TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: External Planning Processes Update
BRIEFING ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving the report on the District's involvement in external planning processes.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Strong Public and Policymaker Support
Initiative - Service Quality
External planning activities develop public and policymaker support by facilitating dialogue and consensus among AC Transit, cities and other stakeholders about their proposals affecting transit. The District's participation in these activities is intended to improve or maintain service quality. Proposals by cities and other entities can improve operating conditions for AC Transit service or degrade them if not monitored closely.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no direct budgetary/fiscal impact associated with this report. Some projects sponsored by others may affect the District's operating costs by reducing or increasing transit travel times or by changing the general operating environment. Participation in external planning processes requires an expenditure of staff time.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Priority Efforts by District Staff
Oakland Alameda Access Project
The largest external planning effort this quarter is associated with the Oakland Alameda Access Project (OAAP), led by the Alameda County Transportation Commission. This project is intended to reduce local traffic congestion in Oakland Chinatown and improve access to the City of Alameda. The project would be built in multiple phases that would require bus stop closures and relocations and roadwork that may require buses to detour onto alternate streets. The largest impact to bus service would be the extended closures of travel lanes in the Webster and Posey Tubes, the main ingress and egress routes fo...
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