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TransportationCommission | 2007-12-12 | 5 | Close public hearing. Commissioner Krueger inquired why the results of the telephone survey did not match the City's demographics as a whole, and would like to include the Census figures to identify the discrepancies. Chair Knox White noted that the mid-term goal on page 8 of "working with regional, state and federal agencies to provide stable funding for a BART shuttle service to Marina Village Business Park" should be connected with the existing Line 19 service every half hour. He believed the document should acknowledge the existence of the service. He noted that the Planning Board was working on green building codes, and recommended that it be a near-term, rather than a mid-term goal. He noted that a long-term goal was the development of residential space at Alameda Point, which identified the development of green standards, and suggested that the role of mixed use be included in sustainable, green development. He noted that the current parking study was a near- and mid-term goal, and inquired when it would be addressed. Staff Fonstein replied that Planning and Building, Development Services and Public Works were taking their time to closely examine the statistical analysis before bringing it forth. Staff hoped to present the document early in 2008. Chair Knox White noted that the long-term plan to have a center at Alameda Point with retail shops, including an anchor grocery store and links to transit nodes, should mention mixed use as a way to achieve the Transportation Commission's long-term goals. He hoped that the larger, more historic trees could be retained, or not be replaced with much smaller trees. He noted that he had attended many outdoor movies in the park, and noted that they were shown at the park that was furthest from most of the housing. He suggested holding them at some of the parks in central Alameda to reduce the amount of driving. Chair Knox White agreed that creating bike paths in lanes throughout Alameda Point would be a good goal, but did not understand why it was listed under "Recreation and Entertainment" on page 19. He believed that bike paths certainly belonged under "Recreation," but that bike lanes should be included in the Internal/External Traffic Circulation section because of their importance in everyday travel. On page 21, he did not understand the near-term goal of exploring public transit with shorter routes and shuttles. He noted that the many shuttle discussions included the need for efficient and well-run routes, and he did not believe the survey clarified what shuttles meant to people. He noted that page 22 should read "Emery Go-Round," not "Emeryville Go-round." He noted that the long-term goal on page 23 to create a seamless network of streets to "achieve integration throughout the City, and to minimize traffic congestion," seemed to not be consistent with the policies stated by the City Council's EIR policies to use streets to minimize traffic congestion. He believed that Alameda Point should be integrated into the street grid. Staff Khan believed the intention was to minimize congestion by adding TSM or TDM measures, not by adding or widening streets. He noted that the goal was to minimize congestion. Chair Knox White requested that the language be clarified. 5 | TransportationCommission/2007-12-12.pdf |