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TransportationCommission | 2006-12-13 | 8 | Chair Knox White noted that on page 25, the arterial overlay matrix, the automobile column essentially focused on peak vehicular mobility and capacity at all times. He noted that the original intent of the TC Subcommittee, using the modal overlays, was to outline a network of usable bike and transit systems that allowed for the City to create that system, including bike lanes. He noted that for the bicycle priority overlay, the intent was to prioritize the streets for bike improvements. He was concerned that by naming every street in Alameda that went across the Island an arterial, and then stating that the street would be designed to carry as much traffic as possible to meet the capacity and maximize flow, the City was limiting itself in the ability to do any bike or transit planning. Chair Knox White noted that on page 31, he believed the language, " providing a comfortable pedestrian environment," should be more fully fleshed out. Chair Knox White noted that the parking part of the matrix was the same everywhere, and he believed that there should be street parking wherever it is feasible. Chair Knox White noted that he was willing to accept that there would not be pedestrian zones, and noted that the definition of a pedestrian zone was difficult to define. He noted that the subcommittee was not particularly supportive of the idea of pedestrian corridors as a meaningful concept. He complimented the consultant on reflecting that in the matrix. Regarding the bike map, he would like to see the subcommittee's bike map, which included new streets for future use. He noted that they did not call out the classifications. He asked that the transit overlay be called "transit priority" instead of "transit preferred", and that the original subcommittee's definition of a primary transit street be included in the documentation. He complimented the consultant on the transit map, and noted that the consultants elevated Lincoln from a primary transit street to an exclusive transit right of way street, which he would not argue with. He noted that there was a caveat after the description of the three kinds of street which said, "Streets not classified as either primary, secondary or exclusive transit right of way could nevertheless be used by such nontraditional transit services as neighborhood shuttles, paratransit, electric buses, etc. Nonclassification does not preclude specialized school routes of full-size buses as necessary.' Chair Knox White believed that if the multimodal overlays were prioritized, he believed most of the conflicts between the uses should be discovered before the document is adopted. He summarized the approaches taken by several other cities that were studied. He believed that any process that goes forward should honor and acknowledge the Transportation Master Plan that was passed by the City Council. He concurred with Commissioner Schatmeier's statement that the document was well-done and readable, and added that the matrices enhanced the clarity of the work. Staff Khan thanked the Chair for his comments. Commissioner Krueger noted that he would submit further comments to staff via email. Staff Khan requested that Chair Knox White submit his comments and modifications to staff as well. Commissioner Schatmeier supported the idea of developing an implementation policy, and would like to participate in that. He inquired what that would be based upon. 8 | TransportationCommission/2006-12-13.pdf |