TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Realign Final Network Plan Approval
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider adopting Resolution No. 24-035, which approves the proposed Realign Final Network Plan and Realign+ service additions, approves the service equity analyses, and directs the General Counsel to file a Notice of Exemption with Alameda and Contra Costa Counties and any other parties as may be required.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
Claudia Burgos, Director of Legislative Affairs & Community Relations
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
The proposed Realign Final Network Plan and the Realign+ service additions are designed to improve AC Transit's bus network in response to post-pandemic conditions and travel patterns. Should the Board vote to adopt the proposed plan, service changes could be implemented as soon as March 2025.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed Realign Final Network Plan carries no additional operating costs because it is designed to maintain service levels at 85% of pre-pandemic levels, while keeping Bus Operator position counts at the current level. AC Transit's Fiscal Year 2024-25 budget is based on the 85% service level and the associated Bus Operator staffing.
As staffing levels increase, new service focused on a Priority Transit Network would be implemented as part of Realign+, a package of service improvements intended to increase service to 100% of pre-pandemic service levels. Implementation of Realign+ will increase operating costs as the Bus Operator count grows beyond current levels, albeit at a gradual pace as Bus Operators are added through the training process.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Since Spring 2023, AC Transit has worked diligently to include robust public participation into the p...
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