Telegraph- International-East 14th-

March 2006 Jim Cunradi [email protected] or 510-891-4841 Curitiba, Brazil Vancouver, Canada

Jerusalem, Israel

Eindhoven, Netherlands Rouen, France Corridor Characteristics »18 miles through 3 Cities - UC Berkeley campus to downtown Oakland, primarily along Telegraph Avenue, continuing to the Bay Fair BART station in San Leandro, along International/East 14th Street.

»High densities of employment and housing

»30,000+ daily ridership

»BRT in Corridor is high priority project in Alameda Countywide Plan

»Track 1 project in 2030 RTEP and Regional Transit Expansion Plan

Progressive Implementation

» Rapid Bus components implemented first by 2006 • New express service • New low-floor, low emission • Shelters • NextBus signs • Traffic Signal Priority

» Full BRT project built as funding is available and based on results of EIS • Construction to begin in 2008 »Bus-only lanes proposed for most of route, except:

• Broadway in downtown Oakland

• East 14th Street in downtown San Leandro

• Lake Merritt Dam

»Transit signal priority for most of route, except

• Broadway in downtown Oakland

»Rail-like stations with platforms level with the bus, shelters, real-time information, vending machines

»Proof-of-Payment ticketing & multi-door boarding Major Investment Study begun in 1999 –completed 2001

Over 50 public and agency meetings in 2004

3 cities, Caltrans, dozens of neighborhood and merchant groups

700 possible design variations

2 operating plans »Greatly increases corridor transit ridership

»Reduces auto trips

»Improves air quality

»Reduces energy use

»Increases operating efficiency

»Supports Transit-Oriented Development

»Improves pedestrian environment »Auto congestion at some intersections

»Loss of parking near BRT stations

»Left-turn restrictions at some minor streets 18.00

16.00

14.00 Do nothing Rapid in 2005 12.00 BRT in 2005

10.00

8.00

Year th rd

Notes: SR-185, South Area Redevelopment, Storm Block th rd »Estudillo Pedestrian Plaza, a partnership between AC Transit and the City of San Leandro

»Mixed-flow operations

»BRT-based Transit Oriented Development study, the first of its kind in the Bay Area th th »Notes: Community relations, medians, culture, bus ridership, “wobble”, transit village

Notes: Transfer point for 3 BRT lines & BART, Uptown, Theater District, Streetscape, fast track const’n st

Notes: “Pill Hill”, BRT design variation st »Notes: neighborhood commercial, on street parking

»Notes: Alta Bates Hospital

»Pedestrian-bus Zone

»Large numbers of pedestrians

»Merchant opposition

»Polarized politics

»Many design options under review Notes: UC Berkeley, 30,000 students, 10,000+ faculty & staff, 5,000 daily riders projected

»Notes: BART connection, 16,000 workers, Transit plan study

»Spring 2006 – Release Draft Environmental Impact Statement

»Spring 2006 – Public hearings, public & agency comments, neighborhood workshops

»Spring 2007 – Final EIS/EIR, Final Design, mitigation program, ROD

»Winter 2008 – Begin Construction

»Summer 2009 – Open Initial Segment