Transit in Alameda
Buses: AC Transit local lines 19, 50, 51 and 63, and service to and from San Francisco on lines O, OX and W.
Trains: (stations in neighboring Oakland) BART and Amtrak
Ferries to S.F.: Alameda/Oakland and Harbor Bay
Paratransit information: ACTIA, Mastick Senior Center — (510) 747-7500
Web sites
- 511
- Centralized information on transit, traffic, ride sharing, and bicycling. Most of the same information is also available through a speciall toll-free telephone service: simply dial 511 on (nearly) any telephone in the Bay Area and follow the instructions.
- 511 TakeTransit Trip Planner
- A useful automated tool for planning public transit trips in the Bay Area. Finally, an alternative to the many “online driving directions” services!
- 511 Transit
- Unified information from all Bay Area transit agencies, including maps, schedules, fares, and much more! This site, which is part of the larger 511 site, has replaced the former Bay Area Transit Information Project site, www.transitinfo.org.
- AC Transit
- The official AC Transit Web site (local and regional bus service), with information on board meetings and a link to provide customer feedback. The site also includes a new feature that allows you to sign up for transit news and alerts customized for the lines you ride, automatically delivered via e-mail.
- BART
- The official site for Bay Area Rapid Transit’s regional light-rail service, with stations in Oakland, Berkeley, San Francisco, and other cities surrounding Alameda.
- Bay Area Transportation News Archive
- A collection of news clippings from around the San Francisco Bay Area about, or relating to, transportation topics. Updated daily!
- BikeAlameda
- The home base for the city of Alameda’s bicycling community.
- Casual Carpools
- List of casual carpools in the Bay Area, also cited on the 511 casual carpool page. Alameda’s casual carpool gathers at Encinal Ave. and Park St. For more information, contact Lily Leung, (510) 749-1361.
- Google Transit
- An automated trip planner combining information on AC Transit, BART, Caltrain, Muni and VTA. Google Transit can also help you plan trips in dozens of other cities in the U.S. and around the world.
- Paratransit
- Information on the City of Alameda’s paratransit service, which provides transportation to seniors and individuals who are unable to use fixed-route public transportation, such as AC Transit buses or BART trains, because of a disability or disabling health condition.
- Pedestrian Friendly Alameda
- A community group working to create a safer and more accessible pedestrian environment in the city of Alameda.
- Transportation and Land Use Coalition
- An umbrella group of organizations concerned with land use and transportation issues.
- Urban Ecology
- An Oakland-based organization “dedicated to building ecologically and socially healthy cities.”
Books
- The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- Jane Jacobs’ scathing critique of “modern” urban planning and the social, economic, and transportation problems it creates is as relevant today as it was at its publication in 1961. Anyone with an interest in cities should read this very important book!
