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TransportationCommission | 2007-12-12 | 6 | Commissioner Krueger noted that he was also curious about the shuttle issue, and wondered whether the shuttle issue had been explored in other ways. He inquired whether people wanted a shuttle because it was free, or because it was not run by AC Transit, or whether it was because it had a different route. Staff Fonstein replied that with respect to the Marina Village Business Park, staff met annually with the human resource directors of major companies in Alameda to build a good rapport with businesses. He noted that the human resource directors that that was a desire. It could be a more tailored program, or lack of publicity of existing services at this time. Commissioner Krueger noted that he worked at Wind River, and that an announcement was sent out soliciting employee feedback on a BART shuttle. He responded to the contact at the human resources department, stating that there was a bus that ran every half hour to two different BART stations, stopping in front of Wind River; she was not aware that there was a bus, and the company dropped the survey at that point. He believed that the shuttle could be explored further, and wondered how much of it was a demand for something different, and how much was the lack of knowledge about existing services. He suggested that bus passes or other incentives could be used to augment the existing services. Chair Knox White noted that Peralta College just voted to provide the students with free bus passes. Commissioner Schatmeier believed that there was an inaccurate public perception that buses were seen as dirty and noisy, and that shuttles were seen in a much more positive light. He would like to see the consciousness regarding the two forms of public transit to be raised. Commissioner Ratto agreed with Commissioner Schatmeier's comments, and noted that Table 2 on page 13 should include mention of the stations regarding the façade grant program, as well as for the storefronts. He did not believe that Chair Knox White's wishes regarding the trees would come to pass; he noted that the new lighting on Park Street was much closer together than the old cobra lighting, which necessitated the removal of many old trees for spacing. He added that there were two dead trees in front of the Hob Nob that should be removed. He added that a tree midblock northbound, coming up from Alameda Towne Centre was leaning into the second transit lane. With respect to in lieu fees, he inquired where DSD had determined where they would be feasible. He noted that PSBA would push for an exemption next year. Chair Knox White noted that some of the street lights were very bright and intrusive. Commissioner Ratto disagreed, and noted that there were both inside and outside lights that were intended for illuminating the sidewalks and transit lanes. Staff Fonstein noted that the Planning Board had recommended that the title of Strategy 5, which read, "Internal and External Traffic Circulation" should be changed to "Multimodal" instead of "Traffic." Commissioner Ratto moved to accept the proposal with the attached Commission comments. Commissioner Krueger seconded the motion. Motion passed 5-0. 6 | TransportationCommission/2007-12-12.pdf |