JOYCE ROY THE REFORM CANDIDATE . CANDIDATE FOR CHANGE For the At-Large seat on the AC Transit Board in the Nov. 2008
election
[Lost the battle, but not
the war]
Why it is Time for Change at AC Transit?
At a time when transit ridership around the country is increasing
because of high gas prices, and when people are finally recognizing
the role of transportation in air quality and the production of greenhouse
gases, AC Transit is moving backwards. This can be traced to their
“special partnership” (in the words of the General Manager)
with a Belgium bus manufacturer, Van Hool. This partnership has been
driving AC Transit’s decisions.
Platform
For AC Transit to live up to it’s stated mission: AC Transit’s
mission is to provide safe, convenient, courteous and reliable transit
service, as well as their recently adopted policy of increasing ridership.
Qualifications
Joyce Roy has been a transit activist for over 12 years and has
served on many boards and committees involving transit and environmental
issues and has brought her perspective as a retired architect to these
organizations.
Ballot Statement
See what AC Transit and the incumbent don’t want voters to
know.
BRT-lite
A proposal for faster, more reliable service on trunk lines without
removing traffic lanes and parking.
GHG (Greenhouse Gases) and Air Pollution
The vehicles AC Transit is putting on the streets has ‘street
appeal’ but are very rider unfriendly and so discourages people
from getting out of their cars and onto the bus. Their costly, ineffective
hydrogen fuel cell program is mostly PR, that is, hot air.
News Media
AC Transit usually receives little scrutiny from the press. AC Transit
itself has generated most published articles. But beginning in February
2007, the press has been reporting on the agency’s actions and
has revealed an agency that is fiscally irresponsible and unresponsive
to the needs of riders and drivers.
Commentary
Commentary and letters in the local press.
Updates
Includes press report of the departure of the General Manager and
“How Did AC Transit Get into Its Fiscal Mess?”
See why riders hate the low-aisle Van Hool buses
and like the low-floor bus produced in America.
