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TransportationCommission | 2007-10-24 | 8 | Creek in June 2004 was removed shortly after doing safety concerns. Why are we running around and around, only to end up back where we started? Over and over again, we have read and you've heard the fears, the complaints of Alameda Landing residents, Lum School parents, crossing guards. At the City Council meeting on March 2, 2007, Councilmember DeHaan was before the City Council, and he asked to answer the problems of a bus stop on Otis and Sandcreek. He said to put the Line 63 back on Shoreline." Liz Cleves noted that the staff report stated that the density at the Shoreline area far exceeded that in the Otis Drive area, and that the Shoreline area has 1,077 housing units, and the Otis Drive area has 330 housing units. The Shoreline corridor has three times the number of housing units than the Otis area. She believed that the ridership generated in the Shoreline area would be greater. She noted that of the 128 responses staff received from the survey; 23 of those responses (18%) stated that the Shoreline alternative would increase their ridership, compared to 8 respondents (6%) in the Otis area. Sixteen respondents favor a new stop at Otis and Willow. She noted that with respect to rerouting Line 63 and the locations for the new bus stop, Attachment 3 read, "By shortening one of the Alameda Point route, this would reduce the run time by 1.8 minutes westbound, and 2 minutes eastbound. This change would eliminate low-usage stops. The change at one would require riders to walk an additional 1,350 feet." She noted that AC Transit Board Policy 508 read, "Bus stops or locations where bus passengers access the AC Transit system: Bus stops must therefore be convenient to the places where passengers wish to go. Convenience and speed will be balanced in determining appropriate bus stop placement, as too many bus stops can slow down travel times. Outside the downtown areas, AC Transit generally seek to have bus stops 1,000 feet apart. Passenger usage of bus stops is an important factor when considering bus stop placements or removals." She believed the proposed increased in walking distance was too far. Jonathan Martin wished to address the reroute of Line 63 from Otis to Shoreline between Grand and Willow. He liked the quietness of Willow Street, and objected to the rerouting of the 63, which would put noisy buses in front of his house at all hours. He requested that Line 63's current route be kept. Lucy Farber noted that she lived in Berkeley but was the office manager at St. George Spirits at 2601 Monarch Street, which was halfway between the two stops that were proposed for elimination. She noted that people come from all over the world to visit their tasting room, and encouraged people from San Francisco to take the ferry and then use Line 63. They attach a coupon at the bottom of the ferry ticket to take the 63. She noted that the temp crew they hire to bottle the vodka frequently take the bus, and she objected to the proposed elimination of their bus stop. She was concerned about the cold and windy weather, which would make it inhospitable to require people to walk to their business. She noted that they encouraged people to take the bus after drinking at the tasting room, and that the removal of the bus stop would make it more difficult for them to use the bus. Deborah James expressed concern about the possible stoppage of the bus to the ferry terminal, as well as to Alameda Towne Centre. She suggested eliminating service to the ferry terminal during the times when the ferry did not operate. She did not believe that all of the drivers were aware Transportation Commission Page 8 of 19 | TransportationCommission/2007-10-24.pdf |