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TransportationCommission | 2007-03-28 | 5 | Bruce Knopf, Catellus Development Group, noted that they were pleased with the latest draft, which they believed was cleaner and simpler. He thanked staff for their comments, and noted that trip counts was one of the mitigations that they were obligated to address in the most effective way. They intended to operate a shuttle as successful as the Emeryville Shuttle, and would service shopper needs as well. With respect to reducing trips under the project approvals, he noted that the budget could potentially be increased by 15% if specified conditions are met. He noted that ITE trip rates would be the basis for trip reduction estimates, and noted that it was important to use the surveys to understand the actual trip reductions so they would be consistent. He noted that Bay Area Air Quality Management District and MTC use surveys in order to evaluate success and ridership, and he believed that was appropriate to use the same measure. Regarding the Route 19 proposal, he wondered how long it took for a rider to actually get to BART; they continued to discuss this matter with AC Transit. They expect Eco-Pass to become a program component over the next few months, and for AC Transit to be a provider that serves the site; he noted that there was a lot of work to be done over the next few months. Public comment. There were no speakers. Close public comment. Commissioner Krueger inquired whether the Eco-Pass would be available for residents of Alameda Point through homeowners dues. Mr. Knopf noted that AC Transit had been candid in stating the Alameda Landing posed challenges to them with respect to the Eco-Pass, and that they hoped to enact it for residents. He noted that a residential EcoPass program had never been implemented by AC Transit. Commissioner Krueger noted that they were trying to make it more consistent with a citywide approach, although they were not asking Alameda Landing to support the rest of the City. Commissioner Krueger noted that staff's comments on page 2 referred to relocating shuttle resources if AC Transit picked up the slack, and inquired whether that was an either/or situation. He envisioned that they may be in a situation where AC Transit provides some baseline level of service, the TDM program provides some additional funding that would allow them to put some additional service hours out there in lieu of a privately operated shuttle. Staff Khan noted that the Transportation Commission had previously discussed not compensating AC Transit for providing baseline service. Mr. Knopf noted that during his meetings with AC Transit, he gleaned that the Eco-Pass was their way of providing a convenience and a benefit to a rider, but it did not necessarily result in enhanced levels of service. Page 5 of 11 | TransportationCommission/2007-03-28.pdf |