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TransportationCommission | 2015-02-25 | 2 | Transportation Commission March 25, 2015 Item #4B Page 2 of 10 2. Agenda Changes None. 3. Announcements/ Public Comments None. 4. Provide Feedback on Recommended Approach to Citywide Transportation Delivery Strategy Jennifer Ott, Chief Operations Officer for Alameda Point, presented the report. Nate Conable, Principal at Fehr Peers, presented the transportation trends of the City. Boardmember Knox White stated that well over a decade, the City worked with BART to identify a BART stop. He wanted to know if Jennifer Ott included BART in the discussions because Alamedans comprise 50 percent of Fruitvale BART ridership. Jennifer Ott replied the omission was not purposeful because her team focused on current transportation services. However, she felt that BART should be added to the stakeholder list. Lorre Zuppan asked staff if discussions with the City of Oakland also should be conducted. Commissioner Schatmeier said the overriding goals presented were the Estuary Crossing and decreasing Single Occupant Vehicle (SOV) trips. He wanted to know if staff went through a process of reviewing a number of possible goals and boiling them down. He felt the other goal that staff should review would be for Alameda to become a multi-destination with multiple transit service options city. Jennifer Ott said staff listened to the collective experiences resonating from the community meetings and from discussions at City Council meetings. Boardmember Burton stated that Jennifer Ott talked about having one goal with two deliverables, but he needed clarification. Jennifer Ott replied staff identified the deficiencies, and would review the citywide approach to Transit Demand Management (TDM) and would update the transit plan. She explained that they would hire a consultant team to prepare the citywide TDM and transit plan documents. Staff also could focus on increasing transit for the rest of Alameda by increasing transit usage by say 1 percent, but the main concerns were focused on congestion at the crossings. Commissioner Bellows opened the floor to public comments. | TransportationCommission/2015-02-25.pdf |