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PlanningBoard | 2016-06-27 | 3 | The consultant said there is not any standard data but that Alameda has more transit service than most cities of its size. He said things like free parking at their destination or lower costs are incentives for drive alone trips. Board Member Mitchell asked about the bike and pedestrian safety plan. He said incorporating a safety plan for bikes and pedestrians would be an important part of any strategy. The consultant said that safety is a very important feature of providing successful transportation alternatives. He said that for this project they would focus on making good connections to the transit options. President Knox White asked how we were defining "optimum supply of parking." He asked how replacing a drive alone trip with an Uber or Lyft is meeting our goals. The consultant said it was about "right-sizing" the parking amounts for the developments. He said the ridesharing services can help people for middle of the day trips when transit service might not be as robust. President Knox White opened the public hearing. Tyler Savage asked about current versus expected levels of awareness for transit options and how that would affect ridership. He said he did not see another bus line to BART having a significant impact. He asked if we are requiring developers to help fund transit and whether the trip reduction goals are based on current or projected numbers. President Knox White closed the public hearing. Staff Member Thomas explained the requirements on developers to fund transit. He said the 10-30% goals are for new developments' projected trips generated. Board Member Zuppan said she would like to see ways to get employees into Alameda workplaces as a focus of the plan, not just how to get residents off the island. She said the data does not account for people that change modes fluidly. She said developing the baseline and the target is important. She said she does not think we are well served by transit. She said we need to get more service from transit agencies because we have demonstrated our willingness to use it. She said putting the free shuttle as a tradeoff with AC Transit service is the wrong framing and that it could be complimentary. She said we need to account for residential parking for how people really use it and not just rely on the theoretical. She said there are no transportation options to the South Bay. Approved Minutes Page 3 of 9 Planning Board Meeting June 27, 2016 | PlanningBoard/2016-06-27.pdf |