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TransportationCommission | 2015-03-25 | 5 | Transportation Commission May 27, 2015 Item #4A Page 5 of 13 Commissioner Bellows opened the floor to public comments. Don Sherratt, Alameda Resident and member of Alameda County Fairgrounds Association, said that he was a member of the Alameda Traffic Advisory Committee and Recreation and Park Commission for eight years. When he was on the Recreation and Park Commission, there was an issue about funding the bike bridge and there was a promise to continue the bike trail all the way around Alameda. He spoke with Commissioner Hans and he mentioned a safety issue near the bridge and that it was hard to travel by bicycle on that path. He explained that there are four speed humps that slow the speed, so when you go from the bridge to Shore Line Drive there was a gap. He also said that when he was on the Recreation and Park Commission, funding was promised to continue the bike path from the East Bay Regional Parks District and the City, but the funding did not come through because of political reasons. Commissioner Bellows explained to Don Sherratt that the Commission moved the project from long-term to short-term so that project could begin with a feasibility study. Jim Strehlow referred to Exhibit 2 found on page 5, item 53 of the staff report. He wanted to know the timing of the traffic signals and the flow for cars, bicycles and pedestrians because when talking about major funding and long-term projects residents need to understand the flow of transportation. Lucy Gigli, Bike Walk Alameda Advocacy Director, reviewed the plan with staff and she asked that Central Avenue and Fifth Street to Sherman Street be pushed up to the short-term projects. Staff Payne replied that the Central Avenue project was in the conceptual phase and that was the basis for the meeting on April 14. It was hard to know if the community will accept a bikeway along Central Avenue. She felt it was hard to place the corridor, but staff felt the section between Pacific Avenue and Fifth Street should be placed in the short-term and the project will be submitted as part of a TIGER grant even though they have not gone through the concept proposal since this section is part of the Bay Trail and adjacent to Alameda Point. Commissioner Bellows asked staff if the approval and vetting phase were deemed viable could staff move the project from the long-term to the short-term in the next round. Staff Payne replied yes. Jon Spangler, Alameda resident and a League of American Cycling Instructor, said he hoped that staff was putting as much effort into obtaining transit funding as they were with the capital funding. He understood that the operations and capital funding rules were different, but the City should attempt to rebalance the funding scales. Commissioner Miley echoed Commissioner Bertken's comments about staff's excellent work on the report. When he reviewed the priority list, and listened to the various residents, he found that traffic calming and pedestrian safety on Otis Drive was not listed. Staff Payne replied that the project was on the long-term list as part of the Otis Drive Bikeway. She also explained that when staff looked at the bikeway proposal, they also reviewed the corridor | TransportationCommission/2015-03-25.pdf |