Meeting AgendaMeeting Agenda

• 15 Minutes – Open Gallery/Discussion15 Minutes  Open Gallery/Discussion

• 20 Minutes – Presentation and Overview

i O O i h C i• 55 Minutes – One‐on‐One with AC Transit Staff

2009 Service Adjustments Plan2009 Service Adjustments Plan

Community Workshops

September 2009

Cory LaVigneService and Operations Planning Manager

Why are we here?Why are we here?

• Fiscal Emergency – Revenue Deficit– $57 Million Deficit through June 2010

• State Funding Discontinued – at least 5 years

• Local Property Tax – taken by the state

Why are we here?

• Minimized the Damage –

Why are we here?

Minimized the Damage – Passage of Measure V V (November 2008)

Fare Increase (July 2009)– Fare Increase (July 2009)

– Reserves 

F d l Sti l F di– Federal Stimulus Funding

• All of the above have led to smaller reductions

Why are we here?Why are we here?

• Pro‐active Fiscal Management– Institutional (Budget) Changes

• “Back to the Basics”

• Workforce Reductions – Districtwide

• Plan for a 15% Reduction in Service– 315,000 Platform Hours

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2009 Service Adjustments Plan2009 Service Adjustments Plan

• 15% Service Reduction (315,000 hours):– Community Outreach – Demands a thoughtful, and complete analysis of the population being served

– Data Driven – Demands a data‐driven, and hard look at all services

– Creative Planning – Demands that Planners be h d l f d llcreative in the delivery of service and willing to 

modify traditional services

2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process

• Community Outreach– Workshops – 1st Round

• 6 meetings around the DistrictO O R Pl i• One‐on‐One Route Planning

• Trade‐Offs Voting– Workshopsp– e‐News

– Workshops – 2nd Round8 ti d th Di t i t• 8 meetings around the District

• Review Service Plans

2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process

• Trade Offs Voting (lesser of evils)– Span versus Frequency

– Coverage versus Frequencyg q y

– Use of Non‐Standard Frequency

– Focus Service on High Use areas versus Low UseFocus Service on High Use areas versus Low Use areas

– Saturday and Sunday Service Levelsy y

– Question on Transferring

2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process

Much appreciation to V Smoothe of “A Better Oakland” for formatting suggestions!

2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process

Much appreciation to V Smoothe of “A Better Oakland” for formatting suggestions!

2009 Service Adjustments Plan2009 Service Adjustments Plan

• Data Driven – “Demand Dots”– Automatic Passenger Counters (APC) on vehicles

• Provides on’s and off’s for all stops System‐wide

• Shows High and Low Use Locations Graphically– Prioritize Service to High‐Use Areas

Attempt to Ser e Lo Use Areas– Attempt to Serve Low‐Use Areas

2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process2009 Service Adjustments Plan Process• Data Driven – Demand Dots

2009 Service Adjustments Plan2009 Service Adjustments Plan

• Data Driven – By Line/Segment– APC Data

• Ridership along a line– Total Line

– Line Segments

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• On’s and Off’s for all Trips System‐wide

– Shows use by time‐of‐day

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– Using District Service Development Policies• Allocation of service must reflect some consideration of geographic equity but ultimately productivity andgeographic equity, but ultimately productivity and usefulness of the service should be given greater weight – Strategic Plan

i b i i i d h i h h• Service must be prioritized to those areas with the greatest potential for transit use, with good patronage rewarded by better service and shorter waits – Guiding 

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2009 Service Adjustments Plan2009 Service Adjustments Plan• Creative Planning

– Maintain and Hold the Main Lines Harmless– Combine Lines to Produce Efficient Routing

• Use of Circulator and Neighborhood Shuttles• Prioritizing Service to Demonstrated‐Use Areas

Split Long Lines to Improve Reliability– Split Long Lines to Improve Reliability• Line 18• Line 50• Line 51

2009 Service Adjustments Plan2009 Service Adjustments Plan

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