Website Updates for 2002
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The following log lists the updates to the website from 1 January 2002 through 31 December 2002.

January:

01-01-2002
- Did some minor cosmetic work to the site.
- Updated the Holiday Schedules page.

01-08-2002
- Added new Line 14 timetable to the Schedules/Maps section
- Posted the following News Release to the News and Events page:
-- Wheels Announces new Bus Route 14.

01-10-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting Final Agenda for 14 January 2002.

01-10-2002
- Minor overhaul of the welcome page to incorporate new bus photo.

01-15-2002
- Added route map for the new Line 14 linked to it's timetable page.

01-17-2002
- Added logos and links to APTA and PT2 websites to the welcome page.

01-19-2002
- Cleaned up the site-map and some bad links from other pages.

01-29-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting Preliminary Agenda for 4 February 2002.

01-30-2002
- Updated the route map for Line 14.
- Posted the following News Release to the News and Events page:
-- Take Wheels to Dublin's St. Patrick's Day Festival.

01-31-2002
- Uploaded website files to the new server.

February:

02-01-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting Final Agenda for 4 February 2002.

02-02-2002
- Updated the Translator page with new online website language translators.

02-08-2002
- Updated the Board of Directors membership on the Administration page.

02-10-2002
- Added new Procurement section with LAVTA RFP for new coaches.  Cory Lavigne will maintain the procurement page with current procurement information.

02-11-2002
- Replaced old gray navigation buttons on the site with new blue and dark blue buttons.  These new buttons are easier to read, work better with screen readers and are quicker loading since they are a smaller file size.

02-12-2002
- Lavigne updated the new Procurement page with the following:
-- LAVTA bus RFP and AVL information.

02-20-2002
- Added new "Route Destinations and Headways" page to the Schedule section.

02-20-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notices to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Marketing, Planning/Operations and Scheduling Committee Agenda for 25 February 2002.
-- LAVTA Administration and Budget Committee Agenda for 26 February 2002.

02-24-2002
- Added the Take Transit Trip Planner link to the Schedules and Maps page.
- Fixed a couple of bad navigation links on the Link and Procurement pages.

02-28-2002
- Lavigne posted the following to the Procurement page:
-- LAVTA AVL Addendum 1.

March

03-01-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting Final Agenda for 4 March 2002.

03-11-2002
- Lavigne posted the following to the lavta.org Procurement page:
-- LAVTA Transit Coach Addendum's 1, 2 and 3.
- Robinson posted same to the Wheelsbus.org Procurement page.

03-14-2002
- Posted the following News Release to the News and Events page:
-- Wheels Service Changes Effective 1 April 2002.

03-28-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting Final Agenda for 1 April 2002.

03-30-2002
- Updated the routes 4, 9 and 18 timetables with the new service changes
- Updated the DART and Dial-A-Ride pages with updated information.  Also working on a Spanish version of the DART page to be up soon.

April:

04-03-2002
- Lavigne posted the following to the Procurement page:
-- Award of "LAVTA Fixed Route Bus Procurement-2002" awarded to Gillig Corporation.
-- RFP for LAVTA "Market Segmentation/On-Board Passenger Surveys."

04-04-2002
- Spanish version of the DART pages now online, accessible from the English version.  The Spanish version is still being fine-tuned.

04-10-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Special Meeting Final Agenda for 12 April 2002.

04-17-2002
- Updated the links to the Take Transit Trip Planner and added a link to the planner on the welcome page.

04-18-2002
- Updated/moved the formmail script and did some work to the online comment cards.  The formmail script was at rideo.org due to the old server not handling perl script, but it is now moved to lavta.org server.

04-23-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notices to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Legislative Committee Agenda for 29 April 2002.

04-24-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notices to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Administration and Budget Committee Agenda for 29 April 2002.

May:

05-05-2002
- Updated the navigation system to reflect a couple of changes:
-- The Procurement page is now accessible from anywhere on the site with one click.
-- The Rider's Guide has been moved from the Fixed Route area to it's own section.
-- Moved the Employment page to Administration.
-- Moved the Holidays page and Translator to the Rider's Guide section.
-- Did some CSS work which gives the coloured scrollbar in some newer browsers such as Internet Explorer 5.5.

05-06-2002
- Updated Rosemary's Email address on the Contact Us page.

05-07-2002
- Posted the following News Release to the News and Events page:
-- Expanded Trip Planner now includes eight more systems.

05-10-2002
- Posted the following News Release to the welcome page:
-- "We need your input" for seeking persons to serve on the Wheels Accessible Advisory Committee.

05-23-2002
- Posted the following to the welcome page:
-- Memorial Day Holiday Alert.

05-27-2002
- Removed the following to the welcome page:
-- "We need your input" News Release.
-- Memorial Day Holiday Alert.

05-29-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting Preliminary Agenda for 3 June 2002.

05-31-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting Final Agenda for 3 June 2002.

June:

06-14-2002
- Posted the 2002 Alameda County Fair information and shuttle timetable to the website.
- Posted the following News Release to the News and Events page:
-- Take Wheels to the Alameda County Fair.

06-17-2002
- Updated the 2002 Alameda County Fair News Release with additional information.
- Updated the FareBusters page and added a printable order form for ordering bus tickets and passes.

06-20-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notices to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Administration and Budget Committee Agenda for 24 June 2002.

06-25-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting Preliminary Agenda for 1 July 2002.

06-27-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Board and Agendas page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting Final Agenda for 1 July 2002.

July:

07-04-2002
- Removed the Holiday schedule alert from the welcome page.

07-20-2002
- Added a FAQ page to the Rider's Guide section.
- Made some link adjustments to parts of the site.

07-27-2002
- Added new CSS coding for easier update of the pages.
- Added drop down bus route selector to the welcome page.
- Updated the headers and footers on the site from grey to a light blue colour to assist viewing by visitors.  Certain monitors had problems viewing those links.

07-31-2002
- Fixed some bad links.
- Adjusted CSS for inclusion of new timetables coming soon.
- Updated logo on the Wheels Kids page.
- Added new "Transit Tunes" page to the Wheels Kids section.

August:

08-14-2002
- Uploaded the new timetables to the server.
- Posted the following press release to the News and Events page:  "Wheels Announces Free School Pass Program for Tri-Valley Middle School Students."

08-20-2002
- Posted the new School Trippers timetables to the Schedules and Maps section.  Maps are coming soon.

08-21-2002
- Fine tuned the School Trippers list by organizing the routes to the schools.
- Posted the following press release to the News and Events page:  "Wheels Announces Schedule Changes, Effective 9 September 2002."

08-26-2002
- Added new Sunday westbound trip to the new fall route 10 timetable.

08-29-2002
- Posted the Scottish Gathering and Games to the Welcome page along with the timetable for the special Games Shuttle.

08-30-2002
- Updated the Board of Directors list on the Administration page.
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Preliminary Meeting Agenda for 9 September 2002.

08-31-2002
- Uploaded the updated Route 55 (Schwab Shuttle) to the server.
- Posted the following Press Release to the News and Events page:
-- "Route 55 - Charles Schwab Shuttle service change"

September:

09-01-2002
- Removed the Scottish Gathering and Games shuttle info

09-02-2002
- Removed the Labour Day schedule alert.

09-05-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Final Meeting Agenda for 9 September 2002.

09-08-2002
- Added route maps to the School Trippers timetables

09-09-2002
- The big switch!  The new timetables are now in the regular "Schedule/Maps" section.

09-12-2002
- Uploaded an updated Route 12 timetable effective 23 September 2002
- Made some corrections to route 55 Schwab Schwuttle timetable that's effective 16 September 2002.

09-14-2002
- Updated Route 55 timetable to the timetable effective 16 September 2002.

09-23-2002
- Updated Route 12 timetable to the timetable effective 23 September 2002.

09-26-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Marketing, Planning/Operations and Scheduling Committee Agenda for 30 September 2002.

09-27-2002
- Posted the following news summaries on the News and Events page:
-- Route 14 Fare effective 1 October 2002.
-- Commuter Choice Transportation Fair at Carr America in the Hacienda Business Park.
- Removed the extra "home" link on most pages as there was 2 located close together and caused repetition by some screen readers

09-28-2002
- Made the some changes to the sites navigation for ease of use and removed 2 buttons for a cleaner look.
- Moved the Schedules/Maps button link in the side navigation bar closer to the top for easier visibility.  It is now located below the Prime Time button.
- The Accessibility page has been moved to the Rider's Guide section.
- The mobility device instruction pages originally in the Accessibility section has been moved to their respective locations in the Dial-A-Ride, DART and Fixed Route sections.
- The RTC Card section has moved to Fare and Passes.

09-30-2002
- Did some fine tuning to the navigation.  The site should work excellent using a screen reader.

October:

10-01-2002
- Removed the Transportation Fair article from the News and Events page.
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Preliminary Meeting Agenda for 7 October 2002.

10-03-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Final Meeting Agenda for 7 October 2002.

10-15-2002
- Removed the LPC Shuttle information from the website.
- Posted the following to the Employment page:
-- Job Description/Scope of Work for Network System Administrator.

10-18-2002
- Updated the Job Description/Scope of Work for Network System Administrator.

10-19-2002
- Fixed a coding error which caused some pages to appear incorrectly in some versions of Netscape.

10-21-2002
- Added "funded by Measure B" banners to the Dial-A-Ride and Fixed Route pages.
- Updated the following to the Employment page:
-- Interest Letter and Scope of Work pages for Network System Administrator.

10-23-2002
- Posted the following to the Employment page.
-- "Wheels Bus Drivers Wanted."

10-24-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Administration and Budget Committee Meeting Agenda for 28 October 2002.

10-29-2002
- Posted Sun Microsystems buspool info to the Prime Time page.
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting Preliminary Agenda for 4 November 2002.

10-30-2002
- Removed the following to the Employment page:
-- Job Description/Scope of Work for Network System Administrator.

10-29-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting Final Agenda for 4 November 2002.

November:

11-11-2002
- Updated the Newsletter pages for easier navigation and added new graphics.

11-14-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Marketing, Planning/Operations and Scheduling Committee Agenda for 18 November 2002.
- Posted the following Press Release to the News and Events page:
-- Wheels Announces Arrival of Four New 40’ Gillig Low-Floor Buses and related graphics.
-- Wheels Announces Bus-to-BART Promotion.

11-18-2002
- Updated the headers on the Fixed Route and Schedule/Maps top level pages to include photos of buses, etc.

11-22-2002
- Added new photo of Gillig 4012 to the welcome page.  The photo was done by Wheels Marketing Coordinator Rosemary Booth.
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Administration and Budget Committee Meeting Agenda for 25 November 2002.

11-24-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting Preliminary Agenda for 2 December 2002.

11-27-2002
- Posted the Food-A-Fare info to the website.
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Board of Directors Meeting Final Agenda for 2 December 2002.

11-30-2002
- Posted the Food-A-Fare information and link to the main page, replacing the Holiday info.
- Fixed some non-working internal links.

December:

12-11-2002
- Posted the following Meeting Notice to the Administration page:
-- LAVTA Legislative Committee Meeting Agenda for 16 December 2002.

12-14-2002
- Removed the A-Food-A-Fare information.

12-18-2002
- Posted the following news summaries on the News and Events page:
-- Route 54 (ACE Shuttle) Schedule Changes for 6 January 2003.
-- Route 201 Service Changes for 6 January 2003.

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