Help improve AC Transit Line 1R

Hoping to improve the reliability and efficiency of service along one of the East Bay's longest, most heavily-commuted corridors, AC Transit will unveil a study of Line 1R Thursday, Feb. 25 at AC Transit's headquarters in downtown Oakland.



The Line 1R is a 17-mile route from UC Berkeley to the Bayfair BART in San Leandro.

If you go:
Line 1R Community Outreach Thursday, Feb. 25, 6-8 p.m. AC Transit Headquarters 1600 Franklin St, Oakland

The Line 1R Service and Reliability Study is a detailed analysis of performance and customers' concerns. The public's presence is encouraged to evaluate the study and offer ideas about how to make the service better.

The study was commissioned because Line 1R, which runs via Telegraph Avenue, International Boulevard, and East 14th Street, has been periodically viewed as inconsistent. Both passengers and bus operators have raised concerns about bus “bunching” and scheduling that can result in overcrowded and late-arriving buses.


Photo: Flickr user Greg Woodhouse

AC Transit is eager to hear the public's perspective both on the study itself and on ways to enhance the bus service. AC Transit Staff are eager to receive comments from 1R passengers regarding their thoughts on The Study and the recommendations made.

The study was begun in October 2008 after a task force of Oakland, Berkeley, San Leandro and AC Transit staff outlined its purpose and goals.

Among other things, the study was designed to help improve the line's reliability, overall efficiency and, ultimately, customer satisfaction.

The data-collection has been painstaking and thorough, and is now ready for public review. The community forum will consist of a brief staff presentation outlining the study's findings, followed by an exchange of comments, questions and answers between community members and AC Transit staff.

A similar study was conducted for Line 51 in 2009:
Attend an Open House for Line 51 Line 51 changes to reflect community input Line 51 changing 2009 Line 51 Service and Reliability Study (PDF)

The Public Comment period ends at 5:00 p.m., March 24, 2010. AC Transit is eager to hear the public's perspective both on the study itself and on ways to enhance the bus service. AC Transit Staff are eager to receive comments from 1R passengers regarding their thoughts on The Study and the recommendations made in it.

The Community Outreach will be from 6:00-8:00p.m., Thursday, February 25th, at the AC Transit General Offices (1600 Franklin Street, Oakland).


Photo: Flickr user Eli the Bearded

For more information visit the Line 1R Service and Reliability Study on the Planning section of the AC Transit website, ACTransit.org.