ACE Insider

October 19, 2006

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ACE Hold Public Forum in Lathrop
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The Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) will be holding a public forum on October
24, 2006, in order to seek input on proposed expansion projects in the Lathrop
and Manteca area. At 5:00 pm as part of the normal city council meeting in the
Lathrop City Council Chambers, 390 Towne Centre Drive, members of the ACE staff
will join their consulting team of HDR and provide information to the public on
issues of importance related to possible new routes, new stations in the
Lathrop/Manteca area, and better BART connections. The public is invited and
encouraged to attend this open house-style forum as ACE paints a picture of
several ideas for the future of commuter rail.

As the ACE service approaches the end of its first decade of commuter rail
service to the San Joaquin Valley, Tri-Valley and Silicon Valley, the San
Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) is keenly aware of the need to expand
the existing ACE service and to improve the quality of the service to ACE’s
passengers, specifically in the Lathrop and Manteca area.

The input provided from the public at this crucial forum will be valuable in
relating the interests of the community to the Commission. Meetings have
already been held in Tracy, Stockton, and Pleasanton.

For complete information on this special public forum in Lathrop/Manteca on
October 24, 2006, or any of the other public forums, please contact Thomas W.
Reeves at thomas@... or (209) 944-6242.

**Note: Previous releases stated that the forum was scheduled for 7 pm. It has
been changed to 5 pm.




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ACE to Hold Public Forum in Pleasanton
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The Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) will be holding a public forum on October
24, 2006, in order to seek input on proposed expansion projects in the
Pleasanton area. From 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at the Pleasanton Library Community
Room, 400 Old Bernal Avenue, members of the ACE staff will join their consulting
team of HDR and provide information to the public on issues of importance
related to possible new routes, new stations along the corridor, and better BART
connections. The public is invited and encouraged to attend this open
house-style forum as ACE paints a picture of several ideas for the future of
commuter rail.

As the ACE service approaches the end of its first decade of commuter rail
service to the San Joaquin Valley, Tri-Valley and Silicon Valley, the San
Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) is keenly aware of the need to expand
the existing ACE service and to improve the quality of the service to ACE’s
passengers, specifically in the Pleasanton area.

The input provided from the public at this crucial forum will be valuable in
relating the interests of the community to the Commission. Future meetings will
also be held in Lathrop and Tracy.

For complete information on this special public forum in Pleasanton on October
24, 2006, or any of the other public forums, please contact Thomas W. Reeves at
thomas@... or (209) 944-6242.





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Pleasanton's New Soda Machines
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On Monday, October 9, 2006 two new soda machines were installed at the
ACE Pleasanton station near the new Ticket Kiosk for the benefit of
our riders. They will be stocked with a variety of bottled soda and
water by Monday, October 16, 2006. The bottles will be the 20 ounce
size and will cost $1.50.



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Attention ACE Bike Locker Patrons
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Locks on ALL bike lockers at the following stations will be replaced
on November 19, 2006: Stockton, Lathrop/Manteca, Tracy, Vasco Rd.,
Livermore, and Pleasanton. Bike lockers are increasing in popularity,
and if you are not using your locker we would like to allow others the
opportunity. If you plan on continuing to use your bike locker, you
MUST contact Julie at ACE headquarters by phone (209) 944-6232 or by
email julie@... in order to receive a new key. If you do not
plan on using your bike locker anymore, you MUST turn in your key to
Julie by contacting her at the above number and email.

Whether you plan on returning your key or keeping your bike locker,
we must hear from you by Friday, November 17, 2006. Again, ALL bike
lockers at the stations listed above will be outfitted with new locks
on November 19, 2006.




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Last Call For Old 20 Trip Tickets!
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Last call to exchange your old 20 trip tickets for new ones! ACE is
extending the deadline for 20 trip exchanges to October 31, 2006.
Passengers who missed the August 31st deadline now have a second
chance! Please turn in your old tickets accompanied by a 20 trip
exchange form to ACE Headquarters ASAP! Below is the link to get the
form:

http://www.acerail.com/buy-rides-comet/new-fares.htm

Value of old tickets will be used towards a purchase of new tickets.
No request for refunds will be accepted.




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ACE to Hold Second Public Forum in Tracy
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The Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) will be holding a follow-up public forum on
October 24, 2006, in order to seek input on proposed expansion projects in the
Tracy area. At 7:00 pm at the Tracy Community Center, 300 East 10th Street,
members of the ACE staff will join their consulting team of HDR and provide
information to the public on issues of importance related to possible new
routes, new stations in Tracy, and better BART connections. The public is
invited and encouraged to attend this open house-style forum as ACE paints a
picture of several ideas for the future of commuter rail.

As the ACE service approaches the end of its first decade of commuter rail
service to the San Joaquin Valley, Tri-Valley and Silicon Valley, the San
Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) is keenly aware of the need to expand
the existing ACE service and to improve the quality of the service to ACE’s
passengers, specifically in the Tracy area.

The input provided from the public at this crucial forum will be valuable in
relating the interests of the community to the Commission.

For complete information on this special follow-up public forum in Tracy on
October 24, 2006, or any of the other public forums, please contact Thomas W.
Reeves at thomas@... or (209) 944-6242.




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