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TransportationCommission | 2007-03-28 | 9 | recommended approval of this item. Chair Knox White believed the draft Transportation Element generally looked good, and inquired why the document needs to go back to all the Boards and Commissions. Staff Khan replied that while the Multimodal Circulation Plan policies have been to the other boards and commissions, the pedestrian policies, street functional classification system, and TSM/TDM policies have not yet been circulated. Commissioner Schatmeier noted that there was a segment in the City that was opposed to bus service. However, he stated that the General Plan should state that transit was an asset to the community, rather than a perceived liability. He believed there should be more bus service, not less. Chair Knox White suggested adding a new policy, 4.3.1.c, with the following language: "Actively encourage increases in public transit, including frequency and geographic coverage. Chair Knox White also suggested including support for a biking or walking estuary crossing. He also recommended that serious study be given to adding transit to bike and pedestrian bridges; since they are required to support maximum loads, there would not be a great increase in cost. Commissioner Krueger stated that the policy should note that this should not be an automobile crossing, but would accommodate transit, walking and bicycling only. Chair Knox White also asked that language be inserted to indicate support for the Cross Alameda Trail and for implementation for enhanced transit service, including but not limited to bus rapid transit and an exclusive transit right-of-way. Commissioner Krueger stated that unless specified in an existing plan, the route for the transit service shouldn't be specified, as this might preclude looking at alternatives, although there should be language referencing the use of the bridge. He believed that Lincoln may have been referenced in the transit plan as a potential route for future rail service, and asked that staff check this. Commissioner Schatmeier suggested citing support for the Cross Alameda Trail, and support for implementation, as well as enhanced transit service without exclusive right of way, including but not limited to bus rapid transit and right of way rail. Page 9 of 11 | TransportationCommission/2007-03-28.pdf |