Comments Received on SolanoExpress Corridor Study Phase 1 ATTACHMENT B Current as of December 11, 2017 Agenda Item 6A Source Comment Category Staff Response In-person Public While this is not a proposed change, staff Comment Connect with Martinez Amtrak Amtrak did note that there is need for access to Amtrak in Martinez and as funding Either Walnut Creek or Pleasant Hill BART become available will explore service Station would work. Connection to Martinez options. Survey Response Amtrak Station be nice as well. As it would connect to not only local public transit, Amtrak trains like the Capitol Corridor Amtrak This is a scheduling issue and when staff The timing with BART is so that you always begins the process of writing the schedule just miss a train. Literally. Coming and going. BART connections will be a driving Survey Response Even a 5 minute adjustment (in conjunction factor. with attention to punctuality) would help patrons get home/to work a full half hour sooner! Less cold + more time = happy riders BART Connections I ride the 78 enough times to get me to BART (I Survey Response work in SF) BART Connections My need to use BART increases. I'm a senior Survey Response and the only way I can get to BART BART Connections In-person Public Comment BART Connections BART Connections Better bike management - racks on bus front Staff is aware of this request and is Survey Response rather than luggage compartment. Bike Racks looking into regulations in regards to front racks on highway buses and procuring Please keep the west 14th stop. The recent buses with front bike racks. upgrade to the bus shelter, and the bike lockers Survey Response supports the importance of this first stop off of the freeway. It would be a hardship to walk 14 blocks to city park to catch the bus. Bike Racks Survey Response It had a bicycle rack. Bike Racks Survey Response Install Bike Racks Bike Racks Comments Received on SolanoExpress Corridor Study Phase 1 ATTACHMENT B Current as of December 11, 2017 Agenda Item 6A Survey Response fare was lower, such as a better discount for the monthly pass Cheaper While this is not a proposed change, staff did note that there is need for access to Survey Response Concord BART, whether it is the riders There was a stop at north concord bart Concord BART final destination or more convenient to get on at an earlier BART station staff is unaware at this time and will explore Survey Response If it made stops at Concord Bart station and should service to Concord BART stations would run on Holidays cause my work is come up in future service planning. opened 24 hours a day. Concord BART This is a a constant request of our riders, (a) the buses were more frequent, (b) they ran the goal of the SolanoExpress Corridor Survey Response later - they are no use in the evenings. (c) you Study is to stay cost neutral. As funding could rely on them not being 10-15 minutes becomes available staff will looking to ahead of schedule! Earlier/ Later Service accommodating this request. ..there was an earlier departure from Benicia or later departure from BART. I fly from SFO and Survey Response have to drive to the airport if I have a flight that departs before 8am or arrives after 7:30pm. SolTrans does not work well with early morning departures or late arrivals at SFO. Earlier/ Later Service It needs to operate later. The last bus could be Survey Response at 1030 or 11 to coordinate with Bart trains. People work swing shifts. Earlier/ Later Service It needs to operate later. The last bus could be Survey Response at 1030 or 11 to coordinate with Bart trains. People work swing shifts. Earlier/ Later Service Comments Received on SolanoExpress Corridor Study Phase 1 ATTACHMENT B Current as of December 11, 2017 Agenda Item 6A Make it more reliable like the 80, it is very unreliable and make commute very difficult, Runs it at half hr. or hrly, so that the bus drivers are hold accountable to live VTC on time, Survey Response instead of leaving VTC may be on time if lucky with good drivers and can be 15 min late leaving VTC from the scheduled time at the will of the bus driver. Earlier/ Later Service More afternoon and evenings during the Survey Response weekends Earlier/ Later Service It was noted that the MCI buses are Committee and drivers expressed concern Public Advisory difficult to maneuver in the DVC parking with direct service to DVC and further Committee Meeting circle, and the process adds time to the confirmed the proposed changes to not 11/16/17 Eliminate Direct DVC route. Service directly serve DVC transit village Drivers expressed concern with access to the Driver Town Hall DVC transit village in our 45 foot buses stating Eliminate Direct DVC 10/17/17 the turn is unsafe for buses. Service This is a scheduling issue and when staff begins the process of writing the schedule In-person Public Vallejo ferry connections will be taken Comment Ferry Connections Ferry Connections into considerations Majority of the public and committees’ comments agree with the proposed changes. When building the schedule staff Survey Response will consider work and class start times If it left DVC after 12:03 weekdays and go and walking time from Contra Costa from DVC to VTC in the afternoon Increase DVC Service BLVD. Survey Response Faster option from DVC to Benicia Increase DVC Service the time was shorter to get to DVC and the Survey Response route was more frequent. Increase DVC Service They offered an express ride to and from Survey Response Diablo valley college, only stopping there then going back. Increase DVC Service Comments Received on SolanoExpress Corridor Study Phase 1 ATTACHMENT B Current as of December 11, 2017 Agenda Item 6A Public Advisory Committee Meeting Concern was expressed regarding disabled 11/16/17 student access to DVC. Increase DVC Service My final destination in the morning is Diablo valley college, my final destination in the evening is Fairfield transit center , In the Survey Response afternoon I have to wait an hour for the 85 because the 78 arrives only 5 minutes at vtc after it leaves Increase DVC Service Based on public, committee and driver feedback stops in Benicia should include Military and 14th Street, Military and 11th Street, Military and 7th Street, Survey Response Military and First Street, 5th and East N Street. Public and committee comments stressed the need for increased stops along Military. The impact of the schedule is Increase residential minimal once the bus exits the freeway If I didn't have to drive so far to get the bus. Stops in Benicia and proceeds down Military. Increase residential Survey Response If the stops were more residential in Benicia Stops in Benicia Survey Response the west 7th street stop is conveniently close to Increase residential my home since we don’t have a car. Stops in Benicia Increase residential Survey Response More stops in Benicia Stops in Benicia Increase residential Survey Response stops were closer to my home Stops in Benicia Please keep the west 14th stop. The recent upgrade to the bus shelter, and the bike lockers Survey Response supports the importance of this first stop off of the freeway. It would be a hardship to walk 14 Increase residential blocks to city park to catch the bus. Stops in Benicia Comments Received on SolanoExpress Corridor Study Phase 1 ATTACHMENT B Current as of December 11, 2017 Agenda Item 6A Survey Response Please keep the west 14th stop. The recent upgrade to the bus shelter, and the bike lockers supports the importance of this first stop off of the freeway. It would be a hardship to walk 14 Increase residential blocks to city park to catch the bus. Stops in Benicia Please keep the west 14th stop. The recent upgrade to the bus shelter, and the bike lockers Survey Response supports the importance of this first stop off of the freeway. It would be a hardship to walk 14 Increase residential blocks to city park to catch the bus. Stops in Benicia They want to eliminate the stop off the freeway on military and 14th, as well as drive right past all the existing bus stops on military, and only Survey Response stop at city park to save time. Please, even if you don't ride the bus, please offer input so that those of us who rely on it might continue to Increase residential have access Stops in Benicia Public Advisory Committee Meeting Concern was expressed regarding eliminating Increase residential 11/16/17 stops in Benicia near accessible parking Stops in Benicia Comments Received on SolanoExpress Corridor Study Phase 1 ATTACHMENT B Current as of December 11, 2017 Agenda Item 6A It was requested that the stops in Benicia not be eliminated if doing so will not have any impact Public Advisory upon the operational efficiency of the Route, Committee Meeting understanding that if no one is waiting at a 11/16/17 particular stop on Military the bus is able to continue driving without stopping. It was also suggested that at a minimum, the bus stops th th at East 5 Street, West 7 Street, and one Increase residential stop in the middle be retained Stops in Benicia Public Advisory It was suggested that Staff explore a possible Committee Meeting bus stop across the street from Benicia High Increase residential 11/16/17 School Stops in Benicia DVC.