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TransportationCommission | 2013-10-23 | 3 | Robert del Rosario said AC Transit use to have paper transfers back in the 1990s and they changed over in early 2000 when new fareboxes were installed. Overall, he said the paper transfers were surrounded by fraud and it was hard to determine the transfer's time limit rip. Basically, the agency wanted to move away from the paper transfers, so they converted to magnetic strip transfers and passengers had to dump the pass into the farebox. This procedure took anywhere between four to eight seconds per passenger. Commissioner Schatmeier replied the SFMTA inspectors enforce the proof of payment system on MUNI more than the drivers. He explained the proof of payment policy speeds up the process, but AC Transit may not be ready to implement such a process. Commissioner Vargas requested a motion from the Commission. Commissioner Schatmeier moved to insert the recommendations from his October 14, 2013 memo and asked AC Transit for clarification on the transbay transfer policy. Commissioner Bertken seconded the motion. The motion was approved 6-0. Commissioner Schatmeier asked Staff Nguyen if there is an appropriate way to communicate the Commission's motion to AC Transit. Staff Nguyen replied for the record staff would give the motion to AC Transit directly. 5B. AC Transit Line 51 David Fyfe, URS Consulting Engineer for AC Transit, presented the report. Commissioner Vargas opened the floor to public comments. Vincent Wu, engineer and Alameda resident, said he resides on the corner of Santa Clara Avenue and Caroline Street, and he opposed the relocation of the bus stop from the southwest corner to the southeast corner. He said years ago, the owner of 1000 Santa Clara Avenue repaired the storefront because the store was damaged by a car. He felt the relocation is dangerous because of the setback from the curb. John Brennan spoke on behalf of Christ Episcopal Church. They are supportive of the overall plan, but do not support the stop relocation in front of the church on Santa Clara Avenue at Grand Street. He explained that there is a lot of pedestrian and vehicular activity in front of the church. Additionally, there is handicap access to the church to accommodate services, weddings and funerals. They proposed a number of alternatives such as moving the stop in front of the dentist office at Union Street or leave it where it is. Sheri Stock said she wanted to make additional comments to John Brennan's comments. She said there are many studies on this transit line, but when she sat on the church steps and watched the traffic flow go by she found not much of a savings of time. She saw the bus stop after loading passengers on numerous occasions. Also, she noticed that while the bus would be in front of the church, motorists could not easily make a free right turn and that would lead to traffic congestion. Page 3 of 19 | TransportationCommission/2013-10-23.pdf |