Line 51

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Overview

AC Transit in coordination with the cities of Alameda, Oakland, and Berkeley is proposing improvements that increase travel speed and operations reliability along the length of the corridor. Improvements to reduce delay along the Line 51A bus corridor include:

Bus only lane extension on Webster Street between Atlantic Avenue and Willie Stargell Avenue.
Bus stops improvements (bus bulbs, shelters, benches and trash cans).
Bus stop relocation or elimination.
Intersection and traffic signal improvements.
Transit priority signal timing improvements.

This project is funded by federal transportation monies under the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Transit Performance Initiative pilot program. For the most updated construction drawings, please refer to the construction bid package.

AC Transit Project Web Page

Details

In January 2011, AC Transit completed a Service and Reliability Report for Line 51. This report was a data-driven, comprehensive review of the Line 51 performance, and contained recommendations to improve performance. In 2012, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's (MTC) Transit Sustainability Study states that traffic congestion represents challenging cost factors for transit operators. In response, MTC established the Transit Performance Initiative (TPI) as part of its One Bay Area grant program and allocated $30 million for an initial program to fund capital projects that will have positive impacts on reducing on-street congestion for buses and light rail vehicles. AC Transit submitted an application to receive TPI monies for Line 51 because it represents the second busiest corridor in the AC Transit District, providing almost 18,000 trips per day. As noted in AC Transit's Operations and Reliability Report, Line 51 has had persistent difficulties with not only speed but also reliability.

Town Hall

Community Workshop - Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 7 p.m.

- Press Release

- Notification: Atlantic Avenue at Webster Street

- Notification: Santa Clara Avenue at Eighth Street

- Notification: Santa Clara Avenue at Mozart Street/Caroline Street

- Notification: Santa Clara Avenue at Chestnut Street

- Notification: Santa Clara Avenue at Grand Street

- Notification: Santa Clara Avenue at Morton Street

- Notification: Santa Clara Avenue at Everett Street

- Notification: Santa Clara Avenue at Willow Street and Walnut Street

- Notification: Broadway / Buena Vista Avenue / Tilden Way / Clement Avenue