Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Overview
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AC Transit proposed an East Bay Bus Rapid Transit Project that would extend through San Leandro, Oakland, and Berkeley. Bus Rapid Transit is set of improvements to bus service which make the bus run like a light rail or street car without the need to install rails. This means:
- Level Boarding: No more climbing stairs into the Bus.
- Pre-paid Tickets: Buy your ticket while you wait instead of at the front of the Bus.
- All-Doors Boarding: Board the bus on any door and leave the bus on any door.
- Dedicated Lane in most locations: The bus gets its own lane so no more waiting in traffic on the bus.
- Permanent Stations: The bus stops at a station with a shelter instead of at a pole on the sidewalk. Bus stops won't move and waiting for the bus is comfortable.
There changes together make the bus more reliable and faster.
AC Transit has asked the three cities to review AC Transit’s general alignment concepts and the proposed benefits and impacts studied in the Draft Environmental Impact Study/Report (DEIS/R)and develop an alignment alternative to be studied in the subsequent environmental studies.
The purpose of this process is to:
- To develop a route design that Oakland residents would like AC Transit to study; and
- To determine major issues of concern for AC Transit to study.
Please take some time to review the information by clicking on the various links. Three firms are assisting the City of Oakland with this process: Fehr & Peers, Nelson\Nygaard Consulting, and Community Design + Architecture.
Please see this sheet for a graphic describing the planning and environmental review process for this project.
Information and Draft Designs
Estimated Average Travel Times
Proposed Oakland Alignment and Stops
The route through Oakland would be along International Boulevard, transitioning through Downtown via 11th/12th Street and Broadway to the 20th Street Transit Hub where it would shift to the Telegraph Avenue corridor. AC Transit plans to combine both the 1 (local) and 1R (rapid) service into a single Bus Rapid Transit service.
Presentation from Community Meetings
Click here for a presentation to be used at the public meetings. It contains some basic information about BRT and some graphics and simulations of the final system under this design concept.
See Slides Below to Review Design, Benefits, and Impacts in Selected Neighborhoods
Fruitvale: Between Fruitvale Ave. and 38th Avenue.
Eastlake: Between 4th and 6th Avenues along E. 14th/International Boulevard and E. 12th Streets.
Temescal: Between 52nd and 45th Streets along Telegraph Avenue
East Oakland: Between 82nd and 87th Avenues along E. 14th/International Boulevard
Downtown: Between Webster and Jackson Streets along 11th and 12th Streets
Draft Design Figures
Please click the image below to find the location of each numbered set of figures.
The above image shows which figure sets correspond to which portions of the East Bay Bus Rapid Transit Route.
Background Information
Other Useful Info
Translated Information Sheets (中文 and Español):
How can I participate?
All Community Meetings have already occurred. Click here to see a google map with the meeting locations listed.
Also, feel free to email brt@oaklandnet.com or call 510-238-3792 with your questions or comments. Comments will be forwarded to the Planning and Public Works Commissions and to City Council as they are received. Please send comments by April 12th to ensure they will be seen by City Council.
If you choose to call, please include your name, including the spelling of your name, and your preferred contact information so we can record your comment or question and reply appropriately.
You can still participate at Two Public Meetings:
* April 13, 9:30AM, Public Works Subcommittee
* April 20, 6:00PM, City Council -- Locally Preferred Alternative Selection
If you would like to see an overview of the process to develop this project, please click here.
