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TransportationCommission | 2007-10-24 | 6 | 1. The relocation of the stops away from the Ferry Terminal was not supported by City policies, which encourage intermodal connections. It would also undermine the potential for people to use those connections. 2. The elimination of the direct service to Encinal High School was also problematic. The partial reroute away from the school during the day would enable about half the riders to be served with the school times; people in the neighborhood would lose transit access as a result of that. The school prefers to have the students board in front of the school, so the staff can monitor them while they wait. 3. Relocating the buses to the perimeter of Alameda Towne Centre would affect some very heavily used stops. There were over 400 boardings and alightings per weekday at those three stops. Staff recommended that they not be relocated at this time. Staff recommended that if the new bus is available, that it be run on a pilot basis for up to 12 months. If the pilot service is implemented, the Transportation Commission should continue to work with City staff, AC Transit and community stakeholders to develop a recommended reconfiguration of the route. Alternative configurations should include, at a minimum, rerouting the Line 63 onto Shoreline Drive between Grand Street and Willow Street; servicing Alameda Landing, and splitting the route into two separate pieces to more effectively serve the destination points along the line. Commissioner Krueger wished to stress that with respect to staff not wanting to endorse the options for the Ferry Terminal, the direct service to Encinal High, and the relocation of the stops at Alameda Towne Centre, from the subcommittee's perspective, these were last-resort options that they did not mention lightly. They considered these to be options in the event that nothing else worked, and nothing else could be done. Chair Knox White noted that under "Funding" in the staff report, it was suggested that a move to Shoreline would require the establishment of new bus stops on Shoreline. He noted that they currently had bus stops used by the W. Staff Bergman noted that was a more general reference regarding any route changes. Chair Knox White inquired whether the surveys and fliers were actually posted at the bus stops on Willow and Grand. Staff Bergman replied that he did not believe they were, and that they focused more on the origin and destination points, such as Alameda Towne Center and the hospital. Chair Knox White inquired whether the survey gathered address information from the respondents, Staff Bergman replied that they received at least intersection information. Chair Knox White inquired what the daytime off-peak ridership on the Encinal High School line, Staff Bergman replied that it was about half the total. Transportation Commission Page 6 of 19 | TransportationCommission/2007-10-24.pdf |