pages: TransportationCommission/2007-04-25.pdf, 9
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TransportationCommission | 2007-04-25 | 9 | to bring the matter to the Transportation Commission to reaffirm the City's current practices regarding the provision of curbside access at bus stops, and to identify any areas where the policy could be flexible. He noted that the objections raised at the TTT meeting included: 1. A disabled resident indicated that having parking restrictions near his home would be a hardship; 2. A business owner stated that parking restrictions would harm his business; 3. A church member talked about parking restrictions exacerbating existing parking shortages during church events; 4. A resident stated that many parents use the on-street parking as they drop their children of at school. He noted that most of the bus stop consolidation had been implemented, particularly on the 51, and that other lines could be revisited with respect to relocation or revisiting regarding potential problems that they cause Open public comment. Staff Bergman noted that Chair Knox White also submitted comments on this item: "Where staff feels that neighborhoods have identified major constraints due to lost street parking, staff level study and decision-making should be acceptable to see if existing City policy would allow for consolidation, stop move, etc. Recent changes to the bus stop placement policy allow for more flexibility in placing stops, as was used in the recommendation for Otis. The City of Alameda maintains very stringent minimum parking standards for both residences and businesses. As such, before too much discussion is had about removing bus stops, these standards and the usage of the mandated parking should be evaluated, or the City should get rid of the requirement. "In residential areas, staff should also identify whether the City mandated parking for autos is being used as well, before studying major stop location redesign. Household garages used for storage, etc., eat up a lot of onstreet parking as well. Perhaps a policy that neighborhoods do a parking study, looking at available off-street spots, use of those spots and other street uses should be considered a first step. For those areas where a high percentage of off-street parking is being used for parking, then staff can determine if the removal of 2 to 3 spots will necessitate parkers to walk more than 100 feet, 10 percent of the bus rider maximum walk. If this is found to be the case, then bus stop removal would be weighed as a measure of total daily ridership versus total daily parking usage. Whichever is higher would represent the solution which maximizes community benefit. "In business districts - Park Street and Webster Street - have parking removed for stops already, and shops are doing well financially. Staff should try to accommodate parking needs in neighborhood business districts without removing stops. The Transportation Commission has historically supported transit in commercial areas." 9 | TransportationCommission/2007-04-25.pdf |