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TransportationCommission | 2012-03-28 | 3 | the public meeting. There were positive comments, and one interesting comment came from a business owner who would tell customers to use High Street instead of 23rd or 29th Avenues to access his business. This project will benefit the local community by providing a direct route. He pointed out that this project is for the trade corridor improvements for the northbound ramps and that is how staff was able to secure funds. He believed the configuration suggestions posed by the speaker were analyzed to solve many of the problems that came up, but were ultimately not used. Marilyn Bowe, Alameda resident, stated that she knows Tom Straus and she wanted clarification on whether most of the traffic would feed in and out of the street in front of Straus Carpet Company. Commissioner Moehring said this is correct. Marilyn Bowe questioned whether the intersection of Ford Street and 29th Avenue would become a bottleneck. Commissioner Moehring replied that the meeting's purpose was to get answers to those questions. Marilyn Bowe stated that she lives on Puddingstone Road, which is a Planned Unit Development. The street in front of her house has now become a feeder street and creates a lot of traffic. Garrett Gritz noted that the intersection of Ford Street and 29th Avenue would become a hub, where a traffic signal will be installed and the Park Street triangle will be restriped. Staff Khan mentioned that the project has been presented to the Planning Board, City Council, and Transportation Commission and advertised on the Alameda CTC's website. So, this is not the first time that the project has been in front of the public. In terms of the impacts, the City recognized those impacts and fought hard to have those concerns addressed. There were concerns about traffic backing up onto Park Street, especially during the am peak hours. However, staff has analyzed that the traffic queues on Park Street will dissipate quickly. He stated that the City requested many improvements, including public transit improvements on Park Street because it will be congested by the years 2030-2035. The City asked for queue jump lanes on Park Street and signal coordination from Park Street and Encinal Avenue to the 23rd Avenue on-ramp. The proposal includes queue jump lanes for transit buses at the 23rd Avenue on-ramp. Staff is now working with AC Transit and Caltrans to review and provide comments on this proposal. The Public Works Department received a Caltrans grant for Park Street signal coordination with the support of the Alameda CTC. Garrett Gritz replied that the project accommodated a future item as part of the area on the 23rd Avenue overcrossing. One of the lanes will be striped out. When the buses are equipped with advance detection then the buses will be able to bypass the queue. Carol Gottstein, Alameda resident, asked if the street that features Bay Auto Center will become Page 3 of 12 Transportation Commission Minutes Wednesday, March 28, 2012 | TransportationCommission/2012-03-28.pdf |