The Platform
Clean Transportation
Affordable and Reliable Transportation
Adapting to Technological Change
According to the EPA, research has linked air pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter to lung and heart disease and other health problems. AC Transit is a national leader in transitioning to zero emission buses. Despite being a national leader, zero emission buses still constitute only 2% of AC Transit’s bus fleet. Joel’s goal is
According to the EPA, research has linked air pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter to lung and heart disease and other health problems. AC Transit is a national leader in transitioning to zero emission buses. Despite being a national leader, zero emission buses still constitute only 2% of AC Transit’s bus fleet. Joel’s goal is to push for AC Transit’s bus fleet to be 100% zero emission by 2030, so that AC Transit will be a leader in improving air quality in the Bay Area.
Adapting to Technological Change
Affordable and Reliable Transportation
Adapting to Technological Change
Advances in transportation technology are rapidly eroding longstanding monopolies in public transportation. In order to maintain and improve the availability and quality of public transit, a century-old bus model must adapt. Joel is looking to establish pilot programs to integrate AC Transit bus service with new transportation technologies to provide better transportation service.
Affordable and Reliable Transportation
Affordable and Reliable Transportation
Affordable and Reliable Transportation
As a regular and longtime transit rider himself, Joel intimately understands that many in our community depend on AC Transit in their daily lives. It is important to ensure that AC Transit remains affordable for all that rely upon the service. Joel will continue to fight to maintain a baseline level of service that is reliable and affordable for all.
About Us
Joel Young is the AC Transit Director-At-Large, representing 13 cities and various unincorporated areas in Alameda and Contra Costa County. At AC Transit, Joel has: (1) helped raise over $1 million for our hydrogen fuel cell bus program; (2) voted to allocate over $200 million of AC Transit’s contracting dollars to local businesses to support good paying local jobs; (3) secured over $600 million to support local bus service for AC Transit; (4) advocated for providing affordable, reliable, and more bus service; (5) supported a Climate Action plan for the agency; (6) pushed the agency to begin the development of a path to have a 100% clean bus fleet; and (7) spearheaded the Freedom Bus Project, which aimed to provide public transit, arts education, and the history of the civil rights movement.
In addition to serving on the AC Transit Board, Joel is a Partner with The Tidrick Law Firm. He focuses his practice on employment law and complex class and collective actions that advance the public interest. Joel has represented employees in a broad range of claims, including wage and hour, discrimination, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, and racial harassment cases.