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AC Transit adds trips, outlines school supplementary service and reports senior-pass usage and waitlist
Summary
AC Transit said February service changes added trips to ease overcrowding, described how supplementary school service is timed to bell schedules, and the City of Alameda reported nearly 116,000 senior/disabled rides July–Dec 2025 with a remaining waitlist of about 35 and a requested $70,000 annual budget allocation to sustain and expand the pilot.
AC Transit staff told the ILC on Feb. 12 that recent service adjustments and school-day supplementary trips aim to address overcrowding and improve reliability in Alameda.
Crystal White, transportation planner at AC Transit, said the district made service changes on Feb. 1 to respond to rider and operator feedback. Notable adjustments affecting Alameda include a termination change for Line 19 (now ending at Fruitvale BART), minor schedule fixes for lines 30, 31 and 96, and an additional morning and afternoon weekday trip for Transbay Line O to relieve overcrowding.
Robert Del Rosario explained the agency used improved operator availability and spare operators (the "extra board") to add the February trips. He said the district has raised "service operated" and is…
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