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TransportationCommission | 2007-10-24 | 14 | Chair Knox White wished to make several friendly amendments. He noted that a key item from the City Council meeting was the move to Shoreline, and would like the motion to include that item. He suggested adding language to the motion that if an additional bus was needed, the bus routes would be re-examined. Commissioner Krueger believed that if the required time at Shoreline were to be added, further cuts must be made somewhere else. Chair Knox White agreed with Commissioner Krueger's assessment. Commissioner McFarland noted that as the seconder of the motion, that was agreeable to him. Chair Knox White believed that any cuts were to be made, he believed the Transportation Commission should wait until they could discuss all the lines and the best way to run transit in Alameda. Staff Khan noted that if they discussed adding a bus, it would not be restricted to Line 63. He noted that the time issue must be discussed before implementing any cuts. Commissioner Krueger noted that he would rather add the bus on an interim basis than make deeper cuts. Chair Knox White noted that the motion did not include a number of subcommittee conclusions, such as: The bus schedule cannot currently accommodate additional runtime. To serve Shoreline, a bus stop should be installed at the intersections of Sandcreek and Willow and Otis to support it; Eliminate W. Midway/Monarch/W. Redline (at Alameda Point) portion of route Reroute from Central/3rd to Pacific, away from Encinal HS, except at peak times for school trips near the beginning and end of the school day The prioritized list of additional cuts: 1) removing the bus from the Ferry Terminal; 2) if that did not work, removing all direct service to Encinal High School; 3) if that did not work, relocate the buses from the interior to the perimeter of Alameda Town Centre. He personally did not believe the Towne Centre stops should be removed, as they were one of the highest use stops in the City; Line 63 should be rerouted to Shoreline once runtime is available and capital improvements have been made at the bus stops. Since there is no available runtime, bus stops should be installed at Otis and Sandcreek, and Otis and Willow to support the City's guidelines. The westbound bus stop at Whitehall and Willow should be made the highest priority of improvements at the bus stops in the City. Line 63 should be rerouted from Otis Drive to Shoreline Drive between Grand Street and Willow Street once run time is available and capital improvements have been made at bus Transportation Commission Page 14 of 19 | TransportationCommission/2007-10-24.pdf |