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TransportationCommission | 2009-02-25 | 10 | Commissioner Lee expressed concern about splitting the routes, and that if it lost time, it may be more or less convenient to change buses if it was reliable. In response to an inquiry by Chair Knox White regarding the process moving forward, Ms. Sarna replied that public input was very important, and that workshops were being scheduled in each of the three cities where the 51 operated - Alameda, Berkeley, and Oakland. Chair Knox White noted that he would like an opportunity to discuss this item in more detail before moving forward. He noted that the least ridden section of the line had the most delays. He did not believe it would be appropriate to identify drivers as the sole sources of the delays, but did not believe it would be appropriate to soft-pedal the issues on this line. He supported removing the stop at Lincoln, and believed there should be a discussion of whether 9th Street makes sense when examining the number of daily riders. He believed the decisions should be based on whether meaningful time would be saved. Chair Knox White believed the origin/destination study was key, and should be done before there was a discussion of what to do next. He noted that many people he knew who traveled to Berkeley did not take the 51 all the way; he observed many people riding to 12th and Broadway, where they continued via BART. He noted that he had never seen a bus stop before entering an intersection in order to wait for the bus ahead of it to clear the bus stop, and suggested that be re- emphasized in the drivers' training. It was his personal experience that the delays on Broadway between 8th and 11th were due to double parking. Mr. Diest Lorgion noted that they would consider looking at the larger articulated buses if the line was split. Chair Knox White did not favor the A/B split service, and did not believe that would serve riders very well. He believed that driver training and management was very important, and cited the example of New York City buses. No action was taken. Commissioner Schatmeier moved to extend the meeting until 10:30. Commissioner Krueger seconded the motion. Motion passed 7-0. Commissioner McFarland and Commissioner Subramaniam left the meeting at 10:10 p.m. 6. OLD BUSINESS 6A. Preliminary Proposed Thresholds of Significance and Implementation Policies Staff Khan presented the staff report, and explained the meaning of the thresholds of significance. Staff would like Dowling to return and provide more information about the analysis. He noted that the issue raised at the last meeting addressed the degradation associated from the tradeoffs resulting from conflict between two modes, impacting the second mode. He Page 10 of 12 | TransportationCommission/2009-02-25.pdf |