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TransportationCommission | 2012-07-25 | 7 | 5C. Draft Regional Transit Access Study (RTAS) - Overview of Study Corridors, Transit Demand, and Service Examples Staff Khan presented the staff report. Commissioner Vargas called for public comment. Jim Strehlow, Alameda resident and local employee, was confused about the public comment format because during Commission Moehring's term, the Commission discussed the item before the public would comment. Therefore, he was unable to comment on the Commission's thoughts before coming up to speak. He asked the staff to change the spelling of "corridors" on the top of every page of the report. Additionally, he disliked the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) plan because it is not a good fit for the city. He explained that Eugene, Oregon may have extra space for a dedicated lane, but Alameda is not able to dedicate a lane on Atlantic Avenue because it has two lanes. He also did not believe that the proposed fare collection system would speed up the service. He felt that the gains are not what the residents want. He would rather have a well- organized bus system, not a bus rapid transit system. He wants City staff to clarify the gains of the bus rapid transit system. Commissioner Vargas called for the Commission to comment. Commissioner Miley asked about the timeline and when staff would present the final draft report to the Commission. He also wanted to know if this draft plan would go to the Planning Board and City Council. Staff Khan responded that staff's intention is to create two to three more documents to go through the Transportation Commission. The plan would include a detailed analysis. The grant has an October 2014 deadline, so they have some leeway. The goal is to process the study, and move forward especially since the Alameda Point is moving forward. Staff may go to the Planning Board in the meantime to move the process concurrently with the Transportation Commission and then present the report to the City Council sometime in summer or fall of 2013. Commissioner Miley understood that the plan was in the early process, but he was interested to see how the Bay Area's first BRT will function in the east bay. Thus, he wanted to know what the timeline was for implementation and service. Staff Khan explained that in terms of the timing, the East Bay BRT is a little bit ahead of them because Oakland is in the Environmental Impact Report phase. He also mentioned that the project should link into Oakland. Commissioner Miley said the East Bay BRT had federal funds identified for the project. He explained the proposed plan does have some natural synergies there. So, he questioned how the idea of BRT would work when he understood it as a system with dedicated lanes. Lastly, he commented on some of the travel modes in place of work numbers where you see big numbers for Oakland, San Francisco, Alameda and a lump for Alameda County. He would like to know if staff has data that shows that the dispersion throughout central and southern Alameda County. He Page 7 of 11 | TransportationCommission/2012-07-25.pdf |