Dori Goldberg, adding a comment that the 72R not be discontinued.
Arielle Hernandez, Peoples Transit Alliance, adding that any micro transit service be
ADA-accessible and have booking accessibility and/or fare payment without need of a
mobile device or credit card. Hernandez also urged the Board to keep the 72R bus line.
Laurel Paget-Seekins, adding that the visionary network should follow the revision of
the service standards.
M. Lancaster, Bus Operator, adding emphasis to review of operator runtime.
Josi Aherns, Peoples Transit Alliance,
Lupin Miller, D2 Bus Operator,
Sara Ropati, D3 Bus Operator,
Dylan F., and the Board should adopt the Reliability improvements and hold approval
until 2025.
Linda Mohammad, D4 Operator,
Rachel Ripoti, D4 Bus Operator.
Alfred Twu commented that service reliability needs to be the primary focus of the
District and that schedules need to offer adequate break times for operators to
promote lower burnout and operator safety. Twu opposed combining the 51-bus line
and opposed non-ATU staffing of the micro transit project.
Sultana Adams, D3 Operator, commented that addressing inadequate runtime and
breaktime problems, which are operating at the mandated minimums, must be
addressed during the Realign process. Adams opposed non-ATU staffing of the micro
transit project.
Lindsay Banacek commented on the benefits of supporting the merging of the 51-bus
lines.
Bob Feinbaum referenced his submission of comments on three planned Realign
proposals: Keep Line 21, Extend Line 6 to Oakland AMTRAK, and Terminate Line 40 at
Eastmont Transit Center.
Anthony noted that Realign Survey is missing 'ridership by route, ridership by day, and
ridership by route segment' data and explained why having this information in future
reporting is essential to future planning, extending the Realign process if necessary.
Gerald Coughlin commented on what improvements are needed to the Realign plan,
addressing Frequency, reliability, gradual route changing, and review of commonality of
performance of your best 4 or 5 routes when developing your plans.
Pat Piras commented that analysis includes information from Paratransit.
Sheila Gunn commented similar riders like her will use paratransit often. Gunn
expressed supports micro transit staffed by ATU workers.
Dave Lyons expressed agreement of the reunification of the 51-bus line and hoped
management can address adjusting bus routes to prevent bunching.
Brian Culbertson commented that the public data has been inadequate to provide
good analysis of the different realign scenarios and presented notes on essential data
for the realign project.
Richard Marcantonio, Public Advocates, commented that on-time reliability issues be
the primary issues addressed in this process. Marcantonio expressed support to staff
recommendation addressing time extensions but noted a lack of discussion about the
Flex pilot as related to the micro transit matter.
Dureal Brown, D6 bus Operator, commented the chaotic runtime scheduling presented
