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TransportationCommission | 2020-07-22 | 4 | Commissioner Weitze wanted to know if this commission had any role in picking future stations in Alameda. Ms. Graham said that was to be determined, they would want to build relationships with the cities they are coming to but there were many technical elements that needed to be considered. Commissioner Kohlstrand wanted to know how they planned to analyze and assess the data to see the need for a station in Alameda. Also, how can they get the information about what a station in Alameda would generate in terms of ridership? Ms. Tao said they had not developed that methodology yet but once they have their teams on board early next year that is what they will be working on. Ms. Graham added that the teams would specifically be helping them build their ridership models. They also would be using market analysis as well. Commissioner Kohlstrand hoped there would be opportunities for the commission to be a part of those discussions and add their input. Commissioner Weitze wanted to know if there was anything that could be done to speed up the timeline by 5 years since some Alameda residents might be shocked or concerned by the 2040 timeframe. Ms. Graham said there were many factors that could speed up development such as private/public partnership. Parts of the Environmental Review Process could hold up development. She said having political champions who raise awareness and funding would be beneficial. Ms. Tao added there were many projects in the works and not enough funding to go around. Getting everyone to support a master plan and support the same projects could have the potential to speed up development. Commissioner Yuen agreed that if there was any way to prioritize this project to speed up development that would be great. She hoped Ms. Graham and Ms. Tao would come back to keep the conversation going. Staff Member Payne wanted to add her support and offered whatever Alameda could do to champion this project. Approved Minutes - Transportation Commission July 22, 2020 4 | TransportationCommission/2020-07-22.pdf |