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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2016-06-08 | 3 | Gail Payne: So as for the background and purpose, what we're really seeing here in the City of Alameda is increased congestion, because of the regional economic boom. And so we really want to sustain our high quality of life here in Alameda, given that the region is just growing like crazy. And so that's why City Council directed staff to look into updating our transit plan, our city-wide transit plan, and also our Transportation Demand Management Plan. And keep in mind, we are not the primary transit operators in town, and so what we can do mostly as a city, is coordinate with the transit operators as much as possible. And also, we own the public right of way, so how can we make transit most efficient? And that's what the bulk of the work is going to be on that plan. Gail Payne: The second plan, I was told it sounds like a disease, TDM plan. And so what we're trying to do here is provide options, provide strategies that are alternatives to driving alone, to make it more attractive to not drive alone and to do things like take the bus, and to bike, to car share, to ride share, to walk. And so that's what the TDM plan is going to be looking at. TDM measures, they are required for new developments. So we're trying to figure out ways that all Alamedans can take advantage of these transportation alternatives in town. Gail Payne: Project background, we're at the very beginning of the 18-month phase. So this is the first time I've come to you all, and we're going to all the other boards that are relevant, and the City Council and Transportation Commission, we've already had a community workshop on the existing conditions. I'll come back when we're looking at actual draft ideas and strategies, and that will be in the fall. And then we'll come back again when we actually have a draft plan for you. And we currently have a web survey that's online, and so just that's a heads up if you haven't already received a link for it, feel free to fill it out or let me know if you're interested, I could send you a little blurb about it, and you could feel free to distribute it onto other people, as well. Gail Payne: So, onto existing transportation conditions. Before that though, if you want to ask questions feel free to. I'm going to try to tailor to Commission on Disability Issues and I don't mind if you have questions as I go, or if you want to take your questions at the end, that's fine, too. So, local trends here in Alameda, we had a little bit of a different story compared to other parts of the region back in the late 1990s because the naval base closed. So we actually had a downturn in the economy while there was the dot-com boom. And now we're seeing this big upswing in the economy, and we've had record Bay Area congestion. So, we're really seeing the effects of that, at the moment. So, I'm going to talk to these existing conditions about six different key concepts. I'm going to go one through six. The first being congestion is increasing throughout the Bay Area. We've seen the highest amount of delay caused by congestion ever since, surpassed since 2006 levels, delay is up 40% since 2010. And we, our island crossings are congestion, we have limited crossings, this is a classic choke point type of situation. We have five ways on and off the island, plus, we do have two ferry terminals. And so there's limited ways of getting on and off the island, and they can only fit so many cars going on and off the island at any given time. Gail Payne: The key concept number two is housing and jobs are growing throughout the region, and regional job growth has increased 17% since 1990, and there's been an uptick in the number of housing units permitted. And what's interesting, is that there are more multi-family units being permitted now than single family units. So, the Bay Area is becoming more densely populated, it used to be the family dream was the single family units homes, and now people are much more wanting to downsize and live in condos and apartments. And so we're definitely seeing an uptick of those types of dwelling units being built. For Alameda specifically, people say, "Well, the congestion is happening because there's an increase in housing units and population." Whereas 08/17/16 Page 3 of 19 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2016-06-08.pdf |