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CityCouncil | 2010-05-04 | 23 | Mayor/Chair Johnson inquired whether Mr. Daisa is working on a transportation plan. The Deputy City Manager - Economic Development responded not that she is aware of; stated Kimley-Horn has worked with SunCal to develop the chapters in the Master Plan. Mayor/Chair Johnson inquired how the plan can be called transit oriented when there has not been a lot of transportation planning yet. Mr. Brown responded a land plan is designed first; Peter Calthorpe, Calthorpe Associates, brings a higher level of design sensibility on how a community functions; blocks are designed with a scale of walk ability and transportation connections; home density surrounding the infrastructure encourages people to use facilities and not get into a car first. Mayor/Chair Johnson stated a high unit count project is not a transit-oriented development; having enhanced public transit access does not make a plan transit oriented. Mr. Brown stated the challenge is to ensure the reality of what will be delivered and that the community is comfortable that the vision has mechanisms in place. Mayor/Chair Johnson stated many questions have not been answered yet; the community keeps hearing that answers will come; people are anxious to get answers to questions. Mr. Brown stated the challenge is to convince decision makers that the plan is one that meets expectations and quality standards and solves mitigation problems. Mayor/Chair Johnson stated transit planning should not be just a reaction to mitigation issues identified in the EIR. Mr. Brown stated the process is an iterative process; traffic impacts are determined; volumes need to be understood. Mayor/Chair Johnson stated a transit oriented plan should be proactive rather than reactive to an EIR. Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner Matarrese stated that Mr. Brown stated the base plan is a viable plan, but the intent is to build a density bonus plan; inquired whether the base plan is viable as a base plan to push off of to get to the density bonus plan. Mr. Brown responded that the base plan could be built but does not achieve some of SunCall's goals of creating the nexus to have success with a transit oriented Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority, and Community 6 Improvement Commission May 4, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-05-04.pdf |