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TransportationCommission | 2016-01-27 | 15 | subsidizing ferry service and he does not want to say they support a lot or a little, but looking back at history, he suggested staff not put that as the first request. Commissioner Bertken replied they put a lot of money into the ferry and they still are, but the point that was being talked about was only so much would be allocated. Also, this does not get project specific until later and it would be geographically based. Commissioner Bellows opened the floor to public comment. Jon Spangler stated that he was contacted by BART Board Director Robert Rayburn about this agenda item a few days ago and he was concerned about the lack of specific access to transit items in the plan. He said as it was originally prepared he does not know what changes were made in the last few days. He conveyed this to Staff Payne to make sure this was known and she responded quickly on ways to include transit connections especially the leg of the Cross Alameda Trail, the need to replace Miller Sweeney Bridge and possibly make better transit connections across the new lifeline span. When hearing Jennifer Ott's priorities, he liked the ferries, but the service is much dirtier per passenger mile than other forms of transit. He suggested they look at capital expenditures that are a lot greener such as Hydrogen Fuel Cell powered or sail powered ferries that get off the carbon emissions conveyor belt. He explained that access to BART is a key part of this Cross Alameda Trail, which connects Alameda Point to Fruitvale BART. He went on to say that including pedestrian and bicycle access that feeds into Tilden Way from downtown and the east end, Fernside as well as the northern waterfront is Alameda's part of the pie and part of Regional Measure 3. He also noted that transbay bus service is something to support and he will do his own work with his contact to get more information on what is behind the green curtain in Sacramento and elsewhere. Lucy Gigli stated that two places that critically need improvement is off island access to Fruitvale BART, Tilden Way and Fruitvale Bridge from the east end. She explained it was critical for bikes to be able to travel from the east end to BART, plus it is part of the Cross Alameda Trail. She also mentioned the Estuary Crossing because the service is not a real long- term or medium range solution because it has limited hours and is overall cumbersome. Yet, the Estuary Crossing is number one in the biking and pedestrian plan so she urged staff to keep looking for solutions. She heard that the Alameda Landing and shuttle is way off in the distance, so she asked staff to keep the number one item in the forefront because the City has other challenges that need to be fixed. Commissioner Miley thanked staff for bringing this forward and thanked the speakers who made great points. He said his experiences with regional measure specifics are important for the City, but the MTC and state legislature look at the broad funding categories. He said their hope would be that they create categories and hopefully they fund the categories to the extent that City staff could submit a competitive application. He also felt that BART to Alameda was a real long-term goal and solution for transit issues, but the project will be so expensive and they are not considering this project in this measure, but do not forget BART to Alameda. Commissioner Schatmeier stated that he would like to see Jon Spangler and Lucy Gigli's recommendations for emphasis on Fruitvale BART, Tilden Way and access to the trail section of this added to the staff presentation. Page 15 of 16 | TransportationCommission/2016-01-27.pdf |