TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: AC Transit Realign Phase 4: Updates and Key Decision Points
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving updates on project timeline changes and strategic options associated with Realign, setting a special Board meeting focusing on Realign plan revisions and draft Service Standards on June 5, 2024 at 5:00 p.m., and directing staff to incorporate the staff recommended strategies provided in the staff report in future plan revisions.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
Beverly Greene, Executive Director of External Affairs, Marketing & Communications
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
The Realign planning effort meets the Service Quality initiative by combining a comprehensive review of existing service and conditions, robust public outreach and stakeholder engagement, and market research and analysis to craft a new service network for the District that responds to new travel needs and maximizes service within available resources.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed strategy options are designed to work within existing resources and the number of bus operators available to the District today.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
At the January 24, 2024 Board meeting, the Board directed staff to extend the Realign process by six months, to refine the draft plan to eliminate disparate impacts on equity priority communities, to cease the study of using non-union operators in the District's service area, and to approach the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) - Local 192 about another General Sign-up, and to advise and consult with the Board within three months.
Proposed Timeline Adjustments
A new Realign network was initially slated for implementation in August 2024. In line with the Board's direction, an ad...
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