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TransportationCommission | 2013-12-11 | 2 | Page 2 of 9 Wednesday, October 23, 2013 Commissioner Vargas called for a motion to approve the Consent Calendar. A quorum was not met, so the Commission will vote at the next meeting held in January 2014. 5. New Business 5A. Shore Line Drive/Westline Drive Bikeway Project Update Staff Payne presented the report. Commissioner Vargas opened the floor to public comments. Rion Cassidy, resident of Bay Street, said he was here in part because he had become convinced that some things violate the public participation policy. He said the Commission approved the project in the past, but today he learned the way comments were handled in the early stages of the project were no longer allowed at this point. He felt that it is a violation. His argument is there are a lot of changes at the last minute and the term "bait and switch" came to mind. There was a community meeting and there were four different choices and cycle tracks were an alternative. His request was to table the decision until the community weighs in on the decision. Commissioner Vargas asked Staff Payne what type of time is available before the decision is needed to lock in the funds. Staff Payne replied staff would need to submit the construction drawings to Caltrans by January 13, which is a request to authorize construction. Commission Vargas asked if there was time to make modifications on the existing illustrations. Staff Payne replied yes. Carol Gottstein, Alameda resident, said the whole project crammed a lot of stuff onto one road that cannot be widened anymore. She said 50 percent of the promised disabled parking spaces have been eliminated or changed and that is disheartening. Commissioner Vargas asked if the ADA parking is an item that is delayed like the crosswalks or are they currently not feasible. Staff Payne replied that the disabled parking is infeasible because the parking spots would only comply at eight feet in width whereas on-street parking widths along this corridor are only seven feet. Commissioner Miley asked if staff made every effort to look at every intersection to see if disabled parking could fit. | TransportationCommission/2013-12-11.pdf |