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TransportationCommission | 2014-03-26 | 7 | Page 7 of 12 Commissioner Miley asked staff if the funds have to be allocated or spent at a certain date. Staff Patel replied within 2-3 years. Commissioner Schatmeier referred to the Lincoln Avenue and Tilden Way interchange and the five alternatives that were considered. He wondered if any of the alternatives addressed the north side of the intersection in terms of bulb-outs and modifications. Staff Patel replied that staff reviewed the north side of the intersection and construction of the Walgreens store was underway. He said the store planned to improve the light standards and the poles, which are getting hit by trucks making right-hand turns. He said the area would be safer with the changes, but there are challenges with the area because it was not laid out on a true 90- degree angle. Commissioner Schatmeier said staff made several safety improvements, but nothing similar to the north side and based on staff's response that was due to the Walgreens project. He wanted to know if they could look at the north side. He felt a review was important because the area encouraged vehicles to make fast turns from Park Street onto Lincoln Avenue. Staff Patel said staff would review the area. Commissioner Bertken said he looked at the diagram (westbound) and he is familiar with the intersection going up Tilden Way crossing Park Street. He explained that motorists have to merge in and they effectively lose a lane when crossing over, but the diagram showed the following three lanes: a straight lane, a turn lane and an unknown lane near the curb. Joy Bhattacharya replied that the unknown lane is a continuous bike lane. He said staff reviewed the options for bulb-outs on the north side, but the lanes on Lincoln Avenue and Tilden Way, plus the left turn movements prohibit staff from creating a bulb-out at that location. He explained that Park Street on the north and south sides do not have a left turn lane, so that allows staff more space to work. Commissioner Miley referred to Lincoln Avenue and asked staff if the two lanes headed westbound could merge onto Tilden Way and become one lane on Lincoln Avenue. He also wanted to know if the traffic counts would prohibit this type of configuration. Joy Bhattacharya replied that they reviewed that option, but the traffic counts were too high. Also, one of the lanes becomes a left turn lane at the next intersection. Commissioner Vargas asked Sergeant Simmons to talk about accident and fatality counts on Park Street. Sergeant Simmons, City of Alameda Police Department and Traffic, stated that within his 22 years with the Alameda Police Department he does not know of any fatality collisions at these intersections along Park Street. However, he said there were pedestrian collisions, but he does not have the data available. Page 7 of 12 | TransportationCommission/2014-03-26.pdf |