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LPA for AC Transit BRT 3 May 17, 2010 The MIS identified three modal options that could best meet the established objectives while satisfying the needs of the market. The modal alternatives examined were: Light Rail Transit (LRT); Bus Rapid Transit (BRT); and Enhanced Bus. Several other technologies were ruled out because of their high cost, unproven nature, or lack of suitability for operations in a dense urban environment. Three alignment alternatives in the northern portion of the corridor and three in the southern portion were analyzed for each of these modes. Referenced by their major arterials, the northern alignments were Telegraph Avenue, College Avenue/Broadway, and Shattuck Avenue/Telegraph Avenue. The southern alignments were International Boulevard/East 14tH Street, Foothill Boulevard/Bancroft Avenue and San Leandro Street/San Leandro Boulevard. The AC Transit Board of Directors adopted BRT as the Preferred Transit Alternative, with the understanding that LRT should be considered as a long-term goal. BRT, featuring high-capacity express operations along dedicated lanes on existing roadways, was selected because it could provide many of the same features as LRT and would attract a large number of new riders at a much lower cost and with fewer traffic, parking, and construction impacts than LRT. In the southern portion of the corridor, the Foothill Boulevard-Bancroft Avenue and San Leandro Street-San Leandro Boulevard alignments would not have served the major activity centers of East Oakland as well as the International Boulevard-East 14tH Street alignment. Moreover, Bancroft Avenue is narrow in sections, so a dedicated transit way would have involved greater parking and roadway impacts than would have resulted with the East 14tH alignment. The San Leandro Street/San Leandro Boulevard alignment offers a wider cross section and can accommodate the BRT transit way; however, it duplicates BART service over much of its length and the industrial development is not supportive of transit services. Because of the identified disadvantages of the alternative alignments, and following the adoption of the BRT as the preferred transit mode, the MIS concluded with the withdrawal of the College Avenue/Broadway, Shattuck Avenue/Telegraph Avenue, Foothill Boulevard/Bancroft Avenue, and San Leandro Street/San Leandro Boulevard alignments from further consideration. The Preferred Transit Alternative mode and alignment consisted of BRT running along East 14tH Street in San Leandrol. Proposed BRT in San Leandro The BRT system in San Leandro as described in the Draft DEIS/R can be broken out into four major sections: • The north area from the Oakland border to Davis Street • The Downtown San Leandro BART connection • The Downtown Area from Davis Street to Blossom Way • The South Area from Blossom Way to BayFair BART/Mall 1 AC Transit BRT Website