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CityCouncil | 2010-07-07 | 16 | zero to one vehicle includes children. Mr. Daisa responded in the negative; stated the statistic is actually 50% of households. Mr. Daisa stated providing a rapid transit system that serves the entire residency and employees achieves an additional 4% ridership, or 6% or even 8% more ridership from existing residents or employees; the percentages can reduce the cars in the tubes and bridges by 600, 900 or 1200 in each peak hour, which is equivalent to increasing the capacity of the tubes by 15% to 30%; if 8% can be achieved, 30% capacity can be gained in the tube, which is the equivalent of adding a lane to the tubes; there is a way to gain capacity through transit operations; the ferry service is in two phases; phases one and two of the development use, the current Main Street terminal ferry service the new ferry terminal is constructed in phase three and the two systems from Oakland and from the Seaplane Lagoon are bifurcated; SunCal has done a financial analysis and will talking to staff and WETA tomorrow; showed maps indicating the existing system and the system after phase three to five; stated an onsite full time TDM Coordinator position Is included Councilmember/Board Member/Commissioner Tam inquired what is a kiss and ride zone. Mr. Daisa responded a spouse or significant other drops you off, kisses you goodbye and says go make money and I will pick you up when you get back; continued the presentation; stated BRT is not just another bus and is really a light rail train on rubber wheels; new vehicles, new systems and new technology make BRT work; BRT targets choice riders, not transit-dependent people who always use transit; choice riders are people who own cars but want to choose to use a good, comfortable form of public transportation because it works for them and is attractive; BRT have dedicated lanes on either on the inside or the outside of the street; in SunCal's proposal, lanes are probably on the outside; BRT has very nice stations, which are attractive, comfortable, high- amenity facilities and use real-time technology like BART, so riders always know how long the next bus will be to the minute; BRT has fast boarding; tickets can be purchased before getting on the bus and there is loading at both doors; the buses can trigger the signals to move through signals faster; if a dedicated lane is not being used, buses can bypass congestion at the worst intersections and get a jump on cars; SunCal has a pretty comprehensive pedestrian, bicycle and trail network that integrates and connects with the existing Alameda system and provides facilities for the rest of the Island at the recreational and transportation level; TDM is a series of programs, measures, incentives, or even disincentives to change peoples' travel behavior; a whole series of programs have been around for decades; TDM works great in some circumstances, and does not work great in others, which is why projects have to have a menu and need flexibility to apply appropriate measures and adjust measures over time; SunCal proposes a tier series of measures, which is simply a menu; SunCal would work with staff on implementing measures at different tiered levels; measures will be monitored Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority, and 15 Community Improvement Commission July 7, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-07-07.pdf |