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TransportationCommission | 2007-10-24 | 11 | Close public hearing. In response to an inquiry by Chair Knox White regarding the Monarch stops, Staff Bergman replied that there were a total of six riders per day. Commissioner Schatmeier complimented staff on an outstanding staff report, particularly the items for which consensus was reached, and not reached. The Transportation Commission did not want to cut transit service, which they viewed as an asset to the community. He emphasized that some options were a last resort, and found the arguments with respect to the Monarch stop to be particularly compelling. He wished that more businesses advertised their proximity to transit, and encouraged their customers to use transit. He believed that show of support should be rewarded, not penalized. They reached the consensus that Line 63 was very unreliable, which was echoed by the speakers. The subcommittee reached the conclusion that four minutes needed to be cut from it. He hoped that interlining could be used to achieve economies throughout the system, and he did not believe AC Transit should add a bus on an interim basis to an existing route. He shared the experience expressed by a speaker regarding the bus not going into the ferry terminal, and noted that it happened too often. He agreed with the woman who suggested carrying local passengers on the W line; he noted that was already done on the O and OX. He believed that would be a good supplement for transferring passengers, and for local passengers from Webster Street to Shoreline. Chair Knox White inquired whether AC Transit has considered offering a free transfer within a specific geographic area. Mr. Diest Lorgion replied that AC Transit has not been consistent about which Transbay lines offer local service. He noted that they examine local service on the W, and added that they were generally allowed where local service is not available. Chair Knox White noted that he would rather see consistency in favor of allowing local transfers on all the lines. Mr. Diest Lorgion noted that adding local passengers while a Transbay bus is trying to get to San Francisco was a concern for the Transbay passengers. In response to an inquiry by Chair Knox White regarding adding another bus, Mr. Diest Lorgion noted that they had to balance between offering reliable transportation versus being able to cut only so much. Chair Knox White noted that last year, the Transportation Commission made a bus stop spacing recommendation to City Council that would adopt the spacing that AC Transit used, with more flexibility up to 1,300 feet between bus stops. He inquired about the status of that recommendation. Transportation Commission Page 11 of 19 | TransportationCommission/2007-10-24.pdf |