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priority will take about 30 minutes and this time would increase and become unreliable due to <br />operating in increased mixed flow and congestion. <br />Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHGe) <br />Then there is the important problem on the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions because if <br />we continue ?business as usual? it will accelerate climate change and produce dire impacts on <br />our environment including temperature rise, rise in sea level, more storms, reduce glaciers ? <br />not to mention other disastrous global impacts. And our use of the auto is a major <br />contributor of GHG emissions. For the Bay Region transportation is responsible for half of <br />our emission. <br />BRT will help to reduce these emissions by providing an good alternative to auto use. Not <br />only will the BRT attract former drivers but it will reduce AC Transit?s operating costs due <br />to its faster more reliable service that will increase greater number of riders, increase <br />revenue and lessen the subsidy needed for operation. <br />Summary <br />In summary, the BRT operating on exclusive lanes will take full advantage of signal priority. <br />BRT will be more reliable, more frequent, faster, and more convenient than the existing <br />deteriorating service. And BRT will attract several thousand former drivers who will find <br />BRT will provide travel time comparable to driving due to congestion and they will not need <br />to search for parking near their destination. During peak periods the BRT will be carrying <br />over 3 times more people than the adjoining mixed flow lane, offsetting some of the <br />congestion. It will also lessen emissions of GHGe, due to more people using transit. BRT <br />will increase fare box revenue from increased ridership; and it will reduce AC transit- <br />operating cost due to faster operation resulting in less public operating subsidies than the <br />currentlR and 1 local bus. <br />Conclusion <br />Therefore San Leandro should support; the BRT to its maximum length using dedicated lanes; <br />with proof of fare payment; collection for off-board payment; raised platforms for level <br />boarding; and signal priority. With a good alignment, future up-grades can be instituted <br />making Bus Rapid Transit operating totally on exclusive lanes. <br />Again, please help develop an LPA so that we can more thoroughly study how BRT might look, if <br />we choose to implement it. <br />Thank you for your time and service. <br />Roy Nakadegawa P.E., Former BART Director <br />751 The Alameda <br />Berkeley, CA 94707 <br />3 <br />