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TransportationCommission | 2016-11-16 | 5 | Commissioner Bellows replied the presenters somewhat summarized the purpose, but she felt the Commission's purpose regarding the agenda item was to review the list of projects found in the staff report tables. She explained that the project list was divided by transit projects, multimodal, and bicycle and pedestrian projects. Additionally, she stated that the projects were segregated by the individual TDM strategies and then short-term and long-term timeframe. Jennifer Ott, Director of Base Reuse and Transportation Planning, said there was a lot of information in the packet and she proposed that the Commission review the table in order to find something missing or potential projects that should be included in the table. Furthermore, she proposed that the Commission review the wording to see if something should be stated in another way. Commissioner Bellows replied that it was unclear whether transit service would be provided to the Main Street Ferry Terminal. Jennifer Ott explained that providing transit service to the Main Street Ferry Terminal was included. She went on to say that Staff Payne worked with Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) and AC Transit on a grant for potential bus service that would be a limited, cross-island service connecting Main Street Ferry Terminal with Fruitvale BART. Commissioner Soules asked staff about the island being well served by public transit because there's a perception that it's not very convenient. She felt there are areas underserved by public transit, especially regarding service performance, which needs improvement. She mentioned that seniors trying to make medical appointments and riders commuting to school to drop off their children and then board the ferry is not feasible. She said an incentive that should be considered would be to provide free rides to build community support and then display transit riders' testimonials. She also noted that when new transit service is introduced, it's important for staff to get the word out and incentivize utilizing public transportation. Commissioner Bellows asked Jennifer Ott about the new development plans and whether staff will work with the developers to provide transit passes especially since parking is limited. Jennifer Ott replied all of the employees and residents of Alameda Point will have free transit passes as well as the Northern Waterfront. Commissioner Bellows replied that Commissioner Soules was talking about promoting and incentivizing public transit use and publicizing the benefits of taking public transit. Jennifer Ott said that's a great idea. Commissioner Soules liked the idea of monitoring the promotion to make sure it's not only effective and justifies the funding, but provides a benchmark that would enable staff to retire projects that aren't working. She asked staff if there's origin and destination analysis for inter- island public transit trips, especially during peak periods. She noticed that the ferries have had an influx of people who do not live in Alameda that create more congestion on the island during those peak times. So, she felt reviewing the inter-island peak trips to inform some of the lowest Page 5 of 9 | TransportationCommission/2016-11-16.pdf |