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CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities | 2019-01-16 | 12 | ITEM 2-B COMMISSION ON DISABILITY MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 6:30 PM Gail Payne: We want to also do a Line 19 pilot promotion, that's a fairly or new, restored line in Alameda AC Transit line. Some people might not realize that that's been restored back in December 2016, along Buena Vista Avenue. So there's available seats there, it's not a full bus. So let's get the word out. So we want to start small, start there with materials, and then build out of different geographic areas as we get better at these materials. And we are going to have our second advisory group meeting in February 7th so we're coming along and we're really open to how to do a better job of getting the word out. So thank you. Chair Elizabeth Kenny: Thank you, Gail. Can we offer some feedback right now? Gail Payne: Oh, yes. That would be perfect. Chair Elizabeth Kenny: I'm sure this has come up before, my wife is on Facebook and member of Alameda Peeps. And they're constantly talking about transportation on there so it seems like a great merger to - I think they have something called, "Self-promotion Monday" and where you can kind of promote your own thing. If on Mondays, you guys put something like, "Hey, the 19 goes to X, Y, Z." Or, you know? Gail Payne: Yes, that's a great idea. Thank you. Chair Elizabeth Kenny: Yes. I'm just going to open it up to any commissioners because this is specific. Commissioner Deutsch? Susan Deutsch: Thank you, Gail. I also have a suggestion. A lot of people on the Nextdoor app are talking about transportation all the time. And specifically, I've been hearing people talking about the Harbor Bay ferry. There's a new, an extra ferry run now at 9 o'clock but people are still complaining about the parking over there. So yeah, I don't know. I'm hoping that people start using that extra ferry run because by then, the parking lot is filled up and there's no street parking anymore. But the Nextdoor app is really good, people all over Alameda are commenting on it and I applaud the bicycle safety because I see so many kids riding without helmets and, yeah. And I wish the LimeBike would solve that problem too, yeah. Gail Payne: I also forgot to mention, the schools, I focus on that because that's more of the effort. However, there is a smaller component for adults and I'm really impressed with it. Victoria showed me some of their flyers. And what they've done is they've focused on some of the barriers, like night riding and how to lock a bike. And so they do a really great job of customizing the programs for some of these obstacles that seem to happen for us when we bike. Chair Elizabeth Kenny: Thank you. Do any other commissioners have any suggestions they'd like to make on this topic? Alright, well thank you, Gail. I think we're going to keep you up here though because you're also our next agenda item. Gail Payne: Yes. 03/13/19 Page 12 of 16 | CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2019-01-16.pdf |