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TransportationCommission | 2012-09-26 | 7 | Commissioner Bertken asked for more detail from Commissioner Wong regarding students attending 7 am classes. He then asked AC Transit staff if an additional Line 631 bus would be needed to accommodate students attending 7 am classes and whether that was practical. Commissioner Wong replied a 7 am class depends on the year in terms of the number of classes. Currently, there are at least three 7 am classes of 35 students and not all of the students take the bus, but there are quite a few that do. Linda Morris replied that the passenger loads analyzed were not around 7 am, but the problem was centered on students arriving before the 8 am bell time. Commissioner Bertken said by looking at the provision to Line 631 schedule, arriving to school by 7 am would not be an issue. Linda Morris replied that they would have to look into that, but it may consist of additional service. Commissioner Bertken said potentially a number of riders would need to arrive by 7 am. Linda Morris explained her point was that AC Transit's analysis found that there was an overflow on Line OX around 7:30 am in order to reach school by 8 am. Commissioner Bertken said that looking at the situation now, and since there are a number of classes that begin at 7 am would it be possible for AC Transit to let students onto Line OX before 7:30 am. Linda Morris explained that since they are looking at the entire line as a policy decision, she would take the Commission's comments back to the agency and review and implement the final decisions in the spring. Ultimately, they would not modify the policy on a trip-by-trip level. Commissioner Schatmeier asked staff what are the next steps once the Commission makes a recommendation. Staff Payne replied the Commission's recommendation would be directed to AC Transit staff to see how they would like to move forward. Commissioner Schatmeier stated the goal of his motion was to recognize the growth potential of ridership and to pursue a policy that meets everyone's needs. Commissioner Schatmeier made a motion to include an interim period that would be worked out by staff to explore restoring local service on the evening Line OX buses as quickly as possible in addition to staff recommendations. Commissioner Miley seconded the motion. The motion was approved 5-0. Page 7 of 10 | TransportationCommission/2012-09-26.pdf |