Recent Streetsblog SF posts about AC Transit

Despite Cost, Clipper Card Promises Convenience

By Matthew Roth | Sep 15, 2010 | 35 Comments

As the Bay Area’s larger transit agencies transition away from paper passes to the universal fare payment smart card, Clipper, transit operators and planners insist the card will lead to greater convenience and simplicity, which they hope will increase ridership and enhance the attractiveness of transit. At its simplest, in theory, a transit passenger would […]

Win for Union as Judge Issues Injunction in AC Transit Labor Dispute

By Bryan Goebel | Aug 2, 2010 | 17 Comments

Photo: /\/\ichael Patric|{ An Oakland judge granted a temporary injunction late this afternoon that prevents AC Transit from unilaterally imposing its last, best and final offer on the agency’s 1,100 bus drivers, saying it not only has the potential to cause harm to the operators and their families, but to the agency’s 236,000 riders. "ATU’s […]

Judge Expected to Issue Decision Monday in AC Transit Labor Dispute

By Matt Baume | Jul 30, 2010 | 3 Comments

Photo: Susan Decker Lawyers for AC Transit and the Amalgamated Transit Union squared off in an Oakland courtroom today in the ongoing dispute over a new contract. After two hours of arguments, Superior Court Judge Judith D. Ford indicated she would issue a ruling as early as Monday, but AC Transit attorneys predicted a final […]

Oakland City Council Endorses BRT Routing for Further Study

By Michael Rhodes | Apr 21, 2010 | 14 Comments

Image: AC Transit Bus Rapid Transit in the East Bay cleared an important hurdle yesterday as the Oakland City Council cast a unanimous vote in support of adopting a "locally preferred alternative" route. The route through Oakland would travel primarily on International Boulevard and Telegraph Avenue as part of a future AC Transit BRT corridor […]

Broad AC Transit Service Cuts Coming, But There Could Be a Silver Lining

By Matthew Roth and Michael Rhodes | Mar 15, 2010 | 17 Comments

AC Transit Route 72R. Flickr photo: daniel_gies AC Transit announced today it plans to cut service on 108 of 113 lines across the East Bay on March 28th, amounting to an 8 percent overall reduction. Despite the broad cuts, the agency is pitching the change as one that will spare its most transit-dependent riders. By […]

Oakland Airport Connector Clears One More Hurdle

By Matthew Roth | Oct 7, 2009 | 5 Comments

OAC image: BART Transit advocates, community groups, and faith-based environmental justice organizations made another plea to Oakland and regional policy makers to kill the half a billion dollar Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) with a resolution sponsored by Oakland City Council members Nancy Nadel and Rebecca Kaplan at their monthly meeting last night. Citing a significantly […]

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