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TransportationCommission | 2015-07-22 | 9 | Bob Haun stated that the potential development at Boatworks would contain 182 units sooner rather than later since it has been approved by the City. Therefore, he felt the ideal time even when thinking of shifting the route to Clement Avenue would be to somehow acquire the Pennzoil property that would extend Clement Avenue. Commissioner Bertken mentioned one of the comments from John Knox White's memo. He felt that the coordination with bus service to the ferry schedule is important because within the next 20 years there will not be additional capacity across the bay except what you could do with ferry boats. Bob Haun replied that was on their radar and he currently sits on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Core Capacity Study Technical Advisory Group. Thus, he explained they are looking at a number of options such as the opening of a ferry terminal at Seaplane Lagoon and charging for parking at the ferry. Commissioner Bellows asked Bob Haun do drivers have to pay for parking at the Jack London Square terminal. Bob Haun replied he did not believe riders have to pay for parking, but they have to obtain a parking validation on the ferry. Commissioner Schatmeier replied he is a bus and ferry rider, but his experience with bus service to the ferry terminal is similar to bus service to the airport. He said bus service along the Harbor Bay end are running empty and they are timed to meet the ferry, but they do not have a tremendous on time performance record. He gave an example of when he worked in Marin County and the Golden Gate Transit bus to ferry service was not in heavy demand, so when John Knox White proposed to conduct a pilot program there should not be empty buses to the ferry terminal. Commissioner Bertken replied he has not seen a real survey conducted that showed where in Alameda ferry riders are coming from. Commissioner Bellows replied that Kevin Connolly, Water Emergency Transportation Agency (WETA) Planning and Development, provided a map of where riders come from when he presented to the Commission last time. Robert Del Rosario replied the bulk of riders live between Webster Street and Park Street. Residents living east of Park Street use the Harbor Bay ferry. He explained that all three proposals have their merits, but scarcity of resources forced them to prioritize. Commissioner Schatmeier stated that one of the proposals labeled Service Enhancement Proposal # 2 for the Route O has the service truncated on the island and does not go to Fruitvale BART Station anymore. So, he wanted to know if the change would save resources. Robert Del Rosario replied that they could do both, but what is hurting the Route O is reliability with the traffic they face when crossing into the Fruitvale BART Station. Page 9 of 12 | TransportationCommission/2015-07-22.pdf |