TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Supplementary Service
BRIEFING ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving a report on planning for future Supplementary Service needs. [Requested by Director Shaw 7/28/21].
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
Student ridership supported by Supplementary Service is an important component of the District's overall ridership. Scheduling Supplementary Service this school year has been challenging due to effects that the pandemic has had on schools. The District has implemented additional service changes this past December to improve service for riders.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
This report is informational only. No action is being taken with this report.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
AC Transit provides basic, fixed route bus service to most public and private junior high/middle schools and high schools within its service area using its regular route network. In addition, Supplementary Service trips are provided to meet the demand for increased system capacity at bell times. Pre-COVID, staff estimates the District provided 30,000 rides per day to students through a combination of supplemental and fixed route service.
AC Transit must comply with state regulations (Section 545 of the California Vehicle Code) and federal regulations (Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 605) when operating Supplementary Service. Board Policy 546 provides operational standards for how the District is to go about operating Supplementary Service.
At the request of the Board of Directors, staff developed the Supplementary Service Overview report that summarizes AC Transit's Supplementary Service program, including ridership data and school bell-time coordination. The report is included as an attachment and is summarized below.
Service Levels
In Fall 2021, the District operated 145 Supplementary Service trips per day on ...
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