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TransportationCommission | 2006-05-24 | 7 | Chair Knox White said that in the DEIR on page III-6 talks about reducing the impacts on automobiles in the general plan goal. He suggested that it would be helpful to explain how the project would do that, since free parking would actually encourage automobile use. Commissioner Krueger moved to complete the discussion of the EIR. Commissioner Knoth seconded. Motion was approved unanimously, 5-0. Staff Thomas noted that he had a list of the issues raised by the Commission, and that these would be reflected in the meeting minutes and would also be submitted as a letter to be included in the final EIR. Chair Knox White said that a list of polices would be worthwhile for the City Council to look at. Look at its thresholds of significance and perhaps create a threshold of documents. The thresholds of significance could be updated to better evaluate the impacts on transit, bicyclists, and pedestrians. The city should not rush into it but do an analysis on it. Congestion may be preferable to the impacts of the mitigations Staff Thomas said that they would look very carefully at it. There are no real straightforward clear accepted thresholds or methodologies for looking at any of the things have been raised. Staff Hawkins asked if there are specific locations that he is concerned about. Chair Knox White asked that the analysis be done for the intersections of concern and the major bike routes. For pedestrians, the area of concern is in the area of the mitigations. Chair Knox White moved to the following: 1) To request that the City Council direct the Transportation Commission, working with staff, to create thresholds of significance to better address the impacts on bicycling, walking, and transit; and 2) To recommend that the City Council carefully evaluate mitigations that require additional lanes in terms of their negative impacts, since some level of increased congestion may be preferable to adding lanes on the west end. Commissioner Schatmeier seconded. Motion passed unanimously, 5-0.. Commissioner Schatmeier motioned to extend the meeting until 11:00 p.m. Commissioner Knoth seconded. Motion approved unanimously, 5-0. 6A. Draft Policies for Pedestrian Plan Chair Knox White suggested adding policy C-2.4c, that the City should work with public and private schools to identify needs and roles in addressing infrastructure, education and encouragement. Commissioner Krueger mentioned that the last two polices did not make it into the document that was in the packet. Could not find D4.1.C and D4.3A anywhere. 7 | TransportationCommission/2006-05-24.pdf |