TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: December 2022 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 December 2022 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
The service changes going into effect on December 4, 2022, are focused on improving schedule reliability and service quality to align service performance with service restoration until the District can have more available bus operators.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
Total daily weekday vehicle platform hours have increased from August 2022 service levels by 20.8, Saturday hours have decreased by 1.4 and Sunday hours have increased by 3.9. In total, these changes yield an annual increase of 4,482.8 platform hours, resulting in an annual estimated cost of $681,380 assuming a rate of $152 per hour. These additional platform hours are primarily accounted for as an increase in run platform hours and not by increasing operator head count.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
AC Transit typically conducts four Sign-ups each year as required by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Amalgamated Transit Union - Local 192 (ATU). These occur in March, June, August, and December.
For the December Sign-up, the only significant change to a line is improving 1T (Tempo) All-Nighter frequency from hourly to every 30 minutes to match the frequency of Lines 800 and 801 to which it connects. These three lines form the spine of All-Nighter service from Richmond to Fremont. Currently, a 1T All-Nighter trip only meets every other 800 and 801 trips. This is a key life-line service that should have timed connections given the time of day and the low frequency of service. ...
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