As a result of service reduction from AC Transit, student commuters at the college are left disenchanted and upset.
Regular passengers dependent on the bus service to get to school and other locations within West Contra Costa County have been affected by the reduced hours, omitted stops and inconsistent arrival times.
Student Juanisha Robinson has experienced the negatives firsthand.
Over the past few months, Robinson said she has seen more regular stops skipped.
Certain buses have also set newer records of “either (being) too late or too early,” causing her to miss them.
“They’re letting us down,” she said.
Bus drivers have also felt the service change to be startling.
AC Transit driver Joe Dotson said drivers are more pressured to meet the demands of the public, as well as having to deal with the cut hours in which AC Transit falls out of service and employment.
“We all lose,” Dotson said.
He added that the service reduction impacts students and people in general, especially in metropolitan areas.
According to a marketing release from the company’s Web site, major changes were imperative in accordance to the reduced state funding, declining sales tax revenue and other economic factors.
The shifts in service, though seemingly abrupt, are allegedly covered by an act of compensation.
Improvements such as schedule and route adjustments, increased frequency on certain lines and an additional 30-minute extension on transfers have already been implemented.
Contact Brent Bainto at bbainto.advocate@gmail.com
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