the sign above the front windshield of a bus describing the line number or letter (only for Transbay buses), its line name, and destination.

a bus that runs on hybrid propulsion (fossil fuel combined with electric power). An onboard generator powered by an internal combustion engine or fuel cell supplies electricity.

an Assembly Bill that was passed in July, 1977 to allocate bridge tolls collected on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay, Dumbarton, and San Mateo-Hayward Bridges to further the development of public transportation near these toll bridges. Allocation of these funds is currently governed by the Bridge Toll Allocation Policy established in MTC Resolution N [..]

a voluntary association of counties and cities, which is the land-use planning agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. ABAG also provides demographic, financial, administrative, training, and conference services to local governments and businesses.

Federal civil rights legislation passed in 1990 that requires public transportation services to be accessible to, and usable by, persons with disabilities. In compliance, AC Transit operates a bus fleet equipped with passenger lifts and wheelchair tie-downs, and also operates parallel paratransit service for those who cannot use the fixed-route bus [..]

the number of buses that remain in service on a line for the entire day. This does not include buses that only operate during school and commute hour service. Base service is determined by the frequency of buses that must run from the beginning to the end of a line to adequately service riders during off-peak periods (mid-day and evenings).

the start and end of class times for schools. The bell schedule is used to determine when special school buses run; buses arrive 15 minutes before and 5 to 7 minutes after the start and end of class time bell.

how bus schedule work is put together to represent one trip. Creating a schedule operated by one bus must meet the union contract for layovers, and the planned requirements of the proposed schedule.

the number of passengers boarding a particular line on any one day. One passenger round trip equals two riders. The number of boarding riders is used to help determine the frequency of buses on the line.

a shelter for riders to wait for the bus, a 13′x4′ canopy area with bench seating for three people. In addition, the shelter includes a display case with bus information for AC riders and a trash receptacle. Revenue from advertising in some of the shelters allows the vendor to fabricate, install, and maintain the bus shelters at no cost to AC Trans [..]