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TransportationCommission | 2015-02-25 | 4 | Transportation Commission March 25, 2015 Item #4B Page 4 of 10 would create a transportation czar that is too behavior controlling. She urged the Commission and Board to see that the City must be inclusionary and not select residents based on their transportation choices. Commissioner Vargas stated that in the future he would like to see the materials sent in enough time for everyone to read it. However, he felt that it was good to see different agencies such as AC Transit and BART collaborating and he wanted the city of Oakland to be included in the discussions. He noted that the VMT information will be required to report on to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and to the state of California. Commissioner Miley explained that the City should look at this process as an opportunity since the passing of Measure BB. He also said the future street work around Broadway and Jackson Streets in Oakland should be included in the analysis. He asked Jennifer Ott why the Transportation Commission, Planning Board and City Council would participate in the contractor selection process because in his experience working with the County these bodies are not involved in that process. Jennifer Ott explained that in the past staff have invited the president of the Planning Board to participate. However, she said she will confirm with the City Attorney's office before asking a member to join. Commissioner Miley said he seconded Boardmember Knox White's comments about BART being a critical partner in this discussion. He felt the plan should include all the City's bridges including Bay Farm Island Bridge because island circulation is critically important. He also thanked staff for bringing the update to the Board and Commission, but he thought the timeline to get things accomplished was quite aggressive. Boardmember Burton said that naming the plan according to its intent and its meaning to the community was vital. The goal should be to minimize net increases of SOV travel in and out of the City. He also recognized that congestion and mode shifts are an economic development issue where the City should provide incentives and opportunities to current residents to reduce VMT through job creation within the City and focusing on TDM strategies for all new developments. He said staff needed to coordinate with the existing plans and explain this effort to the public. In terms of the staff report, he said three items were left off or not fully explained: 1. on page 5 of the staff report the recommended approach to divert SOV trips was not mentioned and it should be; 2. the first major tasks should be to define the project and scope of work and 3. outline the community and stakeholder engagement process. Boardmember Tang stated it was important to engage with people who do take public transportation to gather their feedback. Younger generations do not drive as frequently. Boardmember Zuppan said the project's scope was too narrow when speaking about the estuary crossings. She urged staff to think bigger and analyze citywide traffic reductions. Boardmember Alvarez said she feared staff was not engaging with the city of Oakland because of | TransportationCommission/2015-02-25.pdf |