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CityCouncil | 2021-04-20 | 15 | Stated that she is excited about the Central Avenue Safety Improvement project; urged Council to support the project; stated the project is important for students and families; discussed schools affected by the project; stated keeping kids safe on their way to school is important; the project will encourage students to walk and bike to school; discussed the Safe Routes to Schools program; stated the project will reduce the number of cars doing drop-offs: Cameron Holland, Alameda. Expressed support for the Central Avenue Safety Improvement project; stated the project will enhance the protected bikeway network; separated, protected bike lanes are superior to standard, painted bike lanes due to physical separation; physical separation prevents cars from parking in the bike lane; double parking has increased due to an increase in delivery services; the project recommendations are used in countries with high bicycle use; due to climate change, people need to have an easier choice of less damaging ways to get around; urged Council to approve the project: Cyndy Johnsen, Alameda. Stated the project is fantastic; urged Council to approve the project; stated repurposing parking is a difficult discussion; there are competing demands for road space; making equitable choices to use assets for the greatest public good and making roads as safe as possible is the right thing to do; parking competing with safety improvements is a clear choice; the project will reduce the number of collisions by 35%; taking away parking might inconvenience some; however, the tradeoff is safety over convenience; discussed parking tradeoffs; stated streets are public; no one has special claim to local roads: Denyse Trepanier, Alameda. Urged Council to support the project; stated the project is wonderful; the project will create a mode shift to allow more people to use bicycles for ferry access; discussed riding bicycles with her children and her experience with dangerous Alameda bike lanes; stated the project solves the problem of keeping bikes separate from commercial areas: Katherine Van Dusen, Alameda. Expressed support for the project; discussed his previous requests for roundabouts; stated modern roundabouts are a great way to improve traffic while improving safety; expressed support for traffic calming; stated it is difficult to cross at Sherman Street and Central Avenue; expressed concern about the lack of funding for all four roundabouts; urged Council to vote yes on the project: Zac Bowling, Alameda. Expressed support for the project; stated the project has had a few tricky design challenges and areas which needed close attention; the process has been collaborative over many years; expressed support for City staff addressing disability access to the roundabouts: Susie Hufstader, Alameda. Expressed support for the project; stated living on the West End feels as though Central Avenue is a barrier between herself and the parks and beaches of Alameda; urged Council to support the project: Rebecca Wernis, Alameda. Expressed support for the project; stated Alameda is pointed to as a shining example of a City redesigning streets for active transportation; the project will allow people to get around the Island; urged Council to support the project: Dave Campbell, Bike East Bay. Expressed support for the project; discussed parking; stated the road diet proposed will improve speed limit compliance; urged Council to recognize scientific consensus and information from experts and approve the project: Morgan Bellinger, Alameda. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 10 April 20, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-04-20.pdf |