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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2016-12-14 | 15 | event. And so do we look at replacing it before a seismic event, make it a stronger structure? That's the idea here, is that tube's redesign and if we redesigned it, it would have a dedicated bus lane, we'd consider that, a dedicated bike way, a dedicated walkway that's all best practices. Gail Payne: Unfortunately, the bike pedestrian bridge, there are constraints because of the US Coast Guard, they have requirements. They don't even want to see a drawbridge. And if it were by drawbridge, it would cost about $1.5 million to operate, because it needs to be staffed. So that's a little bit of cost prohibitive, in my eyes, being that here we have the tubes that might need to be redesigned and replaced, because they're not seismically fit. So we just need to prioritize as a community, and that's where we're at. I think that's it. We have discussions. What we're looking for is, what do you think about the projects? I know I went over them real quick and not all of them. What do you think about the projects? Are there other ones that you'd like to see? Are there some that you'd like us to prioritize? That's what we'd love to hear from you tonight about. We'll be going to the City Council to seek their comments as well on January 17th. Thank you. Elizabeth Kenny: Thank you very much. I have a few questions or comments. Under the near-term projects, one of them is transit signal priority and adaptive traffic sign control. Can you talk a little bit about that? Is that adaptive signs or it just the traffic sign itself? Gail Payne: It's just the traffic signal. What that is, is extending the green time for when a bus is approaching an intersection, and say it's yellow, they can press a button and get to the intersection. Or it's green, so it just allows them to reduce their delays a little bit and prioritize their operation. And then the adaptive traffic signals do a better job of understanding real time dynamics of what's going on in a street. I think we've all been frustrated waiting at an intersection and the traffic signal is not picking up quickly enough that we're there and nobody else is there but we're still waiting. So there's more efficient ways that we could use technology to make the whole system more efficient. Elizabeth Kenny: Yes. That item above it, bus stop improvements. Is that something I've seen in San Francisco where you can press a button and it'll tell you when the next bus is coming? I know we're not working on operating on a San Francisco level, but something along those lines would be greatly appreciated. Gail Payne: Yes, and I know that AC Transit is doing a lot of work on trying to get their real time mechanisms in place with the next bus so you can track the buses. I'd actually just discovered the Next Bus app on my phone and I put it on my phone actually just yesterday. That really is the worst part of a bus ride, is the wait. If you know when the bus is coming, then you don't have to run, you don't have to wait as long, you can manage your life a little better. Yes, that's great to have. Elizabeth Kenny: My other comment is that the Commission would definitely love to be a part of any driverless vehicle policy. Like you said, it can be a game changer for the disabled community and just so you know, there are some driverless cars. Uber is happening in San Francisco right now. They started today. Gail Payne: Oh, today. Okay. Elizabeth Kenny: Yes. Gail Payne: Wow. Elizabeth Kenny: Yes. [chuckle] Also it's coming quicker than we realized. Gail Payne: Yes. | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2016-12-14.pdf |