resultin measurablechanges in ; Basiclmprovements ridershipand systet"n efficiency, andcan I generallybe implementedat low cost r EnhancedBus throughnormal pr0curetttent channels 0r I BusRapid Transit (BRT) otherexisting programs, However, s0me I basicimprovements such as trafficsignal Thethree tiers are additive, meaning that priorityare capital-intensiveand are I thelower tiers of improvementscontribute to dependentonas yet unidentified sources of theachievement of the next higher level. revenlJe. Thetnhanced Bus tier incorporatesall of the I Basictier and the BRI tier incorporates most Urrrrcrrs of the [nhancedBus tier, Ihe BRI improvementsarethe most capital intensive Theheavy ridership on the priority corridors I andwould be applied to only the most \,varrant$bus teohnologythat speeds heavilyused corridors, boarding and I alighting,in order Manytransit agencies are advocating that to redttcedwell the FederalTransit Administration adont a timeat stopsand I definitionfor BRIthat is closerto AC overalltravel time. Transit'sEnhanced Busconcept, The idea is At present,while I I Poge4-12 March 2O02 I I shortRann*';?:li :';iJ; I passengerscanexit through any door, they such,bus stop placing is a mixtureof near arerequired to boardthrough the front door, side.far side and mid-block locations. I andare often forced to squeezethrough crowdednarrovv aisles and doors, Apart ihereis a needfor a systematicreview of placement goal I fromthe latest low-floor models, the buses busstop withthe of reducing alsohave interior steps. traveltime and realizing other operational efficienciesin priority c0rrid0rs. Unless I Thereisan immediate need to procure new prohibitivelydifficult, all near side bus stops busesto increaseoperational efficiency, shouldbemoved tofar side locations, as speedboarding and alightingfor all trafficsignal priority systems function best I passengersand contribute to a unified withfar side stops. corridoridentity. They should have the followingfeatures, Formany intersections, theonly costs will be I to relocatepoles and flags, install bus pads, w Threedoors on a 40jootcoach and four paintthe curb and relocate displaced I doors0n a 60{ootarticulated coach, parking.For locations that would affect permittingpassengers toenter orexit from accesstoadjacent pr0perties, therewould anydoor, The multiple doors make aProof- bethe added costs of c0rnpensating property I of-Paymentfarevalidation system possible, ownersorrelocating driveways. andsignificantly reduce dwell times at I stons, SHnlrrnSAilD OTHEN STOP I Simplifiedrampaccess andsecurement for ltnpnovuutttts t wheelchairs Thecurrent system of bus r Low{loordesign from front door to rear stopsisa mixture ofpoles seats withflags and benches I without w Moderndesign with large window area and and stons rearwindows benches,The installation and maintenance I ofthe benches is the responsibility of a I Large,bright, color-coded headsigns privatefirm that earnsrevenue by selling w Lowemissions, comPliant with advertisingspace, and many are placed with I needsof advertisingrather than r CARBregulations the passengersin mind, There is animmediate I r Customer-friendlyseatingarrangement needto upgradebusstops to improvethe r Ouiet comfortof passettgBrs,increase ridership andcontribute to a unifiedcorridor identity, I $ropRttocAlrorl ACTransit is inthe process of installlng 500 Thecurrent system of bus stops has evolved busshelters inthe cities of Albany, Berkeley, I overtime, and stops have tradiiionally been Emeryville,Fremont, Hayward, Newark, San placedatlocations that do not interfere with Leandro,and the unincorporatedareas of I traffic0r access toadjacent properties. As AlamedaCounty through its contractor, I AC Trsnsif I Poge4-l 3 I I:UIURE DIRECI/ON I LamarTransit Advertising. Ihe contractor Thecapital components fora busarrival willbe resnonsiblefor the installation. informationsystem include: I maintenance,andupkeep of theseshelters, r AutomaticVetiicle Location transoonders whichwill protectpassertgers fromthe onbuses provide waitinglocation, weather, a safe I Electronicinformation signsfor shelters I provide and businformation, nrakeAC andstations Iransitrtr0re identifiable inthe community. r Wirelesscommunications system I AC Transit.Lamar. and the Local n Softwareto hanage data and predict jurisdictionsare notu w0rking together to arrivals I determinefinal shelter designs, shelter * Intedacewith World Wide Web and locations,and additionalc0ntract portabledevices agreements,ln August 2000, Lamar began I theinstallation process IRnnsrtPnt0ntry TnRrnc SrurRrs AcTran$lt ran for transitshelters I redurethe throughoutAlameda TrafficSignal Priority should be sought for petteiuedwait County. Installation of everytrunk route in theDistrict. Currently, tlmebI theshelters isexoected etlerybus is susceptibleto delays from poorly I Ptouidingto be complete bythe trafficcongestion and timedtraffic atcuratebus end 0f 2002.with signals,resulting in slower average travel t rrltaI speeds,compromised schedule reliability I informa*onPJHll:flf'# ;l:l;?; andadded operating costs. usedbus stops along Transitpriority is a technologythat allows a I trunkroutes, busto communicateits location to the BusAnnrunr lilFoRMArorl trafficsignal network and activate signals as I it approaches.Ihesoftware gives priority to Fromthe passenger's perspective, thetime the approachingtransit vehicle but spentwaiting for a busis m0re0tterous than minimizesthe impnctsto crosstraffic. I thetime spent riding in thevehicle. As well Essentially,as a busapproaches an ascutting the actual time spent waiting intersection,thesignal will lengthen the I throughincreasing frequencies, ACTransit amount0fgreen time or shorten the amount canreduce the perceived t,vait time by of redtime to allowthe bus to proceed providingaccurate bus arrival information. throughthe intersectionwiththe least I Suchsystems use satellite-based tracking to practicaldelay. Ihis system works most predictthe arrival ofbuses at stops,and effectivelyif all st0psat signalized I provideinformation via electronicsigns at intersectionsarelocated on the far sideof stops,the Internet, artd p0rtable devices the i nte rsectio rt. suchas personaldigital assistants and I nhones. Transitpriority traffic signals require the following capital investments: I I Poge4-14 March 2002 I I shortRann*'11:il i'6iJ; I Upgradesto traffic signal heads and A completelistof hotspots targeted for controllersunder iurisdiction of cities and immediatetransit priority treatments should I Caltrans be undertakenas part of the general Hardwire interconnection linkingall trafiic implementationoftrunk line improvements. I signalsin a conidorwith a traffic management Tierlwo: EnhancedBus cenler ln€asurEs EnhancedBus includes all the Basic I Prlority plus at hotspots r Transponders lmprovementslisted above, additional sltouldbe an installedon rneasurestospeed up service and increase I urgentfotus for buses reliability.The improvements begin to allow improuements. u Softwareto forhigh quality limited stop service with I managesystem closeheadway spacing. r Traffic/[ransitManagement Center Los Angelesrecently inaugurated an I EnhancedBusprogfarn 0n Wilshire and HorSpors VenturaBoulevards, Ihe prograrnhas I Ihereare many intersections along major increasedtransit ridership by25%, with streetsthat contribute to significant delays manyof these new riders being former single to currentbus service. Ihere is an occupartcyvehicle drivers. I immediateneed to addressproblems at thesehot spots in advanceof other transit hutrrp$rop Slnvlct I priorityrneasures forthe corridors asa Themost important single element 0f whole,This should be given the highest EnhancedBus service is the efficient priorityfor improvementsbecause benefits operationof high-speed limited stop service I to operationsandto thepublic could be in conjunctionwith a backgroundlocal bus realizedvery quickly. The following are service.Ihis combination provides both a I examplesof transitpreferential rneasttres fastertrip for passengerswilling to walka thatshould beconsidered atkey locations' littlefurther to a busstop and preserves the easilyaccessible Local service that stops t r WestGrand Avenue' Re-establish HOV etleryfew blocks, Limited stop services laneswestbound wouldlikely stop at intervals upto halfa n CollegeAvenue, Develop overall plan mileapart. I includingsignal timing optimization, relocationofcurb cuts, and selected queue Threepriority corridors currently have some I iumPs variationoflimited stop service' I Broadway(0akland)' Re{ime ouibound w InternationalBoulevard/East l4thStreet signals I r SanPablo Avenue r MacArthurBoulevard: ldentify issues I relatedtoone-way operation n FoothillBoulevard I .AC Tronsif I Poge4-15 I FUTUREOIRECI/ON t In mostcases, though, the existing stops monthlypass, valid multiple ride pass, etc,) needt0 bestreamlined to make the service while0n any trunk line 0f thesystern. reallyeffective. Roving inspectors I would ensu re TftsSan Pablo QururJuup lnrrs corl]pliarlce by Avenue I randomlyinspecting lanesare short bus-only lanes EnhanrEdBus Queueiump for farepayment, and located0n the appr0ach to intersections lineha$ beBn issuinga citation for I (usuallyatthe curb) that allow the bus to selertedas the thosewho do not have "jumpthe queue" of automobileswaiting at flrEtto a farereceipt. Proof- redsignals altd ltlove to the front of the line, implement t of-Paymentsystettts Proof-of- Thebenefit of the lane can be increased by are oftencombined Payment. useof a bus-onlysignal that allows buses "self with service" I throughthe intersection before other traffic. tic ket vending Oueuejump lanes require the removalof machines,and worl1 more effectively if a I parkingort the approachside of the highproportion offafes are prepaid. intersection.The greater the average length TheSan Pablo Averlue Enhanced Bus line I 0fqueues during the peak, the longer the between0akland and Richmond has been qtleuejump lane should be for maximum selectedas the first to imnlementProof-of- benefit.The pavement in a queuejump lane Payment.Following evaluation of the San I shouldbe upgraded to be able to withstand PabloAvenue test, the Districtwould theaccelerati0n, deceleration andlateral implementProof-of-Payment throughout its forcesassociated withheavv vehicles. I entirenetwork, starting with the Telegraph Avenue/lnternationalBoulevard/East 14th PRoor-or-Pnvurtr Streetand City 0f Alameda/Shattuck I A Proof-of-Paymentsystem with all-door Corridors,and MacArthurBoulevard. loadingallows passengers withvalid passes, Ultimately,allpassengers 0nall linesshould I ticketsor transfers to board through any havefare receipts 0rpasses at all times, door,without having to showtheir pass to However,all-door boarding with rartd0ttt thedriver. lt allowspassengers to board the inspectionwould be restricted to appropriate t busfaster, reducing dwell time (which can trunkroutes, and m0st lines would continue accountfor ten percent of a route'srunning tooperate inessentially thesame rnanner as I time)and increasing theoverall average today:passengers willboard at thefront sneedofthe bus. dooronly and drivers willcollect fares. I Ihesystem combines flexibility and low cost 0rrrnTnRrnc lupnovrmrnrs withthe fewest impediments t0 passengers, in narticularthose with disabilities. All ln all likelih0od,an Enhanced Bus program I passengerswould be required to display wouldrequire that improvements bemade to up0nrequest a fare receipt (a transfer, theroadway system toeither speed traffic as I I Puge4-16 Nlarch 2O02 I t shortRano*'lliii i';iJl I a wholeorto mitigate theimpacts ofqueue InnrsrrSrnlots jumplanes, This may include re-striping BRTstations would resemble smaller I lanesorupgrading signals. versionsof light rail transit stations, rather thanconventional busstops. They could I Tietlhtee: Bus Rapid Ttansit havevarying designs for basicstations and BusRapid lransit (BRl involves the for majortransfer points 0[ centers0f nulnanil highe$level of capitalinvestment, activity,Each station would have the I Ttan$.lt . wlitr the c0nstructi0nof fixed followi ng basic features: flatm$-;;ilr.;t0 infrastructure,andis intended forthe n Sheltersandseating I ;;il;r;-iitiis mostheavily used corridors. BRTuses I Farevending machines a dedicated,bus-only right-of-way to I Systeminformation suchas maps and experienrelspeed service, and features highly I developedstations, together withmost schedules of the basicimprovements and r Electronicbusanival signs, asdiscussed I EnhancedBus imDrovements described above above,Ihe intent is to createa rail-like r Boardingplatforms levelwith thebusfloor ridingexperience forpassengers andachieve I the fastest,rn0st reliable bus service lnnrAsslsr AID Pntclsl0tt Docrtlc possible.BRI also focuses onsupporting I transit'orienteddevelopment andincreasing [mergingbusguidance technologies canaid thecomfort andsafety ofpassengers. thedriver of thebus, improve the comfort of passengers,reduce accidents andincrease I bemanually Bus-0tttvlnnrs operatingefficiency. They can overriddenby the driverat attytime, I Thekey operational andvisual feature ofBRT Automaticguidance offers two applicati0rts Corridorsisthe provision ofdedicated bus- forBRI: onlylanes, either inthe median oralong the t Laneassist, which uses the guidance I curb,to permit buses tobypass thevagaries systemto travel between stations, Ihis Othermotor vehicles oftraffic congestion, mayhelp conserve rightof-way byallowing wouldbe prohibited fromtraveling inthese I fornanower lanes. Additional benefits lanes,and turns across them would only be includeasmoother ridefor passengers and permitted locations, I onlyat signal-controlled greatersafety, Thelanes also permit the bus to travel a u Precisiondocking at busloading straighterpath al0ng the street, increasing nlatforms.Tolerances ofless than a half I thecomfort ofpassengers andallowing the inchare possible thatcould allow direct busto pullmore precisely parallel tothe platformto bus boarding ofwheelchairs I boardingplatforms orcurb stops. Bus-only andeasier entry and exit for all lanesalso reduce conflicts between buses passengers. andbicycles andother motor vehicle traffic, I Twotechnologies areavailable, I AC fronsit I Poge4-l 7 I FUIUREDIRECTION I n Opticalsystems. Ihese are in use in r Signalupgrades onadjacent or parallel severalFrench cities, and involve acantera streets I mountedinfront of the $eering wheel, I Streetscapeimprovements forremoval of painted whichcan read coded markings on medians theroad. The system keeps thevehicle on I therequired routewith atolerance ofa few inches,andfits it accurately intobus bays settingPrioritles at busstops for effodless level access. Thissection sets 0ttt the prioritiesfor I Theoptical guidance bars are merely investmentoneach of themajor corridors. paintedonthe road surface and can be Eachcorrid0r wa$ ranked according to the relocatedatminimal exoense, followingfactors: I n Magneticsystems. A magnetic r HighExisting Ridership guidancesystem, developed bythe PATH t r HighPotential forNewRiders programat UC Berkeley, is ready for commercialimplementation. lt uses r Politicalandlnstitutional Readiness I ceramicmagnets imbedded justbelow the r Corridorlnve$tmentby0thers pavementsurface, read by on-board detectors.Ihesystem ismore accurate Ihe rankingof tl'ietrunk line corridors I thanthe optical system andis capable of generallycorresponds to the phasing precisionmovement within tolerances of scheduleproposed inthe District's Service I twoinches, DeploymentPolicies. The San Pablo EnhancedBus improvements andBerkeley- Mrrtcnttottor Uilnvotonrrt 0akland-SanLeandro Bus Rapid Transit are I EnurnonmrilTArlMPAcrs thehighest priority projects, and have Installation0f bus-only lanes and BRT undergonesubstantial planning work. The I stationscould require removal of traffic justificationfor theseprojects is discussed lanes,medians 0r s0ttte adjacent parking. indetail below. parking I Mitigationof trafficcongestion and Othercorridors, identified in the District's losswould be an important cost component AlternativeModes Analysis, are project 1993 of anyBRT anda criticalelement in discussedin terms of thethree tiers of t gainingand retaining thesupport of the public investmentrBasic lmprovements, Enhanced andcity officials. Busand Bus Ranid Transit. t Mitigationrneastlres may include, but are notlimited tothe following: I r Streetwidening r Disolacementofstructures I r 0ff-streetparking lotsorgarages I I Poge 4-l I Msrch 2O02 I I shortRann*'l?:il i'JiJfi I EnnancedBus bothroadway and transit improvements I (sanPahlo Auenue c01rld01) withintheAC Transit Di$rict. TheSan Pablo Avenue Corridor is the highe$ Theproject would include improvements to: priorityproject for the District's trunk lines. I Transitservice - frequent limited stop I Thecorridor is plannedto have an [nhanced seruiceandpriorlty attraffic signals Busservice - the second ofthe three levels ofimorovement discussed above. r Fixedtransit infrastructure I shelters,benches, waste receptacles, lighting,information kiosks and ticket I PnorrcrDrscRlplon vendingmachines SanPablo Avenue is a kevroute for both the r Generalstreetscape landscape Statehighway and transit systems. lt is the andpaving, pedestrian safety features I onlysurface arterial connecting Downtown suchasbulbouts andstreet trees 0aklandwith all of the East Bay communities to the north,and I PUNPOSTAilD J{EED often servesto handle overflow Forthe followingreas0ns, AC Transit will t traffic from closely developitsRapid Bus service onthe San parallellnterstate PabloAvenue Corridor. 80, Withapproximately i5,000riders per I Relief: San day,San Pablo is alsoone of thefive main Traffic Gongestion trafficrole, along ACTransit corridors which carry more than Pablo'scritical and unique of landuses along I 40%of the system's ridership, lt serves withthe characteristics generatedsignificant sevencities - m0rethan any other AG Transit the corridor,has thespeed and line- andis theonly AC Transit trunk route congestion,compromising I ACTransit service. Mo$ of the whichconnects the northern portion of the reliabilityof landttses, Districtin ContraCosta County with Berkeley streetis linedby commercial parking,sothe street and0akland. At 17miles, the San Pablo line servedbyon-street t a isalso one of the longest inthe system, sertlesas both Statearterial and a Thesan Pahlo t IheSan Pablo route faces serious problems COmmerCialStreet, ftuenue c0rrit|or of c0ngesti0n,tensions between various Ihis congestionis the highest roadwayttsers, and inadequate transit tendsto be worst PrlorltVFrolect t fotthe Pablois alsoan extremely alongthe central service.San Dlstrltt'strHnk complexcorridor institutionally, posing many sectionofthe route I challenges,but also providingthe from0akland to El opportunityfor multipleagencies to prove Cerrito.Around University Avenue in t thatthey can cooperate to define and Berkeleyin1999, this was setlere enough to achievec0tttm0n goals. For these reas0ns, triggera DeficiencyPlan under the I SanPablo has emerged asa majorfocus of CongestionManagement Program, 0ne 0f I AC Tronsif I Poge4-t 9 I FUTUREDIRECIION I onlyfour arterial Deficiency Plans ever corridoris lowincorne, with 14% living in requiredinAlameda County. poverty,well above the Districtaverage of r0.5%. I InstitutionalReadiness:This is an imoortantreasort whythe San Pablo Avenue Newcommercial andresidential development I Corridorproject has in the SanPablo Avenue c0rrid0r 0fotlides Tnemulti-agenrY movedforward. Not only additio na I opportunities' for ridershi p growth. chararterofthe AC lransit,but also MayorBrown has made the addition of t SanPahlo Aueftue corridorcities, Caltrans, 10,000new residents to Downtown 0akland corrldorran make Alameda County a centralg0al 0f hisadministration, and I Rr0gress CongestionManagement commercialgrowth is also eltpected here. rumbercome,hut Agency and the Western Meanwhile,dozens 0f commercialand It alsomales the Contra Costa residentialprojects are plannedin cortidor I Emeryville, is engagingin attrartlueto IransportationAdvisory El Cerrito of itsSan Pablo fundlng$oilrces Committeedevelooed redevelopmentof much I sucna$ $lTC. interestin andknowledge Avenuecommercial frontage, and the City of about the corridor SanPablo plans additional residential throughthe planning develooment. I pr0cess,which began developing a set of proposedsolutions fortraffic and transit UnmetNeeds for Transit: BART issues.The multi-agency character of the providesimportant long distance service, but I SanPablo Avenue Corridor can make itsstations arewidely spaced. 0utside of progresscumbersome, butit alsomakes the Downtown0akland, I corridorattractive to fundings0urces such thereare only three iledlum-leilgth as |VlTC,which support multi-agency BARIstations in the trlRs,for uuhiclt projects.Other major AC Transit Corridors corridor, and lacalbuses are I haven0t been the subject0f similar important destinations tooslow to suchas Emeryville prouldean DTOCESSES. Bre I notserved. ACTransit attrartlve Transit$upportive Land Uses: The and othertransit sertlce,arE not characteristicsof thecorridor make it a operators- Emery-Go- well-seryedat t highlyappr0priate location for concentrated Round,Golden Gate pte$ent, transitimprovements. Some 140,000 Transit,Westcat, and people,or ten percent of thepopulation of Vallejolransit - caterfor localtrins. t theAC Transit District, live in censustracts However,medium-length trips, for which adjacentto San Pablo Avenue. The average localbuses are too slow to providean I populationdensiiy exceeds 10,000 per attractiveservice, are not well served. AC squaremile, considerably denser than most Transit'scurrent lirnited stop service on San I ofthe East Bay and attt0ng the highest inthe PabloAvenue operates only every 20 BayArea. Much of the populationof the rninutes,andonly irt peak hours. I I Poge 4-20 Marsh 20O2 t I oror'r,'rt; $ ho rt Ra n n *t ;i iJl I ProjectPhasing: The San Pablo Avenue vehicles.Systems likeihis are in use today tnhancedBus project will be phased in in Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania; 0ttar,va, Canada; I between2002 and 2004, Service changes andCuritaba, Brazil. Compared to light rail, wouldbe implemented firstfollowed by BRThas substantiallylower construction constructionof new infrastructure. New costsbecause it does not require rails or I RapidBus service with frequent limited stop overheadelectric wires. BRI also offer service,wider stop spacing and Proof-of- greateroperating flexibility compared to rail, t Paymentfare verification is expected to be in as thevehicles are able to leavethe placein 2002 or 2003, This initial phase guidewayandrun on regular streets. woulduse the current low-floor bus fleet, I PnorrcrDrscRtprton Transitsignal priority is dependentonthe reachingan agreement withthe ProjectFeatures: Ihe Board adopted I District preferred sevenLocal jurisdictions, thetwo county BusRapid Transit as the CongestionManagement Agencies and technologyfor the Telegraph I Caltransregarding signal protocols and Avenue/lnternationalBoulevard/[, 14th policies.Traffic signal priority is expected Corridor,with the understandingthatlight I to bein place along San Pablo Avenue in railshould be considered asa long-term 2003. goal,The BRT systettt in thecorridor will be designedin a wayto maximizethepossibility I Constructionof the first roundof busstops ofa potentialfuture upgrade to light rail, couldalso begin in 2003,Construction TheBRI system will includethe following I wouldcontinue through 2003-04. New features: European-stylebuses could operate on San r Dedicatedtransit lane along most of the I PabloAvenue in2003, corridor (Berkeley- ru Trafficsignal priority and coordination BusRapld Transit throughoutthecorridor 0akland-SanLeandto Cotridot) I r FrequentBRIservice with a background Fourof ACTransit's five busiest bus routes localservice (fiveto 7.5 minutes between operateinthe Berkeley/0akland/San Leandro BRTbuses) I Corridor,carrying approximately 66,000 stationspacing than existing ridersper day. 0f these, 40,000 trips are r WiderBRT (1/3t0 2 milebetween BRT thecorridor, amounting to nearly busseruice t within stations) 20%of ACTransit's total daily ridership of about230,000, and comparable to t"nany u BRTstations including shelter, boarding I lightrail systettts inCalifornia. platform,benches, security features, fare machines,reallime busarrival information I Thepreferred Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) andother amenities technology0pti0n would be similar to light n Proof-of-Paymentticketing railtransit, except it useslow-floor, low or I zero-emissionbusesinstead of lieht rail I AC fronsit I Poge 4-21 I FUIURE DtRECT/OI'/ I I Low{loor,multi-door, level- automobiletraffic in theIelegraph Avenue boarding,clean-fuel BRTbuses area,The study will also consider details of serviceto theJack London District and the I RouteAlignment. 0aklandAmtrak Station. BRT0ffers The recommended I greateroperating alignmentprimarily PunposrAilD [IEED flarlblllty usesTelegraph Ave in Betteraccommodate high existing comparedto rall, thenorthern portion of I asthe vehlcles bus ridership: The corridor the corridorand ertc0rnpassess0me0f ACTransit's most areahle to leare lnternational theguideway and heavilyused bus r0utes, attd s0rne of the I BoulevardE. r[non reSular / l4th in highesteflploylttent and residential streEts thesouthern oortion. densitiesin the EastBay. Services t It beginsinthe north frequentlyoperate with standing loads nearthe Downtownduringboth peak and off-peak periods, BerkeleyBART station. From there, the despitesix-minute frequencies and the use I alignmentuses Shattuck Ave, Bancroft of60-foot articulated buses, Way/DurantAvenue, Ielegraph Ave attd Broadwayto 0akland City Center. lt leaves lmprovespeed and reliabilityof t downtown0akland using some combination localtransit service' Theaverage 0f1lth, 12th or 14th St, and proceeds on speedof busesin the AC Transit service area I InternationalBlvd and E 14thSt through hasdeclined ata rateof one percent per 0aklandand San Leandro, with a possible yearfor the lasttwo decades, lt currently deviationinto the San Leandro BARI station. takesup to anhour and 40 minutes totravel I Itterminates atBay Fair BART. the18 miles from Berkeley to San Leandro. Heavypassettger loadings combined with I A dedicatedtransit lane would be orovided $eadilyworsening traffic conditions have on ShattuckAve, Telegraph Atle, and er0dedreliability, reduced travel speeds and Broadway,and on the sectionsof increasedoperating costs. I lnternationalBoulevard and E. 14th between the0akland/San Leandro border and Davis Serve under-served travel I Streetand between San Leandro Boulevard markets: A keyobjective ofthe project is andBay Fair Drive. Part of Telegraph Avenue to improveaccess to importantemployment couldbe converted to a transit-only mall, andeducational centers in the East Bay. I providingsignificant travel time benefits to Thereis a largeexisting travel market of therider, 255,000daily trips trying to reachtttaj0r employmentcenters and educational I APhase ll study will work out several details institutionsin the EastBay, including particularly of therecommended alignment, downtown0akland, UC Berkeley, downtown I in thedowntown areas 0f Berkeley,Oakland Berkeley,and downtotrrln SanLeandro, 0f andSan Leandro, and how to reconfigure these255,000 total weekday trips, 115,000 I I Poge 4-22 March 2OO2 I I $hortRann*o;i:ii i';iJl I arecurrently not well served by either BARI Avenueand InternationalBoulevard/East or existingAC Transit service. These trips 14ihStreet, and in eachof thedowntowns, I couldbe better sertled by an investment in throughproviding better access. improvedACTransit service in thiscorridor. justice: ln addition,there are over 60,000 students Furtherenvironmental The I enrolledat UCBerkeley, Laney College and corridorhas 50% tn0re n0n-white residents poverty thepublic high schools, junior high schools andtwice a$ tttany people living in I andmiddle schools inthe thanthe average for theAC Transit service corridor. All these area,Transit investment in this corridor TheBu$ Rapid institutionsarelocated in wouldcontribute to improvedmobility for I TransitFrolect is arearesidents andgreater access tojobs. lntendedto helF dense,built up urban areas sput wherethe costs of I redeuelopment.expandingroadways or PnorrctPnnsnc parkingare prohibitive. Recognizingthat implementingthe full I Reduceauto use and congestion: BRTprogram will take Toattract current auto users, transit must severalyears, the AC I be reliableand time-competitive. Ihe TransitBoard agreed reliabilityand speed improvements fromBRT - to implementEnhanced Bus features, sttch aswell as the more comfortable andsecure asbus priority attraffic signals, asa first I busesand stops, and amenities such as - phase.Ihis will provide immediate benefits real-timeinformation will heln make transit forcorridor riders, while putting in place I a viableand competitive alternative with the manyof theelements of the evetttualBRT privatecarfor travel inthe corridor, system. I Contributeto transit oriented 1 - EnhancedBus: Thefirst project Phase development:Ihe isintended to phaseconsists ofthe improvements possible takeadvantage of existing transit-supportive withthe Track I fundingidentified in the I patterns, new landuse andalso help spur MetropolitanTransportation Commission's developmentandredevelopment efforts, jobs, RegionalTransportation Plan. This currently I Downtown0akland has around 80,000 amountsto$175 million in dedicated and andMayor Brown is seekingto bring 10,000 potentialfunds, The goal is to implement tlet,vresidents to that area. TheEast mostofthese improvements by2004' I 0aklandneighborhood, which accounts for abouta thirdof thecorridor, has a I New,high{requency limited+top bus I populationdensity of ttt0rethan 25,000 seruice personsper square mile, while other parts of r Transitpriority attraffic signals persons thecorridor have more than 11,000 t Busarrival information I persquare mile. The improved service is intendedto focus and catalyze t Proof-of-Paymentfareverification I redevelopmentefforts along Telegraph n lmprovementsatsome local bus stops I AC fronsit I Poge 4-23 I FUTUREDIREGT!ON I In addition,the following BRI components Alamedaand 0akland International Airport, couldalso be implemented aspart of the Eachof thesecorridors would have a high- TrackI project,These elements would be frequencylimited stop service. Bus-only I completedby200i' lanesor queuejump lanes would be s0ught onlywhere substantial benefits to operations I r Aportion ofthe final design effort arep0ssible. Additional feasibility studies r A portionofthe total length ofbus-only wouldbe neededto determineif these lanes corridorswarrant a Bus Rapid Transit type of I r A portionof the BRIStations with serviceand t0 determinethecanital and associatedguideway improvements operatingimpact to theDistrict. Both the I Foothilland MacArthur Corridors have beett u Mitigationofsome environmental impacts includedin MIC'sapproved attd final RegionalTransit [xpansionProgram of I Phase2 - BusRapid Transit. The projects. Track2 p0rtionof the projectwould consist ofthe following elements: I Bnslclupnourmrilts - BAilcRoFT, I Completionoffinaldesign $rxrn/Horu$,$AcnAilEItTo, r Linehaul porlion ofguideway between BRT tlncDornrD/MlK, Mrssrott, HrsprRrRtt I stations Ihesebus routes have somewhat lower daily I Mitigationofenvironmental impacts ridershipthan the top five trunk lines. I corridorprovides important il Majorutility relocation However,each c0rtnectivityandis a keyelement of an t improvedtrunk line system, None of these Futurec0rlid01$ corridorswould have limited stop service but Thesecorridors are important arterial streets eachcould benefit from basic improvements I withheavy transit ridership. lmprovements to fixed infrastructureand service to infrastructureandbus service would enhancements,The District would need to beginto beput in place after ?004, once evaluatethe additional capital and operating I changesare made to theSan Pablo Avenue requirementsif limited stop service is and TelegraphAvenue/lnternati0nal pursuedinthese corridors. t Boulevard/East 14thStreet service. IheHesperian Corrldor should be given a EnHnncruBus - FoorHr[[,ilAcARIHUR, relativelyhigh pridritywithin this gr0up I $rnrru cx/Arnu rpn/At RPo RT becauseof the previ0usinvestment in the corridorand in$itutional readiness onthe I FoothillBoulevard and MacArthur Boulevard part0f theCity of Hayward,Alameda County servethe dense East 0akland neighborhoods, CMAand the District.A signalinterconnect Eachof these routes carries about 20,000 projecthas recently been completed by the I dailyriders. Ihe Shattucl/Alameda/Airport CMAand a trafficsignal priority test Corridorlinks Berkeley, downtown 0akland, conducted,meaning that improvementsin I I Poge 4-24 Ir,|srch 2OO2 I I shortRannu'llXiL I'JiJl I thisc0rrid0r can be accelerated,The forpossible federal, State or Localgrant HesnerianCorridor has also been included in funding. I MIC'sapproved and final RegionalTransit ExpansionProgram ofprojects. Anotherimportant planning document is the District'sAnnual Budget. The capital I elementof the Budget is based0tt the Cqpitol Overview projectsinthe Capital lmprovement Program, I Summaty butit alsoreflects any subsequent changes thathave taken place due to newfunding ACTransit's planning forcapital projects opportunities,changes in funding I involvesintegration of federal and State allocations,andchanges to the District's grant-fundingpr0cesses with the District's caoitalneeds that are identified in the internalplanning, budgeting, andproject budgetingprocess, I approvalpr0cesses. Thissection provides an overviewof the variousprograms and Theseprogrants 0rprojects should also be I projectsthat are included in the Capital includedin countycongestion management Plan,which is reproducedin full in Appendix plans,and in the StateTransportation A. Ihiscapital plan is submittedto the lmprovementProgram flP) and Regional I MetropolitanTransportation Commission, Transportationlmprovement Program (RIIP) whichuses the informationto develop the thatare developed by the Metropolitan I Regionallransportation Plan(RTP) that TransportationCommission and county determinesState priorities for capital CongestionManagement Agencies. The TtP projectsinthe nine-county BayArea, Includesprojects for which federal and Staie I fundingis sought,while the RTIP is usedto Onepart of theCapital Plan is theCapital requestState administered transportation I lmprovementPlan,which describes the funds. District'scapital replacet'nent pr0grattt. Ihis planensures the continued viability of the Hignlignts I equipmentneeded to support the baseline services,andalso covers equipment thatis ACTransit's Capital Plan includes the I neededforthe ex0ansions outlined inthis followinghighlights' chaoter.Current federal and State u Newbuses and other vehicles, including legislationrequires that pr0grarns and European-stylebusesthat offer features I projectsforwhich the District is seeking unavailableontheir American counteroarts fundingnrust first be submittedin the I Preventivemaintenance I Capitallmprovement Planin thisSRTP, whetherasa specificproject 0r as a general u Maintenanceandreplacement offacilities progratn.[ach year, AC Transit staff and the andequipment, suchas heavy equipment, I Boardvvork together to determinewhich buildingsandinformation systems prograntsand projects should be submitted I 0n-boardequipment forcommunications t andfare collection I AC lrsnsit I Pose 4-25 I FUTUREDIRECIIOil t r Transitcenters additionalvehicles tofulfill the needs ofthe plannedgrowth u Specialprogrants, suchas hydrogen fuel inservice. I technoloryandlow-emission engines ilon-RturnurFrrur Utnrcrrs TheDistrict has established a n0n-revenue I Ihe District'sFleet Replacement Plan vehiclereplacettte|'tt progrant that is includesboth revenue vehicles (buses) and currentlyfunded wiith its ownfunds, as it t n0n-re\/enuevehicles has not received rheDlstrlct [a$ (serviceand support federalmoney for usedInnouatiue vehicles, such as road thispurpose since ff I funding supervisors'cars). 1993/94. This strategierto progratttdictates that I Furchase RrurnurFrrrr vehiclesare replaced atthe end of their Eilropean-style cost-effectiveuseful lives or when they have uehlclesthat Ihe District'songoing operatedtnore than 100,000miles" I offerfeaturer Revenue Vehicle AlthoughFIA guidelines allow a shorterlife unavailahleon ReplacementProgram spanof fourto fiveyears, the MIC capital I turrentAmerlcan prescri bes the planningpr0cedures require a seven-year life modelr. replacementof buses forthese vehicles. and smalltransit I vehiclesthat have eltceeded their useful ACTransit has included replacement of non- lives, Theprogratit establishes an ret'enuevehicles in the District-funded acceptablelifeof 12years for a bus,16 CapitalBudget since the unavailabilityof t yearsfor over-the-roadcoaches and seven grantfunding for this prograttt has resulted yearsfor a stttalltransit vehicle, in linewith inmany vehicles that have far exceeded iheir t thoseestablished bythe Federal Transii usefullives. Administrationandin the BayArea Region. Althoughthe District follows the vehicle PRturnnyrMnrnttnnncr I pr0gram, replacement it alsocontinually new IEA-Z1allows for purchase The flexibilityunder strivesto innovativevehicles. thecanitalization of nreventive maintenance I procurement Followingthe of theDistrict's costs,including both labor and materials, Boardestablished first low-floorbuses, the andwithout a limiton the total amount that I that only low-floorvehicles would be capitalized.Total costs for purchased tttay subsequentlybe forlocal service. maintenancefar exceed this rBQUgst; funding TheDistrict has also used innovative thereforethe District has limited the funding I strategiesto purchaseEuropean-style requestedfrom federal sources to $7 million vehiclesthat offer features unavailable on eachyear, with $1,8 million in matchto be I currentAmerican models. The average age providedthrough District funds. ofthe current fleet is 8.4years, Current olansindicate a need for a minimurn0f 113 I I Poge 4-26 March 2002 I I shortRann*';i:i't I'JiJ,1 t ln FY1999, the District elected to defer replacement,will helpthe Districtachieve someof thescheduled bus reolacements in the maximumeconomic life fromexisting I exchangefor fundingfor preventiveassetsatthe lowest cost. rnaintenarrce.This action is providing$4,9 millionin federalSection 5307 funding otter TheDistrict does not anticipate receipt of I a four-yearperiod adequatefunding for this progratttfrom federal,State 0r Stateres0tlrces in the T[eDistrict does startinginFY 2000. future.In an attempt to address t notantlclRate foreseeable rerelptof Underan arrangement criticaldeferred maintenance andequipment adeqllateoutside with MTC.the Di$rict replacementneeds, part of this program has t f undingfor its has substituteda beenincluded in theDistrict-funded Capital Farilitiesand PreventiveMaintenance Budget,while a portionhas received funding EquiFment Projectfor funds fromsome federal and State s0urces. I pr0gram. originallyprograrnmed for busreplacement, in Fnctttrl rs I orderto facilitatethe purchase of European- TheFacilities and tquipment Program also stylebuses. Since these buses will be includesexpansion projects that the District procuredfrom outside the U.S., the federal feelsit mustoursue inorder to maintain I fundsthat are normally used to purchase budgetedservice levels and optimal busescattnot beused, Instead, ACTransit performancestandards, This includes a ttew I will usen0n{ederal funds from its operating facilitywhich is neededto address the budgettopurchase thebuses, and use the plannedgrowth in serviceresulting from the federalrtt0ney for preventitle rnaintenartce. reauthorizedMeasure B sales tax and new I txpressBus services funded under the I FRclttrtesRtoEoutpnrnr PnocnRm Governor'slraffic Congestion Relief Program. Ihe Facilitiesand Equipment Maintenance TheDistrict is lookingat optionsto builda Programreflects the District's priority of newfacility in South0akland or Central I maintainingthe existing system before AlamedaCounty. This would house embarkingonexpansions. Ihe program was approximately250bu$es, leaving s0t"ne r00tn I establishedtc ensure forfuture growth, In the short term, the TneDi$trltt i5 that the District's flirtrint mrv plpr.ttn pvnnndtn pvictins l00klngat0ptlons urvlr rvl trruJ v,tusrrv v,rrvlrrtb facilitiesareproperly facilityto addressimmediate needs, to huildansuu maintainedtO avoid I fatllltY in s0utlr lmprovementsto the Haywardfacility may deterioration,andthat providespace for additionalbuses to fulfill 0aklandor Centralheavyequipment is I fitamedacounty. theanticipated service expansion plans upgradedor replaced associatedwith the Central County service to enstlreoptimum restructuringandplanned express bus I performance.This pr0grattt, which includes routes. maintenanceof facilities, heavy equipment I andinformation services upgrades and I AC lronsil I Poge 4-27 t FUTURE DIRFCl'ION t FrxrpAsstr Rtptnctuurs ACTransit has s0 far receivedlimited TheFacilities and Equipment Program also externalfunding for its InformationSystems I coversihe anticipated capitalreplacement needs. lt hasbeen ar,vardedmillion from the federal Many needsof the District's $i srheiluled otherfixed assets, such as CongestionMitigation and Air Quality I replacementsreplacentent 0r upgrades Programto replace its Maintenanceand hauebeen forheavy equipment. The MaterialsManagement lnformation System I delayeddue Programalso includes witha newstate-of-the art is tothe lack of to facilities EnterpriseAsset Managementftt Tranrit imnrovements oneof a sufflclent andsites that will need to System. I funding' handfulof be upgradedto meet TheDistrict will continueto BayArea increasinglystringent utilizeits ownfund$ to maintain rperators I federal,State, and Local building c0des, and upgradeinformation whauulll environmentalprotection standards and systems.The PeopleSoft Human particlpate toxic wastedisposal and handling Resourcesand PaVroll systems inthe I restrictions. wereimplemented in 1999, and Iranslinlr provide pilot. Asnoted above, the Di$rict{unded Annual readyacce$s to time I payroll, CapitalBudget has provided funds for a reportil,lg, human smallportion of this pr0grattt,and limited resourcesand benefits information, Other proposed I fundinghas been received from some State projects includeimproving andfederal sources. However, t"nany telecommunicationsthroughout the District, scheduledreplacements have been delayed fullycomputerizing fuelislands, and further I dueto the lack of sufficient funding. upgradingtttanagemertt information systems, the computernetwork and computer hardware. t lnroRruRror$vsrrtn RrptRcrmttts TheInformation Systems projects directly 0n'BonnuEQurpmnnr I benefitAC Transit service by providing timely,reliable and upto-date information 0n-BoardEquipment refers to additionalor to facilitatedecisions 0nall aspectsof specialdevices installed 0nrevenue and t Districtoperations, including fleet n0n-revettuevehicles tofacilitate or enhance maintenance.IheDistrict has established efficientbusoperation, I an executive-levelInformation Technology SteeringCommittee, which is developinga RnuroCoulrtuucnnon Svstru/SATC0M five-yearInformation Technology strategic TheDistrict has received federal funds from I capitalplan to determinehowand when severaldifferent $0urces for the Radio equipmentand software will bereplaced or CommunicationSy$em/SATC0M project, I upgraded. whichcontinues to be a priorityfor the District.There are a varietyof sub- I I Poge 4-28 March 2002 I I shortRann*'llXil i';lJl I componentsto the SATC0Mproject, years,the District received STP funding for including' thisproject which will provide funding I throughFY2002/03, r Advancedscheduling software upgrades I I AutomaticVehicle Location/Monitoring Encrrrntu TnRrsurssrott ItptRcrtuttr t lnternalandexternal announcements Fundingawarded for this projectunder the I I MaterialsManagement Information StateTransportation lmprovement Program is Systems providing$1.7 millionper year m Technologyimprovements toallow orlera four-year I strategiessuchassignal priority, schedule predictioninformation, andrealtime Tran$ltcenters I passengerinformation atstops and kiosks alloutseuetal period,beginning in FY btsesfro*t andover the Internet dlfferentroutes 1999/2000.lt willto bepresent at I FRReCorrrcron Svsrtu/TRntsllttx partiallyfund the onte$o tilat lVlTChas been working with State transit rehabilitationof patronsra* approximately80 ttan$ferwtrtnl I operatorsforseveral years to developa orr minim$m enginesand OU universalticket that can be used on all Bay U|Jnltlngtimes. Areatransit systems, MTC awarded a transmissiottsperyear, t contractfor the implementation ofTransLink These rehabilitated tothe Motorola Corporation, anda sixmonth engineswill enablethe Di{rict to maintain I pilotprogram will begin in 2002.AC Transit themajor components of its transitvehicles is oneof a handfulof BayArea operators to ettsurethat the vehicles achieve the whowill participate in the pilot,and plannedservice life, t equipmenthasbeen installed 0nall 124 busesat the Richmond Division, Funding for TnnrsrrCrnrtns I IransLinkis beingprovided under an FIA Io easepassenger transfers between routes grantto GoldenGate Transit, who will andimprove passenger comfort, transit functionasthe srant administrator. centersare being developed at key points I throughoutthesystem. Iransit centers allow TrRrRro Turt RtptRcruttr severalbuses from different routes to be t TheTire and Tube Replacement project presentat onces0 that patrons can transfer directlybenefits passengers asit enables withminimum waiting times. Ihe facilities I theDistrict to maintaina fleet of busesthat allowbuses to arriveand depart without aresafe and reliable. Historically theIire blockingother buses, and provide a safe and andTube Replacement Program has been pleasantwaiting environment. The centers I fundedwith District operating funds, The arestrategically located where several amountallocated annually for this project is routesnaturally c0nverge, resulting in high I approximately$1.25million, In recent transferactivity. I AC Tronsif I Poge 4-29 I FUTUREDIRECTION t Thecenters are als0 located at majoractivity AlamedaCounty. The full list of sitesis centersthat generate a significant number follows: I of walk-inpassengers, andat intermodal r BARTSites(Major transfer points) stationsto facilitatebus to train connections.Most BART stations in theAC r Coliseum t Transitservice area serve as transit centers r Fruitvale tofacilitate both State and local travel. r UnionCity I Fromthe time the transit centers were r fl Cerritodelfl|ofte initiallyenvisioned in 1987, c0rtstructi0n costswere consistently adjusted for r Hay,vard t inflation.However, other economic factors r We$Oakland haveresulted in rising construction costs, r ElCerrito Plaza I Therefore,the District will be seeking additionalfunds to completethe transit r Richmon{ I centers.Adescription ofthe transit centers r Fremont foundin Appendix canbe theCapital Plan in r SouthHayward A. t x Non-BARTSites ADAProrsrnrRr ErrRrcrmrnrs Rr r ContraCosta College t TRRIstrCrnrtns r [t|ewPark Mall project I This wo'uldimplement Transit Center r [astmontTownCenter DesignEnhancements thatwere developed in t conjunctionwith the District's Accessibility $prcrRrPnocRRln$ AdvisoryCommittee, These enhancements I willimprove safety and mobility for persons SpecialPrograms are comprised of projects withvisual and other disabilities by thatmay not fall tlttdergeneral replacement providingclear travel paths to andfrom bus or constructioncategories, yetare active I loadingareas, and navigation assistance elementsof the ACTransit's Capital Plan, throughtheuse of tactile surfaces. Thissection includqs plans or programs that t aregeared to imgroveDistrict operation, Consistentwith the guidelines of the State increaseridership 0r plan for upc0ttting prograrnfor thisarea, these improvements federalmandates. I go beyondthe specificADA requirements. Iheimprovements areestimated to cost HYonocrn/Furrf Frrlrcrrorocv I $50,000per transit center site, and the Di$ricthas received federal funding for the Hydrogenfuel cell technology offers the pr0rnise quiet, public fourlocated inContra Costa County. Ihe 0f emission-free I Ihough in its infancy,it Districtwill c0ntinue to seek funding to transportation. still profoundly implementtheimprovements at sites in will changethe way we travel, I I Poge 4-30 Morch 2002 t t shortRann*'l?:iL i'''i:: I equivalentto the ertgines,Ihe net,ver engines will replace Atott Fsrcent transitionfromhorse and relativelyhighpollution units operating at I tliletshlP buggytoautomobile. 3.3mpg with engines achieving 4.0 mpg with lnrreaseis significantlyreduced pollution. Thevehicles expectedhy Along with other receivingthenew engines I 2005. rtternbersof the witl remainin active lHthe il8xt tilro Californ ia Fuel Cell ooerationfora minimum of yearl,the I Partnership,ACTransit will playa viialrole sixyears before they are Dlsttittulll bulld in developingandtesting methods for repliced.li is anticipated mllll0n hydrosen,..,-l-l: fuellnfl operatingan entire fleet of fuelcell buses thatthis new tech'^l^-,, I underthe demands of a largeand busy wittreduce opwuting"iortl tto tiflt*iltl;; system,Ihe demonstration is designed t0 as well as provi.de fueledand acquireasmanl I showhow fuel cell buses can be significantcontribution to asnine buses. maintainedefficiently and perform the improvementof air consistently.ln the next two years, the qualityin the BayArea t Districtwill build a $3million hydrogen Region,Ihe District will continue toseek fueling and fundingto completethe replacements onall I maintenance 123vehicles with two-stroke engines. center and acquireas ttlany Business Plq n I asnine buses. It will alsoapply for additionalfunding to 0ueruiew I expandthe initialfleet to twelve. Maintenancepersonnel will study patterns of Ihe Districtdeveloped the Business Plan to performanceto determine whether a problem summarizethe large-scaleprojects that it will undertakein the next several years. lt I is dueto randomfailure 0r frotticonditions 'big-picture' uniqueto theroute, and report back to the providesa viewof whatthe partnershiponthe results. Districtintends to accomplishwith regard to I serviceoperation and relatedcapital prograrns, provides Rr-powtRruEncur Reptncturnr and a correlation I PnocRRm betweenitsdaily bus service and the longer- rangeaspects of its operation.lt is thetool TheDistrict has beenreplacing old, to helpthe District carry out its Vision, I conventionaldiesel engines with new high- MissionandGoals. tech,low-emission diesels, tosignificantly reduceozone-producing chemicals and TheBusiness Plan has been divided into the I dieselparticulate pollution, and to improve following3r03s: Base System 0perating thebuses' fuel mileage. Program,0ptimal System 0perating Program, l andMajor Projects and Programs. The Base Thisinvolves the renlacement of two-stroke 0peratingProgram includes projections of l engineswith state-of-the-artfour-stroke servicelevels and operational projects that I AC fronsit I Poge4.31 I FUTUREDIRECT/ON I contributeto those service hours. The years,These Major Projects and Programs 0ptimalSystem 0perating Program provides aregrouped in categories foreasy reference. projecti0nsof service levels and ridership However,this is I T[€Fusiness Plail associatedwithservices that the District only a proridesa 'blg yet wouldlike to implement,are reliant upon representationof plrture' view of what I aninfusion of fundsnot yet available. The the types of theDistrlct Inten{s MajorProjects section includes projects that prograrnsand to arcomFlirlr. theDistrict intends to completeover the next milestonesthat I severalyears. have beeni BaseSystem operating Plan identified.The projects listed are by no I meansthe only important ones that the Ihe ACTransit base operating pr0gram Districtis undertakingduring the life of the representsthe fixed-route system that the SRTP,Most projects listed have developed I Di$rictcan both operate and maintain specificmilestones for completion over the throughthe year 2010. Ihe Base Fixed Route nextfew years. A fullli$ of projects[s I Systemis predicatedupon the existing ten- listedat the back of this chapter along with yearbudgetary projections, approtled in June thefull Business Plan(Figure 4-3). 2001in conjunctionwith the FY2001102 I budget.This system provides theexisting illRlon[onnroon ltnpnoutmrnrs levelof service.aswell as those services thatare anticipated to be enhanced with Timelinesfor the major corridor I additionalMeasure B f unds, Ridership lmprovementsarelisted 0n the Business (Figure project estimatesassuttte growth over the ten-year Planchart 4-3), The l componentsarernore fully described in the peri0d- in facta tenpercent ridership "Focus increaseisexpected bythe year 2005, onMajor C0rridors" section earlier in thischapter. I OptlmalSystem 0peratlng Plan RtstRncrAilD SIUDY Pnocnnus Plan I The 0ptimalSystem 0perating prograttts representschanges to the system that, if Researchand Study include projects fullyfunded and implemented, would render thatassist the District in identifying I a significantincrease in ridership. Ihe bothlong and short term needs. They can developrnent0f strategiesin the plan are described in helpthe District during the wellas in Chapter5:Strategic Vision. serviceoptions, as determining I howbest to mdrketthe servicesto customers.Thel Research and Study MaiotProfects and Ploglams Programsare catef,orized into several main I Eventhough the business plan focuses on areas,and those elrpected to be completed operationalprojects, there are also programs in thenext few years are listed below, I andprojects that are keeping the District in However,several discrete projects may be its forwardtrajectory for the nextseveral includedineach category. t I Poge 4-32 March 20O2 t I shortRann*'I1:ii 1'JlJl I DataCollection and Surveying: SignalPriority Programs 0n-boardpassenger profile - 2001-2003 lmplementation0f San Pablo Ave in FY I 2A07103;Inventory ofcosts and components MajorCorridor Boarding and Alighting Survey forother corridors inFY 2002/03 I in2003 FnnrPRocRRns Telegraph/lnternational/E.14th I Corridor: Fareprogrants are those that either help the Districtsustain its revenues0urces orthose Phase2 study(tlR/EIS and Preliminary thatcould facilitate the collection of fares I Design)- 2002-2003 0nvehicles. These include capital and operatingprojects associated with Proof of I Maintenanceand Administrative Paymentalternatives 0r specialty pass FacilityUpgrades: pr0grams. I FeasibilityStudy of Divisionlmprovements in TransLink FY2001/02 Demoin D-3 in 2001102;Complete I ErurnonurilrAtPRocRAMS installationbyFY 2003/04 thathelp [nvironmentalPrograms are those Ecoand Glass Pass Program I the Districtto becomea tttore "green" environmentally organization.Ihese RenegotiateUCClass Pass in FY2001/02; I prograrnsnotonly help the District be a good DevelopStrategies of Ecopass or0ther Class neighborwithin the community, butalso will PassPrograms inFY 2002/03 helpthe District move towards sustainability I goals. FareCollection Programs FuelCell Buses lmplementProof of PaymentonSan Pablo in I FY2002/03; Other corridors in FY 2003/04 Prototypein FY 2004/05; Infrastructure I completedbyFY 2003i0a illRRrrrncnilo Pusuc lrroRuRuon Pnocnnms EngineRe-powering Program I Marketingand Public Information Programs 33vehicles completed in FY 2000/01; 90 arecampargns or efforts designed to inform additionalvehicles to be completed 2001/02 thepublic, heighten the public image of AC I Environmental"Green" Programs Transit,or improvethe information provided tothe community andriders. l Inventoryof standards and District progress in FY 2000/01;additional progranis I consideredinFY 2001/02 I AC Trsnsil I Poge 4-33 I FUTUREDIRECIION I NewService Campaigns HistoricalProjects MarketSan Pablo and Central County Begin0ral HistoryProject in FY2000i01; I CCCCChangesin lY 2002103; Following Phases of CompletedbyFY 2003/04 ServicePolicies inFY 2003/04 RrsouncrDrurropmrilT PRocRAlrrs I ServiceMarketing Campaigns Apprenticeand Journey Mechanic Downtown0akland, New Resident Direct Mail Training I and TransbayEmployers Program in FY 2001/0? MMMISReplacement I lmageand Awareness Marketing $chedulingSoftware Replacement I ExploreNew Logo/ lmage Design in FY Completeinstallation and use in FY2001/02 2001/02 PnssrncrnAccrss Rtp Alnrntrtrs I PublicInformation Programs Pnocnnnts DevelopNew System Map and User Guides in TransitCenter Development and I FY 2001102;Re-design Timetable in FY Construction 200?103 BeginConstruction onNew Park Mall in FY I Community Outreach and 2003/04 Education StreetFurniture and Passenger I Developand lmplement Enhanced Community Amenities I lnvolvementPlanlnFY 2001/02 lnstallSan Pablo lmprovements in FY CustomerService Programs 2002/03;Seek funds to completemajor corridorsinFY 2002/03 t Voiceactivated phone systems c0tltpleted in FY2001/02; Capital renovations at General TelephoneCenfer Upgrades t 0fficeand San Francisco Transbay Terminal Renovationat Geneial Office completed in FY completedFY2002/03 2003/04 I TechnologicalOpportunities ADA and PedestrianAccess NewWebsite c0rn0leted in FY 2001/02; lmprovements I phonesystertts upgrades inFY 2001/02 Developlnventory ofStreet lmprovements for RevenueGenerating Proiects TrunkCorridors 2002/03 I RenegotiateTDIin FY ?001/02 I I Poge 4-34 lllarch 20O2 I I shorrRano*'11:ii i';iil I TransitSignage Upgrades increasesand imorovementsto the community'sgeneral mobility within the I lnstallPoint-of-Travel Schedules at Shelters servicearea. They are rn0re thoroughly andPoles and Develop and lnstall New Flag describedin the following chapter, and t DesigninFY 2002/03 include, AdvertisingBus Shelters I lmplement0ptimalSeruice Levels r EnhancementsinCounty Wide and Corridor I CompleteInstallation in FY 2001/02; Assist ManagementPlans(Alameda andContra GontraCosta County in DevelopingProgram CostaCounty) inFY 2001/02 t r EnhancemenisonBridge Service I ElectronicSignage n ServingEmerging Markets lmplementPilot Project on San Pablo Avenue m AccesstoJobs4ryelfare toWork in FY2002/03; Evaluate for Expansionin w FlexibleRouting Service I OtherCCCCCorridors inFY 2002/03 r FerryService Coordination/Administration I AuurrronRrSERUTtE l{rros r ConstructionIVlitigation Projects Theseprojects are those that, if fullyfunded t andimplemented, would result in ridership I I l I I I l I I AC Trsnsit I Poge 4-35 F o iOr oo f! 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Q { { EEg P 6 E -5 siEqE ffi b N a= r tiJ' 5 saE' Eto s ,'Hri il+HHEg€ d' Ui HE tiHi Tff -uN F o H €-ffHs _o iHri bl 6 @ o @ EF+E i'''Hr1 d€q Fc$i 6 €.F o o o -@ @ @ o E N 6 ErHg e*g' _a ga @ lo J @ d =4- M o -q E'o {o { o 6 o s b o { I o -oo N N o ifi, I ffi a o E ,]H - F E N @ N rrBi E E lrlEffl E N I I I I FV ft&#l-t0r r I Short ftonEe TrcmE{fFlun I Ghffipter 5 I $tratestc Vision I I I I I I I I t I I I ffiEffiffiffiffiffi e M ffi #ryffi,,*-d_*-_-r#_ffit#ffitrffiffiffitrwwffi Chapter5: $trateqicVision '...'...5'1 lntroduction ,.,...... 5'1 ServiceStrateqies ...,....,...,...... 5"4 FinanciallvConstrained Operatinq Plan ..,..5-g FinanciallvConstrained Capital Element ....,.,.,..,...,....5-11 FareRelated Proqrams ,,..,....5-19 OtherStrateqies ...... ,,.,..5-24 Financiallmpact...... 5"25 WmMffiffiffiffiffiW'ffiffirymmruw Fiqure5-1 ServiceSpans and Frequencies ...... 5'8 Fiqure5-2 FinanciallvConstrained Operatinq Plan ...... ,.5'10 Fiqure5-3 FinanciallvConstrained and Optimal Service Frequencies....., 5-15 ComparisonofRidership and Service Hours (millions) of FinanciallvConstrained andOptimal Svstem ...... 5'16 Fiqure5-5 OptimalSvstem Operating Costs .,...... ,...... 5-18 Fiqure5-6 Costsof Trunk and Crosstown/Flexible Service ...... 5-18 Fioure5-7 Costsof Fare-HelatedProqrams ...... 5-23 Fiqure5-B OptimalPlan - PrimarvStrateqies ...... ,.,...5'27 I FYiA0l-FYtttA $hcri llangeTrans;t Flan I Chmpfer5 StrwfegicVisiom I I ntroduction Whatis noteworthyis that the District's visioncan be achievedusing existing ACTransit hasa long-standingcommitment technologyata relatively lowcost. Signal I preserving quality to andimproving the and improvementswillhelp speed quantity thebuses of transitservice for ourtast Bay through intersections; passengers. c0ngested new I Thisis matchedbyour financial improvedvehicles will allowfor faster responsibility payers to 0ur tax and passettgerboardings and increased rider etttployees.Asthe largestbus-only transit comfort;and fare changes catt improve I providerinCalifornia, ACTransit carries over - passengerconvenience, including a proposal 230,000riders a day about70 million to providea free annual bus pass to middle goal I tripsannually in FY 2000/0i! Our isto andhigh school students from low income greatest passengers servethe numberof ata families. I reasonablecostand fare. Froma financial standpoint, these service Within theBay Region, transportation dollars and fare enhancementswill render arescarce, isfierce andthere competitionsignificantimprovements withmodest costs, I for thosescarce funds. With the exception of Totaloperating and capital costs for the fares, anysignificant increase to AC proposal,both per total rider and per new Transit's t operatingrevenues requires a vote rider,are significantly lower than for many ofthe public. In 2000, March, thevoters railinvestments thatare currently being enthusiastically supporteda measure to fundedby the region.For instance, I increaseAC Transit operatingfunds. EnhancedBusprojects result in a costper ThroughMeasure B,AC Transit will be able to newrider of approximatelywhereas the operateexisting levels $2, I service aswell as a costper new rider for BARTto SanJose is smallincrease, asdescribed inthe orevious currentlyprojected atovef $i00. I chapterunder the FinanciallyConstrained 0peratingPlan. lmprovinglocal bus transit has also become thesubject of a recentlawsuit filed in late ButAC I Transithas a broadervision. In 2000by a gr0trpof neighborhoodandtransit short:to becomethe mobility manager ofthe advocacy0rganizati0tts against IVIIC, AC tastBay. We aspire becomea world-class to Iransitand San Francisco Muni. The lawsuit t systemwith attractive equipment, fast and chargedthat the agencies hadfailed to reliablerunning times, flexible routings, and achieveridership goals establ ished by highfrequency services, This broader vision, I TransportationControl Measure 2 [CM) in entitledThe 0ptimal Plan, lays out strategies the1982 Regional AirQuality Plan. As a to achieveworld-class status. lt also resultof this lawsuit, AC lransit eniered into I presentsa ner,v way lookingat buses- of a ConsentDecree with the nlaintiffs and wherethe end result is movingmore people agreedto developa plan that would, if fully I fasterina highly cost effective way. I AC fro nsif I Poge5-l I $rfiArEfirc Y,srofi I funded,lneet the ridership goals. While AC bothinnovative appr0ache$ to service "flexible Iransit's0ptimal Plan lays out a broader delivery,such as service"intended visionfor the agency, it also responds t0 to replacetraditional fixed-route service in I thoseissues raised by the lawsuit and areaswith low demand for transitservice, "Enhanced settledunder the Consent Decree, attd Bus"service which is I describedbelow. lt alsoincludes ttt0re ATiered Approach traditionalelemenfis such as improving frequenciesdurin$ the midday,owl 0r I TheDistrict has recently c0rnpleted a eveningtime peri{ds when there is low processto bestway asses$the to demandfor service theDistrict. accomplishthegoal of increasingridership fhroughout I to about85 million by 2005-06, then rising Ihe0ptimal Plan is alsofurther refined, to 100million by 2010. This effort reflects resultingin the phasing 0f capitaland I a tieredapproach to service delivery that serviceimprovemenlts for the Enhanced Bus includesincreases to service, a phased corridors.To attfact new transit riders. appr0achto capital investments andfare servicemust be fast,comfortable, and I strategiesthat could be implementedif reliable.Ihese I capital improvements, ridershipgainsare not realized. concentratedonthp ten most heavily used I buscorridors in th$East Bay, are designed Thefirst tier includes the Financiallyto complement servicefrequency Constrained0perating Plan which is based the improvements,andare needed to ensure I 0tt anticipated from existing revettue servicereliability. Increasing service andcontains those or s0urces, improvements frequencybyitself will not be to changesto enough I flfn attractnew riders, dspecially those who have frequency, accesstoan automdbile. hours of I operationor Phase0ne of the0ptimal Plan includes routing that thoseimprovements necessary to implement will increase fasi,high frequency "Enhanced Bus" service I ridershipand fare revenue, resulting in a alongthe major corridors, which is explained m0reefficient and useful service for the morefully in Chapter 4. Phase I elements I public.lt alsoincludes modest capital include' improvementsalongone of theDistrict's EnhancedBuscorridors to help reduce travel m Newvehicle$ to provide 7.5 minute I timealong the corridorand improve frequencies{nthe ten most heavily used passettgers'transitridi ng experience. routes I ru SignalPriorify to allow buses to move Thesecond tier, called the 0ptimal Service throughcongfsted intersections Plan,envisions greater levels of servicethan I the Districtis ableto provideunder ffi PassengerAinenities including shelters, anticipatedrerlenues. This Plan includes benches,realttime information displays I I Foge 5-2 March 2002 I I shc,rFrann*';11i1 i';iJJ I Phasell of the0ptimal Plan envisions enhancemobility inthe East Bay and result furtherimprovements 0n several of the inridership gains beyond those projected as I highestridership corridors, resulting in a partof the 0ptimal Plan. fully implementedBus Rapid Transit (BRI) Corridor.Ihese "high ticket" corridors Public0utreach I wouldinclude thefollowing' Boththe FinanciallyConstrained 0perating r Higherfrequencies tomeet the demand for Planand the Strategic Vision have been the t newservice subjectof considerablepublic outreach, askingriders and other people inthe East w Constructionofbus-only lanes throughout Bayfor theirviews 0tl the proposals. thecorridors t Brochuresand surveys were placed ort etlery il Transitstations atkey intersection busand distributed to m0re than 500 I libraries,town halls, shelters, senior and The0ptimal Plan, combined with the communitycenters, stores and other public FinanciallyConstrained Service Plan places;about 1,500 were received for input I demonstratehowAC Transit can aggressively andanalysis. movetowards its goalof increasing ridership,andmaking the service a useful Publicmeetings were held in sixareas of the I toolfor the community. District,and several community gr0ups t00k advantageofthe offer to invitean AC Transit I FareStrategies have also been identified to speakerto their own meetings, Initial bothsupport and enhanceridership point projections conclusions to strongsupport for most associatedwith both Phase I and proposals,including increasing service, and I Phasell of the 0ptimal Plan. Ihese fare forfare rntegration withBARI. strategies,grouped as PrimaryStrategies t andContingency Strategies, reflect those Forthe most part, people enthusiastically chattgesto the fare structure that would be endorsedthe conceptof increasingservice recommendedto complement theservice frequencies0n tttany of the linesthat they I enhancementsandimprove overall mobility u$ed.lt wasclear, however, that for many forthose who want to usethe system. Io be people,additional service in the evenings I effective,the contingency farestrategies rely andon weekends in areas where services heavilyon the District's ability to implement wereeliminated in 1996 is a higherpriority theservice and capital enhancements. In in the FiscallyConstrained 0perating Plan I certaincases, fare strategies ntay not thanis theconcept of increasingfrequency generatesignificant ridership increases if of serviceduring the day. Themajority of I theservice strategies inthe 0ptimal Plan are thoseservice additions are rec0tttttlended for notimolemented. c0nsiderati0nin the Financially Constrained 0peratingPlan. Ihe AC Transit Board will I Additionalstrategies have also been weighthose considerations laterthis year. identifiedthat, although not under the Inthe 0ptimal Plan however, those trade-offs I controlof theDistrict. could be used to I AC Tronsit I Pose 5-3 I STFlArrt#rcYrsrot, I arenot ltecessary, because both needs are ServiceStrotegies addressed. Asmentioned abovb, Service Plans for the I In thesurvey that was distributed the Districtinclude three main components: majorityof the resp0ndetttsrecognized the m illinorservice levelincreases envisioned for rolethat frequency has in determiningtheir theFinanciall[ Constrained Operating Plan I traveltime, and signified that they would associatedwithnew revenue generated by prefertn0re frequent service, etlen if a the reauthdrizationof Measure B, I transferwere necessary, andthat rn0re presentedinthe previous chapter frequentservice on busy routes would be n A phased preferable implementationofthe 0ptimal I to havingmore routes available Planthat presents a package of service withlower frequencies. A summary of the increasesan{capital improvements that,if c0mrnentsisprovided inAppendix C. fullyfunded, would generate a significant I increase Additionally,0tle issue remains a challenge inridership, andincrease seruice uiilityforthe Ea$Bay for ACTransit in luringpeople out of their flreater I privatecars: travel time. While the majority Bothplans include capital requiretnents t0 ofthe survey respondents signified that they operateand maintain the service, as well as I wantedrnore frequent service, art evert thoseintended to increase ridershin 0r greaternumber signified that they wanted improveoperations. fasterservice with fewer stops rather than a I shorterdistance between stops. The benefit systemDesign ouerulew oftravel time is asimportant to the existing In1999, the Distri0t began work to assess rideras it would potentialnew rider. I beto a howbest to usethe new operating funds that Ihe publicc0ttfirlned that reducingtravel areexpected to bp available through the I timeon buses is a criticalchallenge for AC reauthorization0f lvleasure B in Alameda Transitin luringpeople out of theirprivate County.This effoii resulted in a setof automobile.Many recommendedServite Deployment Policies, I Th{Silhlir participantsin the aimedat providin$the District with the tonfirmedtftat outreachefforts correctblend of flexibilityand structure I redutlngtrautl highlightedthefact necessaryto en$urethat their transit tlmeon hutes ls that AC lransit systemis an dfficientand effective a tritltal orovidesa serviCe c0rnlnunityresource. This allows the agency I thallengefurfrt thutrany would not tofocus its resources to best meet the needs Transitinluring takeif theYhad 0f its c0nstittrexlts,including riders, pssptsoilt or anotheroPtion due employers,schools findbusinesses. I tneir Friuet* length autot,,sbire. tothe oftime TheService Deplioyment Policies work it takesto reach providesa backgriound andcontext for I theirdestination. servicepolicies, a c0ntparative analysis of I I Pose 5-4 March 2002 I I sh o rt Fran o *'i',.lii i'f IJJ I othertransit pr0perty's policies, an Toensure that any future service policy assessmentof Di$rict operations, including w0uldnot discriminate against any 0rte I incomeand auto availability characteristics community,all 0f the existingservice of the contlnunity,and the development of policies- bothformal and informal - were evaluationnteasures and goals that can be reviewedduring the ServiceDeployment I usedto testthe effectiveness of service and Policieseffort, However,social equity was attypr0po$ed Service Deployment Policy, Ihe notsimply an after thought, or a pass/fail I objectiveof the work was to developa screenthat was used after service policy rationaland comprehensive transit service recornntertdati0nsvveremade. Rather, pattern,and the ass0ciated route network, [nvironmentalJustice issues vve[e am0rtg I withinan environment of limited resources. thosefirst considered andaddressed in TheService Deployment Policies guided the developinghowservice would be deployed as I developmentof both the Financiallypartof botha financiallyconstrained ConstrainedPlan as well as the more robust operatingmodel, or if additionalresources "0ptimalPlan". wereavailable for a ttt0rerobust operating I scheme. SocrRrE0utrv/Ettur [0t{tnEltrAt JuslcE Aspart of the service policies process, the I TheDistrict also has a commitmenttoward District'sBoard of Directorsreviewed furtheringthe considerationof analysesthat supported the commitment to EnvironmentalJustice SocialEquity issues, Maps that depicted low I Eu,o,[r0nffieftt*rissues - projects0r J|J$tnrBts$Nrss incomeand/or autoless households (often a thatwould Inertams$$ Programs surrogateto poverty 0r disability)were I thosefirst placea disparate comparedto recommended routing 0r ronsideredand negativeimpact on a frequencychanges to determine general I addressedin communitYbased on and/orspecific impacts to those deuelopinghow race,color or national populations.Inmost cases, recommended seruireuuould [e origin.In developing improvementsto the networkdirectly and I #spNsyed. theservice Policies, positivelyimpacted those neighborhoods greatcare was taken withthe highest concentrations of both low to ensurethat the District's low income and incomeandCalworks households. I minoritypopulations would be well served by anypr0posed changes. Over the past few Ihemost oroductive corridors in AC Transit's I years,the District has undertaken tttany system- those steosto furtherits cornrnitrnentto withthe highest [nvironmentalJustice principles. In levelof useand I Novemberof 2000, the District hosted a proportionately forumott EnvironmentalJustice in least reliance transportationforthe San Francisco Bay on external I "sttbsidy" Area,that was the first such conference in - tendto belocated in areaswith I theregion, higherpopulation density and higher degree t AC Tronsit I Poge 5-5 I SrnAr6Grc Yisf0/v I oftransit dependence dueto income.Thus, Creatingaproductive anduseful system is servicedesign policies that placea a keyto ongoingfinancial $ability. By somewhatgreater emphasis on productivity carryingmore people without running more I "rewarding" alsohave the effect of higher seruice,the {gency can increase itsfare densitiesof urban development, andalso revenueanddontlnue tooffer more service. I haveeconomically progressive impacts. In Becauseof the usefulnessthat a general,the areas with productivity-bpsedsystemcreates, it is lmsrottingtrunslt lowerproductivity and bestable to $ompete with the automobile, I seruitein the a correspondinglower whilemeetin$ basic mobility needs, and urhancore and density,do not have thereforetogerve Regional airquality and I ontrunk liner theconcentrations of congestiongohls. contrih*testn individualswho are socialequlfg enfi either tran sit- I enriruu-mcnteldependentorchose to lustire. taketransit. Ihese SrnvrcrDrprovntilT GtilEnAr toncrprs areasrnay be better I servedby other types of flexibleservices to Whilethe Service Deployment Policies are provideabasic level ofmobility. rn0refully described in Chapter 3, the I followingprovides an overview of thegeneral However.the routes that are recornlnended conceptsu$ed t0 determinetheFinancially in thisreport for the mostsignificant Constrained0perating Plan and the 0ptimal I operatingand capital improvements transect Plan' areasof the District that currently have high I proportionsof low income and minority r Serviceincreases should beconcentrated residents.lmproving transit service inthe onthe most lieavily used trunk routes that mostdensely populated urbancore and on trunk lines contributes to operatein tfe I areasof thdDistrict to maximizethe socialequity and environmental justice by numberof peopleusing the system, improvingthemobility of lowerincome generatemoie fare revenue, and help I reside nts. contributetd Regional airquality and $eruiceDe$lgn congestiongoals. I ln developingthe ServiceDeployment r Trunkroutes should have the highest in the Policies,certain goals about the District's frequencysdrvice systemthat connectswithla clear crosstown network ai I systemetnerged thatguided the process: multipletran$fer locations ru Aproductive anduseful system maximizes m roittesmay have less frequent I thenumber ofpeople using the service, Crosstown servicethan withservice thoughtheridership maybe concentrated trunkroutes, allocateddepending onthe density and infewer areas than in a networkthat productivity I emphasizescoverage rather than ofthe route productivityorneed. I I Poge 5-6 March 2002 I I shorrFr ann*'ii;ll i'''iJi I m Strategiesto provide mobility options to the 0ptimalPlan, with higher frequencies servepassengers whentraditional fixed correspondingtohigher associated costs. I routeservice is not cost effective or practical(suchas Flexible Service) should DEIISITY,FnrQurncv AilD SPAil OF bedeveloped SrRurcr t It is importantto concentrate service in PnooucrrurTYfRrrERrA areaswith the highest land tlse density. I Asfully described in Chapter 3,five East Bay Densityof land uses is 0ne0f themost locallines carry about 45% of the local importantdeterminants of transit ridership, systernpatrorrage (not includingTransbay Themore people in a givenarea, the tttore I lines)and consuttte only 36% of the vehicle peoplewill ride transit if it is available. hours. Additionally,thehigher the density, the more I originsand destinations there are likely to Themost appropriate first priority should be bein a givenarea. Consequently, well- to expandservice in thesystem trunk lines plannedroutes can have a highlevel of I andother core services. This is where the productivityinshort distances. greatestdensity exists, where the greatest I populationof transit dependent individuals Chapter3 presents specific density criteria liveand work, and where the system will get thatrecommends that in highand medium themost ret'enue benefit. While the District densityareas, trunk routes should operate at I hasdone a goodjob at matchingservice to a tenminute frequency, with crosstowns patronagein the past, the current service is operatingat 15 minute frequencies. Low providedatthe bare minimum. H0wever, densityand suburban t withexisting l5 minuteheadways, a small densityc0rresp0nd t0 Den$lt?wftaetd glitchin servicecan translate into severe lOwer ServiCe II58sis one0f I operationalproblems and long waits for frequenciestrunk themost passe|1gers. routesshould operate lmFortaart I at 15 minutedeterrulnantsof TheDistrict calt mitigate the pr0bleltts frequenciesand tfa't$lt associatedwith infrequent service and crosstowns, 30 n{ffiershiF. I attracteven tttore passengers byimproving minutes. andincreasing service 0n thesetrunk corridorsand core r0utes, and creating net,v A widespan of serviceis increasingly I servicein emergingcorridors, Adefinition of importantfor a strongtransit network. theCore Services can be found in Chapter 3. Potentialpassettgers cannot easily take I transitif service is unavailable foreither Aspart of theFinancially Constrained Plan, endof theirjourney. With changing work the Districthas develooedcorridor patterns,rnore people need t0 travelat non- I recommendationsthatspecify frequency and traditionalhours. Additionally, inadequate spanof servicefor the District's system, earlymorning, evening, night or weekend I Iheserecommendations arealso applied to I AC fronsil I Poge 5-7 t SIFAIEGIc Y,sJoff servicemay disproportionately impact the concentrationsof low-income 0r autoless t tuorkittgp00r whose jobs often do tt0t individuals, coincidewith I to 5 shifts.As referenced in I theTransportation Choices Forum's treatise, Ihe following table presents "Clearing theRoad t0 Work",it is important recommendationsfbr spans of serviceand tooperate "24 hour service fora 24hour frequencyforthe different service types: t ec0n0ttiy"0ttthe r0utesthat serve high I Figure5-1 Service Spans and Frequencies I I Trunkand Major Corridor 5:00AM to 10:00PM I 5:00AM lo 10:00PM I I FnrQuurcvlnoRrrrnnrrrv importanceof creating a system that is I Inan area that is characterizedbysevere reliableto 0trrcustorner$, as well as c0ngesti0rt,even during the non-peak hours, providingthe correct frequency and routing I reliabilityisof prime c0ncern to both bus patternsfor the existing 0r latentdemand in passengersand bus operatorsalike. the corridor.Some of the routing t Unreliableservice is seenas something that recommendationswill significantly improve onehas to "tolerate", yetnot accept. As a reliabilityby shortel'ting or reconfiguring the result,people are less likely to havea lineto minimizecongestion andallow I positivetransit riding experience if the bus appropriaterecoverir time. Additionally,by iscontinually lateor if thebuses travel in eliminatingbranchps 0nthe routes and I "packs".This circumstance canals0 lead to implementingstandard frequencies during inefficientscheduling practices, asbuses theday, it become$easier toschedule and "irnprove" thatare deployed to reliabilityget rn0nitora route. In certaincases, by I "pack". trappedinthe same reroutingthe line arfd creating standard ten- minutefrequencies, the routewill actually Recommendationsmadeunder the Service provident0re ttseabile service 0rt the street I DeploymentPolicies recognize the thancurrenily provided at higher frequencies I I Pose5-8 Msrch 2OO2 I I FY200l'FYt0iC $horl fiangeTransit Plan I orwith ttt0re brattches. Additionally, this Figure5-2 provides a description 0f the supportsthe case for capitalimprovements proposedservice change, by routeand to assistbuses traveling inthe corridor as a frequencycharacteristics. I methodofimproving reliability, I FinonciollyConstroined O peroting Pls n t Withthe passage of MeasureB - Alameda County'shalf-cent sales tax - ACTransit is I ableto c0ntittueto operate the service levels thatit hadreinstated in 1999. Due to additionalretlenue generated from the t tneasure,theDistrict will also be able to add a smallamount of servicein additionto the I 1999reinstatements. Ihe FinanciallyConstrained 0perating Plan I usesthe Service Deployment Policies asa guideto improveservice in the following I flIOOS: r Morefrequent seruice onthe trunk routes,including limited stop service on I someroutes r Restructuringtheroutes and simplifying I thenetwork tomake iteasier for passengerstouse the bus I n lmplementingRapidBus and/or EnhancedBusservice andcapital I elementsonseveralof themajor corridors'trunkroutes,such as San I Pabloand lelegraph/E. 14th w Maintainingfrequenciesonthe "core I routes" ru Expandingthespanof seruiceordaysof ooerationona few routes that warrant I laterservice onweekends orlater at I night I AC fronsil I Poge 5-9 I SrfiArFG/cY/s/oN I Figure5-2 Financially Constrained 0perating Plan t SanPablo (72172L\ 10-20 peak 24hours 6 peak 24hours 20-30midday 7.5mid$ay I 30-60nioht 6-60nidht Telegraph-lnternational-E.14th 6-12peak 24hours 6 peak 24hours (4Ol40U8A82L\ 7.5-15midday 7.smid$ay I 20-60nioht 15-60niqht ShattucldAlameda(a3l51 ) 6-15peak Some5:00 AM- 7.5-15peak 5:00AM- 15midday Midnight 15midday and Midnight* I 15-60night night Bancroft/MacAilhur (40/43/57/58) 6-15peak Some4:00 AM' 7.5-15alltimes Some5:00 AM- 8-17midday Midnight- Midnight- I 20-60night College/University,Broadway 6-10peak ?4hours 10peal midday 24hours 10midday 12-60n ght t 15-60nioht 6th/Hollis(new) NA NA 20peal 6:00AM- 30off"p ak 9:00PM t Hesperian(97) 20peak 5:30AM- 15 peal 5:00AM- 30 midday 10:30PM 15midc ry 11:30PM- 20nioht 15-20n rht t Sacramento/Market(88) 20alltimes 5:30AM- 15all day 5:00AM- Midnight Midnight- Mission(82/99) 10-30 peak Some5:00 AM- 20peak 24hours I 15-30midday 10:00PM- 30middhy 10-60nioht 30-60niqhl MacArthur/Airpon (57/58) 7.5-15peak Some4:30 AM- 10peakf midday 24hours I 9-17midday Midnight 15-60nlght 10-60night * I Owlseruices would be provided with a modifiedowl network to servethese areas. I I I I I I Poge5-lO March 2002 I I Shcrt Hanqe Trsn$iiFlar: I Withthe modest increases in service that the increasedmaintenance workload. canbe expanded over the next five years Currently,the Districthas four 0perating withMeasure B revenue,the District divisionsand a CentralMaintenance Facility I anticipatesincreasing ridership about ten thatare all at or beyondcapacity. Any percentby 2005.Based 0n the service expansionrequiring extra vehicles puts a I increases,Figure 5-4 later in thischapter strainonthe already congested facilities. reflectsthe passenger projections byfiscal yearand the associated increases in service Recently,the District submitted Federal and I hours. Stategrant applications to make the necessaryupgrades tothe existing facilities. I FinsnciollyConstroined However,only minor District funds have been Copitol Element allocatedto this project, which is estimated at between$20 million for upgradesto $80 t Severalcapital components areincluded in millionfor a newfacility (with about $2 the FinanciallyConstrained 0perating Plan millionrequired for Right of Wayacquisition I andare critical to theplan's sttccess, andEnvironmental Clearance). The District namely:vehicles, facilities and basic hasnot been successful in obtaining further EnhancedBusim orovements. commitmentfrom Regional or Local funding I agenciesforthis project. uehicles t lnorder tobe able to BasicEnhanced Bus AnYEtpan$lon Operatethe service lmplouement$ requirlllgsxtra thatis anticipated Currently,two corridors have committed I ueftitletprutt a 'Verthe nextfive straintn fundingduring the time horizon of the SRTP Years'the District for canitalinvestments associated with mserrtinfl willneed to obtain I facititiestnat ar0 EnhancedBusimprovements: aPProximatelY20 aflor [syond r SanPablo Avenue Corridor rapacity additionalvehicles' I Thesewould be ry t.l4th/lnternationalflelegraph Avenue requiredto provide the additional peak Corridor I peri0dservice envisioned withthe Service DeploymentPolicies under the Financially Inorder to imnlementtnhanced Bus service ConstrainedPlan, on thetop ten corridors in both the I FinanciallyConstrained Plan as well as the Facilities 0ptimalPlan, it will be necessaryto completethe capital components sothat the I Additionally,if service increases result in a ridershipand time savings impacts can be greaterpeak vehicle requirement, the fullyrealized. I Districtwill need to seekadditional space to maintainandpark the vehicles, aswell as ACTransit, unlike a grade-separatedrapid I upgradeexisting facilities to accommodate transitsystem, operates in an external and I AC Tronsil I Poge 5-l I I STRATEGtcYisrotf c0tnplexenvironment, Buses generally Thefollowing c0rttp0rtents have been I operate0n the street system along with all includedinthe [nhnnced Bus improvements iheother traffic. Until recently, the District for the FinanciallyConstrained 0perating I hadlittle influertce over these conditions. Plan' Astraffic w0rsened, bus service experienced il Newvehicles toallow all-door boarding moredelays. Inthe last fifteen years, the I systematlerage speed declined from 14.? M Busstop reduction andrelocation and mpht012.0 mph, a l5% slowing.lmproving trafficsignal $ptimization t runningtime is a highpriority objective to r Trafficsignal preemption to help buses meetthe goal of aneffective and efficient movethrough lcongested intersection I transitsystem. n Real Time passengerinformation, pas$enger EnhancedBus improvelttents arechanges t0 atltenities,shelters, benches, I busoperations and new infrastructure that etc. offer modest $erulcelnrreares $nrPnnro Au Connroon tannnly reductionsin vehicle t c0ntrlbt|tftt0 traveltime, enhance TheSan Pablo ridersillp the environmentfor AvenueEnhanced I lncrsaserif the passerlgers,reo|lce Busproject will busestrauel at traveltime, increase be phasedin fasteroFeeds. ridership and hel p between2002 I contributeto a and 2004. unifiedcorridor identity. These Servicecharrges would be implemented first, improvementsarepredicated onthe concept followedby constructionof new Enhanced I thatservice increases can only contribute to Busand BRI infrastructure. l.|ew Rapid Bus ridershipincreases if the buses travel at servicewith frequentlimited-stop service I fasterspeeds, allowing the buses to operate thatincorporates widerstop spacing and rnoreefficiently andeffectively. Proof-of-Paymentfare verification are expectedto be in placeby FY 2002/03. This I Ingeneral, many basic improvements canbe initialphase would use the current low-floor implementedat low cost such as the busfleet. I relocationof bus stoos to facilitatebus operations eitherth rough existi ng Transitsignal priority and construction of prograttts0rnet,v retlenue s0urces. However, thefirst round of busstops would begin t someimprovements such as trafficsignal followingthe imple$entation of the service priorityare capital-intensive andare also changes,potentially inFY 2003/04. I dependent0n municipalpartners to c0nstruct,[nhanced Bus improvements and TrrrcnRpn/lrrrnrlr0ilAr/E. { 4rH theirassociated benefits are defined more I Inaddition to the San Pablo Avenue Corridor, fullyin Chapter 4 the Districtha! prioritizedcapital l I Foge 5-12 March 20O2 I I shortFr ano*'li:ll i'f lJj t improvementsin the lnternational0nthe succe$sful implementation 0f AC BoulevardflelegraphAvenue Corridor served Transit'sFinancially Constrained 0perating I byseveral ofAC Transit's largest bus routes, Plan,which provides the basis for the 0fthe five largest AC Transit bus routes, four incrementalfrequency improvements in the operatein this corridor(82/82L, 0ptimalSystem, !Vhile the Financially I 51/51A/51M,40/40t and 43). Basedon ConstrainedPlan providesadequate extensiveanalysis, Bus Rapid Transit was geographiccoverage, it does not serve all of recommendedas the preferred thedemand fortransit in the area. Key t vehicle/operationstechnology for this deficienciesinclude service frequencies and corridor,with the understandingthat Light soan0f serviceon trunk routes in themore I RailTransit should be considered asa long- heavilyutilized transit corridors. In termgoal, addition,thepublic's request forextended eveningand weekend service has provided I Recognizingthatimplementing thefull BRT clarityto the Districtabout other progratttwill take several years, the AC improvementsthat the Districtcould I TransitBoard of Directorsrecommended that implementifmore funds were available. selectedelements of the Enhanced Bus alternativebe implemented immediately. Whilethe Service Deployment Policies and I Featuressuch as buspriority at traffic relatedrecommendations thatwere used to signalswill providecorridor riders att determinethe FinanciallyConstrained I immediatebenefit while putting in place 0peratingPlan reorganize ACTransit's routes manyofthe elements needed in the eventual intoa ttt0reuseful, efficient, and logical BRTsystem. network,they do not tttove much beyond the I pointof providingbasic mobility to the Iheseshort term improvements in the District'scustomers. However, they do corridorcorrespond to Track 1 funding providea solidframework from which the t identifiedin the Metropolitan lransportation agencycan respondto transportation Commission'sRegional demandinthe East Bay. t silrllrthe TransportationPlan Flnfrfifilall!l (RIP). Ihe RTP Thefollowing phasing of the0ptimal Plan tsHrtraineil currently identifies alsorecognizes that ridership increases I PlanSrsv*des $175 millionin dependboth on service increases aswell as adequats dedicated an0 caoitalinvestment in the corridors. I $*ngrashlr potentialfunding for Ridershipincreases for servicealone cannot touermse,lf thisproject, improvemuch beyond that envisioned forthe ilossnot $efuB FinanciallyConstrained 0perating Plan I allsf the plan unlessEnhanced Bus imorovements are dsmandfor optimal implemented,Asa result,service increases transitir* thfl Ihefirst steptowards I ftrta. associatedwith the 0ptimal Plan are closely achievingthe 0ptimal tiedwith [nhanced Businvestment inthe I SystemPlan depends maiorcorridors, Afull investmentplan, with I AC Tronsit I Puse5-13 t SrEtrEGic Yisio/v ridershipprojections, is included at theend capitaland operating improvemertts can I ofthis chapter. beexpected to increase ridership above 85million trips pnnually. I The0ptimal Plan has been divided into two phases: Inplanning thestrategies, theDi$rict I Phasel: Thisphase includes both reviewedboth bperational and capital frequencyincreases and capital components,aswell fare strategies, in investmentassociated with additional developingthe lmplementation Plan t EnhancedBusservice. This phase also aimedatachieting a 15% increase in "flexible" includesnettr' attd innovative ridership.This amalgam of operating, provides I servicethat is intendedto replace capitaland farb strategies a traditionalfixed-route service in areas c0r1.lprehensiveandsynergistic appr0ach andtimes of day that have low-demand to servicedelivery. In rnanycases, I for transitservice. ln addition.it ridershipgains would not be as robust if includesservice increases inthe midday onlyone of the elementswere I andowl period, and those associated implementedin isolation. lt is the withthe Central County Siudy which are combinationof htrategies which renders greatest greatest aboveand beyond that envisioned tobe the riderbenefit, and I fundedas partof the Financially ridershipincreases. Constrained0perating Plan. 0ptlmalPlan Siruice Frequencie$ I phase Phase2: This includesminor Recognizingtheneed to "thinkbig" and plan serviceincreases and major capital for circumstancesthatwould allow for an I investmentassociated with implementing expansionof serVice, the Districthas full BusRapid Transit Treatments onthe - developedthe 0ptimalService Plan to I topfour corridors only for the most identifywhat rneagures it could take to heavilyused c0rrid0rs inthe East Bay" significantlyincrease ridership, allowing Inthese corridors, the transitto competewith the automobile. Four I It lstlrr proposes District to servicerelated el0ments make ttp this comhin*tionsignificantlyupgrade of strategles 0ptimalPlan: the EnhancedBus I ruhich lmprovingfre{uencies onthe local senrice rsfiderrtfie concepts, by toevery 7.5 fiinutes on the top five trunk $reatert convertingexlsting I trafficlanes to bus- routesand implementing7.5 minute riderheneflt, freouenciesoillimited routes onthe trunks and$reatert only lanes and ridsrshlp buildinglight-rail type lmprovingfrequencies on the remaining I lnrreasas. stations. lf majorconidoil routes toten to 12minutes implemented,these orbetter I I I Pose5-14 Morch 2002 I I $hcrtRano*'ii:li ;'Ji;X I M lmprovingfrequencies andspan of service frequently- et'ery 7.5 minutes - along with ottcross town and feeder routes within the theaddition of limited stop service along I urbancore severalof theroutes. All othertttaj0r w Maintainingcurrent frequencies onall other c0rrid0rroutes rtlottld 0perate every ten to 12 "coveragebased" routes - described in minutes0tt weekdays,with improvements I Chapter3 overcttrrent headways 0nthe weekends. Mostfeeder routes would operate every 15 n lmplementingFlexible Seruice in areas minuteswithin the urban core. Low density t wherefixed route freouencies wouldnot be areaswould be servedby newflexible practical orefficient service. I InPhase I of the 0ptimal Plan, all routes Figure5-3 presentsrecommendations for withinthe urban core would operate every 15 spansof servicefor the different service volume routes, I minutesor better.High trunk typesand cotltpares them to theFinancially serviceon Telegraph, E.l4th, suchas the Constrained0perating Plan. UniversityAvenue, College Avenue and I MacArthurBoulevard would operate very I Figure5-3 Financially Constrained and 0ptimal Service Frequencies I li$ffffi Trunkand Maior Corridor 5:00AM to Midnioht 10minutes 7.5minutes I Crosstown 5:00AM to 10:00PM 15- 30minutes 15minutes Feeder 5:00AM to 10:00PM 15- 30minutes 15minutes Owl(modified trunk network) Midniohtto5:00 AM I FlexibleService Asneeded Asneeded Asneeded I I I I I I I AC Tronsit I Poge5-l 5 Sri?*rE6ic tr/istonr I Whilesome improvements would be tttaytt0t necessarily provide a corresponding designatedforthe suburban systetn, the increaseinpatronagf orfare revettues. improvementswould not generally be major; I theremay be some increases to the hours of Figure5-4 present! a c0rnparison of the operation0n s0rne of thelower productivity ridershipand service hour levels projected routes.lt is expectedthat in theurban c0re for boththe 0ptlmalSystem and the I moreservice would result in morepatronage, FinanciallyConstrained 0perating Plan. whilein thesuburban areas more service I Figure5-4 Comparisonof Ridership and Service H$urs (millions) I of FinanciallyConstrained and 0ptimal pystem I lidership (Constrained) 67.4 70,€ 71.4 72.8 74.3 75,2 77.i ServiceHours t 1.99 2.003 2,209 ?,28 2,33 2.3i 2.3f Eonstrained) lidership (0ptimal) 67.4 70,8 73 76.€ 79.4 82.€ 85.t t ServiceHours (Optional) 1,99 2.003 2.28 2.27 2.37 2.5t 3,0t I t I I I I I I I I Pose5-16 Msrch 2OO2 I I sn*i Frano*'i',.lli i'JiJX I Phasel: EnhancedBus fullyrealized. lncreasing service frequency PhaseI improvements includes the following byitself will nothe enough to attractnew I elements: riders,especially those who have access to an automobile.Toattract these riders, r Capitalandoperating improvements transittttust be fast,comfortable, and I associatedwiththe implementation of reliable. EnhancedBusservice inthe top ten corridors, ThePhase I capitalimprovements are I estimatedat between $2.5 million and $5 r lmprovingmiddayand owl service millionper mile, depending 0n physical r lmplementingflexibleservice concepts in circum-stancesassociated with the I areasoflow density implementation. These capital lmrreaslngsmruiro I Thecapital improvements envisioned under improvementscan frequelaaybyitr*lf phaseone are designed to improve service be pursuednutr$tr*st be eneush reliability,increase the speed at which incrementallyona to attractltew t busestravel through congested corridors, corridor by rlders,esperlally andprovide amenities to passengers asthey corridorbasis, tlts$suuho hmwe wait for the bus. Thesecapital butwill be most ittrEsst0 aH I alItsN$fibilE. enhancementsarecategorized asPhase I effectivewhen improvementsbecause they cart be takentogether as I implementedfairly quickly and cost a network.They are relatively low-cost, effectively.Ihe followittgc0tttp0nents are especiallywhen compared to more capital- I includedinthe cost estimate nrovided atthe intensiverail systemexpansion, and would endof this chapter: havesignificant benefits for existingriders, I w Newvehicles io operate additional seruice aswell as enc0uraging newriders to the levels system.Ihe Metropolitan lransportation Commissionrealized the importance ofthese I n Busstop reduction and relocation and EnhancedBus corridors, and have included trafficsignal optim ization theminto the final Regional Transportation m Trafficsignal preemption to help buses Plan(RIP) and Regional Transit Expansion t movethrough congested intersection Programof Projects (RIEP), The Telegraph/ m Real-timepassenger information, passenger lnternational/E,14thStreet Corridor has I amenities,shelters, benches, etc. beenincluded under Track 0ne of theRTP, whilethe Hesperian, Foothill and MacArthur lnorder to imolement Enhanced Busservice BoulevardCorridors have been included in I on the top ten corridorsin boththe theRTEP, The total cost for constructing all FinanciallyConstrained Planas well as the of thePhase I Enhanced Bus improvements t 0ptimalPlan, it will be necessaryto alongthe top ten corridors would be completethecapital components sothat the approximately$303million, I ridershipand time savings impacts can be I AC Transit I Poge5-l 7 I STfiArE6/c Yisro/v I Thenet cost for operatingthese trunk Figure5-6 Cogtsof Trunk and improvementsis about $30.3 million per Crdsstown/Flexible yearrnore than 2001 levels, net of fares. Service I Phasell improvements addan additional $12.9million annually. In addition, $S I millionof flexible and $5.2 million of midday andowl service would be addedannually, bringingthe total increase in netoperating I costto $53.4million lnore than 2001 costs. Figure5-5depicts thetotals. I Figure5-5 0ptimal System 0peratingCosts NetCost per Passengerrafier I Phasell: "Bus,RaFldTransit" I $12.9million Capltallmprouement Dueto the high capital and operating cost 0f I implementingBRTon the top four corridors in theDistrict, thes$ strategies are listed as Phasell of the PriinaryStrategies towards t While Districtintends to increaseboth implementingthe0ptimal Plan. Bus Rapid the (BRD trunkservice as wellas flexibleand Iransit requirresthe highest level of t crosstownservice. there are financial capitalinvestment and construction of fixed reasonsfor improving the trunks at a higher infrastructureand is intendedfor themost I proportionthan other service types. Figure heavilyused corridors. Ihe intent is to 5-6provides a c0rnparison of improving the createa rail-liker riding experience for trunkroutes orler improving less productive passengersandacIieve the fastest, most I crosstot,vnorflexible services. reliablebus servicd possible. BRT uses a dedicated,bus-onl1i right-of-way to speed serviceand highly ileveloped stations. BRI I alsofocuses on supporting transit oriented developmentandincreasing the comfort and I safetyofpassengers. Strategiesassociated with the I implementationof Pus Rapid Transit (BRI) includeboth the canital and additional servicecomponent$ needed to build and I operateBRI on fopr of the Di$rict's t0p I I Poge 5-l I March 2OO2 t I FY2O$1-FYEfr1C Short FlangeTrensit Plan I corridors:E.14th/Telegraph; MacArthu/ necessaryfor the Foothill;Shattuclt/Ala meda; and MacArthur. implementationof a I servicechange, butthat Inthese corridors, buses would operate in a if implementedalone, tnanttersimilar to lightrail transit, with a wouldprobably not result I separateright-of-way and high quality in significantridership passengeramenities. Ihe Districthas increases.Primary Fare phasedthe capital improvements because Strategiesinclude: I BRTis significantlyrn0re capital intensive thanEnhanced Bus,and, thus, will take w KeepingFarePrices I longerto fundand implement. The to2001 Levels improvementscanalso be phased sothat m EliminatingTransferCharge mostcapital investments madeunder the I EnhancedBus pr0grant can be integrated r lmplementingProof-of-Payment on intothe larger-scale Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) [nhancedBusCorridors I prograttt.Under this scenario, service il AnnualStudent Pass f requencies0n the BRTCorridors would increaseslightly to acc0rnrtt0datethe Inthe event that the 0ptimal Plan proposals I increasedpassenger loads. donot result in the anticipated ridership growth,however, the Districthas proposed I Costsfor these corrid0rs are estimated to be someContingency Fare changes that could approximately$t0million per mile. The beimplemented. lt is importantto note that totalcost for construction ofall ofthe Phase theseare ContingencyStrategies, not I ll corridorenhancements is approximately PrimaryStrategies, because by themselves, $733million. 0perating costs, identified in thesefare changes would not be as effective, Figure5-5, referenced under Phase I costs, Forexample, if fares are reduced, but service I wouldbe an additional$i2.9 million frequencyand reliability have not improved, annually. newriders are unlikely to beattracted tothe I systemin significantnumbers. Therefore, Fore Reloted Progroms thesemeasltres are recommended onlyafter the PrimaryStrategies have been I Farestrategies can either complement implementedandmarketed tothe public. proposedservice changes 0r sertle as the I catalystfor increasingridership, while ContingencyFareStrategies include, improvingoverall mobility 0pti0ns for those whowartt to usethe system. The fare Loweringbasefare to $1.00 I strategiesforthe 0ptimal Plan have been lmplementingAC/BART reciprocal Pass brokeninto two categories,Primary I Strategiesand ContingencyStrategies. PrimaryStrategies are thosethat I complementservice enhancements 0r are I AC Tronsil I Poge5-19 I STRATF.GITY/,$i ON t PrimaryFale Sttategies Underthe District'sStrategic Vision, a primary l(rnptrcFnnr Pnrtrs ro 200'lIrurrs farestrategy to increase ridership is to maintaincurrent fare levels, and not raise I TheAC Transit Board will be considering faresfor the foresdeable future. This would potentialfare changes in early 2002. Future requirean additiohaloperating subsidy of I financialprojecti0ns assurtte that fare about$3 million annually. 0nly a rn0dest revettttewill continue to increase,both as a increasein ridersl|ip is anticipated, about resultof increasedridership, and from 280,000passengerb annually. I higherfares. The currentfinancial projectionforFY 2002/03 assurnes that fare Ertnnlrrrc Tnnilsrrn IrRncrs retlentreswill increaseby over$4 million, I about$3 million of whichwould result from Currently,approxiniately one{ifth of transit arroverall increase in fares, The projected pr0pertiescharge an additionalfare for t increaseis consistent withguidelines that transfers.Historibal data shows a trend theMetropolitan Transportation Commission towardsreducing the useof transfer (MIC)gives to transit agencies for preparing surcharges.Thehrice of transfers varies I theirplanning documents that require greatlyattt0ng tle largestU.S. transit fareboxfunding to keeppace with inflation. agencies,from $0.25 for seniors in San I Unfortunately,however, AC Transit's fares Antonioto $0.60in Philadelphia.Most are arealready higher than most local transit $025 I agenciesbecause, unlike other agencies, the Surchargesfor transfers traditionally have asmany other revettue Districtdoes not have beenimplemented to reduce fraud. However, s0ttrcesavailable to moredeeply subsidize throughthe use of fare units and with a I fare s. Proof-of-Payrtlentsysteltt, fare evasion can Thepublic outreach efforts conducted beaddressed through fare validation, fare I aroundthe StrategicVision proposals inspectionsand citations, thereby obviating confirmedthat most riders prefer increased theoriginal purp0s0 oftransfer charges. levels I Puhric to Eliminatingthetransfer charge is equitable. ot,treacn lervicelower lares' ronflrmedthat Ihepenalty for passengers thatlnust use However,riders rrrs$tfrdsfs pr*fsr morethan one route to I lncreasedseruire to are verY Tran*fsr reachtheir destindtions cfiangesnot lowerfarer. COnCernedabOut couldbe elimiilated. future fare onlyslour I Thisadditional charge hoardlnShut increases,and the effects that this will have notonly slows boarding willing tl$0rrefite onthem. While they are to continue but also crFates I paying theystrongly reject ronfurionand theexisting fares, confusion and thatfares need to continue re$entment. then0ti0rt resentmentof the increasinginthe future. I I I Poge 5-?o March 2O02 I t short Bar ou' rn,:lLlit;lJ'l I transitsystem while discouraging transit Proof-of-Paymentcontributes to three goals use.Public input has been very favorable of thetrunk line service: increase ridership, I towardsthisproposal. improveoperations, and promote social equity. It is anticipatedthat this would cost I approximately$1.3million annually to TheStrategic Vision includes implementing restorelost reverrue and would result in Proof-of-Paymentfarecollection on a single tttanyrtew riders. corridorbefore it is expandedto cover the I bussystem as a whole.The San Pablo IruprrurrrA pR00F-0r-PRvurnrSysrtm Avenuetrunk route has been selected asthe t 0il TRUl{r(ROUTTS first line to implementProof-of-Payment. Followingevaluation ofthe San Pablo Avenue Proof-of-Payment test,the District would implement Proof-of- is a barrier-free I Paymentthroughout its entirenetwork, and fare collection boardingwith random systemthat has use all-door inspection0ttappr0priate trunk routes. All I no turnstilesor passengers0nall linesshould have fare faregates, and receipts0rpasses atall times. Most lines minimizesreliance 0n the fare box to collect I willcontinue to operate inessentially the fares.Proof-of-Payment systems are widely sarnernanner as they do today, passengers usedin [uropeand on North American light will boardat thefront door only and drivers I railsystems. willcollect fares, Lengthypassenger boarding time degrades The combinesflexibility and low cost t service.Proof-of-Payment systemsallow system with to passengers, passengersto board the bus faster, reducing thefewest impediments in particularthose with disabilities. All dwelltime (which can account for ten I passengerswould be required to display percentof a route'srunning time) and up0nrequest a fare receipt (a transfer, increasingtheoverall average speed ofthe monthlypass, valid multiple ride pass, etc.) t bus.A Proof"of-Paymentsystem,with all- whileon any trunk line of the system. 0n doorloading of large vehicles significantly lightlytraveled lines, fare collection would improvesbus operations and passenger I continueunder its present operation, but convenience. farereceipts would be issued to passengers I sssourrerthat lhis can makethe payingcash fares. Under each of the maybe "saued" servicemore attractive. proposedfare structure options currently froma faster In additiOn,resources underconsideration, transfers would be I "SAVed" tsstemsan he that111ay be issuedfree. usedto furtner froma fasterSyste111 Can Dueto changesinthe fare collection system, I improue$erui{e$ be usedto further orredure passengerswould be required to retain their I tnenat*rc$€s$t$.ilfJ:J',0-iliil'*--,,,tii transfersas a farereceipt, Roving I AC Tronsit I Poge 5-21 I SrfiArEGlc Vrstpnr inspectorswould insure compliance by r lmprovingmoHilityfor students t randomlyinspecting for farepayment, and Reducingtheuse of cashon AC Transit issuinga citation for those who do not have vehiclesi I a farereceipt. Proof-of-Payment systems areoften combined with "self sertlice" ticket Reducingautoinobile emissions fromschool vendingmachines, To maximizethe relatedtrips t effectivenessof Proof-of-Paymentby & Reducingdwelltimes for AC Transit buses reducingaggregate boarding time, the t lmprovingscltool attendance bylowering t Districtwould encourage m0re passengers to thecost of sc|lool transportation converttheir method of payinga farefrom singlecash fares to prepaid fares. I AClransit now receiMes approximately Thefirst pilotProof-of-Payment E.14th and $5.2S millionfrom youth pa$ses, tickets, and cash I theAlameda/Shattuck Corridor would begin boardings,To ensure that the District in ?003/04,and the MacArthurBoulevard remainsrevenue neutral in this fare Corridorin 2004/05, 0perating cost of this I category,this program would need to sellthe wouldbe approximately million annually $3 annualpass to 20%of the students who are io implementProof of Paymentonall of the noteligible for the free and reduced price I tencorridors. Ridership estimates are top schoollunch progrdm. This pass prograrn assumedinthe totals for implementingboth promotesall three goals associated with AC improved frequencies [nhanced service and Transit'sfare policies including increasing I Bus onthe corridors. service ridership,improving operations and promotingsocial equity. AC Transit is I Arrunr$ruotnr PRss developinga proposal to implementa pilot ThlsFa$$ Underthis proposal,the programthat will be partially funded through pr0grfl nr Districtwould eliminate a combinationof sources, including Low I Fromotesall ticketsand monthly IncomeFlexible Trdnsportation Funds that threegsal$ passesforstudents, and areadministered byMTC. Further analysis is I assotitte$wlth replacethem with an neededafter the pilot program is underway AcTraH$it'r far6 to determine rdfinedcost and ridership polirles. AnnualStudent Pass, tttore whichwould be available t to all highschool and middle school t@ry1frojections studentsin theAC Transit service area. A FrywEffiI rrnluRnvFRnt I keycomponent to implementing theprogram $rnnrtcvcosr $*W isthe ability to fully subsidize thecost of ffiffiTffi*',*ffi;t#Costs associated with I thepass for all studentsenrolled in thefree PrimaryStrategies artdreduced price school lunch progratlt. ffi#;WW the Thebenefits of this recorntnendati0n are I nurner0usandfar reaching. Some ofthe ffi fiLl:xl,.'e,.,ldJlluli' benefitsinclude: I I Pose 5-22 Marsh 2OO2 I I sncitRano*'ifli: i'iiJi I Figure5-7 Costs of Fare- wouldonly be a sevenpercent increase in RelatedPrograms ridership,approximately three million trips I peryeear, but a 24%reduction in revenue I ffhj#ffiry:; (about$10 million annually). MaintainCurrent Fare Levels $1.5million t fliminate lransfer Charge $1.3million AtIBARTRtcrpRotnr PAs$ Proof-of-PaymentonTrunk Routes $3million StudentPass $3,75mlllion IheAC/8ART Reciprocal Pass would result in I significantridership increases - but, only if TotalCost million $9.55 theservice frequencies were improved along I ContingencyFareStrategies the trunkc0rridors and feeder routes envisionedin the 0ptimal Plan. Additionally, Contingencystrategies are those that would thereis a dangerthat without additional I requirethe implementation of associated serviceon the street, the demand would servicecomponents to be successful in order exceedavailable capacity and drive ttew I to rendersignificant ridership increases. ridersaway forever. However, if service Thiscategory includes reducing fares and frequenciesareimprotled under the 0ptimal introducingan AClransit/BARI reciprocal System,it is estimatedthat the AC/BART I pa$s. ReciprocalPass could significantly increase ridershipon both the BARI system and on AC t RroucrncFnRrs Transit.lt is estimatedthatapproximately Sincereducing fares fiveto ten million new riders would be using R8$flCingfar8s canlead to significant thesystem annually. turther analysis would to $'l uuould I lossesin revenues beneeded to refine the ridership andcost Incroa$e estimates. without a ridershiphv I correspondingincrease Iu$t$eueB TheAC Monthly Pass on BART could be the in ridership,reducing percent. first majorstep toward linking the greater I faresto $1.00is EastBay together as 0ne transit region. Ihe regardedas a busoperator and the Regional rail public major contingencyttteasrlre. In outreach operatorwould be linked by the monthly I efforts,riders consistently saythat they pass,thus giving the transit rider easy and wouldbe willing to payfor serviceif it were convenientaccess ,to T'*efr[ t',t$ffitfitry available.National studies also suggest that bothsystems within the I frequencyof service is moreimportant than Fas$sn [flRT ACTransit service area. cwnld[s ths fares acrossall incomelevels. -nf;*#l'Ti-ill[[ I Consequently,onlyif the service were to Froma tran,sit operateat robust levels would lowering fares perspective, this tfiesrsater #*$t resultindramatic ridershio increases. lt is important fare Bryt#segrfir *$ I estimatedthat if theDistrict were to reduce integrationprogram has w$netrailIs$t faresto $1.00and maintain other discount the potentialto do rugion. t percentagesbasedon the $1.00 fare, there I AC Tronsil I Pose 5-23 I STBATEGicVtStot't I greatthings in theEast Bay. AC Transit and A parkingcash-out option ssreferrlos BARTwould be linked by the AC Monthly Pass is required wilftreate e in fact iunder greater makingit easyto makea seamlesstrip in Californialaw for need I theEast Bay using one fare media. forhus employerswho lease con*ertions parkingand provid0 it at to tfief8frT I Other Strstegies lessthan cost to their tf rmlnals. In additionto the previousimprovements employees.AC Transit I identifiedfor theStrategic Vision, there are couldestablish an initiative to evaluatethe alsoadditional improvernents thatwarrant a opportunityforemployers in the East Bay to closerlook for future implementation, thatif cash-outparking, identifying large employers I fully implemented,would not onlybenefit thatdo not currently of r thisoption. passertger$,butalso contribute substantially I to cleanerair, reducedc0ngesti0n and Gongesti0nlilltfgatlon Prof ects improvedcommunity livability, These Seismicupgrades to the BayBridge may includeparking cash-out subsidies, continueto affect the operation of Transbay I congestionmitigation projects, ferry service buses.lf servicesafe slowed down, they will integration,Welfare-to-Work improvements, costmore to runif frequenciesareto be I andserving emerging ntarkets, maintained.There may be a needfor improvedservice during the construction to ParHngCash out improvetravel choices artd help tackle I Manyemployers in the East Bay provide free congestion.ACTransit will continue to work or subsidizedparking to their employees. with the MetropolitanTransportation I Unlesscomparable subsidies arepaid to Commissionand Caltrans to identifyfunds thosewho do not drive to work,this practice andservices to assist in the reconstruction. t altersthe cost 0f differenttravel options, Felly$eruice Integlatlon makingit cheaperto driveand rnore expensivetotake transit. Ferryservice$ acro$s San Francisco Bay are I increasinglybeinglseen as 0tle answer to Undera parkingcash-out prograttl, trafficc0nge$ti0tt onbridges and highways. employeesare offeredthree choices: Thenew Water Tralnsit Authority has been I subsidizedparking; a tax-free createdto developla longterm plan for a transiVvanpoolsubsidy equal to the value of comprehensivewatdr transit system in the I the parkingsubsidy; or a taxable Bay.More ferr.ies virill create a greaterneed carpool/walking/bicyclingsubsidyequal to forbus connections tothe ferry terminals, thevalue of the parkingsubsidy. Parking I cash-outprograttts in the BayArea have ACTransit is alsoexploring opportunities to reducedemployee vehicle trips by five to six tnanageferry servihes, City officials from I nercent. Alamedahave expressed att interest in havingthe District {ake over the operation of I I Pose 5-24 March 2OO2 I l shariRan*,'{fll; ;'diJi I ferriesunder certain operating conditions, lf flexibleservice strategies were not enough becausethe City does not operate any other to providea mobility option, the District transitservice. wouldthen pr0pose additional fixed-route I servicetoclose the gaps. welfaleIo tl|lollrlmplouements I Transportation,orthe lack or highcost of it, SeruingEmerging Markets is a majorbarrier to manypeople seeking to IheEast Bay is constantly changing. Jobs I movefrom welfare towork. Ihe new services arebeing created in newemployment centers alreadybeing implemented, andthe Strategic in someareas, while in-fill development is Visionplans for rn0reservice described increasingdensities inothers. As a result,it t above,will help reduce the obstacle posed maybe necessary to provide service to new bypoor transportation. Regional Welfare-to- areasthat are not currently served. AC I I/\/orkplanning processes have taken place in Iransitwill need to eitherseek new funds to bothAlameda and Contra Costa counties, rtlnthese services, or find a innovative andAC Transit will continueto workwith solutionto do so within existing financial I localagencies to take advantage of new constraints.Publiciprivate partnerships fundingopporiunities to improve service. mayprovide an opportunity to operate this I IVITChas recently completed a Lifeline type0f expansionservice at minimal TransitNetwork analysis that depicts areas financialriskto AC Transit. t for improvementto meet the needsof the w0rkingp00r, Initial estimates to improve Finonciol Impoct AClransit services to fill in gapsidentified Inthe world of transit operations and capital t in the LifelineNetwork would be improvements,it allc0ntes down to cost. approximately$l+ million annually in Howmuch, when, who will pay;all remain I 0peratingrn0ney. Jdditionally, the Bay Area the impedimentsto implementation 0f TransportationandLand Use Coalition, in "Clearing strategiesto improve the system. Yet, in the Roadto W0rk"estimated orderto build it, one must dream it,then t similaramounts for theirproposed 24 hour understandit, then w0rk for it. Assuch, it is network.Both of theseproposals relied necessaryto forecast cost estimates sothat I heavily0n providingstandard fixed-route whennet,v retlentte becomes available, the service,and center on individuals receiving dreamcan become the reality. Figure 5-8 Stateassistance. providesa detailed I view Inths l|u*rild of TheDistrict believe that this levelof basic of thecosts and ridershipimpacts translt mobilitycould be served at a lowercost by nperatfmHs anticipatedwiththe and I providingflexible service that couldbetter ctpi*al implementation directlyserve the populations and times of of all imfir*wements, I daywhen low income individuals need to of theservice related It *ll comeE areasnot identified in componentsof the #uuwllto rost. travel.Additionally, pran. t theMTC plan may require additional service. I AC f ro nsif I Poge 5-25 I $rn,qre'olc !'tsloN "visi0nary" I WhileAC Transit has identified projectsand prograrns to help the East Bay remainvital and livable, we havenot I identifiedall revenuestreams to implement them.However, partnerships withLocal, Regionaland Federal partners can assist the t Districtin prioritizingthose elements of the StrategicVision that can either be funded or I identifiedforadvocacy. 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J;**l l: r'Jl irflir l' ;;1g:, :r g Itr: l lr 141 Hrt lr,i.ii rll'#,1r g r{d;r lb4.i '$ ".'i:r g iiilil .rlf F$r 'F'* T o, + Et H+ ,H', q (D o PJ J 6 o |r) fr $fr+.E HE F t) (t }J I I I I FY 200"-2006 I Short Ronge Trsnsit Plsn I Appendix A I Gapital Plan I I I I I I t I I I I I t FY2A02.FYI00d I ShortRange Transit PIan I AppendixA CapitalPlan CapitalPlan Overview lmprovementProgram also covers equipment that is neededfor theexpansions outlined in the t ACTransit's planning forcapital projects involves BusinessPlansection ofthe SRTP ([hapter 4). integrationoffederal and regional grant-funding pr0cesseswith the District's internal planning, Currentfederal and state legislation requires that I budgeting,andproject approval processes, The progralnsand projects for which the District is CapitalPlan 0verview section describes howthese seekingfunding must first be submitted in the I twoprocesses arelinked, and includes asummary SRTP,whether as a specificptoject 0t as a ofthe funding soufces that are available toAC generalpfogram. Normally, theSRIP isupdated Transit, everytwo years, although sometimes a modified I updateisprepared totake advantage ofchanges Theneltt section, Capital Facilities and inlegislation thatmay provide new grant funding Equipment,describes thevarious components of opportunities.Each year, AC Transit staff and I theDistrict's Capital lmprovement Program. The Boardmembers work together Iodetermine which pro.lectedcostsof the various capital projects are progratnsand prgects should be submitted for I summarizedin Figure A1, RTP Baseline Capital possiblefederal, state 0r localgrant funding. Budget. Projectsthat are included in the SRIP and/or for secti0n,Other Grant-Funded Projects, BusinessPlan may be submitted funding Thefinal Board, t describesgrant-funded projects that provide withoutfurther action bythe neededresources forDistrict programs, such as Anotherplanning document that outlines the I marketing,andoften result in cost savings and/or annualelement of the Capitallmprovement generatenew rerleni;es while enhancing overall Programis the District's Annual Budget, The Districtoperations, capitalsection ofthe Budget Book is basedon I theCapital lmprovement Program in the SRIP, Capitaland Grant Plan updatedto reflect any changes that have taken I Development placedue to new funding opportunities changes in the actualrrerstrs anticipated funding PlanDevelopment allocations,andchanges inDistrict capital needs I Thereare several primary planning documents thatare identified in the annualbudgeting whichare used to identify AC Transit's capital and process.Inrecent years, the District has revised I operatingneeds. This Short Range lransit Plan itscapital budget format toinclude items such as (SRTP)lays out the business plan for District enginesand transmissions andtires and tubes. 0perations.lt incorporatesthe Capital Ihesecosis ne nor,v eligible foi capitalfundlng t lmprovementProgram (ClP), which describes the underthe federal Transportation Equity Act for capitalreplacement pr0gram that ensures the the21st Century (TEA21). neededto I continuedviability of theequipment Theseprograms 0r projects should also be supportbaseline services. The Capital includedincounty congesti0n management plans t Poge A-l AC Tronsit I I I CAPIfAL PLAN t andin thesix-year Transportation lmprovement andthe Americans,with Disabilities Act(ADA), Program(TlP) that is developedby the alsohave a rnaJ0[influence on the District's I MetropolitanTransportation Commission (MTC), transportationandcapital plan, theMetropolitan Planning 0rganization forthe I nine-countyBayArea. TheTIP includes RegionalElemgnts transportation-related capital projects within the be Regionaland local mandates and interagency regionfor which federal and state funding will play in I requestedbased upon aregional scoring process, processeswithin thg region a majorrole theDistrict's capitfll planning process, Unlike MIC,along with the ninecounty Congestion manyurbanized aroas of the country, the nine- I ManagementAgencies, alsodevelops a Regional countyBay Area hlas approximately 17 public Transportationlmprovement Program (RTIP), transitoperators tlnat compete with city and Districtprograms/projects mustbe in the RTIP to highwayprolects forlimited capital and operating I receiveconsideration for state-administeredfunds, transportationfunding, Ihe regionalplan4ing cycle for grantJunded I projectsbegins with the development of the FederalElements regionalTlP, which lincludes the transportation - Thelntermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency relatedcapital projiects fot whichfederal and I Act(ISTEA), enacted as federal law in 1991, statefunding isrequested, The TIP is updated greatlyincreased funding flexibility between everytwo years but may be amended between I highwayand publictransportation projects, theseupdates. ISTEAincluded several mandates that ditectly impactedACTransit's capital planning proress, Variouspublic entities, such as municipalities, I includingworking more closely with both local countyagencies, andregional agencies otlersee andcounty agencies t0 resolveregional otherregional processes thatimpact AC Transit's transportationissues and maximize the use of capitalplanning, including: I availablecapital funding. ISTEA also required r LandUse and Development Planning thatcounties be included in orocesses for r CongestionManagement I allocatingand monitoring federal transit capital funds.Because ACTransit operates in three r AirQuality Malttagement countiesAlameda, Contra Costa and San regionalplanning I - planning Ihe Districtalso I uses FranciscoDistrict activitiesmust be documentsin its capitalplanning process, coordinatedwith the CongestionManagement Agenciesand/or Transportation Authorities for including: , I eachcounty. RegionalT Planfor the San FranciscoBay (MTC) I ln 1998,the successor to ISTEA, named the CaliforniaTr Plan (California TransportationEquity Act for the21st Century Departmentofranspoftatiort - Caltran$ (IEA-21)was signed into law. 0therfederal I legislativeacts, such as the Clean Air Act (CAA) r CalifomiaAirAct (State ofCalifornia) I Poge A.2 January 2002 I I I I shortRang ,"r'ro^li it;iJ; I r BayArea Clean Air Plan (Bay Area Air Quality CTrnnFUrT PROGRAM ManagemenlDistrict) TEA-21includes a new program to provide I AlamedaCounty fiongestion Management Plan approximately$50million each year for Clean I (AlamedaCounty CMA) Fuelprojects. Eligible projects include: w ContraCo$a County-wide Comprehensive r Purchaseorlease ofclean fuel buses (Contra TransportationPIan CostaTransportation u or leaseof cleanfuel electrical t - Construction AuthorityCCTA) rechargingfacilities I r ContraCosta County Congestion Management il lmprovementsto existing facilities to Plan(CCTA) accommodatecleanfuel buses pr+1993engines witirclean fuel Elements u Repowering I District technology Planis based on Thedevelopment 0fthe Capital rebuildingpr+1993 engines if andsub-goals setout r Retrofittingor ACTransit's Mission, Goals beforemid-life rebui ld I in Chapter3. Activeparticipation in tegional transportationplanning forums, compliance with MTCwill bethe grant recipient for this program in I federal,state and local mandates, existing theBay Area, To date, the only funding received regionaltransportation plans,input from internal underthis program has been approximately $1,8 departmentsandthe District's fiscal poltcies are millionin fundingfor the District'sRepower t allintegral tothe development ofthe Plan. EngineProgram, t FundingSources FTASEcTton 5309 - CnptrntPR0GRAM (ronH,rrnLvSrcrtoru 3) FederaI Grants Thissecti0n of TtA21 providesdiscretionary I FTASrciloN 5307 - UnenNtzroARrn fundsallocated ona projectbasis. They are FoRMULA(ronn,ltRtv Srcrtoru 9) primarilydirected to rail modernizationand projects requirefunding beyond I TEA-2.1provides funding for the malorbus that Thissection ol Thisfunding acquisition,construction, improvement, and thatavailable under Section 5307, requiresa 250/olocal match, maintenanceoftransit facilities and equipment, sourceusually Recently,the Districthas been successful in l Resourcesareallocated to urban areas according populationand formula obtainingthree federal earmarks under this to a statistically-based portion San matched an80% federal, fundingprogram, one for a ofthe t andare usuallv 0n TransitProject ($497,000), a 20%local basii. Up to ten percent ofthe total PabloBus Rapid formulafunds can be set aside for secondfoi' part of iheHydrogen Fuel Ceil Bus annual ($990,000),anda third to I paratransitservices, under the Americans wtth DemonstrationProject paniallyfund a plannedbus purchase I DisabilitiesAct, ($5oo,ooo). I AC Tronsit I Poge A-3 I I CnrtrtL PtAN I CorucrsrroNMtTTGATT0N AN0AtR QunLttv JOBACCESS AND REVERST COH,IIUUTT PRocnnu(CMAa) TheJob Access and Reverse Commute grant t Section1110 of TEA-21provides funding for programassists states and localitiesin CleanAir Act projects, State lmplementation Plan developingner,rl qr expandedtransportation I Projects,and other projects that the Department servicesthatconnec{ welfare recipients andother ofTransportation andthe federal Environmental lowincome persons Xolobs and other employment ProtectionAgency determine will helpattain relatedservices, Jo$ Access projects aretargeted I mandatedairquality standards. Funds are at developingnew or expandedtransportation apportionedto erlery state based 0n the servicessuch as sl'ruttles,vanpools, new bus populationin "non-attainment" areas,adjusted r0utes,connector sdrvices t0 mass transit, and t inline with the severity ofthe pollution. The Bay guaranteedride hbme pr0glams for welfare Areahas been designated asone of thesenon - recipientsand low income persons. Reverse I attainmentareas, Commuteprolects provide transportati0n services to suburbanemploirment centers from urban, SuRrRcrTRRrrrspoRrATr0N Pnocnnu(STP) ruraland other luburban locations for all I populations, TheSurface Transportation Program was created bySection 11 0B of TEA-21 toprovide funding for TheJob Access a|d ReveneCommute grant I highways,bridges, transit capital, bicycle and car prograrrtis intended to e$ablish a coordinated poolprograms, andother multimodal uses, regionalapproach tojob access challenges, All projectsfunded under this program must be the I INrrLLrcmr TRANSP0RTArtoll Svsrrus resultof a collaborativeplanning process that (rTS) includesstate attd metropolitan planning I TheITS program provides for the research, organizations,transportation providers, and a development,and operational testing of rangeof otherwelfare and housing agencies, lntelligentTransportation Systems (lTS) aimed at employersandothei stakeholders. Theprogram I solvingcongestion and safetyproblems, isexpected toleverage other funds and encourage improving0perating efficiencies in transit and ac00rdinated approach t0transportation services, I commercialvehicles, and reducingthe A 50%local match is required,although other environmentalimpactof growing travel demand, federalfunds can be [sed as part of this, I ACTransit received funding under this ptogram in Stateand Regiohal Grants federalyear 2001 and 2002 for a portionof its SATC0Mproject, which may be used for part of RTcIoIIRTBRIDGE ]TOLLS I theDistrict's San Pablo Bus Rapid lransit project Bridgebll revenueslprovidefundlngfor transit andother future corridor improvements, The projectson bridgecorridors (including trans- t fundingrequires a 50/50 match and has bridgeservices, tetminals, and guideways); stringentcost and evaluation requirements, improvementof alt$rnative public transit that affectsbridge traffic; bicycle facilities; ferry I planning,capital and operations; railextensions Poge A-4 tanaary 2OO2 I I I t I s ho r t Ra n g r"r'r'unn'u r'r'illun thatserve bridge corridors; anddesignated $alefunds available forcapital programming I highwayimprovements, flowthrough thismechanism. u Ihe$tate Intenqional Funft - Thesefunds normallyserve as state and I Bridgetoll revenues makeupthe remaining ?5%of funds available localmatch for AC Transit and other operators to forcapital improvements, splitinto two parts, securefederal capital funds, ln recentyears, I however,thefunding available from this source r Atotal of 1 5% for interregional roadsand hasnot been sufficient toprovide the match for intercityrailprojects, ofwhich atlea$'15% allfunded capital projects, The first priority for mustgoto intetcity railprojects I matchingfunds is given to prolects funded under r Atotal often percent fotdiscretionary thefederal Section 5307 program, Remaining improvementstofacilitate theintenegional I fundsmay be allocated asmatch fr highscoring movementofpeoPle andgoods projectsfunded under the CMAQ/STP andSIIP TRRrIc CotrtGESTl0N Rrtttr P RocRnH,t pr0grams, (Tc RP) I aspart of the IMPROVEMENT Thisprogram was implemented STN. TTRANSPORTATIOru andfunds specific PRocRRttt(SItP) Governor'sBudget forFY 2000, t transportationprojects that address traffic TheState Transportation lmprovement Pr0gram congestion,ACTransit has been approved for$8 (STIP)is the majorprogram fot state millionfrom this source forits Hydrogen FuelCell I transportationdollars, Eligible pro_1ects include BusDemonstration Pro-1ect, Another pr0lect improvementson state highways, local roads, fundedunder this program isthe capital element publictransit, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, of theExpress Bus Program, described in the I rail gradeseparati0ns, transportation system RevenueFleetsection ofthis document, management,transportation demand soundwallprojects, intermodal I management, TRRITIspORTATIOIIIFUITIDFOR Ct TRru AIR facilities,and safety projects, STIP funding (TFCA) cannotbeused for transit operations, TheTransoortation Fundfor CleanAir, which I STIPis a four-yearprogram, consisting of two drawsitsreilenue from vehicle registration fees,is maincategories: administeredinthe Bay Area by the Bay Area Air District.Forty percent ofthe I r Rqionallmprorement ProEam GIP) - QualityManagement Theseare the funds included inthe Regional fundsraised in eachcounty are returned tothat Transportationlmprovement Program, andare countyand administered bya designated county I directlyprogrammed h theBay Area by MTC agency,The remaining 60% goes first to certain nre-estahlisherlnroflrams, with the remainder Whilethe Caiifornia Transportaiion Commission y|wUJtuU||J||vvr'"U'' I allocatesfunds, decisions onwhat should be distributed0na competitivebasis, Project includedinthe program, andthe responsibility criteriaare very specific and only transportation foramending, delivering andmanaging the nroiectsthat result in a demonstrable reduction of I pfogram,fallto MTC Seventy fivepercent ofall veh-icularemissions in the Bay Area are eligible I I Poge A-5 AC Transit I I CAPTfAI PLAN I forfunding. Currently, AClransit receives TFCA ofAC lransit service inthat county, particularly fundsforseveral programs, including: Line70. I r HydrogenFuelCell Bus Demonstration DistrictFunds r Multi-AgencyBusShelter I ACTransit aims !0 establishcomprehensive I TransitSignage Project operatingand mpitfll resertles, toensure that it canmeet unanticipated ellpenses resulting from I LocalFunds naturaldisasters or economic disruptions, and goalof an operating ALRruroRCouurv Hntr Crtlt SRtrs Tnx capitalertpenses. The I (MrnsunrB) resertleoften percfnt of theannual operating budgethas already heen met, and the District no A half-centsales tax for transportation projects longerallocates additional funds for this in its I vvasapproved byAlameda [ounty voters in19BB budget,For capitql purposes, two percent of fora periodof fifteenyears, This program is unrestrictedgeneral operating revenues continue administratedby the AlamedaCounty tobe set aside each year, together with proceeds I TransportationAuthority, and funds can be used fromthe sale and ledse ofDistrict-funded assets, forboth transit capital projects and for service I operations.Whiletheinitial Measure B program Facilitiesand willend in 20|,2,voters authorized a net,v Capital MeasureB by a majorityof overB0% in Eq u ipment I November2000, This new measure, which will Replacement gointo effect in April 2002, tttore than doubles FleetDescriptionand theshare of salestax funds fr ACTransit from Plan I 11%to approximately23o/o, lhis will fund RevrruutFLETT increasedtransit service inAlameda County and welfareto workprograms and provide added ACTransit's active rdvenue fleet as of June 2001 I pafiialfunds for paratransitservice (which is iscomprised of771 buses. New services inthe providedin consortiumwith BART). Ihe new southof the AC Trahsit service area as well as I MeasureBwill also provide limited funding for congestionproblem! h northern Alameda County traveled havenecessitated thbretaining ofolder vehicles capitalimprovements in heavily plan, corridors, to meetthe basic sErvice In thefuture, I additionalCentral Ciunty services, theSan Pablo CosiR HnLrCrrui Sntrs BusRapid lransit Pfoject and new express bus CorrrtRR Courury fleetexpansion, Tnx(Mrnsunr C) serviceswill requilefurther I Thesechanges are [hown in Figures41, A-2, A halfcent sales tax for transportation projects andA 3, Ihesfladed area in FigureA-2 truasapproved byContra Costa County voters in identifiesactive revehue vehicles that are due for I 1988for a periodoftwenty years. This program replacement,Thisrpplacement schedule, which is administratedby the ContraCosta County conformsto FedefalTransit Administration TransportationAuthority, and subsidizes aporti0n I I PoEe A-6 January 2002 I I I I s ho r t Ra n g r"r'rouon'rror' ioro^un requirementsandspare ratios, is updated theFederal Transit Administration attdin the BaV I annually. Arearegion, Anew table has been added tothis year's Capital FigureA-3 depicts the replacement requirements I Plan(Figure A-4) to refiect Ihe planned increases forthe Di$rict's rerlenue vehicles consistent with to thefleet, proposed funding sourres for theRegional Transportation Plan(RTP), The I expansionbuses, and the actual timing for tablediffers from the RTP in thatthere is not replacementofthe older vehicles that have been sufficientfunding for the Region to be able to retainedtomeet current service needs, All future replaceallvehicles that have reached their useful I busourchases forlocal service will be of the low- life,To address thefunding constraints, MTChas floordesign that was first introduced toAC Transit placeda cap 0n replacement prolects that limits in1998, theavailable funding for each bus type t0 $20 I millionfederal dollars. This table reflects the InFY 2001, District staff explored thepotential to resultsofthis limitation. I purchaseEuropean-style buses that canbe equippedwith three doors and be deliveted more IxpRrssBus PRocRnv quickly,toaddress theDistrict's growing need for theirvast Thisprogram is funded under the Governor's I newvehicles, These buses, with (ICRP), window elltradoors for fastand easy TrafficCongestion Relief Program which space, purchase boardingand truly lowJloor design, will be provrded$40 million to theRegion t0 I particularlyvaluable inproviding a new look for approximately100new buses, MTC will be the theSan Pablo Bus Rapid Transit cortidor. Since recipientof the funds and will enter into thesebuses will be purchased from outside the agreementswiththe various agencies toallow for I U,S,,they are not eligible for the federal funds thetransfer offunds, AC Transit received fundinq thatwould otherwise beused for this purpose. forthe following pro-1ects: I Instead,AC Transit will usenonJederal funds I Increasedfrequencies ftom15 to ten minutes on fromits operating budget, that would normally be thelB0 Richmond Transbay service from the usedto fundpreventive maintenance. Inturn, RichmondParkway Park-n-Ride lot I MTChas approved the District'srequest t0 I Newservice from | 880 Havward BART toSilicon substitutea Preventive Maintenance Program for Valley thefederal funds originally programmed forbus I replacements. I Routechange tothe l"B0 Richmond Transbay Service,providing connections atGolden Gate The District'songoing Revenue Vehicle Fieldsparking facili$ which will serve asa Park- I ReplacementProgram prescribes thereplacement n-Rideontion of busesand small transit vehicles ihat have r NewStanford University service from Ftemont I exceededtheir useful Iives Thepr0gram BARTacross the Dumbarton Bridge, offering establishesanacceptable lifeof 12years for a headwaysof30 minutes inthe peak period and bus,I 6 yearsfor an over-the-road coach and 60minutes atother times I sevenrlears for a smalltransit vehicle. These vehicle-lives conform wrth those established bV t AC Tronsit I Poge A-7 I I CAPIIAI PLAN t ACTransit will receive $14,3 million, accounting tothe lost operatiirg assistance, based0n FY formore than one third of thetotal funds 1991/92allocation$, Ihis amounts toa federal I availableforthis program. AC Transit will also requestof $7 mil[ioneach year, with $1.8 receiveapproximately $679,000 in operating millionin matchto be provided through District I subsidiesforthe first two projects listed above, funds,Ihe sumrfiaryFigue A-'l presents a preventivemaintenance pfogram of $7 million Non-RrvrruurFtttr peryear. I TheDistrict has established a non-retlenue vehicle InFY 1999 the District elected todefer some of replacementprogram that is currently funded with thescheduled busreplacements in exchange for I itsown funds, as it hasnot received federal fundingfor preventive maintenance. Thisaction Section5307 funding for this purpose since tY willnrovide $4,9 milllion infedetal Section 5307 1993/94,These non-revenue vehicles include PreventiveMaintenance funding otler a four-year I the automobiles,trucks, vans, and other periodstarting inFY 2000. motorizedvehicles neressary to support bus service,Vehicles should bereplaced atthe end of Underan arrangemelnt withMTC, the District has I theircost-effective usefullives or when they have substituteda Preventive Maintenance Prolect for ,100,000 progl'ammed operatedmore than miles,Although fundsoriginally forbus replacement, - I FTAguidelines allow ash0rter fifE Span, the-MTC inordet-to facilitat$-the purftase 0f-European. capitalplanning procedures require a seven-year stylebuses asdiscussed previously inthis section, lifefor these vehicles, Theprogram will include both labor and I materials,but not tiresand tubes 0r ACTransit has included replacement of non - engine/transmissionreplacement, which have revenuevehicles in the DistrictJunded Capital beenincluded inbo{h past and current SRTPs as I Budgetsince the unavailabilily ofgrant funding separateprograms (fligure A-a), forthis program has resulted in many vehicles I thathave far exceeded their useful lives, The FacilitiesAnd Efiuipment Program optimalreplacement cycleis everyfour t0 five Ihe Facilitiesanq Equipment Maintenance .years, Programwas establi$hed byAC Transit t0ensttre I PRrvtttt tvE MntrurrNANcE thatfacilities are ploperly maintained to avoid deterioration,andthat heavy equipment is I Ihenew flexibility under TEA-2.l allows for the upgraded0r repldced to ensure optimum capitalizationof preventtve maintenance costs, performance.Thispiogram will help the District includingboth labor and materials, andwithout a achievethemaximufi economic lifefrom existing I limit0n thetotal amOunt that may be assetsatthe lowest dost. capitalized, Theprogram isconsibtent withone of the $ated, I Totalcosts for maintenance farexceed this butprimarily unfundbd, intents ofTEA-2'1, which request;therefore the District has limited the stipulatesthe irfportance of scheduled fundingrequested forthis program in the maintenanceand/or replacement ofthe current I RegionalTransportation Plan[o an amount equal I Page A-8 January 2OO2 I t t I $ ho rt Rrn grt'r'rouon'rr'r'ii'r', transitinfrastructure, The District does not . HaywardOperating Facility (D6) I anticipatereceipt of adequatefunding for this i 758Sabre Street programfrom either federal, state 0r regional Hayward I resourcesin the foreseeable future. In an attem0tto address critical deferred maintenance ExpnrustoruFnctLtTlES andequipment replacement needs, a portion of TheDistrict needs toexpand itsmaintenance and I thisprogram has been included in the District- operatingfacilities toaccommodate current and fundedCapital Budget, while some funds have projectedservice, particularly planned growth beenreceived from STP/CMAQ/STIP programs, resultingfrom new Measure Bsales tax revenues I andthe state-fundedExpress Bus Program, ExrsrtrucFncrLrTrES Vehiclerequirements have increased by general approximately70over the past two years, and a I Inaddition toits officesat1600 Franklin vehicleswill be ACTransit maintains minimumof 113additional Streetindowntown 0akland, neededforthe planned expansions, I sixoperating facilities: u TheTraining andEducation Center (20234 Mack Tothis end, AC Transit is looking at optionst0 Street,Haywatd) is used for maintenance,builda newfacility in South 0akland orcentral I 0perat0r,andrnanagement training. AlamedaCounty. This would house approximately w TheCentral Maintenance andPurchasing and 250buses, leaving s0rne r00m for future growth, I StoresFacility (106th Avenue andEa$ l4th lnthe short term, the District may elect to expand Street,0akland) performs major maintenance anexisting facility to address immediate needs, andrepair functions forall of the District's buses, lmprovementsto the Haywardfacility could I PutchasingandStotes maintains acentral stock busesto fulfill pafts to providespace for additional of thatafe delivered onrequest the plansin southern Alameda County and operatingfacilities, expansion I thetwo elrpress routes that will operatefrom n Fouroperating facilities, from where all tegular here,The Hayward Division currently has serviceisdispatched Additionally, Division 4 capacityfor approximately200buses and I seruesasthe siie for a newoperating division, operates173 peak hour buses from this division, DivisionB,out of which parattansit service is ooerated. I FIxroAssrr REPLACEMENT SCHTOUTT r Emeryville0perating Facility (D2) ACTransit has developed a Fixed Asset 45thStreet and San Pablo Avenue RenlacementSchedule that identifies the time I Imeryville linefor preventive maintenance andequipment r East0akland 0perating Facility (D4) rrnaradesand renlacements, This c0vers SeminaryAvenue andSan Leandro Blvd, replacingequipment such as hydraulic systems, I 0akland dynamometers,andpaint booths; repaving yard r (D-3) RichmondOperating Facility parkingareas; repainting buildings; repairing or I 23rdStreet and MacDonald Avenue replacingroofs; refurbishing office space; Richmond repairingor replacing heating, air conditioning I AC Transit I Poge A-9 I I CAP/TAL PLAil I andventilati0n systems; and upgrading facilities replacementneeds, such as the award of $3 andsites t0 meetincreasingly stringent federal, millionin CMAQfuriding for replacement of its I state,and local building codes, environmental Maintenanceand I MaterialsManagement protectionstandards, and toxic waste disposal InformationSystem IMMMIS) with a newstate- andhandl ingrestrictions, oftheart Enterprise Asset Management System I (EAMS) TheDistrict uses Iife cycle analysis and programmedinspections to effectively schedule TheDistrict has and will continue to utilize its t replacementsandrepairs, Criteria f,or fixed asset otnrnfunds t0 mflintainand upgrade its replacementarebased on the MTC's Bay Area InformationSystems. The PeopleSoft Human t FinancePlan, The District has included funding ResourcesandPayroll systems were implemented inits FY 2001102 0perating Budget toconduct a in January1999, and provide ready access to studythat will.provide m0re a moredetailed timereporting, payroll, human resources and I programfor facilitiesand related equipment benefitsinformation, The network has heen replacementsandupgrades, upgradedto a WideArea Network, net,v sertlers havebeen introduced, andsoftware and hardware I As notedabove, the District-fundedAnnual upgradesprovide better network security, The CapitalBudget has provided funds for a small Districtis nowin theprocess of selecting net,v I portionofthis program, and lrmited funding has financialsystems, including purchasing, beenreceived under the sTP/CMAQ/STIPinventory,and fixed Bssets management, witha programs,However, many scheduled web-enabledreporting interface which will I replacementshavebeen delayed due to lackof replacethe current variety of time-consuming sufficientfunding. manualreporting processes, Other prolects proposedinclude improving telecommunications I |ruronuRrton Sysrru RrptRcrurrur/ throughouttheDistri[t, fully computerizing fuel UPGRADES islands,and furthef upgrading management I InformationSystems (data processing) projects informationsystems, thecomputer network and makea directcontribution t0 the safety of AC comnuterhardware, Transitservlce, through providing timely, reliable I andup-todate information tofacilitate decisions 0n-BoardEquip$ent onall aspectsof District operations, including 0n-BoardEquipmen! refets to additional0r t fleetmaintenance. TheDistrict has established snecialdevices installled 0nrevenue and non - an eltecutitle-levelInformation Technology revenuevehicles t0facilitate orenhance efficient SteeringCommittee, which is developinga five- busoperation, I yearInformation Technology strategic capital planto determine howand when equipment and Rnnro Cotr,ttrlurutcnltou Svsrt u/SATC0M softwarewillbe replaced orupgraded. I AClransit's Radio [fmmunication System and ACTransit has so far received limited external AutomaticVehicle Monlitoring/Location (AVM/AV$ fundingfor its InformationSystems capital project,now known Es SAIC0M, first received I I Poge A-10 January 2002 I I s ho r t Ra n g r' )',ounr'rr'r'Jororun federalfunding in FY1 992/93. The total project standardpaging technology. Thiswill lead to budgetof nearly$10 million has since been thedissemination ofmore accurate information expandedtoapproximately $15million, with $2 andincreased confidence in the AC Transit millionfor thePA Announcement Project, and sy$em, approximately$3 million in STPfunding. ln u Pmngcidilmdlnltu*r Similarindesign addition,the Di$rict received asmall earmark of andappearance toautomatic teller machines $397,000under the federal ITS program in FY usedinthe banking industry, these interactive 2000,and an additional ITSearmark of$l kiosksallow passengers torequest information millionis currentlyunder consideration by regardingthecurrmt status 0ftransit operations, CongressforFY 2001. These funds will be used Thedissemination of accurate route and toprovide technological enhancements toexi$ing scheduleinformation, updated inreal-time with informationsystems to maximize theuse of the SATCOMschedule adherence data,is a critical SAIC0Mtechnology. factortoward increasing ridership. Estimated costofthis project is$500,000. TheSAIC0M pro,lect reflects a system-wide applicationthat integratesthe various Othertechnology enhancements ntay include informationsystems and/or functions such as on- additionalradio channel licenses, web-based boardstop announcements. lt includes: real-timeschedule information and traffic signal priority,lt maybe also possible to link the r fibmtic Vd*le hilnitry/lffiilim systemwith Translink, the universalfare payment fiVil/ll|l).This provides continuous, real-time information0nthe location ofeach bus, and systemthat is currentlybeing implemented by allowsthe entire system tobe monitored from MTC CentralDispatch Center, Byproviding up-to- the SATC0Malso includes upgrades of the data dateinformation, anAVM/AVL sy$em will result systems,such as schedulingsoftware and inbetter on-time pedormance, bettersecurity, maintenancemanagement information systems, morereliable ridership information, andbetter publicinformation. lt will serue asa datat00l thatwill interface withSAICOM. foroperations, scheduling, andplanning, and willalso have potential benefits formaintenance FnRr,CoLttcTloN Svstru/T RRtrsLt rur administration. MTChas been working with regional transit m fttmnfisl$ap and fdsnd atmmnenE. operatorsforseveral years to develop a universal Theseasist visually impaired riden in reaching ticketthat can be used on all BayArea transit theirdestinations andin identiffing which bus to systems,The first phase of theregional pio,lect board,bilnging ACTransit intocompliance with trvasdemonstrated by BART and the Central thisnart of the Americans withDisabilities Act, ContraCosta Transit Authoritv, Ihe thatthe Refion needed r 'lle{f,rr idrnanimdirylaF TheSATC0M demonstrationindicated to rethinkthe technology it would use fot scheduleandroute adherence datacan be technologywas processedbysoftware designed topredict bus TransLinkasthe BART 0utdated bus stopanival times, This ptedicted arrival time andwas not compatible with operations. havesince been canthen be displayed at bus $ops using MTCand Regional operators AC Transit I Poge A-1 I I CAPIfAL FLAN I workingtogether toredefine "Translink." AnRFP peryear otler a foul-yearperiod beginning inFY wasissued inJanuary 1998, and MTC awarded a 1999/00, t c0ntractfor implementationt0 the M0t0r0la Corporation, Thisproject will partially fund the rehabilitation of approximately80 engines and B0 I Asix-month pilot program isdue to begin in early transmissionsperyear. Total annual costs for this 2002.AC Transit isone of a handfulofBay Area programare budgeted at$2,4 million annually. I operatorswho will participatein the lranslink Theserehabilitated engines will enablethe pilot,and equipment hasbeen installed on all Districtto maintainthe major components ofits 124buses atthe Richmond Division. Fundinq for transitvehicles tol ensurethat the vehicles I Translinkisbeing provided under an FIA grant to achievethe plannefl service life (FigureA-5), GoldenGate Transit, which will function asthe Someofthese fundd will be used in coryuncti0n grantadministrator, withrepowering projects forbuses where this will I bemore beneficial than rebuilding theengine, TrREANo Tusr RrptRcrrrrrrur I ACTransit submitted its Tireand Tube TransitCenters ReplacementProgram to receive funding under Toease passenger transfers between routes and theFederalTransit Actdefinition ofmaterials and improvepassenger comfort, transit centers are t suppliesas associatedcapital items that are beingdeveloped at key points throttghout the eligiblefor TEA-21 funding, The Tire and Tube system.Transit centers allow several buses from I Replacementproject will directlybenefit differentroutes to bepresent at once so that passengersasit will enable the District to patronscan transfer with minimum waiting times, maintaina fleet of busesthat are safe and Thefacilities allow huses to arriveand depart I reliab le. withoutblocking othpr buses and provide a safe andpleasant waitin$ environment, Thecenten Historically,the Tireand Tube Replacement arestrategically loqated where several routes I programhas been funded with District operating naturallyronrrerge, resulting in hightransfer funds.The amount allocated for thisproject activity. annuallyis approximately $1,25 million. The I projectreceived a total of $3,7million in STP In additionto facilitatingbus-to-bus transfers, funding(Figure A-a), the transitcenters may also accommodate I intermodaltransfers, Ihey are located near EttotttE AND TRANSMtsst0N RrptRcruttrr majoractivity centers that generate a significant passengers,Most BART Underthe FederalTransit Act definition of numberof walk-in I "materials in theAC Transit service aea will serve andsupplies'l asassociated capital stations itemsthat are eligible for TEA-21 funding, the astransit centers tofiacilitate both regional and I Districtproposed its Engine and lransmission localtravel, replacementprogram for fundingin theSTIP Fromthe time the tlansit centers were initially program,The award will provide$1.7 million envisionedin 1987, construction costs were I Poge A-12 ,lanuary 2OO2 t I t I I sh o rt Ra n g e'+'r'r'r'rr'r"rill consistentlyadjusted for inflation.However, fundinoto installvideo cameras at both transit I rising centers:This project isconsistent withthe stress othereconomic factors have resulted in "safety constructioncosts. Therefore, theDistrict will be 0n andsecurity" that has been I seekingadditional funds to completethetransit incorporatedintothe Region's planning process, centers,A list of theproposed centers and Asnew centers are developed, theDistrict will fundingsources isshown inFigure A-6, seekadequate funding toinclude the provision of I thissafety feature inthe overall project plan. TnnrusrrCrrurrn SHrttrn SRrrrv I MrrrclrroNPRoJEcT ADARelated Projects Thisproject seeks funding to ensurethat the PARATRANSITVTHICTNS District'snon -BARI Transit Centers remain safe, I attractivewaiting environments for passengers ACTransit purchased tenparatransit vehicles with oncethey are built, lt wouldreplace broken grantfunds received in FY 1994/95, which are windscreens,lighting and other transit center currentlyused to provideservices under a I amenitiesthat need to bekept in good working consortiumagreement with BARL lhe services order. Consistentwith Transit Enhancement areorovided under contract with a broker, I legislation,replacing damaged landscaping currentlyIntelitran, who is responsiblefor wouldalso be a part of this project, contractingout the services to private or public agencies,who in turnprovide the vehicles I Experienceat our Contra Costa College Transit needed, Centersite has indicated a need for this type of projectto addressthe damage inflicted by In additionto thesevehicles, the District t vandalismthat resultsin passengersfeeling purchased27 paratransit vehicles from Laidlaw concernedfortheir safety, thus teducing their use Transitin 1997.This action was taken when the ofnublic transit. Districtelected to becomeone of thethree I providersunder the consortium agreement, when SrcunrrvVrnro CRtrlrRR lrusreLLRl0N AT oneof theoriginal contractors determined they TRRtrrsrrCrrurrRs couldno longer provide this service. These I vehiclesarereplaced withDistrict funds, TheDistrict currently is developingseveral transit centerslocated at non-BARIsites. Thefirst PnnntRRrustrVrHtctt Cosrs I transitcenter opened in 1997 at ContraCosta College.A secondtransit center at Eastmont Asnoted above, AC Transit and BARI have I TownCenterbecame fully operational in early enteredinto a consortiumagreement forthe 2001, provisionof paratransit services in their c0mm0n serviceareas, This projeci proposes to fund ihe I Experiencewiththe [ontra Costa College site has vehicleportion of thetotal annual cost of indicateda need for more surveillance toensure providingthese services, thatriders feel safe while waiting for buses, Io I addressthese concerns, theDistrict plans to seek Thebroker, Intelitran, enters into contracts with privateand/or public service providers who supply I AC Transit I Poge A.13 I I CAPtr4L P{Atr I the driversand vehicles utilized for the SpecialPrograms I paratransitservice operations, Currently, there SpecialPrograms a{ecomprised ofprojects that are three serviceproviders, Friendly rnaynot fall undbrgeneral replacement 0r Transportation,Inc.;MV Transportation; andAC constructioncategorites, yetare active elements of I Transit,The total projected costs for FY 2001/02 theDistrict's Capital Plan. This section includes forthese contracted services is$i8,1 million, of plansor programs which are geared to improve which$1,2 million is attributable tothe cost 0f Districtoperations, increase ridership orplan for t thevehicles. AC Transit's share of thevehicle upcomingfederal mandates, costsis69%, or an annual cost of iustover I $850,000. TRANSBAYTTRUIIIRT ADAPrnrsTRrAN EtrtHRtrtcEMENTS AT TheLoma Prieta earthquake highlighted theneed I TRnrusrrCrurrRs to retrofit0r replacethe TransbayTransit Terminal,Although the Terminal was built in Thisproject seeks funding to implementADA conjunctionwiththe San Francisco-Oakland Bay I TransitCenter Design Enhancements thatwere Bridgeand has been operated bythe California developedin conjunction with the Accessibility (Caltran$since its Departmentof'1936,Transportation AdvisoryCommittee, Ihese enhancements will openingin [altranshas indicated an I improvesafety and mobility for personswith intere$in havinganother entity undertake visualand other disabilities by providing responsibilityforit. Earlyin 200'1,AC Transit, navigationassistance through the use of tactile theCity and County of San Francisco andthe t surfacesandthe provision ofclear travel paths to PeninsulaJoint Powers Board (CalTrain) entered project andfrom bus loading areas. Ihe will intoa joint powersagreement creating the I addressdeficiencies atboth BART and non-BARI TransbayJoint Powens Authority, Ihis body seeks transitcenter sites. Other ADA amenities rnay toobtain necessary rfunding to establish a new, includeimprovements to signage and pavement intermodalterminal onthe present site, served by I surfacecontingent onthe availability offunding, bothbuses and an extended CalTrain line, Consistentwith the guidelines of the regional togetherwith auxiliary parking and staging I programfor this area, these improvements go facilities'forbuses, I Preliminary plans, provided beyondthe specificADA requirements, The sufficientfunding exists, contemplate completion improvementsareestimated tocost $50,000 per ofthe necessary environmental anddesign plans t transitcenter site, and the District has received in orderto permitcommencement of thenew STP/CMAQfunding for the four transit centers facilityin 2003arld opening for operationin locatedin Contra Costa County, AC Transit will 2001. t continueto seek fundinq for those in Alarneda Countv, FUTLCTLL TTCHNOLOGY I Hydrogenfuelcell technology offers the ptomise of quiet,emissionJree public transportation, Ihoughstill in its infancy,it will profoundly I changethe way we travel, equivalent to the I PogeA-14 January 2002 I I I t s ho r t Ra n g u"r'rouon'r r"'iorXX transitionfrom horse and buggy to horseless I Capitalization(Cost of newbuses, life t caniage, expectancy,andreplacement cost$ n Consume/PublicAccentance InNovember 1999, AC Transit successfully hosted I ofthe first real world tests of the XCELLSIS one RrPtRcrutrut ZEbus,a prototype 40 footstandard+ize, zero- RrpowEnroEructrur I emissionbus. Shortlyafterwards, theDistrict Pnocnnu joinedthe CaliforniaFuel Cell Partnership, Becausemany years may pass before t,ve see an bringingits long experience asa leading urban entirefleet of fuel cell buses, the District is t busonerator to this consortium of vehicle and enactingan immediate,interim solution: fuelcell manufactuters,fuel companies and replacingold, conventional diesel engines with newhioh- tech, low- emission diesels, Ihese governmentagencies, ACTransit will play a vital "lotll--e" I rolein developingandtesting methods for enginessignificantly reduce 0z0ne- operatinganentire fleet of fuel cell buses under producrngchemicals and diesel particulate I thedemands ofa large and busy system, pollution,In addition, their fuel mileage is suoerior. Thedemonstration isdesigned toshow that fuel I cellbuses can be fueledand maintained TheDistrict isimplementing a program t0replace efficiently,and can perform consistently. Inthe thetwo-stroke engines in approximately123 nexttwo vears, the District will build a $3million buseswith state-of-the-art four-stroke engines, I hydrogenfueling and maintenance centet and improvingfuelconsumption from3.3 to 4,0 mpg, acquireasmany as nine buses, lt wlll also apply andsignificantly reducing pollution, The vehicles foradditional funding toexpand the initial fleet receivingthe new engines will remainin the I to twelve,enabling thtee buses to operateon activefleet for a minimumof six Vears before eachoffour different r0utes, sublecting them to a theyare replaced. full rangeof conditionscommon to transit I replaced systemsworldwide, Approximately27 engines have been withfunding from the Port of 0akland,and I Maintenancepersonnel will studypatterns of furtherreplacements havebeen enabled bythe performanceto determine whether any problems receiptof $2million from the CMAQ program, aredue to randomfailure or fromconditions TheDistrict will continueto seekfunding to I uniqueto the route, This will provide solid completereplacements onall 123 vehicles. informationcomparing fuel cell buses to the I dieselbuses now in use, focusing onfive principal SnNPngLO AVTruUT CONNIDOR PROJECT areas: Currentbus service along the San Pablo corridor I MaintenanceandLife Cycle Costs hasevolved over decades and has been refined I r 0perationalPeformance c0nstantly.Carrying close to 14,000 daily riders, ACTransit bus service inthe corridor isa protlen u Safety sllccess,withten to 15 minute headways onlocal I services,andlimited stop services every 20 I AC Transit I Poge A-l 5 I CAPITALPTAN "queuejumper" minutesatpeak times, However, it isimperative I Establishing bus/ilghtturnonly thatthese services evolve, and be redesigned to lanesto gPt busesthrough mngested betterserve existing and potential new riders. intenections. IheSan Pablo Avenue Corridor Bus lmprovement Iheseimprovements willalso include upgrades to Studyhas recommended a comprehensive setof stopsand other infrastructure in Ine with the strategiesto speed and improve bus service on EnhancedBusprograp discussed below, thecorridor, from the Richmond Parkway Transit Centerto theAmtrak Station near Jack London The Districthas receivedfunding for Squarein 0akland.The goal is to ensureAC approximately31new buses that will be used to Transit'sbus lines continue to reducetraffic expandservice in thiscorridor. Federal CMAQ c0ngesti0nwhile serving the needs ofbus riders fundingtotaling $3,4 million has also been inan efficient andreliable manner. awardedtothe San Pablo Key Bus Route pro,1ect, t0implement geometric improvements toassist in Basedon the recommendations ofthe study, AC passengerboardings andimprove bus flow, and Transitis proposing thefollowing improvements additionalfederal earmark funds totaling to improveservice reliability, improve the $618,000were approved in FYE 2000, Ihe passenger'stransit experience, reduce travel time Districthas submitted requests for additional andincrease ridership: fundingtocomplete thefunding package forthis prolect. r lncreasingthefrequency oflocal and limited seruicetoeilery ten minutes each, atleast during TheDistrict has subrrlitted anapplication forthe peakhouts; SanPablo Key Bus $oute for inclusion in FTA's m ExtendingtheSan Pablo route to the Richmond BusRapid Transit progtam, Along with AC ParkwayTransit Center, connecting t0Westcat Transit,FTA selectbd 16 additionaltransit andother routes; operatorstoparticipdte ina consortiumthatwill r 0peratingtheLimited all day,not JU$ at exploreand review the impacts of implementing commutehours; BusRapid Transit services atten demonstration sites.As a memberofthe consortium, ACTransit r Offeilngquicker limited stop service; . will participateit1;tworkshops, tour the u Consolidatingbuslines for fa$er, more reliable demonstrationsitesiand receive technical localservice; assi$ancein the irpplementation of the San : Relocatingorconsolidating asmall number of PabloKey Bus Route program. Asa participantin duplicativebusstops; thisprocess, theDistrlict will enhance itschances ofreceiving federal frfnds inthe next BRT funding n Movingbuses through busy intersectlons with cycletofully implemlnt theSan Pablo Key Route signalpriority fortransit; pr0gram. I r Makingsidewalk and/or $reet improvements so thatbuses canmore easilv r+enter traffic, and I Poge A-l6 ,Ianuery 2002 I I s ho r t Ra n g "o'r'ro^on'r r'r'iorlu, OtherGrant -Funded Projects welfareprograms t0 include a transportati0n I elementintheir Welfare toWork pfograms, JoeAccrss afederal Job increaseNorth ServiceinOakland was added under I ACTransit was awarded funding to in FY00/01. servicesfrom federal Job Access grants, Accessearmark that was approtled Richmond approvedto receive $2 whichprovide up io 50%0f thefunding for TheDistrict has been millionin federalfunding to continuethis and I additionalservices for individualswho rely on publictransit to travel to work. Matching funds otherneeded Welfare toWork service, wereprovided by the ContraCosta County I TransportationAuthority. CorridorExpansion Projects WhileAC Transit operates more than 100 lines, I Ihe awardfollows a demonstrationpro.lect to ridenhipis concentrated ona small number of providehourly evening and weekend service, ma.1orcorridors. The five busiest lines carry more developedin conjunction with local residents, than40% of thesystem's btal ridership, and I thatpaftially addressed thetransit needs ofthe generallyserve the most developed anddense community,Ihe Job Access funding and local partsofthe East Bay. matchwill enableAC Transit t0 substantially I increasethefrequency of this service, Second Thereis a pressingneed for the District to set andthird year funding has now been approved prioritiesfornew services andcapital investment allowingthe District tocontinue this vital service, in thesemajor trunk corridors, in order to cut I traveltimes and boost ridership To assist inthis, In FY2000 the District applied for and received ACTransit has developed animprovement plan fundingfor two new Job Access pro.lects under a "Basic I consistinoof three tiers of investment:"Bus programsponsored byMTC known as the Low lmproverients","Enhanced Bus"and Rapid IncomeFlexible Transit program (LIFT), This Transit".The three tiers are additive, meaning t programisfunded with federal CMAQ funds and thatthe lower tiers of improvement contribute to willprovide two year fundin g for servtce inthe theachievement 0f the next higher level. For AlamedaPoint (Route 50) andHayward Bustier incorporates all portions example,theEnhanced t lndustrial ofthe District's service area, ofthe Basic tier, I WrtrRRrio Wonx Ihis sectionfirst describesthe TheDepartment of Labor has established a 0akland/Berkeley/SanLeandrocorridor, where pfogram facilitatethe abilityof welfare planningwork for Bus Rapid Transit is furthest to othercorridors t recipientstoobtain and retain employment, One advanced.lt then describes the ofthe barriers facing urelfare recipients isthe lack thatthe District has prioritized formajor capital of publictransit during erlentngs and weekends, investments,through Enhanced Bus and Bus I whenmany welfare recipients need to travelto RanidTransit treatments. work,The District has been working with the I variousagencies responsible foradministering the I AC transit I Poge A-l 7 I I CAPITALFLAN I ORxTRruo/BrnrITry/SANLEANDROMAJOR wouldalso support compact land-use patterns by INVESTMTTr Sruny enhancingservice in some of themost densely I The Berkeley/0akland/SanLeandro corridor developedparts 0f t[]teEast Bay, and in areas traversessome of thedensest residential and thatare expected tofhce major development otter I commercialareas ofthe East Bay, and curently thenext several ye4rs, such as along Market carries40,000 bus riders a day, nearly 20% of Street. ACTransit's total ridership, Between 1999 and EnhancedBus improvements include the I 2001,AC Transit conducted a Major Investment following: Studyto examinethefeasibility of providing a netll0r improved transit service in this corridor, r Priorityforbuse[ attraffic signals I andunderstand thetransit needs and market n Queu+jumplanes (short bus-only lane$ at opportunities. congestedintersections I Thestudy evaluated a range of potential transit r Dedicatedbuslanes when available improvements,and conducteddetailed r Streetand sidewalk changes to assist bus I engineering,environmenta l, ridership and operations,suchasbus bulbs financialanalyses ofthe selected alternatives. As r Modernlow-floor buses, with multiple doors and a result,in 2001the AC Transit Board selected largewindows I BusRapid Transit (BRT) along Telegraph Avenue andInternational Boulevard/East 14thStreet as r Stoptelocation tothe far side of intersections, to the preferredoption. BRTwould have the maximizetheeffectiveness ofsignal priority I followingfeatures: r Proof-of-paymeintfarecollection, to speed boarding x Buspriority attraffic signals I u Stopimprovempnts, including theprovision of r Bus-onlylanes(18 miles) onarterial streets shelters I Low-floor,multi-door,clean-fuelbuses r Real-timeinforilnation onbus arrivals t I Busanival information atstations n Limitedstop service, operating inconjunction r Proof-of-Paymentfareverification withlocalservice I * Levelboarding platforms with passenger amenities BusRnpto TRRtrtsttr (BRT) ConRt0oRs I Whilethe Berkeley/0dkland/San Leandrocorridor EruHnrucroBusConntoons carriessome of AClransit's highest passenget I EnhancedBusimprovements ateplanned onfive v0lumes,a number of othercorridors would corridors,asshown in Figure47, They would benefitfrom Bus R{pid lransit improvements. increasetravel speeds along several tlery Theseareshown inFifiure A-8. I congestedarterials, increasing ridership and serviceefficiency, allowing the same service tobe Theseprojects would [eliver the benefits oflight providedwith fewer vehicles. Ihe improvements railwithout the high cost, reducing travel times I througha series ofbtis-only lanes and/or queue- I Poge A-18 lanuary 2OO2 I I I F Yr A0 2 -F Yt 0 A6 I Shofl RangeTransit Plan jumplanes or bus bulbs to reducetravel times. I Wherebus-only lanes are impractical, special carewould be gtvento heavilycongested intersectionstoassist both operations andother I vehiculartraffic, TheBRT corridors would include the Enhanced I Busimprovements detailed above, While additionalimprovements wouldfocus on creating I an exclusiveright-of-way, BRT corridors would alsofeature station-style stops with shelters and seating,fare vendingmachines, system t informationsuch as mapsand schedules, electronicbus arrival stgns and boarding olatformslevel with the bus floor. Each corridor's I BRTservice would have a discreteimage, easily recognizableto the public, and an associated I marketingcampaign designed to increase public atruarenessofthe new service. I I I I I I I I I AC Transil I Page A-l 9 I I FIGUREA-1: FY ?001- FY 2025 CAPITALIMPROVEMENT SUMMARY (a//costs stet6 ,n 2000doller$ - prcliminary numbarsas of Mey 10, 2801,.subj€otto finalz8tron/dd/zstftedts of the $uh-programsJ t z J 4 5 Capltal capital Oapitel Capltal Cepltel Program Program P/pSram Program Program I F-Y2001 FY ?NN? EV thn" FY zO(H FY 2005 CATITAL REPLACEMEMT/ENHANCEMENT I I RTP'BusReplacemenl Program 113,62t E,53? 16,170 20,820 ADA ParatransilVehicle Leasing 76t 760 760 I6U 76( Non-Rev,ServiceVeh. Repl. { EOE 282 0 70 322 I FeclllMEoulpment ReElacefireil lraqram Facility/EquipmentUpgradeE/Replacement - 2,08t 5,631 15,67f I 1,696 7 oEl (includingDeterred Maint€nencalEquipmBnt) Maintenan6eFacility lmprovemenUExpansion 6,00( 8,650 1,00( 'rat t GBnBralOffices Bulldlng Renovation 894 FareboxCollection System Replacement l Gapitalized MaintenanceProEram Tir6/Tub6R60lacement 1,33S 1,339 i eeo 1,339 1 {{a Engines& Transmis6ionReplacement 2,457 2,457 ?,457 2,457 ?.45i RepoweredEngine Replacement ?,061 3,277 1 dEt 7,053 7,05: I PreventiveMaintenance 7,053 7,053 InformatlonTechnoloqv Enhancements I Dete ProcessinglJ pgred6/Replacernent 2,490 1,49t 665 1,73i 86t Satcom- CommunicationSyst€m 4,700 25t Passengerlnformation 2,725 2,40C 650 o4i I TransltServlce EnhancementE TransitCenler Program 2,618 3,12t 308 108 1Fl "Bus San Peblo Avenue RaoidTrensif' 13,614 1,13( FuelCell Bus Demonstration 14,1 99 t ,tnt it PlannlnolEnvlronmentalStudvlMlS MEjorInv6Btment Study - Oaklend/Berkeley/SenLeandro 2,300 I TOTAL BASELINEFROGRAM 180,421 47,265 46,080 46,365 21,501 I TOTAL BASELINEPROGRAII'FINFI-ATED 180,4?1 50.101 50,227 51,929 24,831 I CAPIIALEXEAN$AllEEgGRAM MIS - Oakland/Berkeley/SanLeandro Corridor - PhaseI 185.000 MIS - Oakland/Berkeley/SanLeandro Corridor - Phasell 185,000 BRT - Foothill/Banctoft BRT - MacArthurBoulevard I BRT- Alameda/Shattuck EnhancedBus - University/College e3,00( EnhancedBus - E-14thSlreeVMission 59,00( EnhencBdBUB - HBso€rian 59,00( EnhancedBUB - SacramBnto/Market 33,00( I EnhancedBus - Hollis/EthStreet 36,00( Note: Exnansion Eosts lnclude Facllitias & Vahicles TOTAL CAPfTALH(FANSION FROGRAMS 0 185,000 1S5,000 280,00t I TrlTAt {-'.AFITAI FXFANSION FFIOCiRAMJNFITATED 0 201 -650 ana ann a?a t.la I I I FIGUREA-1: FY 2001- FY 2025 CAPITALIMPROVEMENT SUMMARY I fall Costsstdt6 rn 2Q0Odotlars - preliminary nufibars as of Mey 10, 2001, subjectto finalizationladiustmentsof th9 sub-programs) ti a I I 10 Capital Gapital Capital Capltal Capital I Progfem Program Program Prograrn Program FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY ?O1O CAPTIALEELTACEMENI/ENHAN CEMEIIT vehiele Rcplaoerrcn! Praqlao t 16,470 ?4,637 27,821 22,90i RTP'BuBRBplacem6nl Program 2,080 ADA ParatransitVehicle Leesing 760 760 760 764 7fi( Non-Rev,Sen,ic€ Veh. RePl. 232 ctb 1,152 174 15t I j" 3:'07' M,,ii Ift+],,. 'Zt 1*fl# Facilltv/Eouloment Reolacement Proaram Fecility/EquipmentUpgrades/Replacement - 23,320 9,572 19,668 A 22F s,631 (includingDEferred Maint6nance/Equipment) t Maint6nanceFacility lmprovemenVExpansion GeneralOffices Building Renovation 137 FereboxCollection System RBplacement I .41,fj :! "ii r: '5tS Tire/TubeReolacemenl 1,33S 1 { ??o I e10 1,33S Engines& TransmissionReplacement ?,457 2,457 2,457 2,457 2,457 RepoweredEngine Replacement I 7 nEa 7,053 7,053 PrevBntiveMaintenance 7,053 7,053 Total-'ru$iltaHzed Mfil'lttcfiancqF,ffiIgI:i,-' :':$S" : {tD_44 # r#iii:1o;8i 10t lnformatlon Technol I I 14.7 Deta ProcessingUpgrade/RBplacemenl 6S0 490 390 977 Satcom- CommunicationSystem 8.780 4,40C PassengerInformation t -qiiH$flilEli lnfo;ifieflbih''Svstdri-SHith,r.. 'r'l r # +. ,.'1 S .r! ;i:D;Yol Transi! E€n{LceEjhEnE€![ents TransitCenler Progrem 108 2,767 108 2,878 11 "Bus San Pablo Avenue RepidTransit" I FuelCell Bus Demonstretion "f',rili irr,-srilrTofCliT$iivice Ehlffuiftameritd,lS-t[c::.'.. i s iFrri +'i ,llrii :;.;.'l oE r$#:r{.1 2,76: :ilo'l, 10 I Major lnvestm6ntStudy - Oakland/Berk6ley/SanLeendro 'E{trtfi r:$s$tifiorat.plci;lflBrH:studiE*#&ijii .?$#$i,#'' ii .t{:.T, ffiFSt +ii:r 38 41 51,68? 46,3sG t TOTALBASELINE PROGRAM ,039 ,430 .66,481 BASELINE 45,?66 50,752 E3,766 66,935 61,653 I TOTAL PROGRAM-INFI-ATED CAETIALIXEANEIANIEQG BA,I'I MIS - Oakland/Berkeley/SanLeandro Corridor - PhaseI MIS- oakland/Berkeley/SanLeandro Corridor - Phasell BRT - Foothil|/Bancroft ?63,00c I BRT - MacArthurBoulevard 222,O0C BRT - Alamede/Shattuck 141,00c EnhancedEus - Univdrsity/Collegs EnhancedBus - E'14th StrBet/Mission EnhancedBus - Hesp€rian I EnhencedBus - Sacramento/Market EnhancedBus - Hollis/6thSireet Note: ExbansiDn Gasts Include Feclllties & Vehicles I TOTALCAP]TAL EXPANSION PROGRAMS 626,000 T..!TAI tiAFtTAI F!'PANSICIN PROGRAM-INFI ATED aLL q a.l I I I FIGUREA-1: FY2001 - FY20?5 CAPITALIMPROVEMENT SUMMARY (a//oosfs stata rn 2000 doilers - prelirninerynumbers as of May 10, 2001,sub./'ect lo fineilzetionladju$tmentsof the sub-programs) I I I 12 13 14 15 Capital Gdpital CFpltal Cepltal Capltal Program Prograftt Prfgram Program Program I FY 2011 FY 20't2 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015 CAPITAL REPTACEMET'ITIENHANCEMENT V6hlc16ReplaceE|6nt ProEram 'BuB t oan I RTP ReplecefientProgram 29,??D 121,611 16,1 70 ADA Paratr8nBitV€hicl€ Leasing 760 76( 760 760 760 Non-Rev. Service Veh. Repl, 136 55( 496 166 1,O74 I Feclliw/EouierEcrLRBIlaFementPr.o.gtEm Facility/EquipmentUpgredes/Replacement - 1,791 10,495 3,864 2,98f (includingDefdrr6d Mainlenance/Equipment) MeintenanceFaoility lmprovemBnvExpansion I GeneralOffices Euildlng Renovation FerBboxcdllection System RBplacEm6nt 8,355 I ilr .rtrlj:l".i3]EIJ{ irifl{tili.f;'; ?r t CapltdlizEdMalntEnance ProoLam Tire/TubeRBplecement 1,339 1,339 1,339 1,339 1,33t Engines& TransmissionR6plec6m6flt 2,457 2,457 2,457 2,457 2,451 R6poweredEngine Replacement 7.053 7 nEr I PrevenliveMelntenence 7,053 7,053 7,053 Informatlon TeehnElolv E[hanEemonts I Deta Proc6ssingUpgrede/Replacement 1,790 1,590 565 1,731 6bI Setcottl- GommunicationSyslem 4,350 250 500 PassengerInformetion 2.725 2,400 atn 325 I TransltService Enhalqaments TrenBilC6nter Prograrh 2SE 123 118 108 75r San Pablo Avenue"Eus RepldTransit" 8,594 Fuel Cell BUBD6monstrelion I "'lri,: : siLh TdtCl lt$6irtl8JtiEittf{flltljtsflthftt#;i':#{tS tff1'trEHiffi*:$:}IFfFl. lli'l$ ;.i:iili s; ,.41s:t*SS r;:.IUt :,:]ilili .{lfir.g-l Plannlnq/EnvlronmentalStudv/Ml$ Ma.iorlnvestment Study - Oakland/BerkeleylSanLeandro I J'qF+ sir6 TbtAl'; Fl#iililiffi gtlitll$$ffin{X$tr8+J$,11ffi;ffi'. r" r:l' ittflthfiq:_:.1 r- .l+r,'ri:irr*li:( ,1Xtoi, TOTAL BASELINE PROGRAM 50,128 35,268 146,0/14 2,I,7EE 33,46r t 68,42f 49,375 209,s73 32,00( 50,361 TOTAL BASELINE PROGRAM-INFTATED I CAF]TAL E)(PANSIONPROGRAM MIS - Oakland/Berkeley/SanLeandfo Corrid0r - PhEseI MIS- Oakland/Berkdley/SanLeandro Corridor' Phase ll BRT - Foothill/Eancroft BRT - Mac,ArthurBoul6verd I BRT - Alameda/Shattuck EnhancedBus - University/College EnhahcedBus - E-14thStreeVMission EnhancedBus - HeEperian EnhancedBus - Sacramento/Market I Enhenc6dBus - Hollls/6thstreer ItJole: Ernansion Cosls ,nrtude Feclllllas & Vehicles TOTAL CAPITAL EXFANSIONPROG ttAMS 0 0 I 0 0 TOTALCAPITAI. FXPAN$IC'N PROGRAM-INFLATEb I i I FIGUREA.1: FY 2OO1. FY 2O?5 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT SUMMARY I Ialrooslssfatern2OAOdotlars-pr'timinarynumb1rsasof MeylO,200l,subieittDfinalizatiohlsdiustmentsof thesub-programs) 16 17 1E t9 20 Capital Capital Capital Capitel Capltal I Pragram Program ProgrEtn Progrem Program FY2016 FY2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 CAPTfI\L EEPIAEEMENT/ENHANCEMENT I VeXlELeEeEl acqm on t Proqra m 24,63i RTP'Bus ReplacementProgrem 27,472 16,470 76( ADA ParatransitV6hicl6 Leasing 780 764 76( 760 Non-Rev.Service Veh' RePl. 132 19t 760 19( 'r#fuili9, "Iffi!17;l ',1&irl1r?3 I raFv$hictffilt$i{ilde}IiHirJt Prdsraln sffirn sat'%r :di . liltu+4z :4''C#;7Et Facdity/Eq-lomedlcdaqqment Program Facility/EquipmBntUpgrades/Replac€ment - 21,451 13,924 (includifig Defened Meinlenance/Equipmenl) I FacilityI mprovernenvExpansion Maintenance GeneralOffices Building Renovation 137 FareboxCollection System Replacement 'l' t ncrRi6"itlinAhErilr..;rtt#: . .;*+iii .d*:r . li$ib8! .i.:ir: #rt+ffF0 tFl , .XFriHlir ,.l ;#r[fl'] Capitalizcd MElxtenajce Ercglam { t?c Tire/Tub6Reolacem6nt { a?o { ??o 1,339 1,339 2,451 Engines& TransmissionReplEcement 2,457 2,457 2,457 2,457 RepoweredEngine Replecement I ? nEa /.UJJ PreventiveMaintenance 7,053 EF.J ;rr :iil.lrjU4 .tflIlr ; t:qHo-8 ,i{{F"]u.t ,r..;i flO Informelllqr TeqhnolroqvErhenceEqntE I 4 qa; Data ProcessingUpgtade/Replacemenl OUU 490 390 s77 Saicom- CommunicationSystem Fassengerlnformation I Fsuffibtatilhfoirffgtlodidsviteitiil,s*1, ;{fu{, ief.jSL -Sini'i $9#l':i; ,iffi9u l!'i i' i#1977 ,.i:$83 Trensit SqrvieqEnhEncements TransitCenter Program 108 108 108 108 1gt "Bus San Pablo Avenue RapidTransit" I Bus Demonstretion Fuel Cell 14#di1ot SerSldeErihs.hcAiiiihrts r+#fii ,f'l'; , fti'rll f1r1 r|oq,lOE iF at08 $#.,.#;1uE I Plajn i nqLEnvirqn m6ntal$tud:tlUlE MajorInv6stment Study - Oakland/Bdrkeley/SanLeandro ' EiTFnnil.{qi$unlEs f.F"&fF:,aEih: l':ffir}' ,if ,'ir'i" :48:i l'i iltrSf; -ttr'.o :i?,gi I .THtts 't:r I TOTAL BAEEUNE PROGRAM 61,659 12,207 26,227 29,524 38,177 49,225 64,137 I TOTALBASELINE PROGRAM.INFHTED 94,955 19,2?6 42,225 CAPTTAL EXPAN S IONIBOGBAM MIS - Oakland/Berkel6y/SanLeandro Corridor - PhaseI MIS ' Oakland/Berk6ley/SanLeandro Corridor ' Phasell BRT - Foothil|/Bandroft I BRT - MacArthurBouleverd BRT ' Alem6da/Shattuck EhhancedBu; - UniversitY/Collega EnhancedBus - E*14thStreet/Mission EnhancedBus - Hesperian I - Enhand6dBus Sa6rafiento/Market EnhancedBus - HolliB/GlhStreet N^IA. Fy^anEidn Aasls includa FaEifitids t VehicleE I TOTAL CAPITAL EXPANSIONPROGRAMS 0 0 0 0 0 I TrlTAi cAPlTAl FYFAfrlSlfiH PFIOGRAM-INFLATED I I FIGUREA-1: FY2001 - FY 2025 CAPITALIMPROVEMENT SUMMARY (d//cosfs stdtd ,n 2000 dollars- preliminary numbersas of May 10, 2001,sublect to finalizltionladiastmentsof ffie sub-Frogrsrhsj I t1 22 zt ?4 25 Capital 6apital Gapital Capital Capltal Ptogram Frogtam Plogram Progratn Frogram I Fl 2021 FY 20"2 FY 2023 FYzO?4. FY ?025 EAPFAL REPT.ACEIJ|ENf'ENHANCEMENT YBhicle BeFldcemEntPtqqram I RTP'BusReplac6ment Program 25,329 22.902 31,71? 121,611 ADA ParatransitVehicle Leasing 760 76C /bu 760 76C Non-Rev. ServiceVeh. Repl. 232 1,?12 144 144 461 I FeoillMEouipment R€plEcefi ent ProErem Facillty/Equipm6ntUpgradeB/RBplacernenl - 344 10,?64 8,036 451 (includingDeferred Maint6nance/Equipment) MaintenanoeFacillty lrnprov6ment/Erpansion I GeneralOffices Building Renovation 137 FareboxCollection System ReplacEmeht T.sid45'1 I capit8llzed l\!aint€nancEProoft|m qao Tire/TubeReplacement 1,33r 1,339 1 ooY 1,33! Engines& Tran6missionR6placement 2,45i 2,457 ?,457 2,457 2,45i RepoweredEngin6 ReplacemBnt 7,05i I Pr€ventlveMainl€nanc6 7,05i 7,053 7,053 7,053 l'{,i:$#[0]fif! Infoftfiation TachnoloEv-Enhsncomeflts l 40n I Data ProcessingUpgrede/Replacement 1,7S0 1,737 86t Satcom- CommunlcetionSystem 4,35C 8,780 4,05( I) Passeng6rlnformstion 7JE 2,400 I OOU 325 rl::it,"tl I Trsn itgsrvlce Etlhanc€mEnts TransitCBnter Program 498 243 19t 108 10t Sen Pablo Avenue "Bus Rapid Transif 8,594 FuBlCell Bus D6monstration I FlfrJit'iill#8il#i ##;*8,70r tr,it PlannlnolEnvironmentel Stqdv/MlS Majorlnvestment Study - Oakland/Berk6lEy/SanLeandro t TOTAL BASELINEPROGRAM 48,608 40,550 63,5?2 30,69( 139,17s I 83,35r 70,963 114,101 55,85! 258,17( TOTAL BASELINEPROGRAM.INFISTED I CAPITAL EXPANSIONPROGRAII MIS- Oaklend/Berkeley/SanLaandro corridor - PhasBI MIS' Oakland/B6rkeley/SanLeendro Corridor - Phasell BRT - Foothill/Bancroft BRT - MacArthurBoulevard t BRT - AlamBda/Shattuck EnhancedBus - Univ€rslty/Colieg€ EnhencedBus - E-14th StreevMission EnhancedBus - Hesperian EnhancedBus - Secremento/Mark6t I EnhancedBus - Hollis/EthStreel N6la: ErDEDslonCasts includa Fecllities & Vahlcles TOTAL CAPITAL EXPANSIONPROGRAMS 0 0 0 I TOTAL EAFFAL EXPANSIONPROGRAM.INFI'ATEO 0 0 0 I I I FIGUREA.2: REVENUEVEHICLE REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE I rtect rrcel rtEcl, rteer TIEEI, r lecI Year Model BusNo. 612001 1212002 1212003 1212004 r 2/2005 12/2006 n c 0 U t I 1983 Gilliq35' 1400-1 484 n ( 1984 Gilliq40' 1s00 1 s49 0 0 1988 Flvei35' 2400-2428 0 n 1988 Flyer40' 2500-2526 0 0 1SB9 FlVer40' 2527-2578 ffiiftrffiffiirffiffitr-ffi|fu,ffiffi#,,ffi I *'*t (i L 1989 Fl'verArtics 1800182e L 1990 Gflliq40' 2601-26s2 51 Eil #ffiffi# ffi#ffiry /4 1AOl Gilliq30' 2101-2162 6t [-qiltrffiAviffi 1qa? Stan"dard 2801-2860 6C 60 OU OU n n U t I 1996 Champ24 Psqr 100131 rll}iffisimprTfl 0 - -1 30 30 30 3C 1996 FlyerArtics 1901 930 30 al 1997 NABI40' 2901-2971 71 11 71 11 tl 11 1S98 NABI40' 30013067 67 67 61 67 6i bcl 66 I 1S98 NABI40' 31003165 66 oo 66 66 2000NABI40'-low floor 4001-4021 21 1l 21 21 21 ?1 2000NABI40'Jow floor 1?01-1223 t5 23 TJ 23 ?? 2000MCr4s ft, 60016040 40 40 40 40 40 4C JI 31 3t 31 31 2002Small-24Pass. FYD1IO2 q q I V 2002Standard-LowFloor xs47 ri 2002Standard-LowFloor STIP 31 JI JI 31 JI 2002Aftics"EuroDeanStyle 2002 40 40 40 40 4t 2003Standard-Eirropean"Style 2003 119 119 11S 11! 2003ExpressBuses 45 ft. 2003 33 33 I 30 30 3t 2003Standard.ExpansionBuses STIP q E 2004StandardLoW Floor 2004 5 2005Thirtyft. 200s 61 61 ol I 2005Standard-LowFloor 2005 tl bl oi 2005Standard-LowFloor 2005 6t 2006CMA 2006 6t 200sSmall-24Pass. 2009 I 2008Artrcs 2008 2010 Standard-LowFloor 2010 2011 Standard-LowFloor 20]1 ?012Standard-LowFloor 2012 t 20r3 Slandard-LowFloor 2013 loial f leet- illgloleI0r KeplacemellI lll dur u0c ooJ IotalArticulated 60 70 70 70 70 7C I fotalStandard-40 ft, 435 435 3S4 306 306 248 totalStandard 35 ft. 100 81 0 0 t Iotallow floor (40 ft) 44 84 IUJ 299 2S9 419 Iotal24 Passengers (STV) 31 {l t1 JI 31 I Iotal30 FooteE 61 61 61 AA 86 8e IotalOver the Road 40 4C /J /J 13 12 IotalActive 111 802 835 86s 865 s25 I leakRequiiement 641 872 131 731 137 11C SpareRatio 1S.17%19.35% 13.30% 17.3lo/a 17.31% 20,13% levisedTIP Programmlng 47Stds r Expansroj3 txpress505t0s.. 5 srds. I eroposedTIP Progranming 55Srds, 31STV'S i0 Expansio50Thifty ft 11Thirty ft 45 Stds. t 30Artics I agsrds. IIPCvcle Pnor rY00/01 hY0r/rlz FYOZ/03 tY 03/04 FY04/05 FY05/06 I [ffi] =Buses at maximumlife Assumes12 yr. Life except for Over the Road (16 yrs.) & 24Passengers'(7 yrs) I I I I FIGUREA.2: REVENUE VEHICTE REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE I f ltstst r IEEI rltsrt rIEET rlctsL rtErt r tEul Year Model BusNo. 12t2007 1212008 1?1200s12J2010 taau1 1212012 1712013 n 1982 Gilliq35' 1400'r1484 0 0 0 I 1984 GiriiE40' 1500549 0 0 0 1988 FlveT35' 2400.2428 n n 0 0 1988 Flver40' 2500.2526 n U 0 0 1989Flyer40' ?527.?518 n n 0 n 1989 FlVerArtics 1800-1 829 0 n 0 0 I 1S90 Gilliq40' 260126s2 +t t. 0 0 199i Gilliq30' 2701.2162 7E t5 25 7 l 1SS3 Standard 2801.2860 0 n 1996 Champ24Psqr " 100131 0 0 1996FlyerArtics 1901-1 930 d ft I 19S7 NABI40' 2901-2S71 71 ll 0 1998 NABI40' 3001-3067 b/ 67 ot 19SB NABI40' 3100-3165 oo 66 n1 'tI 2000NABI40'-low floor 40014021 ?1 LI 21 21 I 2000NABI40'"low floor 1201.1223 23 IJ LJ 23 2000MCI4s fr. 600'16040 40 40 4A 4A 40 4tl 4U 2002Small24 Pass. FY0r/02 JI 3'l 0 0 0 q n 2002Standard-LowFloor x947 5 a s J 2002Standard-LowFloor STIP 31 ?1 ?1 31 31 31 31 I 7002ARics-EuropeanStyle 2002 40 40 '1940 40 40 40 4C 2003Standard-ELropeanStvle 2003 119 119 1 11S i1s 119 119 2003ExpressBuses- 45 ft, 2003 33 ?? 33 JJ 2003Stbndard.ExpansionBuses STIP 30 JU JU 30 30 JU 30 2004Standard-LoirvFloor 2004 5 q q 5 q q 5 I 2005Thirtyft, 2005 ol bl 61 61 0l bl 200sStanilard-LowFloor 2005 6'l 61 6' 1 ol ol 61 bl 2005Standard-LowFloor 2005 60 60 60 60 OU 60 OU 2006CMA 2006 60 60 60 60 60 60 OU I 2009Small-24Pass. 2009 3' 1 3'l 31 31 ?1 2008Aftics 2008 30 ?n ?n 30 20'10Standard-LowFloor ?010 40 40 40 40 2011 Standard-LowFloor 2011 40 40 40 I 2012Standard-LowFloor 2012 40 40 2013 Standard-LowFloor 2013 40 rulat ileHt - EilgtDrerur KePriluerileilt Ytt vd,J Yti I lOtalArticulated 70 7A 70 70 70 1A iL l'otalStandard 40 ft. /4n 448 246 206 184 144 10r fotalStandard-35 ft. n n 0 n 0 t l-otallow floor (40 ft) 419 41$ 419 45S 499 539 5/: I fotal24 Passengers (STV) JI JI 31 31 31 3l fotal30 Footers 86 86 86 68 68 6t fotal0'ver the Road l? IJ 73 IJ 13 1r fotalActive Yl5 925 a?q 925 92f I )eakRequirement 770 ttu 770 710 110 170 71( ;DareRatio 20,13% 20,13% 20.13% 20.13% 20.13% 20.13%20.13% ilP Programmrng droposedTI P Progran n ing 75Stds. 30 Artics 40s tds, 40stds, 40stds. 40stds I 37SIVs 'lu'lz llP cycle rYu6/0/ f Y U//OE IY UE/U$ rYu9/'tu FYrU/tt '12 ffi =Busesatmaximum life- Assumesyr. 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ABI107 (l3o/o) Updqle On FY 2001-Oz r MeosureB(6%) Budgel: r 5IA(2%) Current EconomicCondition t w [ontroctseruices ondother tevenuesoutces (ts%) Whenthe FY 2001-02 budgei wos odopted I by in June200.l, At Transitsfinonciol Theoperoting budget isollocofed osfollows, outlookwos positive. Ihe generolstrength of il Employeecompensotion (69%) thelocol ond stote economies hodsteodily I improvedover the previous five yeors, ond ; (ontroctservices(8%) economicindicotors supported on optimistic I m Porotronsitoperotions (6%) outlook. r Operotingexpenses (13%o) Sincethen, however, economic conditions I w Di$rictJundedcopitolproiects (40/d hovechonged, ond there ore signs of o recessionond uncefiointy on the horizon. The TheseDistrict-funded copitol proiects, for generoleconomy hos experienced o slow which5+.3 million wos outhorized in the I down,soles tox forecosts hove been shoken, operotingbudget, include, interestrotes hove dropped significontly, and I il lmprovedsecurity sy$ems thelong-term impocts of fhesetrends remoin m Moiormointenonce upgrodes uncertoin.A November reporf from the LegislotiveAnolyst's office indicoted thot t0 ond I tr Repoirsondreplocements focilities Coliforniois{ocing the steepest decline in equipmentotoperoting divisions I Stoteincome in more thon holf o century. I AC Tronsit I PogeB-l I Ft!'IANCtALFtnN I TheColifornio economy, which wos olreody Belowis o descriptionof the primory heginningto slow before the September Ilth revenuesreceived by the District,how they trogedy,hos been dromoticolly offected by hovechonged Fince I 996, ond how they ore I theterrorist ottocks ond further reports thot proiectedto {honge during the nextten c0nsumerconfidence, tourism ond other yeors.[)ue to j currenleconomic conditions, I businesseshovebeen severely undermined. revenueproieclions will beupdoted ond ote TheSfote hos token oction to curbcurrent- onticipotedtobe reduced, osnoted obove. yeorGenerol Fund spending, ond c0nveys I thotprospects for0 promptrecovery hove Flus dimmed. been Forerevenue hos occounted for obout220/o I Iheseevents me0n thot At Tronsit'sFY of oll revenuessince FY 1996-97. Ihe Boord 2001-02 budgetdoes not reflect the currenl opprovedo fore incteose for ltonsboy service I stoteof the economy.In responseto effectiveFebruory l9?9, ond for locsl service decliningrevenues, porticulorly ftom soles effectiveOctober 1999. ln coniunctionwifh toxes,the District begon implementing cost lheincreose in Tronsboy futes from $2.20 to I controlsin Novemher 2001 to mitigotethe $2.50,the D[strictestoblished o Long- impoctof onticipotedshortfolls in the current DistonceTronshoy cosh fore of $2./5for I fiscolyeor. AC Tronsit will olso increose routeslonget thun I2 miles.Ihe odopted finonciolmonitoring ond updote fincnciol locolfore increose, from $l .25 to $1.35, proiections,ondtoke oction os dictoted by wosrelotively modest. All other locol fore I theDistrict's finonciol condition. cotegoties,such os senior/disobled, posses ondtickets, intreosed c0mmensurotely. AC Ironsit'scurrenf fore slructure is shown in I RevenuesAnd FigureB-3. Expenses Ien'yeorproiecfiions reflect o 53.0 million I 0perotingExpenrer increcsecommelncing in FY 2002-03 due to FigureB-l showsoctuol revenues forthe five o fqrerestructure ondincreose, ondo $0.9 t yeorsbeginning in tY 1996-97,ond olso millionincreose per ye0r lhereofter in showsthe FY ?00,|-02 Adopted Budget. onticipationofiincreosed ridership. ln the t 0verollrevenues increosed by48% over the follof 2001, st{ff presented theresults ofo timeperiod. During thot some iime frome, consultontstudf thot onolyzed the District's inflotionoveroged 4.30/o per yeor, for o totol existingfore strurture, ond recommended I of 21.50/ocvet the pericd. Figure B-2 shows chongesthot would offer mote options to o grophof bothrevenues ond expenses customers,(e.U. doy posses),increose t duringthe five-yeor period Through FY200.|- ridership(e.9. eliminote fhe25-cent chorge 02 in constontdollors (netting out the effect fortronsferil, dnd increose revenues. The ofinflotion). Boordis expectfdto toke oction regording I theserecomme{rdotions in the Spring of 2002. I I Fose B-2 January 2O02 t I shortRano*'ii:X" !'flJ,1 I TnlnsponrAror Dtvttopmrnr Acr Sincethe eorly 1990s, TDA funds ollocoted .|996- to Ironsithove grown steodily. ln In 1971,the Legisloturepossed the A[ million, I TronsportotionDevelopment Act(IDA), which 97, revenuesreoched $37.8 millioninFY 2000-01 os reservees0.250/0 of the stote soles tox for climbingto$44.0 the inthe stote economy. I tronsportotionpurposes. While this is o resultof upturn ln IDArevenues oreproiected collectedstotewide, it is returnedto the FY200.|-02, to million,onticipoting countyof originby theStote Boord o{ toincreose $6.|..| $6 generolionsplus o I Equolizotion.TDAollocotions oremode by millionof excess 52 prioryeor odiustment. MTIprior to ihebeginning of the fiscol yeot, million corryforwurd proiectionsonticipote o 50/o bosedon estimotes provided bythe [ounty Districtten-yeor I growthrote ond I\4Tt proiections Auditors,but moy be odiusted during the onnuol growthinexcess of60/0. yeorif ottuolcollections vorygreotly from indicoteonnuol t theproiections. Pnoptnrvllxrs I Withineoch county, funds ore opportioned lo TheDistrict receives o portion of theproperty eligibletronsit ogencies bosed 0n the toxesossessed ondcollected inAlomedo ond percentogeof the county's populotion thot Contro[osto Counties. For 200,| -02, property I lieswithin eoch ogency's service 0reo. toxrevenue is proiected to grow by 3% over AlthoughBART is technicolly eligihle for TDA 2000-01levels. Ien yeor proiections reflect fundsin Alomedo,[oniro Cosfo, ond Son o3% onnuol increose. t Fronciscocounties, MTI reserves olmost oll of locol operotors. I thesefunds for the bus ABil07 A[ Tronsitreceives TDA funds from both AB1107 funds ore derived from the 0.5% Alomedoond fontro [osto counties, ollhough retoilsoles lox imposed within three counties I thelorgest shore (89% in FY2000-01) (Alomedo,[ontro Costo, ond 5on Froncisco) c0mesfrom Alomedo. ln FY 2000-01, A[ fortronsit purposes ond allocoted to MTt. I Tronsitreceived opproximotely 640/0 Understote lsw, 750/o of theproceeds ore (excluding"ADA)of the totol Alomedo County ollocotedto BARTond the remoining 250/o is TDAfund ollocotion to publiclronsit dividedbetween BART, Muni ond AC Tronsit. I operotors,with smoll portions going to Thediscretionory 25%o hos historicolly been IAVTA,Union City, ond BART. fn ControCoslo splitevenly beMeen Muni ond AC Tronsit. I [ounty,AC Tronsit rirlos ollocoted 15.4010 Annuolollocotions ore mode by MTC ptior to (excludingADA) of theovailsble revenues. the slortof the fiscolyeor bosed ofl TheCentrol Contro [osto Tronsit Authority estimotedreceipts, ond m0y be odiusted t (tttTA)County [onnection, Westetn [ontro duringthe yeor if thereiso moiotchonge in CostoTronsit Authority (WttTA), Eostern octuolretrenues. I Contro[osto Tronsit Authority (EtflA), ond BARTreceived thebolonce ofthe funds. FY200,I-02revenues ore proiected to grow t byneorly$3.3 million over the previous t AC Tronsit I Poge B-3 I yeor,0 l2%increose. Ien-yeor ptoiections providesto BARI stotions. Prior to 1990the I onticipoteo slight reduction in FY2002-03, onnuolpoyment totoled obouf $6.0 million. followedby on onnuolincreose of 4.50/o ondwus us high us $6.7 million in FYl989- I the reofte r. 90.ln FYI9l 1-92, BART signed o $4.0 millionrevenule-shoring ogreemenl with .|992-93, the I IllrlsunrsB AilDC $lrrsllx District.Effecti[e in FY /vlT(begon directlyollocoting funds to A[ Tronsitfrom BoyAreo counties 0re permitted to levy BART'sRevenue-Bused STAfunds wiih the odditionolsoles toxes to roisefunds for I understondingthotthe poyment in future tronsportotion-lelotedimprovements, if yeorswould he increosed by the rote of opprovedby o two-thirdsvote of thepeople. inflotion,up to thetotol level of BART'sSIA I Fundscon be used for lronsit,$ote highwoy funding. In 1994-95,os portof MTt or locolstreel ond rood proiects, ond fot ResolutionNo.r2612, which provides copitol copitolimptovements, mointenonce, repoir, I fundingfor EART'svehicle rehobilitotion ondoperotions. progrom,both tthe District ond BART ogreed I ln 1986,citizens of Alomedo[ounty thotMTC would onnuolly oppropriote BARI's opprovedMeosure B, whichouthorized o l5- STAfunds to theDistrict for the next six yeors yeor,0.5% retoil tronsoction onduse tox to (or the durotionof the rehobilitotion I toisefunds for tronsportotion. ACTronsit progrom).The FY 1996-97 poyment wos received1.|.60/o ofthese {unds onnuolly for $4.5million ond grew to $5.3 million inFY operotingpurposes. In November 2000, 2000-01,0nlB% increose. BART lronsfer I AlomedoCounty voters overwhelmingly Poymenlis estimoted ol 55.6million for FY opprovedo reouthorizotion of Meosure B, 2001-02,o 60/oincreose over FY 2000-01. I includingo signifirontincreose in operoting Ten-yeorproi{ctions 0ssume 0n onnuol fundsfor A[ Tronsit.The reouthorizotion hos increoseofAo/o.t o 20-yeorferm beginning April 1, 2002, I uponthe expirolion ofthe prior me0sure. ADAPIUTRA]I$IT $rnvtct tutr0rtrc SincetY 1996-97,the District hos been I lileosure[, similor toMeosure B,wos possed .|98/ responsiblefor providing Porotronsit service, in [ontro[osto [ounty in ondwill os tequired the Americonswith sunsetin 2008.At Tronsil'sshore of lby I DisobilitiesAct (ADA). AC Tronsit ond BART MeosureC fundsis proiectedto be formedo condortiumto provide for ADA npproximotely$1.2million inFY 200'l-02, Porotronsitservice in theEost Boy oreos I ond is expectedto increoseby 3.50/o servedbythe two operotors. onnuollythereofter. Revenuesto help offset o portionof thecost I BARTTuusrrn Pnvmtnt orederived fronl severol s0urtes, including: BARTStote Tronsit Assistonce (5TA) funds ore t Porotronbitpossenger fores I usedto reimbursethe District onnuolly for o m IDAArticle 4.5funds portionof thefeeder service thot AC Tronsit I I Poge B-4 lanuary 2OO? I I shorr*anou'il1;1 I'ii:X I il SIApopulotion-bosed funds OrttnRrvttur primory I From2002, odditionol revenue will be Ihe sourcesof revenue received in ovoiloblethrough the ADMPorotronsitthiscotegory ore odvertising ond cifolions for porking District's componentofthe new Meosure B. in bus zones.The I odvertisingcontroct with Viocomm 0utdoor Revenuefrom A[)A Porotro nsit service is (previouslyknown 0s Tronsportotion onticipotedtototol obout $5.5 million inFY Disploys,Inc.) for the sole of odvertising I 2001-02,t 250/o increose over the previous spoceinside ond outside buses expired in yeor.Ten-yeor proiections onticipote funding December2001. The existing l0-yeor I of$9.2 million in FY2002-03, on increose proiectionswere completed priot to the ol 670/oobove previous yeur levels, ond o Boord'srecenl oword of o futureodvertising 3.80/oonnuol increose thereofter. Ihe conlroct,ond will be odlusted to refleci the I revenuereflects the ogreement between A( lowerrevenues. Tronsitond BART, under which AC Tronsit will I fund690/o of thecosts ond receive o like TheDistrict also receives tevenue from omountof externolfunding ovoiloble for Alomedoond [ontto [osto foun]ies for purked Porotronsit.The ten-yeor proiection ossumes citotionsTo cors found illegollyin bus I thesome 69% split. zones.Stote low wos chonged in 1992 Io ollowfines from such citotions to revert to '|998-99,lhe I BeginninginFY Disirictbegon theogency responsible forthe ticket. The receivingfunds ovoiloble under TEA-21 to finesore poid to the Couniy ond remitted to portiollyoffset the costs of providingADA lheDistrict. ,|996-97Revenue from fines wos.|0.|.3% 50.9 I Poroironsitservice. IEA-21 permits up to millionin FY ondrose by I OVoof thefunds from the Seclion 5307 to5l.B million inFY 2000-01. FY2001-02 progr0m purposes. FY porkingcitotion revenue w0s proiected ,|998-99,fo beused for these In t theregion did not ollocote thefull conservotivelyot $t.e million,ond $t.S l0%for ADA-reloted costs,bul begon todo milliononnuolly thereofter. I soin FY 1999-2000. $rlrr TnlnslrAssrsrlnct Thefen-yeor proiections 0ssume thot this (STA)progrom I fundingsource will continue tobe ovolloble TheStote Tronsit Assistonce Fundsfor throughoutthe life of TEA'21ond wosouthorized in 1979. the pr0gr0m subsequentreouthorizotions ofthe Act. Ihe orederived from the stotewide soles I gosoline funds fundsore shown seporotely from the other loxon onddiesel fuel. STA increoseo'in FY I 990-9.ios ihe possoge of ADA-relotedrevettues 0n the proiection, "|16 t titledADA Porotronsit SetAside. Propositionslll ond expondedthe retlenuebose ond guoronteed 50% of the increoseforpublic fronsit operotions. The I totolonnuol funds ovoiloble oredependent I uponthe Stote budget. t AC f ro nsil I Page B-E I FINANEIALFLAN 5TArevenue isproiected tototol $5.5 million controcl.The seruice thut wos odded inthe I in FY2001-02, up 81.20/o over FY 2000-01. corridotwus qn integrol port of Phase lll o{ Ten-yeorproiections ossume o 8.70/o increose the District's[omprehensive Service Plon I in FY 2002-03,ond 2.9V0onnuolly (csP). thereofter,with o toilingoff in yeor6 ond increosesinsubsequent fiscolye0rs. Thotcontroct bnded ot theend of FY1993- I 94, butsince jthe Cypress Freewoy structure FEDERATAsststlilcr wosstill untompleted,the Districtond I [oltronsogreed toenter info o newcontrocl Federoloperoting ossislnnce hos been effecfivethrouih the end of Februory1998. reducedtoneorly zero by [ongress over the Underthe nerd controct, the District received t post decode.The District's federol operoting obout$.|.6 million onnuolly, insteod of$4.0 fundsdropped from $5.6 million in FY1994- million.Beror.ise ofo deloy in renegotioting I 95t0 $2.8 million inFY 1996-97 ond $0.5 thetontroct, ftlnds were only ovoilohle for o yeor millionthe ofter.Since then, the only portionofFY 1994-95, olmost $3.5 million federolfunding the District hos received is o lessthon onticipoted I smollomount ofplonning funds to ossist in producingthisShort Ronge Transit Plan, fn FY1992-93 ond continuing through November1995, A[ Tronsitond [altrons I Inrtnrstlttcomr enteredinto unother controct, to provide odditionol Interest0n the District'sfinonciol bus$ervice olong the l-80 corridor I p0rt inveslmentsin FY 2001-02 wos proiected ot 0s of the lronsportotionMitigotion Progromossoclioted with the l-80 H0V $3.f million,o slightdecreose from the construrtion.A] three-yeor I previousfiscol yeor due to follinginterest new conlroctwos roles. Ten-yeorproieclions onticipote opprovedfor $0.1 million lo continueservire increosesof 3.50/o onnuolly in inieresi online [[- A bne-yeorcontroct tocontinue I income. serviceonline 721 wos opproved for$0.35 millionsponning FY 1997- 9B ond FY 1998- 99,Some ofthe service woseliminoted ofier I (ottnlcr$rnvtcrs thefunding weirt owoy ond os pofi of the AClronsit hos received revenues from severol servicecuts in lP95-96. s0urces,primorily from the [olifornio Stote I Deportmentof lronsportotion (Coltrons), to Since'April 199.|, the District hos hod o providespecific service. The lorgesf of the conlrsctto operotefeeder service in theCity t controctscovered increosed service thot the of Alomedospdcificolly to the Horbor Boy Districlprovided in the[ypress corridor from lslondbusiness [enler. In FY I 99,|-92 ond I 991 through1998, os portof the tY1992-93, the[)istrict received obout $0.3 I ConstructionMiiigotion Progrom for the milliononnuolly forthe service. ln 1994- [ypressfreewoy thot collopsed inthe l989 95,funding wos reduced to $0.2 million I eorthquoke.InApril 199.|, Coltrons ondthe ofterservice initioted during o triol period Districtsigned o $,|2million ihree-yeor wos ronceled,I ond fundinghos since I I Fose E-6 tanuary 20O2 I I shortHann*'li;ii !'JiJ; I remoinedlevel. Ien-yeot ploiections 0ssume fundingond $4.9 million of Section 5307 ocontinuonce ofthis fundino level. fundingfor copitolizedmoinlenonce I pr0gr0ms.The funding is committedto SuplttmrtutStRvtcr continuethrough FY2002-03. I Ihrougho successfulportnership with District monogement,unions, ond the 0oklond Expenses:Historicul Trends And I UnifiedSchool District, AC Tronsit w0s FutureProiections successfulin obtoining opprovol from the FigureB-4 showsociuol ond historicol [olifornioStote Legisloturewhirh expensessince FY 96-97 ond includes the I opproprioted$2.S million onnuolly to FinolBudget forFY 200,| -2002. purchosefronsportotion services from AC Tronsit.Under the ogreement with 0oklond Slrlry/Wlcrs& BrHrrlrs I UnifiedSchool District, 0oklond Unified is to Solories/WogesondBenefits orethe lorgest receiveupto $275,000onnuolly forcredit componentof District operoting expenditures, towordthe purchose of tickets ond posses for I obout7SVo of oll costs. studentuse. A[ Tronsit uses the remoining occountingfor ogreementscovering 52.2million of revenue tooffset lhe cost of Collectiveborgoining theperiod July1994 ond June t providingsupplementol service to schools. between TheDistrict hopes to encour0gesimilor 1997included 30/o onnuol solory/woge -l increosesfor employees. [omprehensive I portnershipswithother school districts that ogreementshovebeen reoched benefitfrom supplementol AClronsit service. borgoining periodcovering July 2000 Ihe FY200.| -02 budgetond ten-yeor throughthe ond/or ond I proIectionsonticipote continued teceipt of throughJune 2003 2004 commitmentsreflected in thisfunding compensotion ore FY2000 01 expenditures,theFY 200,|-02 I budget,ond the len-yeor proiections. Ten- WrrrruoStrvrct FunotHc yeorproiections include qn onnuol incteose I TheDistrict teceived o $1.8 million gront of3.5% thereofter. fromthe Tronsportotion Fund for fleonAir, odministeredbythe Boy Areo Air Quolity FigureB-5 reports outhorized position levels t MonogementDistrict, io supporto portionof overthe post five yeors ond in theFY 200.| - service weekends.Ihe 02budgef. the existing 0n .|997 I fundingwos gronted forfhe colendor yeeor,snd sponned FY 1996-97 ond FY 0perotorwoges increosed overoll by 29.70/o 1997-98. beiweenF\19i6-97 ond FY 2000-01. They I oreestimoted to increose by8.40/o in FY 2001-02over the previous yeot, reoching o Srcron5307/Bnroct Totts .|99?-00 five-yeorchonge of 40.50/0.Ihis is I ln FY theDistrict received S/.2.|07 exploinedby the implementotion of new ond I millionto rovero shortfollin ABI expondedservice in the Fremont-Nework I AC Tronsit I PogeE-7 I I 0reoheginning in 0ctober 2000, which vocotion.fhe Pension fund expense hos increosedthe hoursof service.However, beenopproximotely $9.0-12.0 million over overtimehours hove heen reduced through thepost thiee fiscol yeors, ond o similor I thehiring of moreoperotors, ondoperotor omountis proiected forFY 2001-02. This overtimecosts ore expected to foll by35.90/o dotois determinedbyoctuoriol onolyses ond in FY2001-02. 0perotor overtime occounts isupdoted lbriodicolly. 0iher fringe benefits t for opproximolely750/o of the totolDistrict includeFICA poyments ond heolth benefits. overtimeexpense. Heolthbenefits hove been determined using I rurrentprergium rofes, which continue to ltilointenoncew0ges hove been increosing climbsigniilicontly despite the District's sinceFY 1996-97, porticulorly during the oggressivem0n0gement of controcts with I periodhetween FY 1997-98 ond FY 19?B-99 heolthproviders. dueto theoddition of newpositions in order I to increoseservice quolity ond reliobility. Srnvtc rs in of 41.70h Thisresulted 0n increose 0/o betweenFY 1996-97 ond FY 2000-01. Thecost of servicesincreosed by 81 .I I Additionolpositions hove been outhorized for betweenFY 1996-97 ond FY 2000-01, ond tY ?001-0?,ond s 7.7010 increose hus been is proiectedto rise o further21.3% in FY proiectedin the totol mointenonce w0ges 200,|-02.Progroms hovebeen funded thot: I expensec0tegory. il Expohdseturity cortrocts with county t. sheilffdeportments \ As with operotors,the odditionol mointenoncepositions ore needed becouse of r Surv$ycustomer soti#oction increosesin service, ond olso to control I Moinloinond repoir the Di$rict's oging I overtimeexpenses. Ihe Distrirtonticipotes o infro$tructure reductionin toiul mointenonce overtime tr lmpldmenfnew informolion technology I expenseof 25.6% between FY ?000-0.l ond systetns FY2001-02, following o 300/odecreose betweenFY 1996-97 ond FY 2000-01. ; Morkptthe plons ond copobilities ofthe I SinceFY 1997 -98, the District hos used u Distri[ttofie community zero-bosedbudget methodology to determine Otherimpor{ont controcts 0re reloled to I ollocotionsfor the Mointenonce division, cloimsodministrution, retlenue counting ond whichproiects stoffing levels bosed on 0 outsidelegol services, forwhich costs hove proiectionof mileoge. When service isodded beensteody. Ien-yeor proiections onticipote I or reduced,the modelreports the thot costswili increoseot o 3.5% correspondingchonges required for stoffing inflotionoryrqte. I ondother moinlenonce-reloted expenses. Fringebenefits include severol components. Furrlltu LUsnlclHrs I Poidtime off includes oll poidleoves by Fuelcosts oituolly decreosed between FY Districiemployees - primorily sick leove ond 1995-97on{ tY l9?B-99due to follins I I Poge B-8 Jenuary 2002 t I $hortHeno*o{lXli I'fiJ; I pricesfor diesel fuel, but hove increosed of insuroncepremiums ond cosuolty and significontlysince FY 1999-00. Overoll, costs liobilitydisbursements. Between FY2000" I roseby 59.40/obetween FY 1996-97 ond FY 0l ondFY 2001-02, n 8.20/o incresse is 2000-0.|,ond o further5.70lo increose is proiected.Ten-yeor proiections ossume 0n I expectedfor FY2001'02. The District onnuol3.5% inflotionoty increoses. proiectsfuel costs to remoinot $0.90per gollonfor FY200,|-02 ond expects to ADA(onsonltuM I yield 3.5miles per mointoin0noveroge of Therosts of Porotronsitseruice hove been gollon. proiections fuel Ien-yeor onticipote growingsignificontly, ondrose by 1450/s to stobilizeond then increose byo I cosis betweenFY 1996-97 ond FY 2000-01. Most 3.5% inflotionory rote. of thisincreose is exploined bystrong growth I in Porotronsilridership, theincreosed costs BusPlnrs of providingthe service, ond the overoll cost Forseverol yeors, costs in thiscotegory of pulchosedtronsportotion services. For the I decreosed,butore proiected inFY 200,|-02 periodbetween FY 2000-01 ond FY 2001- to increosel9.lYo over FY 2000-01. The 02,the District proiects on increose of 6.20/s. I increoseisdue to oddiiionolservice levels, Theten-yeor proiections reflect the Eost Boy theoging of port of the fleet, ond increosed Porollonsit[onsortium's 5-yeor plon which costsossocioted with the preventotive usesonticipoted ridership oso bnse. t mointenonceprogr0m. Ten-yeor proiections ossume0n onnuol3.5% inflotionory Ten-YeqrProiecrions in creose. I TheDistrici regulorly updotes ten-yeor finonciolproiections. [ostsond revenues 0re UrrtrEsAno Tlxts I proiectedossuming current levels ofservice, EetweenFY1996-9/ ond FY 2000-01, the withodditionoI lineitems to reflectspecific increosein utilities ond toxes wos 35.9%, serviceincreoses onticipoted bythe Boord. primorilydue to o significonfiump in the Thecurrent long-term proiections were costof gos ond electricity, oswell 0s s0me developedinthe spring/summer of200,l, in increosesexperienced in the usetox. coniunctionwiththe FY 2001-02 budget. BetweenFY 2000-01 ond FY 200]-02, the Theyshow thot At Tronsiicon offord to Districthos proiected onincreose of10.9%. operotethe current level of serviceforthe Ten-yeorptoiections 0ssume on onnuol 3.5% foreseeoblefuture ossumingmodest inflotiono ryincreoses odiustmentsin either revenues 0r costs. Giventhe chonge in theeconomy since these (lsulrrYlro lngtuty proiectionswere odopted, stoff is te- IheDistrict experienced o decreose ol 920h evoluntingihe proiections.When new forcosuolty ond liobility insuronce between proiections0re opprorled by the Boord, they FY1996-97 ond FY 2000-01 due to thecost will be incorporoledintofuture District documents. AC lrs nsif I Poge B-9 I I Threeproiection scenorios 0re presented, oll Whileten-yeor proiections reflect deficits in ofwhich ore bosed on ossumptions fromthe yeorthree ond beyond, Districf Fiscol Policy spring/summerof200,|' No.312 requires the odoption of o bolonced I il Figure8-6 usesthe Districtt revenue budgetfor the operotingond copitol pr0gr0ms proiections,induding thereouthotizotion of onnruollyor bienniolly. AC Tronsit I MeosureB,o proiectedforeincreose inFY hosestoblished 19 fiscol policies toensure 2002-03,plonned compensotion ond fiscolstobilily, ond employs sound business serviceincreoset ond o 3.5%inflotion procticesfot budgetplonning ond I ossumplionforexpenses, monitoring.The stohility of theDistrict is ensuredbythe foct thot it hossuccessfully proiections il FigureB-7 reflects r!lT['s for negotiotedmulti'yeor ogreements with eoch I solestox bosed revenues wilho combined of itscollective borgoining groups. lt is ossumptioninexcess of6.00/o fhrorgh the imperotivethot the District is vigilont in durotionofthe tenyeor proiection. Ihe I protectingculrrent retlenue s0ulces by Dislrictonticipoted fore inueose, servire implementingcostefficiencies ondseeking enhoncements,ondo 3.5%inflotion newrevenue opportunifies. Through 0 I ossumptionforexpenses ureincluded in I thisproiection. combinotiondf revenue enhoncements whichcould irrrclude fore increuses, service I M FigureB-8 reflectsthe revenue reductions,on{other cost efficiencies - the enhoncemenfsond cost efficiencies Districtwill holbnce its future yeor budgets. requiredtoproduce o bolonced proiection I usingMTC revenues. I t I Poge B-10 January 2002 I FY2002-FYlAAi $hort RengeTransit Plan I FigureB-l HistoricolRevenues I (inthousonds) Ft9897 FY9/-98 FY98-9e FY99-00 FYOGOIFY0l-02 5 Year % Actuol Actuol Aduol Actuol ActuolBudoet{l ) thonoe[honoe I Revenues: Forebox 536,?s4539,371540,269 544,1/8 $47,03I $48,0235ll,76t 32.5% I T.D.A. 37,769 42,94342,373 47,|8 43,950 61,09223,32361.8% ProperlyToxes 33,365 35,593?7({? 40,133 43,365 44,594I1,229i3./To ABr107 20,912 24,77528,8?5 22,637 ?7,650 30,979 10,06748.1% I MeosureB 9,2?4 l0,lll I 0,359 I1,583 13,1 51 14,248 4,95453.3% BARTTrsnsfen 4,499 4,679 4,962 5,064 5,258 5,570 1,07123.8% I ADAPorotronsit Funding 2,5s7 3,867 3,767 3,646 4,448 5,520 2,963115.9% OiherRevenue 7,047 4,320 4,6rI 4,?40 2,419 1,782 -265-t2.9% Advertising I ??t 1,225 t,3t0 1,490 1,632 2,500 1,275 104.t% I StoteTronsit Assistonce (STA) 2,77? 3,525 3,3?3 3,327 3,059 5,s43 2,764 99.5% FederolAssistonce 2,81I 558 4l 4t 4t 4t -2,770-98.5% lnierestlncome 3,415 3,510 1,495 1,659 3,845 2 477 t28 3.7% I [ontroctServices I,t53 1,342 273 245 245 245 -1,/08"87.5v MeosureI 984 1,047 r,r10 1,?21 1,265 1,162 t/B I8.t% I WelforeToWork Funding n 0 0 0 U r,780 t,/80 N/A SupplementolService 2,225 2,225 2,225 1JJ\ 2,405 2,225 0 0.0% I WeekendService Funding 496 1,32r 0 n 0 0 496 100.0% n ADAPorotronsit SetAside 0 0 U 0 3,218 3,4s8 3,459 N/A Funding- Tires &Tubes (2) n n 0 0 873 1,10/ t,t07 N/A I Section530//Bridqe Tolk 0 0 0 I 2,100 1,822 6 600 6,600 N/A TotolRevenues 5r62,665 5r80,31 2 $20r,60i511' $240,0e2577,42747.6T0 i l,ffifqffiffiffiHff', ,iffh1ffiffiffiffitrffiffiffi,ffi,$iliilll,l',, il-l#*I#ffiffiffiflffi"i1 fol#Jffiffiffiffiffiiiu,."'f',Lilffillffi]#ffilffilffil I ConstsntDollor Revenues 5l 62.665sr74,320 5169,627$l80, I 07 srn,lssI 5r 94.406 sir,74119.5% 't90.9 (3) 171.8 179.1 ConsumerPriceIndex I6s.s I' iillffirlfll ffilir , iiimlffiH ii.ffi ; ffiff$l trflffilffi| iiil' , , rrttiiti i I Annuol[honge inCPI 3.4%l3.8% 4.2% 6.6% lffiffiifffiirilfir, ri ;llff'{firr*lltrffi.ffi HtiiH, , i{ffi.''ffifu'ffiffiffilffi,}$$ffiii i,il*,",iil ,,tflt1 ffiffiffiffi#Hffill l'--*l Cumulufive[honge in[Pl t.tnl 7.4% lt.9% 19.3% ryl I The[onsumer Price Index isbosed on the S.F. Boy Areo Averoge forAll Urbon [onsumers fromo boseperiod ofI 982-84, lJsingthe [Pl os o gouge, [onstont Dollor shows the vnlue inloter yeoru relqfive tothe volue in the first yeor. Sourcet I ComprehensiveAnnuolFinonciol Reports (indudes A[Tronsit tinonce [orporotion), FY00-01 Internol Finonciol Stotements & FY01 -02 Approved Budget. Notes: I (l) txcludingcopitol funding ond equity odiustmenB. (2)Recoded osropitol funding prior to FY 00-01. I (3)Forthe month ofJune ineoch 'leor. I AC frsnsit I Poge B-l I FINAN6IALPLAIi I FigureB-2 0perolingRevenues 0ndExpenses I $250.0 I $194.4 I $200.0 $17e,e $162.7 $174.3 $169.6 1 90.9 633 67.0 $172.4 t $150.0 $1s1.e $154.5 I $100.0 I $50.0 I $0.0 96-97 97-98 00-01 01-02 I --f-Operating Revenue +Operating Expense I Note:Prircs given in rcnstonl(1996/9/) dollorc I I I I I I I I I PogeB-t2 January 2O02 I I FY2ii02-FY'l(){i5 $hort Hange TransilPian I FigureB-3 ForeHistory I FY TY FY FY FY FY FY FY TY fY Gategory s2"93s3.94 94-95 95-s6 96'97 97.S8 g8.gs 99.00 00-01 0l-02 I Cash $1.10$1.10 $1.25 $r.25 $1.25 $1.25 $1.25 $1.35 $1.35 $l (13-171 1.00 l.l0 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.35 1.35 1. I rlDisabled 0.40 0.55 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0'60 0'65 0.65 (5.12) 0.55 0.60 0.60 0,60 0.60 0.50 0.65 0.65 Tickets I 0.90 0.90 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.15 1.15 1.1 outh(13-l7l 0.70 0.45 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.55 0'55 0' iorlDisabled 0.30 0.45 0.50 0.50 0,50 0.50 0.50 0.55 0.s5 0. I rhird(5.12) -- 0.45 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.55 0.55 0.5 Passes 40.0040.00 45.00 45.00 45,00 45.00 45.00 4$.00 49.00 I 21.0021.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 zt.DD 27.00 27. 8.00 7.001 1.00 r 1.0011.00 1L00 I 1.0013.00 13.00 1 t,riirtil.4###s'[li'.i',ili:]*!$F"*ffi f.s r BasicGash I 2.25 2.20 2.20 2.20 2.28 2.20 2.50 2.50 2.50 2. outh(13-17) 1.63 2.20 2.28 2.20 2.20 2.20 2.50 ?.50 2.50 2. /Disabled 1.13 1.101.10 1"101-10 1.10 1.251.25 1.25 1. I (5.121 1.101,10 1.10i.10 1.10 1.251.25 1.25 1. -' ..1:{$-Bi.#:i THffi,r,i:...:.r ransbayBasic Tickets I .80 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80 2.20 2.20 2.20 2. I outh(13'17) 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.900.90 1.10 1'10 1-10 1-1 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 l.l0 1.10 1.10 l.l hitd(5-12) 0.90 0.90 0.90 0,90 0.90 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.1 I ransbayBasic Pass 75.0075.00 75.CI0 75.00 75.00 75.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 80.01 ransbaylong 0istanceGash 2.75 2.75 2.75 2. I (r3-17) 2.75 2.75 2.75 2. 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.3 (s-12) 1.35 1.3$ 1.35 1.3 I i#lt#ffi#;.:;. .rI$ffiiffi:. .lffifaH 1iii.!::+ftiffifiiili r:i#FllffiftjJ*i -.ll!ll,il,s#Li;i: iii}ffmssffifil# i,til,fitrlitu$rf ! fiffillhi il ffiffi]Airl,.l iT#.gfifrll ransbaylong Distance Tickets I 2"50 2.50 2.50 outh(13-1 7l 1.25 1.25 1.25 1 I 1.25 r.25 1.25 I {5-12) r.?5 1.25 1.25 l.2l l,HJjfiffiF4i'ffi]rl$+fr' -1.:Y.l*: lefl'. tu*,unnuooro lransbayLong Distance Pass I l.ri#ftffffH]Xiri liLffilll lXf"q.trffillitli,,'.u,*m*,ii..***m, *,.',,,,wo**,u**'*,**i.',,,***',..'',.lu,P*# l-1;f--no'99f;9| ransfers 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0,25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.21 $ource;Historical Fare Hecords - Tralfic & Schedules I Notesl TransbayGash & TicketFares represents thuaverage one'way c0st. TheDistrict provided lree translers until 0ecember 1,1991 at whichtime a $0.25transfer charge wasimposed. I Child(5-12) fares were introduced August 1, 1993. I AC Tronsit I PogeB-13 I ffiF.NA!.TG.ALFLAN FigureB-4 Historitol0peroting Expense$ (inrhousonds) I FY96-97 FYg7-s8 FY98-gg FY99-00 FY00"01 tY 01.02 5 Year % I Actual Actual Aotuf,l Actual Actual Budoet Ehanoe Ghanue )peratorWages $33,52; $33,581 $34,20r $37,5s1943,47t $47,1r i |3,59t tlIl.5ft lpsrator0vertime 5 flAi -Fn,l 7.321 I 4Ft r0.02; . 6.43 58t l0.t9l I 39.361 46.06 53,49; 53.54: t4.l7t ."",, '****-"*$ufi ls,tHl0.p*relsl :'ti ffift{ffi -3HSll *#J5e{ ,P"F,,!J laintenanceWages r 2,50t 13,69, l 5,1gl 16,051 17,72t 19,09r 6,581 52.79 tlaintenance0vertims 1.97', 2,52i 1-25! 1.34N 1,38t 1.03i .941 -47.89, I SubtotalMaintenancr 14,48r r 6,211 16,rt4t 17.40' t9,r1 20,12t 5,64) 39.0n therSalary & Wages l6,t9l 17,451 18,021 20,81t 22,37i 24,98t 8,79) 54.3k ther0vertime 1.00t r.lll 1,32i 1.40( 1.878 1.42! 421 41.8P' I $uhtotal0ther 17.201 18.57( rs,341 22.211 24,254 26.41r 9,21 53.6?, roFls*l*r,*,Yy_a"g_e;*71,04t 74,40. 77,31t, 85,67t 96,85t I 00,07t 29,03 40.99, aidTime t]ff 12,52t I 2,51: r3,54f 13,1 71 16,60' 20,44t /,91t 63.2k t lorkers'Compensation 5,16; E,Z7t 6,41i 1r,06; 12,67', 11,451 6,29t | 2t.7fr ensionFund 6,591 7,11: 12,811 12.24. 8,s8r 12,021 5,42! 82.3fr therFringe 16.02; 18.491 25.27t 20.74" 23.73! 22.06t 8.03i 37.6?, TotalFlingg pgnefits 40.31/ M.40i 58.04t 57.23t 81,90: 65.98t 25,661 63.7k I Itilihfftl'f #&#*ffiiflfimffffSiffiH*{Sr]sti! ffrdtiij$f* ,1, rofessional& Technical Svcs. 1,221 1,36i 1,ztt 381 1,23t 3,42i 2,20) t80.2k laimsAdministration g3; 1,00t t,02i 9g' s6( 1,13! 20) 21.6k I emporaryHelp 2tt 501 878 1,45' 3,'l8i 49t 27) t24.5k ecurityService 3,99f 4,28i 4,531 4,74: 5,75i 6,84r 2,84t 71.2k ther$ervice 1,gri 2.S3! 3.20i 4,79', 3,871 6.32r 4.40) 229.6k TotalServices 8,291 10,91: I 3,371 r5,016 18.21| 9,92t | 19.79, I lifi;iri1i',liffi ]lfffi fiS{i .",*l&9,f,1figrjltitiLiitjffiffi Errfirrlf jrt lslliiixHBm ffiFsiirtililillllr irirrr'rW*HBS ;j,.frt{ffffitiw ilS{HBlillj ,l uel& Lubricants 4,89i 4,10t 3,701 5,60: 7.801 8,25t i,35; 68.69, ires& Tubes (1) 1,32t g( 3: 1' 995 1,39: 6t 5.29, usParts 8,05t 6,791 6,53t 7,24' 6,825 8,121, /1 0.91, I imetables\Transfsrs\Tickets 38t 48t 45t 54t 520 61t 22t 58.9fl fficeSupplies r.021 I,l4t 911 1.03; 1.395 1.r0r 8i 8.29, '17.531 ,JPlFl-ll#mL*--s"rnpJs*,15,68: 12,821 11,64t r4,431 19,491 3,80i 24.31 I tilitiEs& Taxe$ 3,361 3,63r 3,49C 3,94: 4,56t 5,06{ 1,70! 50.7?, asualty& Liability 2.98i 2.531 3,101 1,9+ 24t 4,201 1,22i 41.0P, .45t -20.1k IterestExpsnse 2,26i ' 1,981 1,942 1,90: l.9r; 1.80t I DAConsortium 5,86t 9,22t 8,278 6,83: 14.35t 15,231 9,i7! tE0.0r, ther0perating Expense 2,052 93: 648 I,61t 2,30i 2,321 27q | 3.3?, ransferto Equity t I t 3.35( 3,35! It/A I otal0peratirg Expenses st5t,85l $| $9,831$| 75,38t$| 88,95:$2t4,69r+235,771 i83,9il nffiq, on$tf,nt DollarExpenses $| 5t,85t $154.52t $163,334 $t 67,01: $| 7g,g4t $| g0,g0t $39,06: 25.79, onsumerPrice lndex {2) 160.r 165.1 171.t 179.' 190.! 197.r I nnualChange inCPI 3.4X 3.8fr 4.2n 6.61 3.5fl umulativeChanse inCPI 3.4r, 7.49' I t.gfl r9.39, 23.5fl TheConsunnr Price Indsx is basedon the $.F. Bay Atea Average fot All Urban fruma basepsriod of 1982-84. t Usingthe CPI as a gauge, Constant Dollar shows the value in later years relative to thevalue in the first ysar. Source:Comprehensive Annual Financial Heports (includes ACTransit Finance Corporatifn), FY00'01 Intarnal Financial Statements & FY01.02 Approved Budget. l{otes: (l) Eecordedascapital expense inFY g7-98, FY 98-99 and FY 99-00. t (2)For of ineach year. themonth June I I Poge E-r4 January 2002 I FY2002-FY'n005 Short ffange Transit Flan FigureB-5 HisloricolAuthorized Posilions r*ffiiffiffi;ffig,'ffiilffi$fr ffi#.ffiHtr#qffilffieffiHktr:ffi'Hffii.flffi 0perations Full-Time0rivers 1,437 1,030 1,015 1,063 1,088 1,390 Part-TimeDrivers 81 175 172 172 187 20 ParatransitDrivers 0 70 7A 70 70 38 0perationsSubtotal T,TI8 1,275 1.257 1,305 1,345 1,448 $upport Maintenance 3s5 433 447 474 492 49g Clerical t29 135 r36 130 129 130 Management 287 315.5 319 345 409 367.5 '17 Paratransit 0 17 17 17 17 SupportSubtotal 8tl s00.5 9t9 966 1,047 l,0t3.5 TotalAuthorized Positions l,g2g.0 2,175.5 2,178.A2,271.4 23gZ.A 2,481.5 AC Tronsit I Pose B-l 5 I FIN4NCiIAIPtAN FigureB-6 l0-YeorFinonciol Proiection wifh ACRevenues I YaarI Year2 Year3 Yaar4 Year5 08,0f,01 Proiscted Proiectsd Projaeted Projected Projsctsd I lin thnrrcln FYnr.?nnt FYllr-?nrll FYnt.?nn/l FYn/!-?n[E FY NE.'NNH REnenues: Farebox $ 48,023 $ 5?,343 $ 53,243 $ 54,143 $ 55,043 TransportationDevelop. Act ITDA) 81,092 87,352 80,261 83,274 s6,438 I PropertyTaxes M,554 45,932 47,310 48,725 50,rsr ABl 107 30,s79 30,8?8 32,215 33,684 35,I 79 MeasureB 14,248 r8,313 19,048 I 9,808 20,800 EARTTranslers 5,570 5,793 8,025 I 8,265 B,5IB InterestIncome 3.823 3,749 3,881 4,018 4,157 t Advertisin[ 2,500 4.500 $,$50 I s,s50 $,550 0thsrRevenue 1,782 1,685 1,570 1,572 1,575 A0APoratransit Funding 4,141 g,2lr s,587 I S,916 10,289 StatgTransit Assistance (STA) 5,543 6,027 8,200 8,380 6,566 FederalAssistance 4r 4l 41 j41 4l t Contract$ervices 245 245 245 245 245 MeasureC 1,162 1,203 1,245 1 1,?88 1,333 SupplamentalService 2,225 2,225 2,225 2,225 2,225 WeltareTo lilork Funding 1,780 2,383 1,974 I r,82i r,900 t Engineand Transmission Grant 1,744 1,7M 1,7M 1,744 1,744 STPFundinu .Tires & Tubes 1,107 I,107 1,r07 1,107 I,107 ADAParatransit $etAsids 3,458 3,700 3,829 3,964 4,102 ADAParatransit Vehicle Lease 775 799 820 CMAFunding 1.700 I $ection5307 / EridgeTolls 4,900 4,S00 CapitalReserves Trenslerfrom Fquity 822 Fnrrrnhrlnnot TotalBevanues $ 241,835 $ 254,73!l t 258,087 + 485,75S i ?14.8t2 I ) Exllenses: $alary& Wages $ 100,078 $ 104.S34 $ 1r1,SZ8 $ trr5,43r $ 119,471 FringeBenefits 53,961 58.05I 58,317 60,35e 62,471 PsnsionFund 12,074 I 2,$97 13,4S5 113,s67 14,456 I Ssrvices 18,?t 5 15,457 ls,l03 19,772 20,484 Fuel& Lubricants 8,?50 8,250 8,250 18,250 8,53S 0therMaterials & Supplies 9,854 I0,1 88 10,543 10,912 I 1,2S4 Utilities& Taxes 5,088 5,220 5,402 i s,591 5,787 t CasualtV& Liability 4,205 4,363 4,505 4,683 4,828 Dabl$ervice 1.808 1,755 1,8s7 1,835 1,58S 'l9,503 A0AConsortium 15,239 r8,584 17,582 21,157 0ther 2,32|.6 ?,620 2,453 2,53S 2,825 CentralCounty Transit Study 4,848 4,202 4,362 4,5?8 I HestoreNo. Co, $vc. - MeasureB 1,9?l 1,988 2,058 2,130 $rnPablo Ave. Enhancemsnts Translerto Equity 3,359 Frnir.lirot Elrc Faaa Fahnh l?? tqil ,rr ror, ,ru*i. t764nf,l Subtotnl:0peratins Expenses 212.192 $ 22t.824 + 234.8t3 t 281.528 t 2s2.9rl t > CqllltalProgralli Engines& Transmissions g 1,744 1,7M $ ?,457 $ i 2.543 $ 2,632 Tires& Tubes 1,386 1,435 1,485 1,537 1,5S1 0therCauital 4,320 4,485 4.731 5,063 I i4,8S4 llenitelirqd Ers llnmn Rqhth ?7.193 J7 781 ?4 FEI 'E EIE 7A d,NA Subtoral:Eeoital Expenses 2s,643 i 30.st5 s 33,325 $ ld,4s9 $ 35,894 Totrl Expanees f 24t,835 $ 254.739 $ 288.r39 $ 278,0r5 s 288_805 I $arylas/ lDcficit) 0 0 u0,052) fl8,2551 fl1,803) Cumulativs$urplus | (0eficitl f 0 $ 0 $ fl0,05il $ (?L3071 $ (3d,fi01 0af;rni Cnnsnnl Bevisedlllufitare ilot YetAveilaHe Samlm I lDaflnhl Erntltr.t t t I I Poge F-l 6 tanuary 2OOz I I shorrHano*'llgli i'#lJi I FigureB-6 l0-YeorFinunciol Proiection with AC Reven ues (rcntinued) Ysar6 Year7 YearI YearI Yearl0 I 08106,01 Projocted Projected Proisct6d Projected Projected Iin thnunnndsl FY06-2007 FY07.2008 FY08-2009 FY09.2010 FY t0-20t I Bsvsnues: Farebor $ 55,943 58,843 51,743 $ 58.843$ 59,543 l Transponation0evelop. Act (TDA) 69,760 73,248 76,910 80,756 84,793 PropertyTaxes 51,896 53,247 54,845 58,490 58,185 ABr 10i 36,762 38,417 40,I 45 41,952 43,840 MeasureB 21,424 22,281 23,172 24,0SS 25,063 I BARTTranslers 8,777 7,048 7,330 7,623 7,928 lnterestlncome 4,302 4,453 4,60S 4,770 4,537 Advertising 5,550 7,000 7,248 7,499 LtoI 0therRevenue 1,578 1,580 1,583 1,588 1,58S ADAParalransit Funding 10,678 I 1,078 I1.4S5 I 1,928 12.377 I Assistance 5,689 5,888 6,094 6,307 6,528 StateTransit {STA) FederalAssistance 41 4t 4l 4l 41 ConlrdclSErYices 245 245 245 245 245 MeasureC 1.380 1,428 1,478 1,530 1,584 I SupplementalService 2.225 2,226 2,225 2,228 2.225 WelfareTo Work Funding 1,976 ?,055 2.137 ?,223 2,312 Engineand Transmission Gtant 1,744 1,744 1,744 1,744 STPFunding' Tires & Tubes 1,107 1,107 1,107 1,107 1,107 I ADAParatransit SetAside 4,248 4,394 4.548 4,707 4,872 ADAParatransit Vehicle Iease CMAFunding Section5307 I BridgeTolls CapitalHeserves t Translerfrom Equity Encumbrances TotalHevenues $ 283.t22$ 294.3?3 i 304,687$ 315,475+ 324,S30 I > Expenses: Salary& Wages $ 123.853 I 27,980 $ 132,480$ 137,096$ 141,894 FringeBenefits 64,658 86.92I 6s,263 71.687 74,196 PensionFund 14,962 r5,486 16,028 16,589 I 7,I69 Services 21,180 21,s21 22,889 23,483 24.305 I Fuel& Lubricants 8,838 s,147 s,487 s.7s8 10,14 1 0therMaterials & Supplies 11,689 I 2,0S8 12,527 I 2.S60 13,414 ljtilities& Taxes 5,S90 6.1g9 6,416 6.841 6,873 Casualty& Liahility 4.SS5 5,16S 5.350 5,538 5,731 I DebtService 1,497 1,428 1,337 1,245 r,r52 A0AConsortium 22.958 24,909 27,928 25,323 31,816 0ther 2,720 2,815 2,914 3,015 3,121 CentralCounty Transit $tudy 4,700 4,879 5,065 5,251 5,457 I FestoreNo. Co. Svc. .Measure B 2,204. 2,282 2,36I 2,444" 2.530 SanPablo Ave. Enhancements Translerto Equity CanitrlizedBus Como. Rehab. Q7333 ,r*.rr$ {2S.280} (30,304) {31.365 I Subtotal:Operating Exoensas + 282,70SE 272.937 $ 283.817i 2s4.715$ 306.435 ) CapitelProgram: Engines& Transmissions $ 2,724$ 2,820 $ 2,918$ 3,020$ 3,126 Tires& Tubes r,646 1,704 1,764 1,825 1,889 I 0therCaoital 5,217 5,429 E F?T 5,825 6,03s CaoitalizedBusComo. Rehab. z7.333 ?8_?89 25.280 30.304 31.365 Subtotel:Capital Expenses $ 36.921$ 38,242 s JU,td4 $ 40,s75$ 42.4i5 TotalExpsnses $ 295.630$ 311,179 $ 323,202$ 335,750$ 348.850 t Samlas/ (0eticitl fl6,808, fl6,856) fl8.8041 120,275) (23,920, Gumulativs$utplus | (Deficitl $ (s2.018i (89,474) $ (87.9781+ fi08.253)$ fl32,t74 ConssntDecree Hevisedlllumhers llot YetAvailable t iurplus / (0cficit) Eontated I I AC Tronsil I Poge B-I 7 I FINANCIALFtA{v FigureB-7 l0-YeorFinonciol Proieclion with MTC Revenues I YearI Yrar2 Yoor3 Ysar4 Yoar5 08,08t01 ProJocted Prolected Prolected Projected Prolected I (lnthousandsl FY0t.?002 FY02.2003 FY03.2004 FY04.2005 FY05-2006 Bauanuas: FarEbox I 48,023 $ 52,343 $ 53,243 54,143 $ 55,043 TransportationDevelop. Act (TDAi 61,092 55,126 58,498 02;066 s6,161 t PropertyTaxes 44,5S4 45,S32 47.310 45,725 50,lsl ABI 107 30,979 33,3SS 35,455 37,8I I 40,334 MeasureB 14,248 I8,313 r9,048 1s,808 20,800 BAHTTransfers 5,570 5,793 8.025 8,285 8,518 t lnterestlncome 3,823 3,74S 3,881 4,01I 4,157 Advertising 2,500 4,500 5,550 5,550 5,550 0therRgvenue 1,752 1,885 1,570 1,572 1,575 ADAParatransit Funding 4,141 s,zlI s,557 9,916 r0,289 $tateTransit Assictance ($TA) 5,543 7,145 7,4M 7,751 8.0s4 t FederalAssistance 41 41 41 41 41 ConllactServices 245 245 245 ?45 245 MgasureE t.t82 1,203 1,245 1,288 1,333 SupplementalSBrvice 2,225 2,225 2,225 2,225 2.225 I WelfareTo Work Funding 1,780 2,383 1,974 1,827 1,S00 Engineand Transmission Grant 1,744 1,744 1,74 1,744 1,744 STPFunding . Tirac & Tubes 1,107 1,107 1,107 I,107 1,107 ADAParatransit Set Aside 3,458 3,700 3,829 3,964 4,102 I A0AParatransit Vehicle Lease 775 7SS 820 CMAFunding 1,700 Section5307 I BridgeTolls 4.900 4.900 CapitalReserves Transferfrom Equity oaz I Encumblances TotalHevenues $ 241,835$ 256,t68 $ zE0,7E8 210,076$ 281.208 ) Expenses: I Salary& l\lages $ 100,078I 104,934 g il1.528I I 15,431 s 119,471 FringeBenefits 53,991 56.051 58,317 80.35S 82,471 PensionFund 12,0?4 12,6s7 I 3,495 13,967 14,458 Services 18,215 18.457 ls,l03 19,772 20,464 Fuel& Lubricants 8,250 8,2s0 8,250 8,250 8,539 I othsrMatsrials & Supplies 9,854 10,186 r0,543 10,912 1r,?94 utilities& Taxes 5,066 5,220 5,40? 5,5SI 5,757 Casualty& Liability 4,205 4,353 4,505 4,683 4,826 DebtService 1,808 | 7qF 1,697 1,635 1,589 I A0AConsoilium 15,239 18,584 I 7,382 1s.503 21,157 0ther 2,620 2,453 2.539 2,828 CentralCounty Transit $tudy 4,048 4,292 4,392 4,528 Festore[\lo. Eo. Svc. . Measure B 1,9?t 1,988 2,058 2,130 I $anPablo Ave, Enhancements Tr8nsterto Equity 3,359 CaoitalizedBus Como. Fehab, (2?.1S3) t23.251) (24.6531 85.515) rru,oort Subtotal:0oeratino Exoenses $ 2t2.r92 t 221,824 i 234,81t+ 243,528+ 252,Stl I ) CapitalProgram: Engines& Transmisrions i 1,744 $ 1,744 $ 2,457 $ 2,543 $ 2,63? Tires& Tubes 1,386 1,435 1,485 1,537 l,5st 0therCapital 4,320 4,485 4,784 4,S80 5,19t I CaoitalizedBusComu. Behab, 22.193 23.251 24.653 25,515 26.408 Subtotal:Canltrl Expqnses + 2S,843 s 30,s16+ 33,3?g$ 34,570 $ 35,822 TotalFrpensat $ 241,838$ 254,739 $ z68,ts2$ 278,101$ ?88.733 Samlus| [Deticit] 0 ,,428 l7,42El t8,025) 8,52i) I GumulatlusSurolus | (Deficitl $ 0 $ t.428 t F,990)+ {t4,02il I (2t,546) ConsEnioecreo Bevisadlllumbers lIot YEtAvhihbl0 SamlwI locficitl EEEtEted I I I Foge B-l I Jcnuory 2OOz I I shortBano*ol1:ii i'Jf;i t FigureB-7 l0-YeorFinonciol Proiettion wilh MT( Reven ues (conrinued) Yaar0 Year7 YeorI Ysarg Yearl0 I 08t08101 ProiEGted Proiectad Projected Projected Projected ,l {inthousands) FY06-2007 FY07-200S FY08.200S FY0S.20r0 FY10.201 Houanuer: Farebox $ 55,943 $ 56,843 $ 57,743s 58,643$ 59,543 I TransportalionOevelop. Act (T0Al 70,508 75,116 is,s56 85.030 90,335 PropertyTaxes 5l,6SE 53,?47 54,845 56,490 58,r85 AB1 t07 42,9s9 45,807 48,782 51,865 5s,r77 MeasureB 21,424 22,281 23,172 24,099 25,0S3 I BAHTTransfers 6,717 7,048 7,330 7,823 7,928 Intere$lIncome 4,302 4,453 4,609 4,77A 4,537 Advertising 5,s50 7.000 7,245 7,4S9 7,781 0therBevenue 1.578 1,580 r,583 1.586 1,58S ADAParatransit Funding I 0.876 I 1,078 I1,495 I 1,928 12,377 I State Assistance(STA) 8,077 6.325 8.594 8,883 7,110 Transit FedelalAssistance 41 41 41 41 41 ContractServices 248 245 245 245 245 MeasureC 1.380 1.428 1,418 1,530 1,584 I $upFlemental$ervice 2,225 2,225 2,225 2,225 2,225 WelfareTo Work Funding 1,S78 2,055 2,137 2,223 2.312 Engineand Transmission Grant 1,744 1,7M 1,744 1,744 $TPFunding . Tires & Tubes l,l07 1.107 1,107 1,197 I,107 I ADAParatraflsit Set Aside 4,246 4,394 4.545 4,707 4.572 ADAParatransit Vehicla Lease CMAFunding SectionS307 I Bridge Tolls CapitalReserves I Transferfrom Equity Encumbrances TotalBavenues $ 2S0.494$ 304,0ts $ 3r6,880$ 330,237$ 342.450 I ) Expanses: $alary& Wages $ 123,853$ 127,980 $ 132,460$ 137,096$ 14l,8s4 FringeBenefits 64,658 66.S2I 6S,283 71,687 74.1S6 PensionFund 14,962 15,488 16,028 I 6,589 I 7,16S Services 21,180 21,SZl 22,885 23,483 24,385 I Lubticants 8,838 9,147 s.467 s,7s8 10,141 Fuel& 0therMaterials & Supplies I 1.683 12.098 1?.,522 I ?,960 13,414 lJtilities& Taxes 5,S90 6,1s9 6,418 6,641 6,873 Casualty& liability 4,9S5 5,169 5,350 5,538 5,731 I Debt$ervice 1,497 1.420 1,337 1,?48 l,tlz A0AConsortium 22,958 24,S09 27,028 25,323 31,816 0ther 2,720 2.815 2,514 3.015 3.121 CBntralCounty Transit $tudy 4,700 4,s79 5,065 l,tl t 5,4i7 I RestoreNo. Co. Svc. - MeasureB 2.204 2,282 2,361 ?,M4- 2,530 SanPahlo Ave. Enhancements Transferto Equity L'aoitalizedBrs L'omn. Rehab, 127,333 t28.2891 l?o ?Rn l3n1n4 1113RE I Subtotrl:0perating Expenses $ ?62,709$ 272,937 $ z[3.$17$ 294.775 300.435 > ClEltalPtogEm: Engines& Transmissions $ 2,724$ 2,820 $ 2,318$ 3,020$ 3.128 Tires& Tubes 1.646 1,704 1,784 1,825 1.88S I 0therCanital 5,38s 5,623 5,866 6,1?0 6,385 IaoitalizedBus Comn- Rahab 27.333 ?B?8q )a 78fi 3n304 31.365 Subtotal:Gepital Expanses + 37.088$ 38.435 $ 3s,828t 4r,270$ 42,786 TotalExpenses 2SS,7t7$ 3il.37? $ 323,445$ 338,045$ 34S.200 I (8,5861 $.808, t8.750, Sumlus/ 0efiait) 19,283t o,x53) GumulatiYeSurplus | (Dsficit) (30,8301$ (38.t83r $ (44.768$ {50,s76$ {57.327 Revissdlllumbers I ConssntDecree llot YetAvailable Surolus/ lhefititl Bagtatad I I AC fronsif I PogeB.l9 I F!NANC!4LFLAN FigureB-8 l0-YeorBolunced Finonriol Proieclion with MTC Revenues I YorrI Yoor2 Yeur3 Yeor4 5 08/06/CI1 Ysot Propaed Proiected Proiead Proiedd PmiBdd I (inthousond$ FY01.2002 FY02-2m3FY03.2004 tY04-2005tY05-2006 > Rovenues: Forsbox ) 48,013 52,343 s3,243 54,r43 ) 55,04i Trsnsportotionh.lolop. Ad (l0A) 61,092 55.r26 58.498 62,066 66.16l I PropertyToxm 44.594 45,132 47,3t0 48,t29 50,19l ABI 107 30,979 33,39? 35.455 37,818 40,334 MeosureI 14,24f r8.31 3 I 9,046 I 9.808 20.600 BARITronden s,510 5,7?3 6,025 6,265 6,516 I InlsrestInmme 3,623 3,749 3.881 4,016 4,157 Adwrtisim 2,500 4,s00 5,550 5,550 5,550 '1.782 0thorRelgnue 1,685 1,570 1,572 1.575 ADAPorolronsit Fundinq 4,741 9.211 I qq7 ?,?16 10.28t I Stotelmnsit AssistonG (STA) 5,543 1,14i 7,404 7,151 8.094 FederolAsishnm 4l 41 4l 4t 4l ControclSeruies 245 245 245 245 245 It4essure( |,162 1,203 1,245 1,288 1,333 I SupplementolSeMre 2,225 2,225 I 11\ 2,225 I,tt) WelforeToWork fundinn l,/80 2.383 1.914 1,827 1,900 Engineond lrorumision Grunf 1,144 1,744 1,t44 1,744 1,744 '1,107 SlPFundinq - Iires I lubes 1,i07 1.107 1,' I07 1,107 I A0APorotronsit 50Aside 3,4s8 a70o 3,829 3.964 4.102 A0APorotransit Vehkh Leo$ 719 799 8?0 tltlAFundinn r,i00 Section5307/ Bridoe Tolk 4r00 4,900 I [opitolReserves Itonsforfiom Equity Inrumbnntes Iohl Revnnrrnt 24t.835s ?qqq4r s 2fi.760\ ?7ttr?l ?BI?TI I > fluum 5olow&Woqes 100.078 I 04,93, il r.5285 I 15,4315 rI t,471 frinqeBenefih 53.961 56.051 58.317 60,35e 62,411 PenionFund 12,024 12,617 r3,4?s 13,967 I4.456 I SeMrss 18,215 18,457 I t,l03 19,772 20,464 tuel& lubriftrds 8,250 8,250 8,250 8,250 r (?q Ofherrtloteriols ESupplies 9,854 I 0,186 I 0,543 10.912 11,294 Utilities&IorBs 5,066 5,220 5,402 ( qql 5,787 I Cosuolty8,tiobility 4,205 4,353 4,505 4.663 4,826 0sbtSeruiro 1.808 t,/)l 1,617 t,635 1,56e ADAConsofium t5,131 r6,584 t7,982 19.503 21,157 0ther 7 7tA 2,620 2,453 tq$ 2,628 I Centrol(ounly Tronsit Studv 4.048 4.202 4.362 4,528 ResloroNo,Co. Svr. - li4eosureB - 1,921 1.988 2.058 ?.r30 SonPoblo Aw. Enlmnements IronsftrtoEquily s,rit 806 I looitolizedBuslomn. Relnb. f22r93l f?t t\l t?t Aqll frq1l s l?AitnBl SublotnlrOnnrnlinn Frnnnrot 2l2.l?i\ 224.63ts 234.81:s 243.526s 252.il1 > (odlsl.Pnsrom, fnf,ines&Ironsmissiom 5 1,744s I,7445 2,4515 2.5435 2,632 I Iires&Iubes r.386 1,435 1,485 I.537 1.5?l 0thsrtopiftl 4.320 4,485 4,184 4.980 5.19l ql( [ooitolizedBusComn. Relub. 22.193 rJ,t)l 24.653 t( 26.408 Srhlntnl.fnnitnl Frnenq ?9.r54i 309r 3337r 34.57ts 35.82' I lolol[mensnr s 24t.83:s ?55.545s 268.192s 278.101 18877: Eev.Enh ome nen E /[ost Eff{p n (n 7,42. 8,0?. 7,52: Snnirr/ flleftritl 0 0 0 50 0 I I I Fage B-20 tanuary 2002 I I shsrrFr ann*t{i;:" i'P,iJi t FigureB-8 I0-YeurBolonced Finonriol Proiecfion wifh MT[ Revenues (rontinued) I Ysar6 Ycar7 YarrI YearI Yearl0 08,08,01 Projected Projected Projected Projected Projected finthousands) FY06.2007 FY07.2008 FY08.2009 FY09.20t0 FYr0.201 | Eqltnqrq I Farebox $ 55,s43$ 56,843$ 57,743$ 58,643$ 59,543 TransportationDevelop. Act (TDA) 70,508 75,116 i9,956 85.030 s0.335 PropertyTaxes 51,696 53,247 54,845 56,490 58,185 AB1107 42,995 45,8A7 48,762 51,865 55,177 I MeasureB 21,424 22,291 23,172 24,099 ?$,063 BAFTTranslers 8,777 7,048 7,330 7.823 7,s28 Interestlncome 4,302 4,453 4.60S 4,779 4,537 Advertising 5,550 7.000 7,245 I,495 7,781 I 0therFevenue I,578 1,580 1,583 1,586 1,58S ADAParatransit Funding I 0.676 I 1,078 r r,495 I 1,s28 12,377 SteteTransit Assistance {STA} 8,877 8,325 6,594 6,883 7,170 federalAssistance 41 4l 41 4t 4l I Contract$eruices 245 245 t4a 245 245 MeasureC 1,380 1.428 1,478 t,530 1,584 SupplementalService , 2,225 t,tt3 2.225 2,225 2,225 WelfrreTo Work Funding r.976 2,055 2,137 2.223 2,312 Engineand Transmission Grant 1,744 1,7M 1,7M 1.744 I STPFunding . Tires & Tubes 1.107 1,107 1,107 1,107 1,101 A0AParatransit SetAside 4.248 4,394 4,548 4.787 4,812 ADAParatransil Vehicle Lease CMAFunding t Section5307 / BridgeTolls CapitalReserves Transferfrom Equity Encumbrances l TntalBsyenues $ 2S0.4S4$ 304,01S$ 316.880$ 330.237$ 342.450 > Expenses: Salary& Wages $ 123,653$ r27,S80$ 132,460$ 137,096$ 141.894 FringeBenelits 64,658 66,921 6S,263 71,887 74.1S6 I PensionFund 14.962 15,486 16,028 16,58S 17,1 69 Services 21,18n 21,521 22.68S 23.4S3 24,305 Fuel& lubricants 8,838 9,147 9,467 9,798 10.14 1 0therMaterials & Supplies I 1,689 12,0S8 12,522 12,960 I 3.4l4 I Utilities& Taxes 5,s90 A 100 E,4IE 8,64I 6,873 Casualty& Liability 4,9S5 5,169 5,350 5,538 5.731 DebtService 1,457 1,420 1.337 1.245 1,152 A0AConsortium 22.558 24,909 27,028 29,323 31,816 I 0ther 2,720 2,815 2,514 . 3,015 3,121 CentralCounty Transit Study 4,]DD 4,879 5,065 5,257 5.457 RestoreNo. Co. Svc. . Measure B 2,204. 2,252 2,361 2.444- 2.530 $anPablo Ave. Enhancements I Trans{erto Equity CaphalizedBusComo, Rehab. t27.333t ,r*.rro, t?c?8nt t30-3041 {3r,385) Subtotal:0neratinu Exosnses $ 262,709 272,937$ 283.6t7 254.775s 3u6.435 ) CaFitalProgram: I Engines& Transmissionr $ 2,724$ 2,820$ 2.S18$ 3.020$ 3,1?6 Tires& Tubes r,646 1,704 1,7M 1,825 1.889 0therCapital J,JOJ 5,623 5,866 6.120 0.385 CauitalizedBusComo. Rehab 21,333 28,28S 2S,280 30.304 31365 t Subtotal;Capital Expenses 37.088 38.435 39.828i 41.270$ 42.766 TotalExpenses 2s5,777 3t1,372 323,445$ 336,045$ 349.200 fre v, Enhanc enents/C ost E f fitien d es 9283 /,dJJ E EEE 5,808 6,/50 I $urplusI (Daficit) $t$t$l$0$t0 I AC Tronsil PogeB.2l I I N.s I JF h <= €ooooae FP - rE 6_ 6-s- 5E fi 6 L, V) o EEe E @F dE s ;{x g + 6r -G 6 0t E 4 -ggEN ro 6-ts- S- F- iiri F = (J G ON 5 I di oiF eN @ f >> 6 tiE { @ L|!_q t 'ii a PFF 5 { PP fI F f a=4 _= ul - Fq E'# U 6 f gE i f @ 6' IE d€ f i( f ON @ N ON tr+ b t -f,E'H0_6 N. ts oF tsFts I iEn = Et *if, NO I E cEF v"=- o Efr E E !d No c EBF F-r- O- r- = bbF H N6 ts O 5 FT 9 fu tss @ € OE IN d ts_s- r q- r)-{_ s-F. E6d t I 6a> O -$FF N- +@ NF O ! (! I+ {