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TransportationCommission | 2012-07-25 | 9 | study. He does not know if it needed to be included and that is a question for staff. He felt that a background of the General Plan and Senate Bill SB 375 should be addressed and land use policies should be discussed in conjunction with the Planning Board. He also addressed the need to reference other BRT projects in regards to number of miles, cost and ridership in future documents. Staff Khan spoke about the Bay Farm area. The funding that the City received was intended to connect Alameda Point to the BART station. However, the analysis could lead staff and the Commission to discussions on the Long Range Transit Plan. Commissioner Bertken commented that it was worthwhile to bring up that staff had a diagram of the route, which includes the ferry terminal, but the corridor stopped at the edge of the base. He mentioned that there is discussion to have a transit center at the terminal. So, as a matter of presentation, the corridors should end where the new terminal will be placed. Also, he pointed out that there would be 300 new ferry passengers due to Alameda Point development. Yet, there is no place within the report to show that there are close to 700 trips today across the Bay to San Francisco. Lastly, he asked staff if the consultants that were used would be on board for the entire study. Staff Khan explained that Nelson Nygaard would be on board for the entire plan. Commissioner Bertken said Nelson Nygaard did a wonderful job putting the information together as an introduction to where we stand today, but further discussion is needed. He mentioned that the lines that are shown in the report are not where the population lies. They might be good streets from a physical standpoint, but for attracting riders who may want a relatively short walking distance, they may not be. 6. Staff Communications On-going Traffic Calming Projects Staff Khan mentioned that staff held a community meeting at Fernside Blvd about the traffic- calming project at the end of June, but the meeting was not well attended given that it was a holiday season. Complete Streets Policy Requirement Staff will bring information about a proposed Complete Street Policy to the Commission at the September meeting. The policy requirement is coming from the following two different sources: 1) the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) recently approved the One Bay Area Grant and the funding is coming from federal sources. So every jurisdiction should have a complete street policy adopted by early 2013, and 2) the Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) has a Complete Street requirement in their funding agreement that the City signed and must adhere to in order to receive Measure B funds by June 30, 2013. One advantage for the City is that they recently updated their Transportation Element in the General Plan. Page 9 of 11 | TransportationCommission/2012-07-25.pdf |