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CityCouncil | 2021-12-07 | 18 | 630 pedestrian volume warrants; when pedestrian volume does not warrant the distance, the increase in delay at the intersection of serving the walk signal during every signal, may not be a balanced approach; discussed a distance from a park when the intersections have 25 pedestrians per hour volume; stated staff can assess which intersections have 25 pedestrians per hour near parks and implement the operation where needed. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the operation can be implemented during school hours for the recommended distance from schools. The Public Works Director responded it is possible; stated staff will need to develop an approach to how the times are determined and when pedestrians are present; staff will be able to have operations on at a certain set time to have signalized intersections revert to demand based, outside of the determined hours. Councilmember Knox White stated staff will have to commit to going out to 88 intersections and count pedestrians twice per year to ensure proper adjustments. Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she is happy to support the Public Works Director's recommendation as a friendly amendment, and have the matter return in six months' time with input from AC Transit partners and staff. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether there is staff capacity to implement the pedestrian volume count. The Public Works Director responded the approach for the volume count would be to perform the count once over a certain period of time to determine which intersections are in and which are not; staff can implement changes as they arise; staff does not have the resources to commit an annual or twice annual pedestrian count. In response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the Public Works Director stated staff can change as-needed; a pedestrian threshold can be set however, a one per year pedestrian count does seem to be resource-intensive at this point for the purpose. *** (21-810) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft moved approval of allowing an additional one minute for Councilmembers. Vice Mayor Vella 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. Councilmember Knox White stated the current proposal has the highest level of inconsistency and will result in a degradation of the pedestrian and bike environment in Alameda; he cannot support the current proposal; the goal of the matter is to stop moving toward making the task of crossing an intersection more difficult as a pedestrian; Council is creating more difficulty in the confusion of not knowing when to push a button and having to wait longer; he will support something which will move the City toward conditions from a few years prior rather than moving toward conditions taking a long time to walk across town or being unsure of whether to use a push button or not. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council December 7, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf |