Fare Change Proposal: Community Meetings Scheduled & Comments Invited

In April, the AC Transit Board of Directors voted not to raise fares this year, as originally scheduled. Instead, Board and staff decided to explore a new fare structure and pricing with potential benefits for riders and service reliability. A proposal is now ready for public review and comment, and includes these elements:

• Introducing a local Day Pass & eliminating transfers
• Adjusting local pass prices
• Offering discounts on local Clipper fares

We encourage you to read the full description of the proposal or pick up a brochure on your bus. You'll see there are many ways to provide feedback and we want to hear from you!

A series of six community meetings on the proposal will be held between October 8 and 16, and the Board will hold a public hearing on October 23 (see details below). Any changes adopted would likely go into effect in July 2014.

COMMUNITY MEETINGS

10/8, 6:00-7:30pm
Fremont
California School for the Blind
500 Walnut Avenue
 
10/10, 6:00-7:30pm
Hayward
Hayward City Hall
777 B Street, Room 2A

10/12, 10:00-11:30am
Oakland
AC Transit
1600 Franklin Street
(Cantonese & Mandarin interpreters provided)
  
10/14, 6:00-7:30pm
Berkeley
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Avenue
 
10/15, 6:00-7:30pm
Oakland
Cesar Chavez Branch Library
3301 East 12th Street
(Spanish interpreters provided)
 
10/16, 6:00-7:30pm
Richmond
Richmond City Council Chambers
440 Civic Center Plaza

PUBLIC HEARING

10/23, 2:00pm & 5:00pm
Oakland 
AC Transit General Offices
1600 Franklin Street

Note: Any fare changes adopted would also apply to the Dumbarton Express (DBX), pending approval by other DBX consortium agencies (BART, SamTrans, Santa Clara VTA, Union City Transit).

AC Transit Markeing & Community Relations