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TransportationCommission | 2012-01-25 | 11 | Staff Khan read a comment made by email from Lucy Gigli, President of BikeAlameda, regarding project ranking and when paraphrased she stated there are many ranges of transit benefits per project type and each project may be regionally significant or important to economic development. Since the City now has so many plans, this kind of a list is critical so that everyone can agree on how all the places and projects should be prioritized to align our plan goals. Jon Spangler, Alameda resident and a League of American Cycling Instructor, the precedent has always been in regards to categorizing projects based on opportunistic grant applications and staff should take advantage of the applications whenever they become available. One project in particular is the Estuary Crossing project. The list should show a project once with a subcategory of two action items within the projects to simplify the list. The City Council understands this is a laundry list, but the list should also show transit benefits, or combination of pedestrian, bicycle, and mass transit benefits, plus showing regional importance. Commissioner Miley made the motion to approve the list; Commissioner Bertken seconds motion. 4F. Safe Routes to School Draft Project Submittal - Grand Street at Wood Middle School Staff Payne summarized the staff report. Commissioner Moehring responded by asking whether staff spoke with residents surrounding the mid-block crossing. Staff Payne - Outreach was conducted to residents within a 300 feet radius of the mid-block crossing, and there is an overall positive outlook to the project. Commissioner Bellows commented on the fact that Grand Street is a confusing area and the plan is heading in the right direction. She also wanted to get a total cost estimate for the project. Staff Payne - The total grant fund from Caltrans is a maximum of $450K and the total project cost is a maximum of $500K. Commissioner Bellows explained that she would like to see additional landscaping for the area to look more attractive and to create a better pedestrian refuge area. Staff Payne spoke with the Alameda Park and Recreation Department and adding four trees would be the biggest landscaping. Also, she talked to Wood Middle School vice principal to see if they would like additional landscaping adjacent to their property and the mid-block crossing. Commissioner Bellows suggested landscaping within the median strip, similar to Lincoln Street near the nursery, and she asked about pedestrian lighting. Staff Payne - Since the grant is a Safe Routes to School grant and most of the students are home Page 11 of 13 | TransportationCommission/2012-01-25.pdf |