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TransportationCommission | 2019-09-25 | 3 | Staff Member Wikstrom said that they have not done updated traffic counts. He said the counts were 30% below the threshold in 2012 and that he would not expect that large of a change at this intersection since 2012. Steve Mack, appellant, gave a presentation. Chair Soules asked what the rest of the conditions of the intersection are, such as signage and striping. Staff Member Wikstrom said that there are no marked crosswalks and that the aerial image displayed is accurate. Commissioner Kohlstrand asked whether Walnut was considered a local street or a collector in the City's street classification system. Staff Member Wikstrom said that Walnut is a local street. Commissioner Weitze asked if there were any other examples of four way stops in Alameda that did not meet the thresholds, but were installed because of community input. Staff Member Wikstrom said he is not aware of any recent examples that would meet that criteria. Chair Soules opened the public hearing. Sean McGowan said that high schoolers zip through the intersection. He said that parking is very difficult during the school year. He said the neighborhood cannot afford to lose a parking space. He said they need a stop sign to reduce speeding. Bob Ralston said the High School students take up all the available parking during the day. He said drivers like to speed through the intersection. He said they need a stop sign before someone gets killed. Shemaiah Stanton said that the primary issue is not visibility, but speeding. He said things have changed a lot since 2012. He asked that staff take a fresh look at the need for a stop sign. Jane Kramer said we don't need to eliminate parking spaces. She said she stops at that intersection automatically when driving, but most people don't know what to do there. She said visibility is not a problem and that it needs a four way stop. Denyse Trepanier, Bike Walk Alameda, said we are trying to make our streets safer. She said safety has to come as a higher priority than parking. She said every study shows that 3 | TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf |