At the October 17, 2024 BPAC meeting, AC Transit staff will share an update on the Quick Build: International Blvd Delineation Project. They will also share an overview of their application for this project for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Bus Accelerated Infrastructure Delivery (BusAID) Grant and will request review of the MTC Complete Streets Checklist and a Statement of Exception from the BPAC.
An excerpt is below, followed by the full presentation.
At the May 2, 2024 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, Crystal Wang, Transportation Planner at Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit), will provide an update on the Transit-Supportive Design Guidelines effort, which is an update to AC Transit’s current 2018 Multimodal Corridor Guidelines.
At the May 2, 2024 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, AC Transit will present an update of AC Transit Board Policy 501.
AC Transit Board Policy No. 501: Bus Stop Guidelines, sets forth AC Transit’s guidelines for future bus stop placement regarding spacing, location, and accessibility. The policy is due for its five-year update to clarify bus stop policy elements aligning with the needs and preferences of AC Transit riders and to reflect the latest in best practices and customer needs. Specifically, the goals of this update include making the policy more customer-focused, addressing safety concerns that affect bus stop placement, and ensuring rider access to the District’s service network.
At the November 2, 2023 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, AC Transit Transportation Planner Crystal Wang provided an introductory overview of their Transit Supportive Design Guidelines, an update to the agency’s current Multimodal Corridor Guidelines.
An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation, presentation notes, and discussion notes.
At the November 16, 2023 BPAC meeting, AC Transit’s Maria Henderson, External Affairs Representative, and Owen Goetze, Transportation Planner will present AC Transit Realign, a comprehensive review of AC Transit’s bus network to respond to shifts in riders’ travel patterns. Each draft service scenario has been shaped by community input concerning crucial travel needs, and each scenario demonstrates how it will advance community mobility. AC Transit is seeking comments on the preliminary service scenarios between November 1 and December 13, 2023, to help inform the development of a single preferred service plan for implementation in August 2024.
An excerpt of the presentation is below, followed by the full presentation.
At the April 1st, 2021 BPAC Infrastructure Committee meeting, Cathy Chea (MTC) gave a presentation on the West Grand Avenue HOV/Bus lane extension Phase II project. The project is part of Bay Bridge Forward.
Phase 1 project opened January 2019 added 1300’ of bus/HOV-only lane
Phase 2 project proposes the following:
Bus/HOV lane westbound by converting existing shoulder from Frontage Road to Maritime Street
Multi-use 2-way path on south side of West Grand between Mandela and Maritime by extending existing sidewalk. It would be 8’ wide with a 2’ barrier.
Construction expected in 2nd half of 2021.
Notes from the presentation and discussion are below.
Notes from the discussion, and the presentation are below.
Discussion
Committee forwarded a list of concerns to AC Transit before meeting, including concerns around lane striping, signal timing/actuation, and training/policy. How much follow-up can still be done by AC Transit versus by others?
North of 42nd Ave is Oakland right-of-way, south of 42nd Ave is Caltrans. AC Transit project is almost entirely complete, so follow-up will likely need to be handled by others.
Garrett suggests forming a smaller follow up sub-committee to review specific concerns and find out which can be addressed still via the AC Transit project. Committee members will follow up directly to coordinate.
Some issues may be in AC Transit’s interest to adjust, even if built as planned, including pedestrian signal timing.
Some of the pedestrian signal timing issues may have been related to signal control problems—now resolved.
Drivers are parking in the bike lane, especially around the community market near 56th Ave, andalso between 73rd and 105th Aves.
AC Transit’s BRT outreach team has been disbanded, so any communications follow-up will have to be done by others.
Interested in focusing on non-enforcement solutions.
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