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TransportationCommission | 2006-06-28 | 2 | Ms. Decker also inquired about the status of the City's efforts to install sufficient red curb at all bus stops throughout the City. Ms. Decker also noted that some of the more heavily used bus shelters could use additional maintenance. Commissioner Parker stated that it is important to enhance the awareness about the graffiti problem, and that the quick removal of graffiti will help to maintain the shelters at a high standard. Commissioner Krueger noted that graffiti at the shelter located at Santa Clara Avenue and Willow Street lasted for several weeks before it was removed. Chair Knox White stated that regarding the Alameda Towne Centre it would be important to look at pedestrian access throughout the entire site. 6B. Bunching of AC Transit buses on Line 51 Tony Bruzzone from AC Transit said that they had spent a $500,000 for new software to help with the bus schedules. Have hired a consultant to help look over the information on the bunching. This will include 25-30 weekday routes, 16 weekend routes and every trans bay line to make adjustments to the time in order to re-write schedules for the buses. This is especially difficult since some drivers finish their routes faster than others. They would be building the schedules from the early part of the route so that at the end of the route spread it out to ease the bunching. He said that hopefully this should help to develop a more realistic schedule and hope to get this implemented by September or early October. Chair Knox White mentioned that it looked more like the drivers operations is what is causing the bunching. Mr. Bruzzone said that by adjusting the schedules to require drivers to push in the first part of the route, the problems could be reduced. Commissioner Krueger asked how much of the problem is due to traffic, and how much to following the schedules. Mr. Bruzzone answered that more than half is due to traffic especially at University Avenue, College Avenue and especially going south bound including the tubes. Chair Know White asked if AC Transit ever considered having buses turn express in mid- route to avoid the bunching problem, passengers could be asked to change to the next bus. 2 | TransportationCommission/2006-06-28.pdf |