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TransportationCommission | 2016-11-16 | 2 | been requested along the Northern Waterfront far exceeds the numbers that were used in the study. The housing units approved for Del Monte, Encinal Avenue Terminal, Alameda Landing, and Alameda Marina basically doubled from what was used in the study. She said residential units under construction have not completely affected Alameda's traffic system as of yet. She noted that the development, 2100 Clement Street, just started construction and many more developments are under construction. She explained that the City has not resolved cutting Clement Avenue through Pennzoil, so all of the new southbound traffic will be pushed onto Buena Vista for an undetermined period of time. She said a new bus lane will soon begin along Buena Vista further slowing down the traffic and she has yet to see how the newly occupied units will affect not only traffic going southbound, but through the tube, transit lines, ferries and City streets. She asked the Commission to express these concerns to the Planning Commission and the City Council. Tony Daysog, Alameda City Councilmember, said mid-December would be the last month as a City councilmember and he thanked the Commission and staff for their service. He felt these are really exciting times for the City and especially for the transportation field, which includes autonomous technology. He encouraged the Commission to continue to always be positive because the items they review will provide positive improvements to the lives of residents now and into the future. Commissioner Vargas stated that he attended the California Transportation Association Conference that day and they had competing receptions earlier that morning. He said he attended the Latinos in Transit gathering and they talked about the challenges associated with the election results in terms of federal funding for transit. He explained that we should be in a good place since we tax ourselves in California. He said there was great concern about transit funding and unfortunately he was unable to attend last month's Transportation Commission meeting because he was leading a delegation to learn more about California High Speed Rail and how Public Private Partnerships could be implemented on the local level. Nancy Heard, Alameda resident, said she is working on some projects in the City and when conducting community service she reviewed various Planning Department studies about where people travel to once they off board the ferry. She explained that one study stated that people go to San Francisco and another study stated that commuters go different places. So, with the City's planned development coming down the pipeline, she felt a study must be conducted again to make traveling off the island easily feasible. Commissioner Bellows said that she attended the Walk and Roll to School Day event on October 5 at Franklin Elementary School with Lieutenant Guilari. She explained that the students listened attentively about being safe, do not speed, wear helmets and remember to walk their bikes in the crosswalks. Page 2 of 9 | TransportationCommission/2016-11-16.pdf |