Bus Rapid Transit Project

Upcoming BRT Meetings to discuss the Locally Preferred Alternative:

Tuesday, Feb 2: Transit Subcommittee of the Transportation Commission, North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst, 7 p.m. -9 p.m. 

Thursday, Feb 4: Transportation Commission, North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb 10: Planning Commission, North Berkeley Senior Center, 1901 Hearst, 7 p.m. The Planning Commission is expected to make a recommendation to Council on the Preferred Alternative at this meeting.

Livable Berkeley supports Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and has been working with the Friends of BRT to advocate for the system in Berkeley. Our position is that we support study of a full-build Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) in the Final EIR, and we want the city to develop the LPA that does the most to promote bus ridership and improve service. 

Send a support letter to brt@cityofberkeley.info

BRT will reduce auto pollution and emissions of global-warming gases as well as decrease the number of cars clogging  East Bay arteries. Please show your support and help make fast, efficient bus service a reality for the San Leandro-Berkeley corridor!

http://sanfranciscobay.sierraclub.org/chapter/takeaction/brt2009.htm

What is BRT? 

Imagine light rail without the tracks. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) uses dedicated lanes, efficient boarding platforms, and signal priority to keep green lights green. Essentially, BRT combines the best features of rail with the flexibility and cost advantages of roadway transit.

BRT has been successfully implemented in Australia, South America and Europe and it is implemented or being implemented in more than 25 cities in North America. Across the country (Los Angeles, Boston, New York, San Francisco), people are realizing that providing improved public transit can reduce the number of cars on the road and help reduce greenhouse gases.

For an informational video on BRT systems click here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZl1N6bTp_M

The City of Berkeley is now working on developing "locally preferred alternatives" for Berkeley's BRT routes so that AC Transit can complete the Final Environmental Impact Report. Check the Livable Berkeley website for important public meeting dates for the BRT project.

For more information, visit AC Transit's Bus Rapid Transit webpage :

http://www.actforme.org/