Website Updates for 2000
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The following log lists the updates to the website from 1 January 2000 through 31 December 2000.

January:

01-01-2000
- Updated News & Events with the following:
-- Removed "Free Bus Rides on New Year's" & "Wheels Holiday Schedules."

01-07-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting for January, 2000.

01-17-2000
- Added 3 new links to the Link page which point to the Census website
- Added 2 transit enthusiast websites.

01-21-2000
- Added "Site Map" link to top level pages for easier navigation.
- Posted the following Meeting Notices to the Board and Agendas page:
-- Legislative Committee Meeting Agenda for January, 2000.
-- Marketing, Planning/Operations and Scheduling Committee for January, 2000.

01-29-2000
- Updated the side navigation menu with new white buttons and logo.
- Added "Site Map" link to the remainder of the website.
- Added 2 new pages to the website:
-- "About LAVTA" - Which is the former "Facts & Tidbits" page plus additional info.
-- "Employment" - For future listing of available positions at Wheels.

February:

02-04-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting for February, 2000.

02-11-2000
- Updated News & Events with the following:
-- Added "Take Route 10 to the ACE Turn-back Train" news item and link.
-- Added "Presidents' Day Schedule" item.

02-14-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- Wheels Accessible Advisory Committee Meeting for February, 2000.

02-15-2000
- Updated News & Events with the following:
-- Added "Transportation Blueprint for the 21st Century" meeting notice.
-- Updated Route 53 Timetable(Vasco Road Shuttle).
-- Updated Route 54 Timetable(Dublin/Pleasanton Shuttle).

02-18-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Administration and Budget Committee Agenda for February, 2000.
-- LAVTA Legislative Committee Meeting Agenda for February, 2000.
-- Updated the ACE Schedule that's linked off the Route 53 & 54 timetables.

02-25-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- Marketing, Planning/Operations & Scheduling Committee for February, 2000.
-- Special Meeting LAVTA Board of Directors for March, 2000.


March:

03-02-2000
- Updated News & Events with the following:
-- Removed "Transportation Blueprint for the 21st Century" meeting notice.

03-03-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting for March, 2000.

03-17-2000
- Did some minor redesign work on the Schedule pages to speed up loading and easier printing of the school and shuttle schedules. The other parts of the website will be getting redesigned soon.

03-21-2000
- Updated Wheels logos throughout the site for a cleaner look & fast loading.
-- Removed World Wide Transit Webring link from the Links page.

03-25-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Administration and Budget Committee Agenda for March, 2000.
-- LAVTA Legislative Committee Meeting Agenda for March, 2000.
-- Marketing, Planning/Operations and Scheduling Committee for March, 2000.

April:

04-01-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting for January, 2000.

04-02-2000
- Reduced the number of top level pages by 2 for easier navigation:
-- The History page is now linked from the About LAVTA page.
-- The Rider's Guide is now located off the Fixed Route page.
- Added 2 new pages:
-- Facts and Stats, which is linked off the About LAVTA Page.
-- How to Ride Fixed Route Service now has it's own page linked from the Fixed Route page. 
-- Also did some work to the comment forms.  This will also make the transition to a new redesigned site easier.

04-17-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- Marketing, Planning/Operations and Scheduling Committee for April, 2000.

04-20-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Administration and Budget Committee Meeting Agenda for April, 2000.
-- LAVTA Legislative Committee Meeting Agenda for April, 2000.

04-25-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting Agenda for May, 2000.


May:

05-04-2000
- Posted the new ADA Application to the Dial-A-Ride page for downloading.

05-11-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- Marketing, Planning/Operations and Scheduling Committee for May, 2000.

05-14-2000
- Added info and link to the SRTP page and files to the News and Events page and added the link to the Board and Agenda's page.

05-19-2000
- Redid the site's top level page header's and footers and navigation links to work with the latest text-to-speech software.  The schedule pages will be done shortly. In addition to a new look, the new headers also feature easy links to related sites. This will be incorporated when the site is redesigned in the near future.
- The Bike and Ride page is now linked off the Fixed Route page, and the Board and Agendas is now the Administration page. The meeting agendas are located there, as well as other related information.

05-24-2000
- Added the new headers & footers to the remainder to the site -- i.e. schedule pages.
-- Posted the Memorial Day Schedule reminder on the News and Events page.
-- Did some work on a couple of CGI scripts.

05-26-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Administration and Budget Committee Meeting Agenda for May, 2000.

05-29-2000
- Changed the some coding on the pages to make them easier to read.
- Removed the Memorial Day Schedule reminder from the News and Events page.

June:

06-01-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting Agenda for June, 2000.

06-09-2000
- Posted the 2000 Alameda County Fair Shuttle Schedule to the site, which is linked off the Main page and the News and Events page. Also updated the Prime Time Subscription pages with timetables for the Intel and Lockheed Runs.

06-12-2000
- Updated the Admin page with the changes on the LAVTA Board of Directors.
- Added banner for the Alameda County Fair to the main page.

06-20-2000
- Updated the Prime Time page with new information.

July:

07-06-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting for July, 2000.

07-09-2000
- Removed the Fair info from the main and News and Events pages.

07-12-2000
- Added the following to the News and Events page.
-- Wheels Online Reconstruction.

August:

08-06-2000
- Uploaded the redesigned Wheels Online files and it is now live.

08-12-2000
- The new Wheels Kids page is up and online.

08-18-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notices to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Administration and Budget Committee Meeting Agenda for August, 2000.
-- Marketing, Planning/Operations and Scheduling Committee for August, 2000.

08-20-2000
- Posted the following to the News and Events page:
-- Wheels Routes and Schedules change on August 27, 2000.

08-25-2000
- Posted the following to the News and Events page:
-- Added a link to the new schedules on the Wheelsbus.com server.

08-26-2000
- Updated the DART page with the new evening service information.
- Posted the following to the News and Events page:
-- Expanded Service Effective August 27, 2000.

08-27-2000
- The new bus schedules effective 27 August 2000 are now online.

08-29-2000
- Fine tuned a couple of the online schedules.

08-31-2000
- Posted the following to the News and Events Page.
-- Labour Day Holiday Schedule.
-- Added a link to "The Deal on Wheels" Newsletter.

September:

09-04-2000
- Added Transit Centre pages, which is linked from the Schedule/Maps page.
- Updated the following to the News and Events Page.
-- Removed Labour Day holiday alert.
-- BART/wheels/ACE call in show with Channel 30.

09-08-2000
- Added website search feature to the main page.
- Posted the Free BART Ticket story to the News and Events page.
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting for September, 2000.

09-18-2000
- Added website search feature to the remainder of the site.
- Temporary hosting the "Comment Cards" on another server due to Digiweb's upgrading of their servers.

09-28-2000
- Updated the School Tripper timetables.
- Sylvia M. will be updating the website in the meantime.

09-30-2000
- Redid the update logs for easier editing.

October:

10-07-2000
- Minor renovation of the headers on most pages except schedules.
- Replaced the search boxes on most pages with a link to a dedicated search page. This was done due to compatibility issues with screen readers.

10-13-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- Marketing, Planning/Operations and Scheduling Committee for October, 2000.

10-14-2000
- Finished minor renovation of the headers on remainder of site:   i.e. schedules.
- Reorganized the schedule pages for improved navigation.

10-20-2000
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Administration and Budget Committee Meeting Agenda for October, 2000.
-- Posted an update to the Administration and Budget Committee agenda.

10-23-2000
- Posted public information page on Alameda County's Measure B with links to it from the homepage and the News and Events page. Also provided links to www.acta2002.com from those pages.

November:

11-07-2000
- Updated Prime Time Subscription page with pull times for Intel. Same information will be added to the Schedule pages shortly.

11-08-2000
- Removed Measure B Information from the homepage and News and Events Page.
- Removed the page counter from the homepage due to it being inaccurate as the site has a lot more visits then the counter showed.

11-14-2000
- Added Thanksgiving schedule notice to the main page.
- Added new logos to the Dial-A-Ride and Fixed Route pages.

11-21-2000
- Posted the Food A-Fare Food Drive page, linked from the main & news pages.
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Administration and Budget Committee Meeting Agenda for November, 2000.

December:

12-7-2000
- Updated the ACE Schedule Information Page to reflect the new pull times for Amtrak Bus 3910.

12-9-2000
- Removed the Food A-Fare Information from the site.
- Added the Holiday Schedule Notice on the Main and the News & Events Pages.

12-14-2000
- Did some cosmetic work to the Newsletter pages.

12-29-2000
- Added a special New Year's Eve schedule which is linked from the Main and the News and Events pages.

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