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TransportationCommission | 2012-05-03 | 5 | 4. Announcements / Public Comments Jon Spangler, Alameda resident and a League of American Cycling Instructor, explained that on Saturday, May 5, everyone is welcome and anyone who wants to take a class can register at www.ebbc.org./safety. He would like to offer feedback about what he knows about the Gibbons Drive intersection while being on the Transportation Commission. He felt that Safe Routes to School and traffic calming issues need to be in the transportation priority list and need to be discussed often and citywide. When he was on the Commission, they talked about traffic calming on a neighborhood in Bayview and knew a citywide policy was needed. Part of the problem that he sees is meetings were held in the neighborhood and the rest of the City was cut off. So, the place to have meetings is at the Transportation Commission meetings. At that time, the Commission had been decimated, but Commissioner Moehring continued with public comments despite the fact. Now with a fully functioning Commission, he would like them to discuss traffic calming issues more often. Furthermore, he continued to be disturbed about the ambiguity of Gibbons Drive intersection whether by bike, foot and driving. Commissioner Miley asked with the East Bay Bicycle Coalition is it going to be just people who cannot ride bikes, or will there be safety training class for people who commute by bicycle and do not know how to ride in traffic. Jon Spangler, Alameda resident and a League of American Cycling Instructor, explained they will also offer a 1-hour commuter workshop session on how to commute by bicycle, and conduct the second half of their on the road session about how to handle bikes. Commissioner Vargas stated that the East Bay Bicycle Coalition will have an activity on Thursday, May 10 at the Old Oakland Area, it is called a Bike Happy Hour Party. 5. Adjournment 7:55 pm Page 5 of 5 | TransportationCommission/2012-05-03.pdf |