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  AC Transit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
AC Transit (in full, Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) is a regional bus agency serving parts of Alameda County and Contra Costa County in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area.
In addition, AC Transit runs "Transbay" routes across the San Francisco Bay to the city of San Francisco, and selected areas in San Mateo County and Santa Clara County.
AC Transit also connects with Oakland International Airport and the University of California, Berkeley (where students have consistently voted to tax themselves, so their student ID works as an unlimited bus pass, even when school is not in session).
www.berkeley.biz /project/wikipedia/index.php/AC_Transit   (487 words)

  
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AC Transit and BART should consider amending their contracts with ATC and the service providers to identify standards for on-time performance for both pickups and drop-offs for appointments that are consistent with those provided customers and used to measure performance.
AC Transit managers indicated that they had no backup capacity in the form of drivers designated as “floaters.” In general, it appears that driver staffing appears adequate to serve the current number of assigned runs, and that in the current economic environment driver recruitment and retention do not appear to be a problem.
AC Transit’s fleet is comprised of 41 accessible vans and Friendly’s fleet is comprised of 41 sedans.
www.fta.dot.gov /documents/EBP_Final_Report_050316.doc   (10718 words)

  
 AC Transit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
AC Transit also connects with Oakland International Airport and the University of California, Berkeley (where students have consistently voted to tax themselves, so their student ID works as an unlimited bus pass, even during the summer months).
For Dumbarton Bridge service, AC Transit participates in a consortium of transit agenicies (which also includes BART, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, and Union City Transit) that runs the Dumbarton Express, a bus line connecting the Union City BART station with East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Palo Alto, and Stanford University.
In April 2005, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission was sued for underfunding of AC Transit in favor of suburban rail transit serving wealthier populations, such as BART and Caltrain.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AC_Transit   (728 words)

  
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AC Transit states, however, that it never received the October 20, 1997, return notice, and therefore never responded. AC Transit also states that it never received a renewal notice for Station KBY756. The license for Station KBY756 expired on March 18, 1998, and was later deleted from the Commission’s licensing database.
AC Transit’s December 16, 1998 Petition therefore is untimely, and is dismissed accordingly.
AC Transit states that it never received any notice from the Commission prior to the expiration of its license for Station KBY756 on March 18, 1998, and did not receive, by mail, a renewal of license application. These circumstances, however, did not justify AC Transit’s failure to renew its license.
www.fcc.gov /Bureaus/Wireless/Orders/2000/da002769.doc   (1217 words)

  
 Finance_facts
Because AC Transit is a public agency – a transit district -- raising fares is not a simple economic decision.
AC Transit basically went out on a limb, and approved a 2-year budget instead of the usual 1-year.
AC Transit in Central County – for night and weekend service and increased frequencies in Hayward, san Leandro and unincorporated parts of Central County.
home.comcast.net /~stgeller/finance_facts.htm   (1829 words)

  
 Oakland International Airport: AC Transit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Transfers to connecting AC Transit buses may be purchased upon boarding the first bus for an additional $0.25.
AC Transit operates 75 local lines in the East Bay from San Pablo in the north to Fremont in the south.
AC Transit buses serve all BART stations west of the East Bay hills.
www.flyoakland.com /ac_transit.shtml   (244 words)

  
 Oakland Tribune: AC Transit in need of an overhaul   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
AC Transit admits this is about 8 percent of the $250 million-a- year budget, but all the cuts appear to be slated to come from service cuts.
AC Transit is a bloated and top-heavy operation.
AC Transit is also an innovator and has relatively quiet new buses, the Van Hool's, which are imported from Belgium.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20040603/ai_n14575502   (621 words)

  
 EPA: Federal Register: Preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement for the East Bay Bus Rapid Transit Project in ...
AC Transit has conducted four information meetings in the study corridor, at which presentations were given on the environmental process to be undertaken and general features of the proposed project.
In August 2001, the AC Transit Board of Directors adopted BRT as the preferred modal technology to be implemented along an alignment centered on the arterials of Telegraph Avenue in the north and International Boulevard/E. 14th Street in the south.
AC Transit is procuring modern low-floor high-capacity vehicles that would be assigned to the BRT service.
www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/2004/January/Day-23/i1397.htm   (2081 words)

  
 Introducing the speedy bus / AC Transit project in East Bay aims to be subway alternative
AC Transit's 72R line stands out not because of its shiny white paint job with green and red stripes, its oversized tinted windows or its European design, but because of the ambition behind it.
AC Transit's stops are an average of two-thirds of a mile apart.
AC Transit's program, which cost $4.5 million to put on the road, is modeled in part on Los Angeles' Metro Rapid, whose fire-engine red buses have transformed bus travel in a city whose transit system is more often ridiculed than copied.
sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/07/15/BA184829.DTL   (1204 words)

  
 Governor's budget cuts to AC Transit and BART
Historically, the transit operators in California were exempt from property tax shifts since they were considered “essential services” that could not easily pass on their fare increases without a significant loss of ridership.
AC Transit and BART have faced severe budget cuts over the past three years and have taken prudent measures to respond to the economic challenges.
As a consequence of your proposal AC Transit would lose 8% of its budget and have to cut the equivalent of all of its weekend or all of its school service (AC Transit carries 60,000 school children daily), and BART would have to cut all of its Sunday service.
www.transcoalition.org /archives/govbudget04.htm   (1604 words)

  
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AC Transit reported an operating budget of approximately $197 million, and operating revenues to cover expenses of 23 percent from the fare box, three percent in state funding, 70 percent in local funds, and four percent from miscellaneous revenue sources.
AC Transit was advised to report on all pending applications for financial assistance, and all financial assistance currently provided by other Federal agencies in future submittals.
AC Transit was advised that as the FTA recipient it is responsible for assuring that all transit amenities related to its service are distributed in an equitable manner in both minority and non-minority communities.
www.fta.dot.gov /documents/ACTransitFinalReport.doc   (5355 words)

  
 East Bay bus line to take whacking / AC Transit starting service cuts of 10%
AC Transit, the East Bay's principal bus operator, is cutting service by about 10 percent, starting Sunday.
AC spokesman Mike Mills said the service cuts are a direct result of a downturn in the Bay Area economy, which produced a reduction in sales tax revenue on a state and regional level.
AC buses have handouts with the new schedules and changes, and other information is available on the district's Web site, www.actransit.org, or by calling 511, the transit information telephone line.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/12/20/BAG2K3RJ1G1.DTL   (716 words)

  
 PANIL - AC Transit Fares
As most of you understood, in March the AC Board was setting the date of, and the parameters for, the fare hearing.
AC staff is in the process of producing information and brochures that set out the alternatives in detail.
Thank you for your continued interest in AC Transit and I hope to see you at one of the community group meetings.
www.panil.org /hot_topics/AC_Fare.htm   (966 words)

  
 Fuel Cell Works Supplemental News Page
Thousands of transit professionals gathered at the Dallas Convention Center for the American Public Transportation Association’s EXPO 2005, are expected to see and tour this latest advancement in zero-emission public transit.
AC Transit engineers worked closely with UTC Power, ISE, and with bus and coach manufacturer Van Hool (Belgium) to design a glider that would accommodate this integrated hybrid system.
“AC Transit has been the driving force behind the whole endeavor.” Dane Cornell, Executive Vice President of ABC Companies added, “ABC is proud to have been in partnership with Van Hool and AC Transit during the development of this new technology for transit buses.
www.fuelcellsworks.com /Supppage3600.html   (1573 words)

  
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AC Transit is leading the way as a national model for success in implementing alternative energy sources,” said Rep. Tauscher.
In January 2004, Rep. Tauscher asked the DOE to continue their support of regional transit programs and hydrogen technology: “AC Transit is one of the largest transit operators in California and is regularly acknowledged by the transit industry as one of the best-managed systems in the United States.
In addition, AC Transit is currently constructing three fuel cell buses, which should be ready for use in fall of 2005.
www.house.gov /tauscher/press/05-04-04.htm   (365 words)

  
 Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Today they are the AC Transit Bus Riders Union — nearly 1,100 members strong and committed to ensuring effective bus transportation for the Oakland, Calif., region.
AC Transit Bus Rider Union members also are involved in the more long-term battle to secure dedicated funding for their bus system.
In Oakland, Calif., however, the AC Transit Bus Riders Union is working with the transit agency to ensure that public transportation is safeguarded.
www.ctaa.org /ct/nov97/oak_riders.asp   (1701 words)

  
 Green Car Congress: AC Transit Unveils New Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus
AC Transit of Oakland, California has unveiled its new hybrid-electric, hydrogen fuel cell bus at the APTA expo last week.
AC Transit, ISE and Van Hool are already working together on a gasoline hybrid-electric fleet of 30-foot neighborhood buses.
AC Transit engineers worked closely with UTC Power, ISE, and with bus and coach manufacturer Van Hool to design a glider that would accommodate this integrated hybrid system.
www.greencarcongress.com /2005/10/ac_transit_unve.html   (844 words)

  
 MTC -- News -- Transactions
And AC Transit is adding buses and new routes around the campus to meet the increased demand.
Jaimie Levin, AC Transit's director of Marketing and Communications, sees the pass as a mutually beneficial partnership: "The city of Berkeley has an interest in ways to reduce congestion; we have an objective of getting more people on our buses; and the university has to deal with parking and congestion as well.
Transit use at the stadium rose to unprecedented levels, with almost 50 percent of fans arriving by transit, bicycle or on foot for every game.
www.mtc.ca.gov /news/transactions/ta10-00/merit.htm   (1342 words)

  
 Chevron Fuels AC Transit's HyRoad Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demonstration Program
But, says AC Transit's General Manager Rick Fernandez, "The place to begin demonstrating any advanced transportation system is with fleet application, which offers the convenience of centralized fueling and maintenance.
AC Transit is one of the largest transit agencies in California, serving over 64 million passengers a year throughout a 360-square mile region.
AC Transit has captured the American Public Transit Association's "Best of the Best" award five out of the past seven years.
www.theautochannel.com /news/2006/03/13/000509.html   (1183 words)

  
 November 3 Candidates
My education and qualifications are: I ride AC Transit, both local and transbay, and have done so since I moved to Oakland 23 years ago.
AC has improved substantially over the last few years, our buses are cleaner and our new buses produce much less pollution.
A/C Transit District Board has had many problems in the past, so I intend to bring to the Board, practical knowledge of transportation and equipment along with the determination to improve service and rider-ship.
www.acgov.org /rov/v986/races/acctd.htm   (1496 words)

  
 San Francisco Bay View - National Black Newspaper of the Year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
AC Transit bus riders, in coalition with civil rights and labor groups, have asked a federal court in San Francisco to put an end to what they allege is a “separate and unequal public transit system” maintained by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC).
AC Transit serves a population that is nearly 80 percent people of color.
The plaintiffs are AC Transit riders Sylvia Darensburg from East Oakland, Vivian Hain from East Oakland and Virginia Martinez from Richmond; the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 192; and Communities for a Better Environment.
www.sfbayview.com /082405/busriders082405.shtml   (889 words)

  
 Responsibilities of the AC Transit Operator
The business of the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) is to provide transportation to people living and working throughout the East Bay.
AC Transit operators live in the same world as everyone else and are beset with the same kinds of problems: childcare, bills, taxes, housing, et cetera.
Some of AC Transit’s passengers use baby stroller to carry their children.
www.csc.calpoly.edu /~dbutler/acTransit/opGuidelines/Guidelines.html   (1117 words)

  
 HFCIT Technology Validation: AC Transit
AC Transit (or the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) is based in Oakland, California, and provides transportation services to the East Bay of San Francisco.
The first bus is scheduled to arrive at AC Transit in September 2005.
AC Transit is working in partnership with Golden Gate Transit to demonstrate the fuel cell buses and plans to modify existing facilities at the Seminary Division in East Oakland to accommodate daily maintenance and repair functions for the fuel cell buses.
www.eere.energy.gov /hydrogenandfuelcells/tech_validation/ac_transit.html   (228 words)

  
 AC Transit Stories - AC Transit Plans Service Cuts and New Parcel Tax to Plug Budget Deficit
Plagued with a projected five-year budget deficit, AC Transit plans to cut service even as the agency wants voters to approve a new parcel tax on the November ballot.
AC Transit's Measure AA proposes an annual $24 tax on residential and commercial property parcels for five years in Contra Costa and Alameda counties.
The cities of Fremont and Newark have been in a dispute with AC Transit since the early 1990s and are not included in Measure AA.
journalism.berkeley.edu /projects/actransit/fang_feature.html   (988 words)

  
 AC Transit Stories - AC Transit Commuters Sound off with Complaints
Being passed up by a bus is one of the nine highest complaint categories that AC Transit hears about.
Rhodes is the new customer service manager at AC Transit and ultimately responsible for handling these grievances.
She says that AC transit drivers seem to be in a hurry.
journalism.berkeley.edu /projects/actransit/higgins_feature.html   (1035 words)

  
 AC Transit Dedicates Berkeley Bus
AC Transit will dedicate a new low-emission bus to the People of Berkeley.
Elected officials will be joining AC Transit's policymakers and staff, along with the Berkeley business community and AC Transit users Wednesday morning (October 4) to dedicate a new low-emission bus to the people of Berkeley - owners and users of the public bus system that serves some 230,000 daily riders throughout the East Bay.
One of the very latest additions to the AC Transit fleet, this new bus incorporates state-of-the-art technology that contributes to cleaner air in the region as well as to greater operational efficiency within the system.
www.ci.berkeley.ca.us /news/2000/00sep/092900ACBus.html   (279 words)

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