TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: August 2024 Service Changes
BRIEFING ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving a report on the District's planned service changes associated with the August 2024 Sign-up.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
In addition to the return of Supplementary Service operated during the school year, the service changes going into effect on August 11, 2024 include a number of schedule reliability improvements developed in conjunction with feedback from Amalgamated Transit Union #192 (ATU) leadership. These improvements should improve reliability for AC Transit riders and improve schedules and layovers for bus operators.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
Total daily vehicle platform hours will increase from the June 2024 service change by 296.2 on weekdays, by .9 hours on Saturdays and by 2.7 on Sundays. In total, these changes will yield an annual increase of 75,422 platform hours, resulting in an annualized estimated cost of $11,531,254, assuming a rate of $152 per hour. Parsing the estimated costs further, the resumption of Supplementary Service will increase costs by $8,759,588, while the remaining $2,771,666 covers the addition of operator resources for line improvements. The planned August service change incorporate eight more operators than the June headcount, for a total of 899 signed positions. The calculated cost for these service improvements falls within the District's operating budget as the number of operators required falls within the District's available operator headcount.
(Note: Revenue hours are a more accurate reflection of what service is provided to the District's bus riders, while platform hours are used to reflect the District's cost of providing such ...
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