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PlanningBoard | 2007-03-26 | 6 | 7. ORAL COMMUNICATION: Mr. Dave Kirwin wished to follow up on Board member Mariani's comments regarding televising the community meeting being held at Mastick. He hoped that all the meetings could be recorded in a format that could be viewed on the streaming video portion of the City website. He noted that would be the most convenient for people with Internet access to see the proceedings of the meeting. Ms. Barbara Kerr noted that she had been at the Bridgeside Shopping Center recently, and recalled her tenure on the City Council when the developer wanted unpainted corrugated iron siding on the building. She noted that she had talked to him about windows on the waterfront, and added that when the developer encountered the Planning Board, he encountered more focused insistence on glass on the waterfront side. Mr. David Howard concurred with Mr. Kirwin's comments regarding other meetings on the website. He wished to voice his objection to the mindset of some within the community and Planning Services that high-density housing was necessary to support transit, and that transit was therefore necessary to support high-density housing He cited studies that stated that transit use ranged from 30- 36%, and that most of the trips would be by automobile. He noted that less than 20% of the transit budget came from the fare box, and stated that Mayor Newsom of San Francisco had requested that fares no longer be collected at the box because of the cost of doing SO. He suggested focusing on low- density housing, and if a subsidy were to be employed, that low-emissions vehicles or bicycles be subsidized instead of high-density housing and transit. President Lynch suggested that members of the public may also wish to address any transit issues to the Transportation Commission. Board member Mariani suggested that the speaker was promoting high-density housing and wrapping it in with transit. President Lynch noted that the Transportation Commission would be able to address fare collection and subsidies. 8. CONSENT CALENDAR None. Planning Board Minutes Page 6 March 26, 2007 | PlanningBoard/2007-03-26.pdf |