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TransportationCommission | 2019-07-24 | 6 | James Falaschi, Alameda Marina, said they support the staff recommendation and look forward to working with the City to make it a reality. Bonnie Wehmann said she supports option 3. She said she teaches kids how to bicycle safely and drivers get angry and impatient sharing the road with bicyclists. She said protected bike lanes provide the most safety. Susie Hufstader, Bike East Bay, said she supports the protected bike lane. She said her partner test rode her commute to Berkeley today and said it was really hard and stressful having cars brushing by all the time. She said the Cross Alameda Trail is about a bigger vision that is safe, comfortable and continuous. Pat Potter, Bike Walk Alameda, supported option 3. She said this option makes the most sense. She said they want to get 40% more people on bikes. She urged the commission to imagine what the street will look like in the future, not what it looks like today. Norene Griffin shared some research about the health and safety benefits of protected bike lanes. She said this project is needed to meet the City's goals. She supported option 3. She said she does not let her son ride his bike in Alameda because it is not safe. Suzanne Diers said her family owns property near Clement Ave where two boat related businesses operate. She said option 3 would make maneuvering boats more difficult, and that it was not necessarily the safest option. She said narrow streets do not make drivers slow down. She suggested putting the bike lanes through the marina property. Gene Oh supported option 3. He cited studies that show increased economic activity when bike lanes replace space for cars. He said bike lanes reduce gridlock. He said adding protected bike lanes would help future proof Alameda for things like autonomous delivery vehicles. Abraham Warner said he rides his bike a lot, but avoids Clement. He supported option 3. Rich Cusimano supported option 3. He said he and his son were struck by a driver riding in what would be the option 2 bike lanes. He said they chose to come home that day on Clement because they used Pacific earlier and it did not feel safe. He said the protected bike lane would be the safest option and would get more people to use their bike. He said that under any option, that traffic calming would be critically important. Zach Kaplan said he finds Clement to be the most conducive route to get to Park Street. He said he has never had a problem riding on Clement. He objected to option 3 because it puts cyclists on the wrong side of the street. He said this would be a waste of taxpayer money. He requested that if option 3 is chosen, that sharrows be placed in the traffic lane to remind drivers that bicyclists are legally permitted in the roadway. 6 | TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf |