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PlanningBoard | 2008-08-25 | 6 | Commissioner Krueger wished to clarify that he did not want two different definitions of LOS, and that they should stick to the standard definitions. He added that the City should determine what they were willing to accept on certain circumstances, given the standards. He inquired whether it would be possible to analyze the levels of service of two different legs of an intersection, or whether CEQA required treating the whole intersection as one. Staff stated that information about each leg of the intersection could be provided. President Kohlstrand added that information was included in the tables in the background information. Commissioner McFarland had no comment. Commissioner Lee had no comment. Commissioner Moehring thanked the public for their comments. She wanted to concentrate on safety issues. She noted that safety in crossing intersections was a major issue, and recommended that drivers use both hand and directional signals when driving. She appreciated the comment on the ability to correct things that did not work as well as anticipated. She agreed with the concept of starting simply and moving forward in smaller steps. She would like to see a little more traffic on Webster Street to patronize the businesses, and did not want the alternate routes to be so fast that they completely avoid Webster Street. Chair Knox-White noted that he did not have a comment on the plan itself, and that while page 4.2-2 of the EIR discussed a light rail corridor, the TMP did not mention a light rail corridor. The TMP did mention an exclusive transit street. He believed that bike parking could be highlighted, and noted that the design factor of the retail streets should receive more focus. He noted that the Pedestrian Plan had been approved by the Planning Board. He complimented Mr. Bergmann on the effectiveness of public transit surveys. He agreed with Commissioner Moehring regarding the street classification, and added that a random survey to up to 2,000 homes had been mailed as an insert in AP&T bills. As a result of that survey, people believed that all streets should be used equitably, but there should also be streets that would take people across the Island. He noted that the City tried its best to balance those needs. He noted that the EIR mentioned that there would be less than significant impact on air quality (4.3-8). Commissioner Knox-White noted that with respect to levels of service at intersections, he would like to take the long view and be sure that pedestrian and bicycle levels of service were addressed. With respect to the EIR, he noted that it was odd that there were two or three intersections that were found to be significant and unavoidable in the document that had already been declared significant and unavoidable for the traffic generated. He noted that the Alameda Landing EIR stated the traffic was significant and unavoidable, and he believed that every following project was identified as the source of the traffic being significant and unavoidable. He believed that it should be stipulated that it was significant and unavoidable, and that it may not make it worse, or may make it better. Commissioner Knox-White expressed frustration that proposed mitigations were identified, but that the effects of those mitigations were not examined, positive or negative. Page 6 of 9 | PlanningBoard/2008-08-25.pdf |