Bring Back The Pierce Street Bus

Realign removed the 80 bus line in August 2025.

We are collecting signatures in person and names/addresses online to submit to AC Transit.

I have attended four AC Transit Board of Directors meetings. They got the message. Now we want to give them evidence that my voice is not the only one.

Director Sandhu asked me to write up what I am thinking about. If you rode the 80, you'll recognize the blue path.

A representative of AC Transit came to the Albany City Council meeting on May 4 to say they would be discussing Albany's transit fate at the June 10 AC Transit Board of Directors meeting. Even if you can't go in person, you should be able to call in during the community venting part of the meeting. You can go to this website: https://actransit.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx to get the meeting link. At the moment, I had to scroll down the page to see the Zoom link.

You can also email the AC Transit Board of Directors before the meeting: https://www.actransit.org/form/contact-the-board-of-directors. The more they hear from Pierce Street residents, the more aware they will be of our concerns.

Come to the Bayside Commons Clubhouse on Saturday, May 9, from 12:00 to 2:00 pm, to sign petitions for Save Public Transit and Bring Back the Pierce Street Bus.

You can fill out a digital survey for Bring Back the Pierce Street Bus and leave comments here: https://forms.gle/8RTbBiSS5QVgvN5AA

You can also access the survey here:

AC Transit is divided into Wards. We live in Ward 1. Their ward map is here: https://www.actransit.org/wards-map

If you want to participate in the Board of Directors Meetings, visit this website for instructions: https://www.actransit.org/node/28178.

You can submit written comments before the meeting. https://www.actransit.org/form/submit-a-public-comment. You may attach one file to your written comments.

You do not have to go to the meeting in person. I think seeing me in a wheelchair was more powerful than merely mentioning it as a call-in during a Zoom meeting. When you go in person, you only get to speak for 2 minutes.

This form will let you submit comments directly to the entire Board of Directors: https://www.actransit.org/form/contact-the-board-of-directors.

If you want to contact the Director who oversees our ward directly, you can email:

Ward 1 (where we live) Harpreet S. Sandhu hssandhu@actransit.org

You can send questions about this petition to melissagetz@gmail.com.

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