Using Real-Time Departures Boarding the Bus Bringing Your Bicycle Real-Time Departure information lets Bus stops are marked with the All AC Transit buses have a rack you know when the AC Transit logo and display the bus on the front for two bikes. You next bus will be at lines that stop there. Most bus lines may load a bicycle at any time your stop, so you have stops every few blocks. Make of day, with no extra fare or permit. Welcome don't have to wait sure you are on the correct side of Cyclists must load and unload to EasyPass! longer than you the street for your direction of travel. their own bikes. need to. You can Wait for the bus as close as possible Your Richmond Village EasyPass access Real-Time to the bus stop pole to make it easier EasyPass Destinations Map gives you access to the , Departures on the for the bus operator to see you. You On the back of this guide, you will , and the Peninsula. web, by phone or text message, or don’t have to signal the bus, but find a handy map of restaurants, Use this handy pocket guide to learn Visit www.actransit.org/realtime for doing so will help ensure that the shopping districts, BART stations, how to get around using AC Transit. more info. operator doesn’t miss you by mistake. and entertainment options that you Our buses run 24 hours a day in When the bus arrives, check the line can get to by using your EasyPass more than two dozen cities and Printed Maps & Schedules number or letter to make sure on bus lines that travel near unincorporated areas, and we cross We publish two system maps that it’s the bus you want. Richmond Village. AC Transit can the Bay, San Mateo, and together cover the AC Transit service get you nearly anywhere a car Dumbarton bridges. area: San Pablo to Oakland, and Stopping the Bus can, without the parking hassles San Leandro to Fremont. We also Request your stop by pulling the or expense! Hop on board any line publish individual pocket schedules cord, pressing the button on the and begin a new adventure. Be sure with a route map for each bus line. pole, or pressing the button above to double check the schedule before your head (on the green, commuter- you ride to ensure the line is running Planning Your AC Transit Trip Using Pocket Schedules style buses). The “Stop Requested” when you want. There are four ways to plan your sign will light. If you are not sure Most pocket schedules list several AC Transit trip: when your stop will be coming up, of the bus stops along the route, • Use online trip-planning tools at ask the operator to let you know. with the times the bus is expected www.actransit.org, to arrive at each stop. These stops www.511.org, or on Google Accessibility are called “time points.” There are Transit at All AC Transit buses have built-in usually additional bus stops between For more information, visit: www.google.com/transit. the time points. Just find the time features—passenger lifts, ramps, www.actransit.org www.actransit.org/easypass • View maps and schedules on our point closest to where you are handrails, and kneelers—that make www.easygorichmond.com Web site at www.actransit.org. starting your AC Transit trip and it easier for seniors and persons with disabilities to ride. Priority seating • Pick up our printed maps and read down the column under the is clearly marked on every bus with schedules from the Easy Go time point in order to find the time signs above or near the seats. If you Richmond Office. you need to be at the bus stop. are a senior or a person with a • Call the AC Transit Information disability, you may ask the operator Center at 511 (and say, “AC to remind non-disabled passengers Transit,” then say, “Information”). to vacate a seat for you. Marketing & Community Relations • February 2012

0019-12 1 Line 72: (Transfer from Line 76 at Places to Go with Your Line 71 El Cerrito Del Norte BART to Line 72) • Richmond Parkway Transit Center • Hilltop Mall (LA and LC transbay lines; WestCAT) • Contra Costa College • YMCA • Doctors Medical Center Richmond Village EasyPass • Point Pinole Regional Shoreline • William’s Natural Foods • Contra Costa College • El Cerrito Del Norte BART/AC Transit/ • Wildcat Creek Trail (connects to West County & Ferries/WestCAT Landfill Trail) • Safeway, San Pablo • Richmond BART//AC Transit/Golden Gate • El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company Transit & Ferries • El Cerrito Plaza BART (transfer point for Line 25) • Alvarado Adult Education • Rialto Cinemas Cerrito Theatre • El Cerrito Plaza Shopping (Barnes & Noble, Bed, • El Cerrito Plaza Shopping (Barnes & Noble, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Ross Dress for Less, Trader Joe’s) Bath & Beyond, Ross Dress for Less, Trader Joe’s) • El Cerrito Plaza BART (transfer point for Line 25) 1 Line 72M: (Connect at Richmond Line 74: or El Cerrito Del Norte BART) • Hilltop Mall (Macy’s, JC Penny, Sears, Wal-Mart) • Golden Gate Transit & Ferries (transfer stop • Contra Costa College for Lines 40, 42) • • Point Richmond (Hidden City, Masquers Playhouse) • Richmond Public Library • Miller-Knox Regional Shoreline Park, Model • Richmond Art Center (RAC) Railroad Museum3 • Richmond PAL Center • Richmond Plunge • Richmond BART/Amtrak/AC Transit/Golden Gate • Richmond Museum of History Transit & Ferries • , Richmond • Rosie the Riveter Memorial • Walgreens, • Marina Bay Yacht Harbor • Richmond BART/Amtrak/AC Transit/Golden Gate • Lucretia Edwards Shoreline Park, San Francisco Transit & Ferries Bay Trail • Richmond Art Center (RAC) • Ford Point (Craneway Pavilion, Boilerhouse • Civic Center Memorial Auditorium, Richmond Restaurant) Rockets Basketball • Target, MacDonald Avenue Line 76: • El Cerrito Del Norte BART/AC Transit/ • Hilltop Mall (Macy’s, JC Penny, Sears, Wal-Mart) Golden Gate Transit & Ferries/WestCAT • Wildcat Creek Trail (connects to West County • Safeway, San Pablo Landfill Trail) • El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company • Contra Costa College • Rialto Cinemas Cerrito Theatre • El Cerrito Del Norte BART/AC Transit/ • El Cerrito Plaza BART (transfer point for Line 25) Golden Gate Transit & Ferries/WestCAT • El Cerrito Plaza Shopping (Barnes & Noble, Bed, • Bath & Beyond, Ross Dress for Less, Trader Joe’s) • Richmond Greenway 1 • Richmond BART/Amtrak/AC Transit/Golden Gate Line 72R: Transit & Ferries • Contra Costa College • Walgreens, MacDonald Avenue • Doctors Medical Center • Kaiser Permanente, Richmond • El Cerrito Del Norte BART/AC Transit/ • Social Services Golden Gate Transit & Ferries/WestCAT • Nevin Community Center • Safeway, San Pablo • Richmond Museum of History • El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company Richmond Connections • El Cerrito Plaza Shopping (Barnes & Noble, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Ross Dress for Less, Trader Joe’s) Line 25: (Transfer from Line 71 at • Romano’s Macaroni Grill El Cerrito Plaza BART to Line 25) Lines G, H, L, LA, and LC are 5 • Point Isabel Regional Shoreline Richmond Transbay Routes (walk or bike from stop) • Costco, Richmond (short walk from stop) Line 800: • Pacific East Mall (99 Ranch Market, Sheng Kee Bakery) • Richmond BART/Amtrak • El Cerrito Del Norte BART Line 70: (Transfer from Lines 71, 74, • Carlson Blvd. and San Pablo 76, or 376 at Richmond BART to Line 70) • San Francisco • Pinole Vista Shopping Center (Kmart, Best Buy) 1 72/72M/72R lines continue on to Oakland • Pinole Vista Crossings (Burlington Coat Factory, 3 15 minute walk from Garrard Blvd. and Cutting stop, through Target) the Tunnel; Model Railroad Museum open April – November • Richmond Parkway Transit Center 5 Transbay lines are identified by letters instead of a number. (LA and LC transbay lines; WestCAT) Visit www.actransit.org to find a transbay stop to board. These • Doctors Medical Center commute focused lines connect Richmond and San Francisco during the day, while Line 800 transports riders after midnight. Richmond Village Check before you ride – line schedules vary with Marketing & Community Relations • January 2012 direction and time.