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Foxx, Lee Attend Ground Breaking for AC Transit's BRT Line
As Passenger Transport went to press, DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) were in Oakland, CA, to participate in ground-breaking ceremonies for the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District’s (AC Transit) 9.5-mile BRT system.
“BRT offers East Bay riders features unmatched by local light rail service,” said AC Transit General Manager Michael Hursh. “Unencumbered by the restrictions of a fixed track, we were able to design and build stops spaced on an average interval of one-third of a mile apart. This is essential because it allows riders more direct access to homes, businesses, places of education and medical facilities that were previously in-between our stops.”
AC Transit Board President H.E. Christian Peeples called BRT “a paradigm shift in modern public transit planning and construction,” adding, “Its frequency and reliability will help resolve ‘first-mile, last-mile’ issues of moving our riders from work hubs to their homes.” He also noted that BRT construction will incorporate utility improvements, new landscaping, repaved streets, new sidewalks and miles of fiber-optic connectivity.
The BRT line will connect Oakland’s Uptown district with the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District’s San Leandro Station on a route with 12 curbside stations and another 21 center median stations similar to train platforms. It will primarily operate inside a bus-only lane and use signal priority technology to allow buses to run at least every 7 minutes during peak hours.
New 60-foot bybrid-electric articulated buses will operate on the route, offering seating capacity for 35 passengers, bus floors level with the station platform for enhanced accessibility, on-board bicycle racks and five doors on each vehicle.
The $108 million major construction phase for AC Transit BRT is the final component of a project funded through a $174 million FTA Small Starts Grant. Additional funding comes from Alameda County Measure B/BB tax revenues, Metropolitan Transportation Commission/Bay Area Toll Authority’s Regional Measure 2 bridge tolls, the California State Transportation Improvement Program, a statewide Prop 1B infrastructure Bond and cap and trade funds, FHWA Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality funds, Bay Area Air Quality Management District Transportation for Clean Air Funds and AC Transit capital funds.
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| An artist's depiction of a station on AC Transit's BRT line. |
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