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Returning weekend evening bus service to downtown Oakland

In Spring 2024, Transbay Coalition led a successful campaign to get weekend evening bus service restored to the Broadway Corridor in downtown Oakland. Months ago AC Transit enacted a “temporary” weekend evening service detoured from Broadway between 14th and 20th. It inconvenienced riders, slowed Oakland’s downtown recovery, and made transit a less useful option for

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Transbay Bus Bill Passes Senate Committee!

Thanks to your help, the Bay Bridge Bus Bill AB 455 (Wicks, Wiener), sailed through the Senate Transportation Committee and it is now on to the Senate Appropriations Committee. We are now one step closer to faster, more reliable, equitable, and greener travel across the Bay Bridge Corridor keeping the Bay Area\’s people and economy

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Bus-Only Lane Coming to Berkeley after East Bay Advocates Urge Quick-Build Action

Oakland’s new bus lanes (above) will soon be joined by bus-only lanes on Durant Avenue in Berkeley (photo from Streetsblog). AC Transit, in partnership with the Cities of Berkeley and Oakland, will soon implement quick-build “tactical transit” bus lanes on Durant Avenue in Berkeley and boarding islands on MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland. In May, the

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Action Alert: Assembly Members Bonta and Wicks introduce Bay Bridge Fast Forward Program

BIG NEWS! Assemblymembers Rob Bonta and Buffy Wicks and Senator Scott Wiener have introduced the Bay Bridge Fast Forward Program. PLEASE SIGN HERE TO ASK THE ASSEMBLY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR TO SUPPORT THE BILL. The bill establishes minimum bus speed and reliability targets for the Bay Bridge and its approaches and authorizes a bus and very-high-occupancy-vehicle

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