The Piedmont Avenue Neighborhood Improvement League (PANIL) is an association of residents in Oakland founded in 1974 to provide a voice for the neighborhood in matters related to city planning and the character of the area.
PANIL sends a monthly newsletter with matters of interest to those living and working in the area. See all past issues here ».
We reported in the last newsletter that encampments had been cleared from Mosswood, and happily we can report they haven’t returned. Earth Day was a tremendous success, with over 500 bags of trash collected. There are signs of the scorched and denuded ground from the camps, but otherwise the park is very clean.
At this time only about 60% of the park space is accessible, due to the new recreation center and grounds repair being done on the other 40%. For photos, see the June issue of PANIL Newsletter HERE.
AC Transit has been in operation since 1960 and is the largest public bus-only system in California and the 3rd largest bus-only transit agency in the United States. True to its heritage, it has never touched streetcars or trains. It seems to be wedded to the bus model. They tout the fact that their busses are “emission-free” because they run on hydrogen fuel cells (which produces water in combustion), but most, if not all, hydrogen fuel is produced by burning carbon. They have made no commitment to green hydrogen, though there is a state mandate to utilize only green hydrogen by 2045.
AC Transit is governed by a 7-member Board of Directors elected to represent six geographic wards. It operates 130 bus lines over a 364 square mile area, providing about 134,000 rides every weekday. For the rest of this informative overview, see the June issue of PANIL Newsletter HERE.
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