TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Kathleen Kelly, Interim General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Board Policy 544 - Service Adjustments
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider approving amendments to Board Policy 544 - Service Adjustments to include specific policy language regarding the implementation of major service detours. [Continued from the June 12, 2024, Board of Directors Meeting.]
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
Board Policy 544 provides guidance on the process for making service adjustments as well as the process for Board review and scheduling public hearings. The proposed amendments include the addition of guidance related to the handling of detours as well as notifications to the Board.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no budget impact associated with this Board Policy update.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
At the March 13, 2024, Board meeting, Director Walsh made an Agenda Planning Request to address detours within Board Policy 544. More specifically, the request asked staff to amend Board Policy 544 to ensure that the Board and the public are informed when a detour will have a major impact on riders. The staff report (Staff Report 24-285) was originally presented to the Board on June 12, 2024, along with Staff Report 24-286 regarding nighttime detours in downtown Oakland. Staff Report 24-285 on Board Policy 544 was continued to a future Board meeting date.
AC Transit uses detours to respond to temporary changes in field conditions that affect both routes and bus stops. These detours typically fall into the following categories:
1. Small-scale, short-term changes in conditions such as small-scale construction, emergency infrastructure repairs, local business events or law enforcement activity that impact use of bus stop(s) for a r...
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