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28 ~ CiTY OF SAN LEANDRO BiCYCLE & PEDESTRiAN MASTER PLAN <br />A fleet of AC Transit buses at the San Leandro BART station. <br />Bay Fair BART Station: The Bay Fair BART Station is located at 15242 Hesperian <br />Boulevard immediately south of the Bayfair Center shopping mall. The Bay <br />Fair area is currently developing a new transit oriented development plan. <br />The Bay Fair Station has outdoor bicycle racks with capacity for approximately <br />42 bicycles. The station also has 20 electronically operated bicycle storage <br />lockers, which operate under the same terms and conditions as those at the <br />Downtown San Leandro BART Station. <br />The station is presently accessible from the city bikeway network along <br />Hesperian Boulevard. Additionally, a bicycle/pedestrian connection exists <br />between the Bay Fair BART Station and Bayfair Center. Bicycle access from the <br />unincorporated areas east of the station and internal bicycle circulation between <br />the two sides of the station are less clearly demarcated. The aforementioned <br />East Bay Greenway trail would create an additional opportunity for bicycle <br />and pedestrian access to the station and surrounding area. <br />Figure 8 on the following page displays the existing bikeways within Bay Fair <br />BART’s catchment area. <br />AC TRANSIT BUS SERVICE <br />Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) operates local bus service <br />throughout Alameda and western Contra Costa Counties as well as transbay <br />bus service into San Francisco and San Mateo Counties. <br />The core AC Transit route along East 14th Street is under construction for <br />conversion to full bus rapid transit (BRT)—which includes stations with <br />off-board fare collection—between Downtown Oakland and the Downtown <br />San Leandro BART Station. Currently, the BRT will stop at Davis Street and <br />terminate at San Leandro BART. There is a potential for an expansion to <br />extend the route to Bay Fair BART. As BRT is implemented, effective bicycle <br />connections to BRT stations will become increasingly important. Generally, <br />these stations would be well served by existing and planned bikeways along <br />Peralta Avenue, Davis Street, Estudillo Avenue, and in the vicinity of the <br />Downtown San Leandro BART Station. <br />All AC Transit buses have front-mounted racks with a capacity of two bicycles. <br />AC Transit commuter coaches, which are used on select transbay routes, have <br />the capacity for an additional two bicycles in the below-seat cargo bays when <br />front racks are full. Certain commuter coaches on transbay routes operating <br />to San Mateo County can hold up to four bicycles in cargo bays. Provided <br />that they do not block seats or aisles, folding bicycles are allowed onboard AC <br />Transit buses at any time. <br />Figure 9 shows AC Transit routes that run through San Leandro and the <br />boardings and alightings at each stop. <br />166