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TransportationCommission | 2007-10-24 | 3 | Staff Bergman noted that additional input was solicited from more Shoreline Drive residents, and received a total of 38 calls and emails; 29 of those supported rerouting the bus onto Shoreline Drive, and 9 were against. Summarizing all of the input received to date, Staff Bergman noted that the following comments had been received: 1. 65 people opposed stops at Otis Drive and Willow Street; 2. 40 people supported the Shoreline Drive the route; 3. 10 people were opposed to the Shoreline route; 4. 11 people were opposed to the proposed stops at Otis and Sandcreek; 5. 8 people were opposed to the stops at Pond Isle; 6. 1 person supported the proposed stops at Otis and Sandcreek; 7. 1 person opposed all stops in the Otis corridor; 8. 4 people indicated they wanted one stop somewhere along the Otis corridor; 9. 2 people supported the Otis and Pond Isle stops; 10. 1 person indicated they wanted to maintain the stops within Alameda Towne Centre; 11. 2 people wanted to maintain stops at the Ferry Terminal; and 12. 1 person opposed the removal of stops at Alameda Point on Monarch Street. Staff Bergman noted that scheduling was a key issue, identified by approximately 24 respondents in the survey; on-time performance was a major problem on the line. The key segment of the route that was problematic has been between the Atlantic/Webster intersection and the end of the line near 12th Street BART, which had to do with Tube congestion and congestion in downtown Oakland. For Line 62 to achieve acceptable on-time performance, approximately four minutes must be eliminated from the run time. Staff Bergman added that funding was also discussed; four buses remain in service at any given time on the 63 in order to maintain the 30-minute headways. The annual cost of adding a fifth bus, depending on the number of hours per day it would run, would be $300-500,000. Depending on rerouting recommendations, it could require significant expenses on the City's part; the City would be responsible for making capital expenditures at bus stops. With respect to future transit demand, particularly in the West End, Alameda Landing was expected to be online fairly soon, with early tenants coming in mid-2009. Staff Bergman noted that the subcommittee examined a number of options for modifying Line 63, which he also displayed on the screen: 1. Potential reroute at Alameda Point, which would save approximately two minutes off the run times. Staff Bergman noted that of the two sets of stops eliminated on Monarch Street, AC Transit's data indicated there were six riders per day using all the stops. 2. Rerouting the line near Encinal High School, estimated to save 1.7 minutes in one direction, and just under a minute in the other direction. The schools have indicated that they would not object to the modification, as long as the students' needs would be served during the peak times. Transportation Commission Page 3 of 19 | TransportationCommission/2007-10-24.pdf |