San Leandro LINKS
San Leandro LINKS or West San Leandro Shuttle usually referred to simply as the Links Bus is a free public transit service in San Leandro, California.[1][2][3][4][5] It is run by the San Leandro Transit Management Organization.
Service
[edit]The service began after its creation by the city of San Leandro in 2002.[2][4] The services currently offers one line, BART Shuttle also known simply as LINKS.[2] The shuttle has been successful since its inception year when it transported 9,000 passengers a month.[6]
The shuttle service's vehicles use compressed natural gas coaches.[7]
The bus line operates on a counter-clockwise loop connecting job centers in San Leandro with the San Leandro BART station.[2] The bus services is partially funded by the West San Leandro Shuttle Business Improvement District.[4] This special district is funded by a special purpose business fee on the business community of the westside.[4] In 2008 the tax was and therefore the service was extended for another five years until 2013 because more than 50% of businesses did not "protest".[4]
Passengers may connect to BART trains from throughout the Bay Area at this station on the Orange and Green lines.[8] There are also half a dozen AC Transit bus lines that connect at the San Leandro BART station transit center.[9] The service runs from 5 AM to 9 AM and then from 3 PM to 8 PM Monday through Friday.[2] Links coaches travel on 30 minute headways.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ San Leandro city council votes to continue funding LINKS shuttle[link removed], by Karen Holzmeister. The Hayward Daily Review. March 17, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 San Leandro Links schedule and Map Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, SanLeandroLinks.com. 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ↑ Noceda, Christopher (February 14, 2009). "Hayward, San Leandro link shuttle bus services". Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2010 – via HighBeam Research.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Holzmeister, Karen (December 21, 2008). "Council wants to continue shuttle buses in west San Leandro". Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2010 – via HighBeam Research.
- ↑ Links[permanent dead link], 511. 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ↑ Free San Leandro shuttle a boon for BART riders Alameda Times Star
- ↑ San Leandro shuttle unveils cleaner buses. Alameda Times Star.
- ↑ San Leandro, Station Overview. BART.gov. 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ↑ AC Transit System Map - San Leandro Archived 2020-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, ACTransit.org. 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ↑ Map & Schedule - San Leandro Links
