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TransportationCommission | 2016-05-25 | 5 | an AC Transit bus you are many times out in the open and this has been that way for many locations in Alameda and along the AC Transit system. He noticed in one picture in the staff report, where they now rejected 3B, one bus stop has awnings line on the Walgreens store. He felt the awnings were life savers for users and although not intended to be shelters they are. He recognized the same for the visual in 4A, which was rejected, there were awnings over the sidewalk. He was not sure what could be done about this, but he would like to see a commitment made by the City and others to figure out a way to finance and add bus shelters whenever they do something like this because it is a vital part of running a transit system. Commissioner Vargas said he was glad to hear the homeowner have no questions or issues with the potential parking loss. He asked staff with the loss of parking are there any parking meters that would be potentially removed and a subsequent loss of revenue. Rochelle Wheeler replied no. Commissioner Vargas stated that this plan was restoring the operations of a line that had previous parking displacements, so there wouldn't be a net loss. Rochelle Wheeler replied that is what they believe, but they do not have the exact stops from before. Commissioner Vargas asked staff if there was an anticipated ridership projection for this line. Austin Lee, AC Transit Planner, replied he does not have exact ridership projections or numbers to provide. However, he felt the line restoration would definitely alleviate crowding on the Line 51A and the Line 20 that go through Webster Street and provides an alternative to the Estuary Shuttle. On the east end it would help alleviate the crowding on the Line 20 and Line 21 to get to Fruitvale BART. Commissioner Vargas asked if AC Transit will be able to report the distribution once the Line 19 is operating in order to get an idea of how everything else is coming through. Austin Lee replied yes. Commissioner Vargas moved to approve the modification of 3C in place of 3B. Commissioner Page 5 of 17 | TransportationCommission/2016-05-25.pdf |