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TransportationCommission | 2011-12-14 | 5 | Staff Khan replied that the key is that the bicycle should be attached at two points. Barry Bergman stated that the inverted U has become the national standard. It provides more support for bicyclists at two points. The labor is not that much greater than with the ring type. The City is recommending the inverted U as the standard; however, both types are considered acceptable. Commissioner Vargas - The dialogue between BikeAlameda and the City is great to see. The goal is to make it a more bike friendly city. Developers can use it as the opportunities come up and SO he likes the concept of the guidelines. In Spain, he saw some loaner bikes where individuals can borrow bicycles. Perhaps the City can include this item in the next revision. He has minor comments that he will share later. He asked about the timing of the revisions. Staff Khan responded that January 6 is the deadline for responses; however, this time has been extended since staff will take this item to the January 19 Economic Development Commission meeting and to the Planning Board in February so comments are open. Staff will take the item to the City Council in March or April. Staff Payne stated that staff is in contact with the Air District, which has a loaner bike pilot project. Unfortunately, Alameda is not a pilot study city yet possibly could be at future stages so staff is monitoring the project. Commissioner Moehring - It would be amazing to have loaner bikes at the ferry terminals for the America Cup. Loaner bikes would open up the City for tourists. Commissioner Bertken - It looks to be a commercial enterprise in Paris. Commissioner Moehring - In Amsterdam, they are looking for a basic bike and they just need access. Staff Khan discusses that the design guidelines addresses how to design a facility. It does not address how to design a program so the loaner bike program would not be appropriate in the design guidelines. Commissioner Moehring - When it comes to the width of the bike lane, the City needs to look at the width of the street. We are limited by the width of the street. The bike lanes should be as wide as possible. Commissioner Vargas asked if looking at the volumes could justify widening the facility. Staff Khan - It is a good point, which Barry tried to capture. Around the waterfront, the City also would want a jogging path. We tried to find information from the United States. For vehicles, local streets could have 10-foot wide travel lanes. For collectors, we may want to have wider lanes with 11-foot lanes. Arterials should have 12-foot lanes. The speed of the car also should play a role because we do not want the drag of trucks to pull the bicyclist under the wheels. Barry and he looked at Harbor Bay Parkway with faster speeds. The street would need Page 5 of 9 | TransportationCommission/2011-12-14.pdf |