TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Kathleen Kelly, Interim General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Transit-Supportive Design Guidelines
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider adopting AC Transit's Transit-Supportive Design Guidelines.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
The Transit-Supportive Design Guidelines (TSDG) document is intended to provide guidance to AC Transit staff and external agency staff on developing street infrastructure projects that are supportive of fixed-route and paratransit services and improve the experience of bus passengers.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no budgetary/fiscal impact directly associated with this report.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
In October 2018, the Board adopted the Multimodal Corridor Guidelines document which provided design recommendations for bicycle facilities at bus stops. The Transit-Supportive Design Guidelines (TSDG) effort is an update to the 2018 Multimodal Corridor Guidelines, by expanding its scope and addressing designs that improve fixed-route bus operations, paratransit operations, and the rider experience.
The project kicked off in April 2023 with support from a consultant team (consisting of DKS, Toole Design, and STV). The consultant contract expired at the end of June 2024, so the TSDG effort has progressed using only District staff resources since July 2024.
This staff report includes the following:
* Status update on the TSDG document
* Summary of outreach conducted
* High-level analysis of bus speeds along two major transit corridors in the AC Transit service area, in response to the May 10, 2023, Board follow up request to report back with data on areas that indicate a linkage between complete streets and transit delays
Status Update
Staff has conducted additional pu...
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