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TransportationCommission | 2015-01-28 | 7 | Transportation Commission March 25, 2015 Item #4A Page 7 of 10 5B. Discuss Clement Avenue Complete Street Concept Proposal Staff Payne presented the report. Commissioner Schatmeier asked staff if the $2.4 million estimate for railroad track removal included filling the holes and paving the street afterwards. Staff Payne replied it does not. Commissioner Bertken asked staff what was the plan for getting the funding to do construction. Staff Payne replied the idea was to better understand what the community wanted and then cost it out once staff had consensus. She said staff would have a better understanding of the full cost and they could look at grant funding available and funding from adjacent developments in the area to pay their contribution for the project. Commissioner Hans asked when working with the utility company do they have a say or obligation to fund the project in some way. Staff Payne replied staff is working with Alameda Municipal Power on this issue and they are still looking to see what funding sources they could bring to the table. Commissioner Morgado asked how many residents versus businesses live on this section of Clement Avenue. Staff Payne replied that the area is in transition because it was once industrial, but there are more residents on the eastern end. She saw the corridor as mixed residential and commercial, and expected the corridor to become more residential in the future. Commissioner Vargas opened the floor to public comments. Dorothy Freeman, Alameda resident, said Clement Avenue was a major street and when she went to the workshop meeting, she was pleased to see people come out. She further said the overall trail would create a three-mile long stretch where a good portion will link east Alameda with the west creating a safer way to travel to get to the ferry terminal and BART station. Jim Strehlow wondered if the railroad tracks could be paved over to create 3-4 inches of additional pavement and the utilities would need to work around it. John Spangler, Alameda resident and a League of American Cycling Instructor, stated that he was on the Cross Alameda Trail Steering Committee for a number of years along with Lucy Gigli. He felt all the utilities should be grounded including the high voltage because the sidewalks on Clement Avenue are not wide enough to present a safe passage for people on wheelchairs or someone walking next to someone with a wheelchair. The City would have to take one side of parking out to install a fully buffered bike lane with three feet on each side of the lane similar to San Francisco. Page 7 of 10 | TransportationCommission/2015-01-28.pdf |