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TransportationCommission | 2019-09-25 | 7 | https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4139823&GUID=F4F57230- D1C1-4647-85B9-C4DCDEB6B4C7&FullText=1 Commissioner Weitze asked if there are punitive or enforcement aspects to Vision Zero. Staff Member Foster said that increased enforcement is part of other cities' plans. She said San Francisco initially focused enforcement on locations and violations where fatalities and collisions were most likely. Staff Member Wheeler said she sees it as a data driven process to perhaps redistribute where enforcement occurs in order to have the most impact on behavior, rather than simply increasing overall enforcement. Commissioner Weitze asked if reconsidering the standards and process for placement of stop signs was part of the Vision Zero process. Staff Member Wheeler said they have not looked at that as a standard to evaluate, given that federal guidelines exist on stop sign placement. Chair Soules opened the public hearing. Jim Strehlow said NACTO implementation in San Francisco did not make him feel safer while cycling. He said it took him out of his way, compared to the older, more direct route. He recalled a recent fatality in San Francisco on a NACTO redesigned intersection. He warned the Commission not to believe that this would be a perfect solution. Chair Soules closed the public hearing. Commissioner Kohlstrand said she supports the Vision Zero movement and looks forward to developing the policy. Commissioner Yuen said she strongly supports Vision Zero and is excited by the focus on equity. She said she would like to see a focus on design and engineering over enforcement, which can be punitive. She asked that the annual report be brought back to the Transportation Commission. Commissioner Kohlstrand made a motion that the Vision Zero Policy be recommended to the City Council with the amendment that the annual report come to the Transportation Commission. Commissioner Yuen seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. 5-D 2019-7284 Update on Active Transportation Plan 7 | TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf |