pages: TransportationCommission/2005-09-28.pdf, 2
This data as json
body | date | page | text | path |
---|---|---|---|---|
TransportationCommission | 2005-09-28 | 2 | 6A. Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Priorities Staff `Bergman presented the staff report. He noted that since the original timeline for the TMP was approved, that circumstances had changed; as a result, staff is recommending a revision to the planned order of some of the mode-specific plans of the TMP. Specifically, the City had received a grant for the Pedestrian Plan, and recently the Council has expressed an interest in several activities that would fit into the discussion for the Transportation Systems Management/Transportation Demand Management (TSM/TDM) Plan. Since the Multimodal Circulation Plan is well under way, and would serve as the framework for the entire TMP, staff views this as the highest priority. Commissioner Parker stated that is would be easier to keep track of the progress of the TMP if staff could prepare a chart illustrating the TMP schedule. Commissioner Parker also noted that the proposed ECO Pass program is specific to employers and asked why it could not be expanded to a larger population across the City. She also noted that there is a proposed pass program for the Alameda Point development. Staff Bergman responded that AC Transit is in the process of developing a standardized formula for calculating the costs of these types of programs. Currently they only have three programs in place, all in Berkeley - for City of Berkeley employees, University of California staff, and University of California students. Because of the different characteristics of these populations, the costs for these programs need to be calculated separately. Public Comment Opened Bill Smith recommended the use of benefit assessment districts to develop funding sources for needed transportation improvements. Lucy Gigli, President of BikeAlameda, stated that she was wary of further delaying the bike plan update. She noted that it has been six years since the initial plan was completed, and that there is a need for many changes to the current plan. Jon Spangler expressed his concern about the feasibility of collecting all of the required data for the pedestrian plan by the end of the school year. He reiterated Ms. Gigli's concerns about the bike plan, and indicated that he would like to see it made a higher priority. Public Comment Closed Chair Knox White recommended that once the bike plan update begins that a second bicycle plan update workshop be held due to poor attendance from the public at the initial meeting. He asked that the workshop be held at City Hall instead of City Hall West to encourage improved attendance. | TransportationCommission/2005-09-28.pdf |