Reminder: Fare Change Proposal Meetings in Fremont (tonight!) and Hayward (Thursday)

Reminder to subscribers in central and southern Alameda County--first two community meetings are tonight (Fremont) and Thursday (Hayward). Please come if you can!

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).

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