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TransportationCommission | 2012-03-28 | 7 | 10-15 years and the on-going cost to manage the devices is estimated to be $5,000 to $6,000 per year. Regarding on-going maintenance, funds should be available under Alameda CTC's Measure B expenditure plan, Vehicle Registration Fee, and the Smart Corridor program. Commissioner Miley questioned whether the Smart Corridor funds would be competitive or allocated based on population. Staff Khan stated that the Alameda CTC manages the Smart Corridor program and there are a handful of projects in the county. Furthermore, the City is part of the Smart Corridor Consortium. Commissioner Miley asked if the countywide agency would provide all the maintenance funds for the few smart corridors in the county. Staff Khan confirmed that the City will work with the Alameda CTC to obtain funding for the maintenance funds. Commissioner Moehring said she has maintained an interest in this project and she believes the corner of Pacific Avenue will definitely benefit from the project. She noted that the cameras are not recording personal information, but will be used for safety and emergency response situations to efficiently circulate vehicles and allow emergency vehicles to pass. Since there are 55,000 daily vehicles that go through the Webster Tube, anything the City can do to make that commute safer is great. 4C. Quarterly Report on Activities Related to Transportation Policies and Plans Staff Khan presented the quarterly report on the following activities related to transportation policies and plans: The Bicycle Facility Design Guidelines will be presented to the Planning Board sometime after May. The City received $464,000 in funding for the Shoreline Drive and Westline Drive bike lanes project. The project will take one of the lanes in each direction of Shoreline Drive and convert the lanes to parking and bike lanes. Staff has met with Bike Alameda and they will help take this concept to the community. The first public meeting about the proposed project will occur on May 2, and a more detailed description of the project will be presented at next month's meeting. There are 20 bike lockers that were installed at the Fruitvale BART station some time ago, and they have gone over their useful life and are now a fire hazard. The City is partnering with BART and Oakland to remove the lockers and replace them with new electronic lockers. Staff has ordered an additional 20 racks as part of the Park Street Streetscape Project, and staff is looking at more rack locations around Park Street. The total number of new bike Page 7 of 12 Transportation Commission Minutes Wednesday, March 28, 2012 | TransportationCommission/2012-03-28.pdf |