Another case for the Alameda Transportation Commission

25 February 2010 | AUSD, Alameda, Transportation, Transportation Commission | John Knox White

As mentioned a little while back, the Alameda Transportation Commission (TC) has disappeared.  Not even next month’s impending major AC Transit service changes appear to have warranted a TC meeting once AC Transit developed a proposal for actual service changes (not just a list of possibilties for discussion). Nor did possible changes to bus stop locations (because buses will be running completely new routes, especially on the West End.) Continue

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