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CityCouncil | 2021-12-07 | 13 | 625 Councilmember Herrera Spencer seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. The Public Works Director completed the presentation. In response to Councilmember Herrera Spencer's inquiry regarding the presentation slide, the Public Works Director stated the person should be inside the crosswalk. Councilmember Knox White inquired whether the resolution prioritizes intersections would be prioritized for people who are elderly and disabled. The Public Works Director outlined the provision in the resolution. Outlined timing issues crossing at Tilden Way and Broadway to try to take the bus; she takes her car due to missing the bus; discussed emissions: Alana Stoltzfuz, Alameda. Outlined her experience having to access sidewalk push buttons while cycling around Alameda; expressed support for the policy; urged pedestrian and cyclists have easy access to parks without having to hit buttons unnecessarily: Katherine Van Dusen, Alameda. Stated the fundamental question is how much burden should be placed on people outside of cars wanting to use the streets; equitable cycle time does not capture the full burden on pedestrians; outlined issues for pedestrians; suggested implementing the tools in all intersections, not just in business districts; expressed concern about inconsistencies; inquired about the implementation timeline and cost: Denyse Trepanier, BikeWalk Alameda. Expressed concern about inconsistency and signals operating differently from 10 am to 7 pm; stating having signals operate consistently throughout the day is helpful; separation in space and time are fundamental for safety; discussed yielding issues; urged targeting the most dangerous intersections: Susie Hufstader, Alameda. Councilmember Knox White stated that he has recommended amendments; he wants to make sure the resolution term "near schools" means any intersection which qualifies for yellow paint; noted that the current term is unclear, and consistency is needed to get out of the history of individualizing intersections; stated that he is excited to have a standard policy; the use of the term "intersection access equity" is not to create equal minutes to cross through intersections and was meant to address the specific issue of how easy it is to degrade the ease in walking across the street as a pedestrian in order to put more traffic through intersections; Council is now making decisions based on aggregate time lost across and intersection and only 8 to 10 seconds for a driver versus 20 to 60 seconds for a pedestrian; the impact on the encouraged mode of walking, is setting up hurdles at all intersections by confusion through non-standard implementation and by setting up a situation where pedestrians are met with having to wait for traffic to pass; expressed support for amending the time in the CC zones to 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. which addresses some of the comments heard; noted commuters typically travel between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. in commercial districts; stated that he is unsure why the City would wait to make it easier to cross the street until commute times are over; due to encouraging walking in commercial districts, the lights should not only be in the CC zone but also within one half mile of CC zones and within one quarter mile of parks; he would like clarity added should an Regular Meeting Alameda City Council December 7, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf |