AC Transit

During the May budget revision, Newsom announced that this deficit has grown to almost $32 billion. With the governor hesitant to cut services and unable to increase spending, public transit has suffered.

The AC Transit Board of Directors unanimously approved a motion to extend line 7 in order to add service to Ashby Avenue. Ashby Avenue was once covered by line 80, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and low ridership. 

Bolstered by a rise in voter turnout, both referenda on the 2023 ASUC ballot passed Friday night and secured funds for public transportation and the Graduate Assembly.

For the sixth time in campus history, students will be able to vote on the Class Pass Renewal Referendum in the upcoming spring 2023 ASUC election cycle. 

ASUC Senators proposed new ballot referendums and resolutions during the weekly Senate meeting Wednesday.

Between the pain of driving in Berkeley and the wonderful, free Clipper card bestowed to every student, riding buses is my main form of transportation. But even now, in my last year on campus, I’m still learning about new routes.

UC Berkeley alumnus, city of Berkeley Planning Commissioner and community advocate Alfred Twu is running for the AC Transit Board of Directors on a platform to bring more coordination and reliability to the Bay Area’s public transportation.

Northside is the most populated area of North Berkeley, yet some residents have expressed that its public transportation is inadequate.

Beginning Sunday, AC Transit riders will no longer be required to wear face masks.