Alameda-Contra Costa Transit
District (AC Transit)
Presentation to City of San Leandro
Facilities & Transportation Committee
April 5, 2023
Board Directors representing San Leandro
President Ward 3 Ward 4 At-large
2 Joel Young
Term Expires: December 2026
Sarah Syed
Term Expires: December 2026
Murphy McCalley
Term Expires: December 2026
H. E. Christian
Peeples
Term Expires: December 2024
3 AGENDA
1. Welcome Remarks and Introductions
2. About AC Transit
3. Priorities
4. Transit Bus Shelter Program
AC Transit Serving Our Community
• California’s largest public bus-only system
• 3rd largest bus only transit agency in the U.S.
• Service area: 364 square miles, 1.5 million people
• 13 cities and 8 unincorporated communities w/in
Alameda and Contra Costa counties
• Operating since 1960
• Our riders…
– 65% low income
– 75% people of color
– 43% riders without access to a car
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5 • Strong financial position going into the
Pandemic
• Diverse revenue streams
• One-time Federal Emergency Relief
Funds currently benefiting the District
• Ridership and farebox revenue decline
• Deficits projected to start in FY25 once
emergency funding used up
• Staff is working on solutions to this
problem
AC Transit Financial Situation
6 2014:
Measure
BB
approval
provides
more
dollars for
transit
service
2014-2016:
AC Transit
engages with
San Leandro to
identify transit
needs and
priorities as
part of
a Service
Expansion Plan
(SEP).
June 2018:
AC Transit
launches AC
Go service
improvements
addressing
frequency,
crosstown
service,
late-night
options
March 2020:
Pandemic;
Emergency/
Temporary
service
reductions
August 2020:
Tempo BRT
begins, service
restorations on
core network
to support
essential
workers
2021:
AC Transit
continues
service
recovery
efforts,
outlines
equity-focused
service
recovery
strategy
Recent Transit Service History in San Leandro
7 Transit Service in San Leandro Today
Line Serving Frequency
1T E 14th St north to
Oakland
every 10 min. daytime,
every 30 min. overnight
10 E 14th St south to
Hayward every 17 min.
28 Floresta Gardens every 60 min.
34 & 35
Broadmoor, Marina
Faire,
Washington Manor
every 60 min;
every 30 min. along
Davis and Estudillo
40 Broadmoor,
San Leandro High every 20 min.
97 Hesperian Blvd
south to Union City every 15 to 20 min.
NX3
Broadmoor,
downtown San
Francisco
every 20-30 minutes
at commute times
706 Bay Fair BART to San
Francisco 2 trips at 4:00-4:30am
801 E 14th south to
Fremont every 60 min. overnight 20 mins or less
60 mins
Other (early bird, overnight,
commute hours only)
Average Daily Boardings on San Leandro Lines
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35,000
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Weekday Saturday Sunday
TEMPO BRT
(1T) has the
highest
ridership
TEMPO BRT Monthly
Performance Dashboard
Student Transit Pass
Program (STPP)
The Student Transit Pass Program (STPP) is
funded by the Alameda County Transportation
Commission via Measure BB, where qualified
students in Alameda County can obtain a
Clipper card with a pass, allowing them to ride
local AC Transit lines for free.
1,643 SLUSD Students Participate
10 Priorities
11 • Hiring Bus Operators
• Service Quality
• Zero Emission Transition
We are starting …
A review of our
bus routes and schedules.
13 Prioritize where and when
transit service is offered
Align service with
customer needs and
equity goals
Take our Customer Preference Survey
…coming soon
FINANCIAL
DEFICIT
OPERATOR
AVAILABILITY
SHORTFALL
Key Initiative: Zero Emission Program
14 5 million
Zero
Emission
miles
25,414
Hours of
ZEB Workforce
Training
12,831
Metric
Tons of CO2
Emissions
Eliminated
100% by 2040
Estimated Cost is
$1.3B (vehicles and
infrastructure)
Technologies:
Hydrogen fuel cell
and Battery Electric
Transit Shelter Program – Background
• For the past 20+ years, AC Transit had a 1999 Transit Shelter Agreement with Clear Channel Outdoor Advertising (CCO) to do all maintenance and capital work in exchange for advertising revenue in shelters. This agreement expires on March 2023.
• Historically, CCO used advertising revenue to pay for maintenance and capital costs.
• Revenue in transit shelters has gone down (and moved online) while costs to maintaining infrastructure has gone up.
• AC Transit is shifting to a new model that continues maintenance, advertising, and capital services that provides a more dignified bus stop waiting experience for our riders.
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Transit Shelter Program – Moving Forward
On Feb 22, 2023, AC Transit's Board of Directors approved the award of two contracts:
Transit Shelter Advertising Contract – Intersection LLC • $700,000 Minimum Annual Guarantee in advertising revenue, 5 year contract • Installation, removal, sale, and maintenance of advertising. Potential for digital advertising.
Advertising
Clear Channel Contract New Contract
50% Monthly Revenue Share 65% Monthly Revenue Share
Minimum Annual Guarantee: No Minimum Annual Guarantee: Yes 17 Transit Shelter Program – Moving Forward
Transit Shelter Maintenance Contract – Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc. • $851,020 dollars a year for existing 276 shelters, 5 year contract Maintenance Costs (Annual)
Clear Channel Contract New Contract
$0 per year (Nonmonetary Contract – no
longer viable)
ACT Estimate: $1,332,720/year
Actual: $851,020/year
Cleaning: 1x a week Cleaning: 2x – 3x a week
Pressure Washing: 1x a month Pressure Washing: 1x a month Maintenance Log: 2x a month, excel file Maintenance Log: online accessible 24/7 Unscheduled Requests: 24 hour response Unscheduled Requests: 24 hour response Unhoused Trash Cleanup: None Unhoused Trash Cleanup: Yes 18 Transit Shelter Program – Costs (All)
Annual Maintenance Cost – All Jurisdictions
Scheduled $816,960
Includes Pressure Washing 1x a Month and Cleaning (Graffiti Removal, Trash, Sweeping, Etc.) 2x a Week (up to three times).
Unscheduled $34,060
Includes on-call Pressure Washing, Cleaning, Graffiti Removal, Trash, Sweeping, Minor Maintenance, Repainting, Unhoused Trash Cleanup Total $851,020 All shelters in ACT’s Service Area
Minimum Annual Guarantee (M.A.G.)
Advertising MAG $700,000
Annual revenue guaranteed based on all advertising shelters in ACT’s Service Area
19 Transit Shelter Program – Costs (San Leandro)
Jurisdictions Kiosks
Non Ad
Shelters
Ad
Shelters
Total
Shelters
San Leandro 30 2 5 37
Percent Total
(Maintenance)
Percent Total
(Advertising
Panels)
Annual Maintenance Cost
per Jurisdiction
(Scheduled +
Unscheduled)
Annual Maintenance
Cost per Jurisdiction
(after M.A.G.)
13.41% 12.77% $114,086.01 $24,724
20 Transit Shelter Program – Next Steps
• Goal is to finalize contracts with the vendors by April 1, 2023. • AC Transit will take on ownership of transit shelter assets and will continue to administer the contracts on behalf of the jurisdictions.
• AC Transit is still looking for ways to fund these contracts and streamline processes (i.e. waiving fees and fast tracking permits) • We will be working closely with San Leandro staff to discuss costs for maintenance and potential financial contributions.
Discussion