Article: "What challenges do transit administrations face when dealing with elected officials and how do you overcome them?".(Manager's Forum)

Article: Black Woman's Estate Sues AC Transit
Sun Reporter, The;  June 28, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... Black Woman's Estate Sues AC Transit By East Bay Bureau Paul Banks ... African American employed by AC Transit, has filed a civil rights ... qualifications and experience. AC Transit subsequently increased the ... partnerships with riders, elected officials, businesses ...

Article: Voters consider doubling parcel tax in AC Transit
Oakland Tribune;  October 17, 2008 ;     656 words ... ... fares. In defense of AC Transit's routes, he said ... least traveled ones. AC Transit carries some 227,000 ... Measure VV Would double AC Transit parcel tax from $48 ... seniors' groups and elected officials -- opponents: Berkeley ...

Article: AC Transit may have to raise fares: Officials send ...
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA);  July 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... which for BART and AC Transit translates into a total ... or reduce service," AC Transit spokesman Clarence Johnson ... potential cuts, 43 Bay Area elected officials signed a letter sent ... on already-stressed AC Transit routes in Alameda ...

Article: Bus riders protest MTC spending: AC Transit users ...
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA);  January 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Urban Larry hops an AC Transit bus in Richmond to get ... and short-changing AC Transit, which serves 230 ... commissioners, who are elected officials from all nine Bay Area ... dollars from BART to AC Transit, for example, the ...

Article: MTC critics call for equal money spent on AC ...
Oakland Tribune;  January 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Urban Larry hops an AC Transit bus in Richmond to get ... and short-changing AC Transit, which serves 230 ... commissioners, who are elected officials from all nine Bay Area ... dollars from BART to AC Transit, for example, the ...

Article: AC Transit Selects EnerDel to Supply Batteries for ...
PR Newswire;  May 27, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) today announced the signing of a contract ... advanced urban transit buses in the world. AC Transit has placed orders for 16 new, next ... production, will be the backbone of AC Transit's fuel cell fleet and are to be used ...

Article: Drastic AC Transit Cuts Begin Today
Oakland Post;  December 21, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... December 21. The tentative cuts reduce AC Transit service by 14 percent. That amounts ... of bus runs each day, enough to save AC Transit $16 million in operating costs. The ... record-breaking $50 million deficit. AC Transit officials also say that if the economy ...