CITY OF ALAMEDA – AC TRANSIT
INTERAGENCY LIAISON COMMITTEE (ILC) MEETING
October 25, 2023
Alameda Free Bus Pass Program Update
The Alameda Free Bus Pass Program continues to be a popular program both within the city limits of Alameda and beyond. Since the program’s start in June 2022, more than 750 passes have been issued to Alameda residents, and more than 119,000 rides have been taken. As seen in Figure 1, as the number of rides increase, the number of unique riders also increases.
Figure 1: Unique Riders and Total Trips
The current make-up of our program participants is listed in Table 1 and Figure 2.
Table 1: Ethnicity of AC Transit Free Bus Pass Program Participants Ethnicity Quantity % of program
Asian, Asian American * 549 72.8% *
Caucasian, White 108 14.3%
African American, Black 48 6.4%
Hispanic, Latino/a/x 25 3.3%
Prefer not to answer* 10 1.3%
Pacific Islander, Hawaiian* 5 0.7%
American Indian…Indigenous* 4 0.5%
Multi-ethnic/Multi-racial* 5 0.7%
*61% are monolinguist speakers
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Figure 2: Age Breakdown of AC Transit Free Bus Pass Program Participants Annual Survey
The annual Transportation Survey for Senior and People with Disabilities was distributed on October 11, 2023, and can be downloaded at www.AlamedaParatransit.com.
Here are a couple of comments about the program that we have already received:
• Alameda free bus card helps me to be able to travel in town and improved my quality of life
• Love it. It improves my quality of life. Helps me to contribute to reduction of carbon foot print and makes travel affordable. Allows me and my friends to easily travel together on the bus, go outings, and supporting local businesses.
• Thanks very much it helps me with cost.
• It has made it possible for me to be more active as I don’t drive.
When the survey is complete, any insight and comments about AC Transit bus service will be shared.
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