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TransportationCommission | 2013-10-23 | 7 | relocating the bus stop based on safety reasons. She pointed out that Alameda High School is close to the intersection, so possibly eliminating the stop at Santa Clara Avenue and Willow Street would increase service time. Eleanor Wiley, resident of 1402 Santa Clara Avenue, said she opposed all bus stops relocating and felt Alameda is being painted with the same brush as Berkeley and Oakland. Alex Helperin, resident of 1705 Broadway, said he opposed the Broadway and Buena Vista Avenue relocation and the existing stop has a large setback and less parking issues. Jon Spangler, Alameda resident and a League of American Cycling Instructor, said at the July 9 meeting a lot of people commented about the wrong type of people are being attracted to bus stops. He lives three blocks from the Santa Clara Avenue corridor and said not everyone who rides the bus is homeless or starting trouble. That night he rode his bike down Santa Clara Avenue and he never worried about AC Transit buses hitting him. They are the safest drivers on the street. However, he felt motorists tend to cause pedestrian accidents overall. He also pointed out that buses do not stop at the Dan Francisco Salon for more than 15 seconds and they are gone. Yet, he did hear legitimate transit-related conflicts such as the Broadway and Buena Vista Avenue stop and he hoped they could fix the service between downtown and Fruitvale BART Station. Overall, he approved of the incremental stop changes because every second is essential. Louie Martirez, Line 51A passenger, said he is in favor of moving the bus stop to Ninth Street and Santa Clara Avenue because of the current location's safety issues. Page 7 of 19 | TransportationCommission/2013-10-23.pdf |