pages: TransportationCommission/2008-11-12.pdf, 5
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TransportationCommission | 2008-11-12 | 5 | Commissioner Krueger inquired whether trip reduction related to transportation demand management (TDM) was considered in the analysis, or whether it did not reduce the trips sufficiently. Staff Khan replied that the anticipated reductions were not sufficient to mitigate the congestion resulting from the proposed policies, and that this analysis was conducted in response to the comments that had been received. Commissioner Krueger suggested that that language be clarified. With respect to flexibility, Commissioner Krueger inquired whether the policy as written could be overridden. Staff Khan replied that the General Plan would have to be changed. Commissioner Krueger inquired whether a Specific Plan could override the General Plan. Staff Khan replied that a Specific Plan must be consistent with the General Plan. Chair Knox White noted that the City Council has already accepted the EIR policies, and that the EIR does not approve or deny a project, it just describes the impacts. He believed that the proposed language for EIR-1 and EIR-2 essentially made their intent meaningless. He added that the CMA had never withheld gas taxes for deficiency issues. He noted AC Transit's comment C-4 about bikes and transit mixing relatively well. He suggested adding clarification that the primary and secondary transit street classification did not have to do with current or anticipated service levels, but how the streets were treated. He noted that the EIR policy allows a queue jump on secondary streets. Open public comment. Chair Knox White responded to a letter submitted from Ani Dimusheva. The letter expressed concern that the City would be instituting measures to force traffic toward particular streets. Chair Knox White noted that other than transitional streets, the Transportation Element does not propose change in the use of the streets. The letter also described the treatments employed on Fernside Blvd. and compared conditions to Grand Street. Chair Knox White noted that the speeds on Fernside and Grand were found to be similar. Close public comment. Chair Knox White requested that two clarifications be added to the draft Transportation Element: 1. A description of how the overlay maps for the functional classification system should be used regarding: Classification layer - should describe the expected overall use of the street Land use layer - should describe the interaction between the roadway and the surrounding area Modal layer - should indicate the priority of specific modes 2. The EIR policies should be renumbered and listed under the implementation strategies in section 4.4.2. 5 | TransportationCommission/2008-11-12.pdf |