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TransportationCommission | 2009-01-28 | 5 | Nathan Landau, AC Transit, noted that he was sorry that he could not bring an official AC Transit answer or position at this meeting, and that he appreciated the work done by the staff, consultants and Transportation Commission. He believed that there was only one other City in the district that was close to this step. He noted that a bus traveling at approximately 12 mph, it would travel through that segment in 150- to 225 seconds. He noted that slowing the buses down would be more of an issue when they already moved slowly. He added that buses were mainly impacted by autos and occasionally bikes; in general they prefer to keep transit and bicycles on separate routes. Close public comment Commissioner McFarland left the meeting at 8:50 p.m. Chair Knox White identified the two main issues for discussion as resolution of conflicts between modes and the values selected for the thresholds. He noted that the discussion of prioritization would use LOS D as the starting point. He noted that the TMP was just adopted the previous week, and that it has several core policies and principles. He noted that Policy 4.4.2.E stated that "mitigations will not significantly degrade the levels of service for bikes, pedestrians and transit." Commissioner Moehring reiterated that while public transit should take a huge priority, she believed the safety issues of the more vulnerable users, especially bikes and pedestrians, should be considered. Commissioner Krueger was surprised to see that pedestrians were rarely, if ever, the number one priority. He believed that everybody in the City was a pedestrian at one time or another. Commissioner Lee noted that the school pedestrians were especially vulnerable, and that she was also concerned with the bicyclists. Commissioner Krueger noted that the transit-first policy was referenced, and whether that was with respect to vehicular traffic, not over pedestrians. Staff Khan noted that the feedback from the public regarding the Pedestrian Plan identified the primary issue as intersections and crossings. He noted that along segments, pedestrians were generally on the sidewalk, and did not interact directly with traffic. Commissioner Schatmeier believed the pedestrians should have a high priority, and added that there were many more conflicts between pedestrians and autos than with the buses. He added that the Line 51 bus only went by every 10 minutes. Staff Khan noted that delays for pedestrians at intersections could occur with the addition of a queue jump lane. He noted that research has shown that when the delays increase, there is also an increase in in appropriate crossings. 5 | TransportationCommission/2009-01-28.pdf |