Meeting Agenda
Meeting Agenda
• 15 Minutes – Open Gallery/Discussion
15 Minutes Open Gallery/Discussion
• 20 Minutes – Presentation and Overview
• 55 Minutes – O
i One‐on‐One with AC Transit
O ih C i
Staff

2009 Service Adjustments Plan
2009 Service Adjustments Plan
Community Workshops
September 2009
Cory LaVigne
Service and Operations Planning Manager

Why are we here?
Why are we here?
• Fiscal Emergency – Revenue Deficit
– $57 Million Deficit through June 2010
• State Funding Discontinued – at least 5 years
• Local Property Tax – taken by the state

Why are we here?
Why are we here?
• Minimized the Damage –
Minimized the Damage
– Passage of Measure V V (November 2008)
– Fare Increase (July 2009)
Fare Increase (July 2009)
– Reserves
– F d l Sti l F di
Federal Stimulus Funding
• All of the above have led to smaller reductions

Why are we here?
Why are we here?
• Pro‐active Fiscal Management
– Institutional (Budget) Changes
• “Back to the Basics”
• Workforce Reductions – Districtwide
• Plan for a 15% Reduction in Service
– 315,000 Platform Hours

Why are we here?
Why are we here?
Total PlatformH H
ours istorical Trend
2,400,000
2,320,000
2,300,000 2,252,000
2,230,777
2,198,702
2,200,000
2200000
2,110,000 2,124,514
2,088,000
2,073,000 2,080,004 2,073,376
2,100,000
2,011,000 1,981,456 2,070,662
1,979,000 1,968,614 1,974,266
2,000,000 1,947,000 1,965,016
, ,
1,920,855
1,900,000 1,956,120
1,808,329
1,782,902
1,800,000 1,755,662
1,755,306
1,700,000
08-09*
09-10*
86-87
87-88
88-89
89-90
90-91
91-92
92-93
93-94
94-95
95-96
96-97
97-98
98-99
99-00
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01-02
02-03
03-04
04-05
05-06
06-07
07-08

2009 Service Adjustments Plan
2009 Service Adjustments Plan
• 15% Service Reduction (315,000 hours):
– Community Outreach – Demands a thoughtful,
and complete analysis of the population being
served
– Data Driven – Demands a data‐driven, and hard
look at all services
– Creative Planning – Demands that Planners be
creative in the delivery of service and willing to
h d l f d ll
modify traditional services

2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process
2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process
• Community Outreach
– Workshops – 1st Round
• 6 meetings around the District
•OOne‐on‐One Route Planning
O R Pl i
• Trade‐Offs Voting
– Workshops
p
– e‐News
– Workshops – 2nd Round
•88 meetings around the District
ti d th Di t i t
• Review Service Plans

2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process
2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process
• Trade Offs Voting (lesser of evils)
– Span versus Frequency
– Coverage versus Frequency
g q y
– Use of Non‐Standard Frequency
– Focus Service on High Use areas versus Low Use
Focus Service on High Use areas versus Low Use
areas
– Saturday and Sunday Service Levels
y y
– Question on Transferring

2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process
Much appreciation to V Smoothe of “A Better Oakland” for formatting suggestions!

2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process
Much appreciation to V Smoothe of “A Better Oakland” for formatting suggestions!

2009 Service Adjustments Plan
2009 Service Adjustments Plan
• Data Driven – “Demand Dots”
– Automatic Passenger Counters (APC) on vehicles
• Provides on’s and off’s for all stops System‐wide
• Shows High and Low Use Locations Graphically
– Prioritize Service to High‐Use Areas
– Attempt to Ser e Lo Use Areas
Attempt to Serve Low‐Use Areas

2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process
2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process
• Data Driven – Demand Dots

2009 Service Adjustments Plan
2009 Service Adjustments Plan
• Data Driven – By Line/Segment
– APC Data
• Ridership along a line
– Total Line
– Line Segments
• D t Di
Data Driven – B T i
By Trip
– APC Data
• On’s and Off’s for all Trips System‐wide
– Shows use by time‐of‐day

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Fremont Bart Statio on
Walnut Av:Guardino Dr D
Walnut Av:Walnut Te er
Walnut Av:Gallaudet DrD
Walnut Ave:Walnut Circ cle
Walnut Av:Godfrey Pl
Mission Blvd:Walnut Av ve
Mission Blvd:#38576 (Near Mow
M wry
Mission Blvd:Niles Canyon Rd
Mission Blvd:Nursery AvA
Gurdwara Cul-De-Sa ac
Mission Blvd:King Av ve
Mission Blvd:Appian WyW
Decoto Rd:Fourth St
Decoto Rd:Seventh St
Decoto Rd:Eleventh St
Union City Baart
Decoto Rd:Depot Rd
Decoto Rd:Seventh St
Decoto Rd:Fourth St
Mission Blvd:Whipple RdR
Mission Blvd:Tamarack Dr
Mission Blvd:Lafayette AvA
Mission Blvd:Blanche St
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Mission Blvd:Corrine St (Gresel St)
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Mission Blvd:Fairway St
Mission Blvd:Arrowhead WyW
Mission Blvd:Garin AvA
Mission Blvd:Alquire Pkw wy
Mission Blvd:Valle Vista Av
A
South Hayward Bart Statio on
Mission Blvd:Tennyson Rd R
Mission Blvd:Hancock St
Mission Blvd:Calhoun St
Mission Blvd:Sorenson Rd R
Mission Blvd:#26320 (Cemeter ry-
Mission Blvd:Harder RdR
Mission Blvd:Torrano AvA
Mission Blvd:Berry AvA
Mission Blvd:Carlos Bee Blv vd
Mission Blvd:Highland Blv vd
Mission Blvd:Pinedale Ct
Mission Blvd:Foothill Blvvd
Mission Blvd:C St
B St:Mission Blvvd
Hayward Bart Statio on
Mission Blvd:B St
Mission Blvd:Grace St
Mission Blvd:Sunset Blv vd
Mission Blvd:Grove Wy W
Mission Blvd:Blossom Wy W
Mission Blvd:Cherry WyW
Mission Blvd:Medford Av A
Mission Blvd:E Lewelling Blvvd
E 14Th St:170Th Av A
E 14Th St:167Th Av A
E 14Th St:165Th Av A
E 14Th St:164Th Av A
E 14Th St:163Rd Av A
E 14Th St:Ashland Av ve
159Th Av:E 14Th St
Coelho Dr:Mooney Av A
Bayfair Bart Statio
on
2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process
• Data Driven – Average Ridership and On’s and Off’s
Average Off
Average On
Average Load

2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process
• Data Driven – Plotted out all On’s and Off’s by Route by Trip
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70 71
60
57 57
54
50
48
42 42
40 Boar dings
38
35
32 32 32
30
29 28 28
27 26 27 27 26
23 23 23
21
20 20
17
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11
10 9 9
7
5
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2009 Service Adjustments Plan
2009 Service Adjustments Plan
• Creative Planning
– Using District Service Development Policies
• Allocation of service must reflect some consideration of
geographic equity, but ultimately productivity and
geographic equity but ultimately productivity and
usefulness of the service should be given greater
weight – Strategic Plan
• Service must be prioritized to those areas with the
i b i ii d h ih h
greatest potential for transit use, with good patronage
rewarded by better service and shorter waits – Guiding
Principles
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2009 Service Adjustments Plan
2009 Service Adjustments Plan
• Creative Planning
– Maintain and Hold the Main Lines Harmless
– Combine Lines to Produce Efficient Routing
• Use of Circulator and Neighborhood Shuttles
• Prioritizing Service to Demonstrated‐Use Areas
– Split Long Lines to Improve Reliability
Split Long Lines to Improve Reliability
• Line 18
• Line 50
• Line 51

2009 Service Adjustments Plan
2009 Service Adjustments Plan

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