TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Update on Automated Bus Lane and Bus Stop Enforcement Pilot
BRIEFING ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider receiving an update on the installation of Automated Bus Lane and Bus Stop Enforcement Technology on 100 buses. [Requested by Vice President Shaw - 3/13/24.]
Staff Contact:
Ahsan Baig, Chief Information Officer
Salvador Llamas, Chief Operating Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Safe and Secure Operations
Initiative - Service Quality
Automated Bus Lane and Bus Stop enforcement technology, which features forward-facing cameras and cloud-based software systems for end-to-end citation processing will reduce the number of vehicles illegally parked in District bus lanes and bus stops, thus improving on-time performance and increasing accessibility. This technology will improve operator and passenger safety, reduce scheduled travel time for coach operations in bus-only lanes, and increase efficiency during passenger boarding and alighting.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There are no budgetary or fiscal impacts related to this report
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
On June 14, 2023, the Board of Directors approved a three year pilot with Hayden AI to provide automated bus lane and bus stop enforcement technology on 100 buses. Over the next six months, staff worked with the vendor to finalize a contract. Using operator feedback, 44 bus routes were selected to deploy the pilot. Installation and validation of all 100 buses was finalized in June 2024. While the hardware installation was taking place, Hayden AI staff began working on mapping the routes in the Alameda County service area to prepare for enforcement.
On June 16, 2024, Hayden AI technology began enforcing the bus only lanes across the Tempo Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor and the old manual system on the bus fleet was deactivated. From June 16 to July 31, ...
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