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<br />ae <br />Page 27 <br /> <br />Quarter Shuttle Staff Activities <br /> <br />During the quarter, staff resources were primarily focused on implementing a Devils <br />Slide Emergency Shuttle, Redwood City Shuttle planning and a new Pacifica Shuttle <br />service. A quasi-exclusive Atliance serviGe provider will begin operating some Alliance <br />routes in 02 with the completion of the Shuttle RFP process. As a result, a great deal <br />of management time was spent on a weeIdy basts. with final detaos related to that <br />transition. <br /> <br />Shuttles <br />A large amount of shuttle department time was expended related to numerous general <br />information customer calls for the Connections and Burlingame Trolley shuttle services. <br />Late in the quarter, staff was focused on finalizing and starting up an Emergency Devils <br />Slide shuttle at the request..of. the City of Pacifica.. Fortunately for., the coast side. <br />Highway 1 was opened over a month earlier than the most optimistic projections. <br />Unfortunately for the shuttle department, hundreds of staff hours had been expended <br />during FY 0506 Q4 and FY 0607 01 reviewing service options. creating/modifying <br />schedule scenarios, training drivers, and creating rnaps & schedules for both printed <br />and web based information. As this was an unscheduled project in the agency's Work <br />Plan, most other planned tasks were delayed. <br /> <br />In addition. shuttle department staff continued work on the initial design stages of a <br />, potential residential shuttle service for Redwood City. A fair amount of staff time was <br />spent driving the prospective route areas to detennine feasibility. Multiple route and <br />scheduling options were prov;ded for the stakeholder group. Suggestions were <br />provided by the group and additional research was requested. Work continues on this <br />project. Due to the complex issues represented by the numerous stakeholders in the <br />group, it was decided to implement service in a,pbased approach. . .The commuter <br />shuttle element is expected to be discussed before the Redwood City Council in late <br />Q2. <br /> <br />Even though scheduled for the fourth quarter in1he Alliance Work Plan, cancellation of <br />the Devils Slide Emergency Shuttle left aHocated funds avaifable for a Pacifica Shuttle <br />service. As a result, other projects were delayed to take advantage of the available <br />funding. Service routing and schedule options were provided to the stakeholder group. <br />Based on the group comments, addition research was provided along with additional <br />schedule options. Due to the timing of various events, the Pacifica service will be <br />implemented in a phased approach as well. A midday element, focused in the Linda <br />Mar area. win begin in early 02:" A school element has been proposed as well and will <br />be researched In the coming months as phase 2. <br /> <br />Also, a large employer, Genentech loe, is joining the Utah-Grand shuttle route in early <br />October. The route needed to be modified and four vehicle route schedules adjusted to <br />add the new stop. Revised printable and electronic schedules and maps were created <br />and provided for marketing purposes by the end of 01. <br /> <br />12 <br />