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Staff Report for a Presentation by AC Transit on the San Leandro Transit Center
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff has invited AC Transit's Director of Capital Projects, Joe Callaway, to present the latest conceptual plan for the San Leandro Transit Center. The existing Transit Center at the San Leandro BART station requires modification to accommodate AC Transit's East Bay Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service, which is expected to begin operation in late 2019. The latest conceptual plan differs from a plan previously presented to the Committee on July 7, 2015 and changes will be reviewed at the committee meeting.
BACKGROUND
AC Transit's innovative BRT Project has been under construction in San Leandro since January 2017. BRT is a bus service that mirrors the frequency, reliability and safety of light-rail train service without the high cost. BRT will operate along a 9.5 mile corridor from downtown Oakland to the San Leandro BART Station, primarily along International Boulevard and East 14th Street.
Unlike conventional buses, BRT buses are elevated in relationship to the curb. Rather than kneeling at each stop, BRT buses remain elevated and allow passenger boarding only at elevated platforms. At present, the bus terminal at San Leandro BART accommodates only conventional buses with standard curbs aligned in a saw-tooth docking configuration. The current configuration can dock up to eleven conventional buses as well as provide stops for the FLEX paratransit, LINKS, and Kaiser Permanente shuttle services; however, the configuration cannot accommodate BRT buses.
Analysis
Funding constraints have prompted AC Transit to value-engineer the Transit Center conceptual plan. Instead of extending north into the BART parking field as was shown in earlier versions, the proposed improvements remain generally within the confines of the existing transit operations footprint. A reduced footprint has eliminated the need for extensive changes to San L...
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