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CityCouncil | 2006-10-17 | 16 | degraded at Atlantic Avenue and Webster Street but nothing can be done because of Policy No 7. The City Engineer stated the community would have the opportunity to review the impact levels through the environmental review processi currently the General Plan stops at level of service D; anything below Level D is not allowable; decisions could be made regarding acceptable minutes of delay and service levels through the review processi level of service F might not be acceptable and could be discussed through the environmental review process. Vice Mayor Gilmore stated the staff analysis notes that Policy No. 4 is consistent with the current General Plan's Transportation Element policies; she does not recall an analysis on the overall City network when environmental impact reviews (EIR) are done; inquired whether Transportation Policy No. 4 is followed when EIR's are done currently. The Civil Engineer responded developers often times lay out the network, such as pedestrian and bicycle corridors and transit routes, during the EIR process. Vice Mayor Gilmore stated she thinks about streets and roads throughout the City, not just in the adjacent neighborhood, when she reads the term "overall City network;" the wording might need to be changed if her interpretation is wrong. John Knox White, Transportation Commission Chair, stated that Vice Mayor Gilmore's interpretation is correct; an example would be the Alameda Landing EIR, which will be coming to Council: specifically, the EIR addresses bike parking and pedestrian issues within the project, not throughout the City; the Transportation Commission has requested that the scope be broadened, which is the exact intent of Transportation Policy No. 4; streets next to the project are not being reviewed now. Mayor Johnson stated "TMP" means Transportation Master Plan on Policy No. 6; inquired what "TDM" means. The Transportation Commission Chair responded "TDM" means Transportation Demand Management stated an example would be the Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority (ARRA) discussion on the Preliminary Development Concept at Alameda Point options (other than building roadways) are discussed to mitigate a project's traffic impact. Mayor Johnson inquired whether the process would be along the lines of a program that releases the findings, to which the Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 16 October 17, 2006 | CityCouncil/2006-10-17.pdf |