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CityCouncil | 2010-06-01 | 22 | Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner Tam stated that she does not recall PDC information on the WRT Solomon Transportation Study; inquired whether 1,700 homes would generate revenue to pay for transit solutions. Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner deHaan responded the issue is extremely questionable; stated more public amenities would be needed for more homes. Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner Tam stated that she thought the whole concept is to have people bike or walk to neighborhood amenities. Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner deHaan stated a transit oriented plan was used in the community use plan; the transit oriented community in the community use plan and the PDC were almost parallel; nothing has changed; building more homes is not the answer to transit solutions; Treasure Island is the king of less auto usage; Treasure Island residents use 1.8 autos per home. Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner Tam inquired what assumptions were made with respect to the ferry; stated the Alameda Point ferry terminal seems to be doing well and has an over 40% fare box recovery ratio. Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner deHaan responded Oakland contributes more of the ridership than Alameda; Oakland would lose its ferry service if the ferry was moved to the lagoon; inquired what is Oakland's fare box recovery ratio. The Public Works Director responded the Alameda/Oakland Ferry Service fare box recovery ratio is approximately 58%; stated the Oakland connection helps Alameda mid day because of Oakland excursion riders; staff has a meeting on Thursday with the Water Emergency Transit Authority (WETA); WETA is wondering what will happen to the fare box recovery ratio and whether the ferry service would be viable if it is bifurcated from the Oakland connection and located at the seaplane lagoon. Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner deHaan stated the northeast corner lagoon location is a concern; the vessel would have to traverse the whole lagoon, which would take five minutes; the PDC relocated the ferry to one of the piers which changes having transit within a quarter mile of density. The Public Works Director stated the matter was discussed at meetings [with SunCal]; the travel time through the seaplane lagoon would be approximately seven minutes each way; WETA's Interim Operating Plan (IOP) originally envisioned interlinking with the Harbor Bay Ferry Service; currently, the Harbor Bay Ferry Service travel time is 23 minutes, which would increase to 40 to 44 minutes due to the seaplane lagoon location. Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner Tam stated there has to be some type of Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority, and 11 Community Improvement Commission June 1, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-06-01.pdf |