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TransportationCommission | 2009-02-25 | 9 | a daily transit user for most of his life, and had seen drivers on other transit services bargaining with one another regarding who would pull ahead and pick up passengers. He inquired about the reason for AC Transit's policy. Mr. Diest Lorgion noted that was called "bump and run" where drivers would pass each other to help out. At one time, such strategies were used, but it was determined that some drivers were abusing this, and it was decided not to permit this. Open public hearing. Adrienne Longley-Cook expressed concern proposals to have people exit at the rear doors to the bus. She noted that seniors and people with mobility problems felt more comfortable exiting at the front of the bus. She believed that a speed increase was a problem for people with disabilities standing on the bus, and that she almost went through the window of the bus at one time. She noted that a member of the Commission on Disability Issues mentioned that drivers had passed her up because her daughter is in a wheelchair. Close public hearing. Chair Knox White thanked staff for the addendum, and noted that 2,800 people on the route (almost 40% of the ridership) got off in Alameda. He inquired whether the alightings could be added to capture a more accurate picture of the route. Commissioner Moehring expressed concern about the removal of the two stops in Alameda, which did not contribute to the slowdown of the system very much. She noted that the City was trying to encourage people to take public transportation, and she did not believe that was a helpful change. She noted that Alameda really was not a major part of the problem. Mr. Diest Lorgion understood Commissioner Moehring' concern, and noted that every stop removal did save time as a whole. He noted that they were conscious of equity among the participating cities. Chair Knox White believed that reliability was the major factor that helped riders once they've gotten on the bus. He supported both removals, and that the removal of the stop at Santa Clara and 9th should be discussed because of ridership. Commissioner Krueger noted that as a bus rider, he believed the Line 51 balance was skewed, and should be moved towards speeding up the bus and making it more reliable, even if that came at the expense of a slightly longer walk. Commissioner Schatmeier noted that this was the best performing route in the system, and that it was high-frequency, served many different generators, and that it was important to preserve the positive aspects of the route. He did not want the appeal of the route to riders to be lost while making operational improvements, and that there were often tradeoffs in those performance decisions. Page 9 of 12 | TransportationCommission/2009-02-25.pdf |