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TransportationCommission | 2009-05-27 | 6 | DRAFT Bruce Brubaker noted there were needs at Alameda Point currently; recommended bus stop and shelter improvements, most at Alameda Point. The plan is intended to be a fund raising tool. Will list priorities for projects. Chair Knox White asked Diane Stark if CMA is committed to following through on this. Diane Stark replied that the plan is used as a way to identify projects and to list the needs of the community. When funding becomes available Alameda can compete for the funds. Lifeline Transportation Funds are available every 3-4 years. AC Transit applied for funds in Alameda for bus service. Other funds are available, such as Measure B. Commissioner Schatmeier asked if the Lifeline funding was allocated to CMAs by population of low-income people. Diane Stark agreed and stated that Alameda County did have a higher population of low-income people than most of the nine counties in the Bay Area. There is a share for the whole county. Only 5 areas have been identified, Alameda being one of them. Alameda could compete well because it has a plan already. Open Public Hearing Jay Smith, member of Operation Dignity stated many people at the Alameda Collaborative have absolute needs for transportation. He has been involved with meetings regarding the 63 Bus. He noted the shelters have no benches; some locations have no shelters, etc. Feel these issues need to be addressed. Commissioner Schatmeier inquired if the rankings on the report were staff's or the public. Bruce Brubaker replied that it was a staff analysis but some were from the public. He listed the issues: 1) bus stop and shelter improvements, 2) Shopper shuttle service on weekends at Alameda Point, 3) increase route 63 services on weekend and frequency, 4) implement route 51 on time performance improvements, 5) improve bus service to Alameda Hospital and schools. Chair Knox White asked for clarification regarding the proposed shopper shuttle on the weekends, if it was different from AC Transit's service. Bruce Brubaker responded that there were two different options of addressing the same issue. Route 63 Service improvement is costly; the shuttle would be a lower cost improvement. Commissioner Schatmeier asked if the community requested higher frequency on the weekend than on the weekdays. Bruce Brubaker stated that the community is confused with a bus route that does one thing on the weekend and another on weekdays, particularly new residents, such as at Operation Dignity. For people who need to get to BART, it takes an hour to get to Fruitvale BART on a weekend, but it is only 15 minutes to get to 12th St. on a weekday. Page 6 of 10 | TransportationCommission/2009-05-27.pdf |