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Long-Term Planning All - 30 min
a. Alameda Point
b. Local/Crosstown Service
c. Transbay
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Long-range Transit Service Vision for Alameda
AC Transit Staff
April 10, 2019
The city of Alameda generates high ridership for AC Transit through its mix of Trunk, Local, Transbay, and Supplementary lines. In total, Alamedans take roughly 8,000 daily trips on AC Transit on a comprehensive network of routes that includes:
* Trunk Lines - Line 51A
* Local/Crosstown Lines - Lines 19, 20, 21, and 96
* Transbay Lines - Lines O, OX and W
* Supplementary Lines - Lines 631, 663, 687
* Specialized Shuttle Lines - Lines 314, 356
* All-Nighter Lines - Line 851
Though the City receives more than a fair share of AC Transit service relative to revenues it generates for transit, ridership demand at times outweighs available capacity. This is particularly true on Transbay lines and Line 51A, which serves as the transit spine for the City. In addition, with the imminent development of Alameda Point and other Transit Oriented Development (TOD) projects either recently completed, underway or planned, the City has strategically positioned itself to leverage AC Transit as the primary form of transportation for new residents and businesses.
As a result of this focused growth, the City and AC Transit must work together to improve transit access, availability, speed and reliability in line with the City's Transportation Choices Plan. With unconstrained finances, network improvement would fall into three categories:
* Alameda Point - With thousands of new residents and jobs to be created from development at Site A, transit service on the west end of the island will need significant increases. AC Transit currently operates Line 96, which serves Alameda Landing, the College of Alameda, the Alameda Point Collaborative, City Hall West, and Spirits Alley. While there is capacity on the existing Line 96 service, it operates infrequently and does not connect with the ferry or the Eas...
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