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TransportationCommission | 2013-10-23 | 10 | conducting the report. The reason he asked was that he had Sergeant Simmons attend the meeting to comment about general crime around bus stops within the Santa Clara Avenue corridor. Sergeant Simmons, Alameda Police Department Traffic Division, said over his 23-year history he has seen graffiti, loitering and occasional theft of cell phones or personal property at bus stops. Commissioner Vargas asked Sergeant Simmons about accident data along Santa Clara Avenue. He specifically wanted to know about the number of speeding buses and parking or drop off concerns. Sergeant Simmons replied that the drop off at Eighth Street and Santa Clara Avenue concerned him because the stop is right in front of the library. He said if the relocation were to happen, the City would lose around seven parking spaces on that block. Moreover, the area near Maya Lin School is one of the worst areas for picking and dropping off passengers and many motorists double park or encroach in the bicycle lanes. Regarding speeding buses, he routinely receives calls about this issue, and he is armed with a radar gun to check AC Transit buses, but he does not see many speeding buses. He stated that he does not have all of the accident data for Santa Clara Avenue, but he recalled the last collision was at Grand Street and Santa Clara Avenue involving a motorist running a red light and hitting a car. Commissioner Bellows told Sergeant Simmons that every time she drove near Eighth Street and Santa Clara Avenue it is impacted in all directions. She avoids the area because it is such a tough intersection. Also, she wanted to know his opinion about relocating the bus stop from Eighth Street to Ninth Street. Sergeant Simmons said he was concerned with the Ninth Street and Santa Clara Avenue intersection because the heaviest crossings involve Maya Lin students. Additionally, he said that they deploy a crossing guard at the intersection, adding extra activity would hinder the children's safety. Commissioner Morgado asked Sergeant Simmons if lighting was an important element to stopping crime. Sergeant Simmons replied lighting is an important factor to reducing crime. Yet, he does not know if he could make a fair assessment about the lighting at the bus stops along Santa Clara Avenue because he has not worked night shifts in a long time. However, he would ask the night time officers and come back to the Commission with an answer. Commissioner Schatmeier said it would be good to know how the proposed moves would be impacted by the presence or absence of lighting. Commissioner Bertken asked AC Transit staff for clarification of the route 51A when discussing service delays in the staff presentation. Robert del Rosario replied the 51A line runs through Fruitvale BART Station and into Page 10 of 19 | TransportationCommission/2013-10-23.pdf |