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TransportationCommission | 2020-07-22 | 9 | Chair Soules wanted clarification on where the Commissioners could send any other comments. Staff Member Wheeler explained all the online tools they could use from the online Bikeways Map to all the surveys that were available under each element. She also provided the project email: activealameda@alamedaca.gov Commissioner clarifying questions and comments #6C (Park, Webster and Lincoln Streets) Chair Soules wanted to know how the Commission felt about the reconfiguration that Park Street and Webster Street had undergone already. She wanted to know more about how businesses felt and if the public was still going out and enjoying these areas. Commissioner Weitze wanted to know if the protected bike lanes would preclude parklets because that was how it was drawn. If the parklets prove to be a success, it would be something to consider. Staff Member Wheeler believed that was a downside of the separated bike lanes. She said that they could do a combination of two but that wasn't ideal. She explained that all of the concept plans would also make a lot of pedestrian improvements and further explained where those would be. She said there were many iterations of what they could do and that with expanded sidewalk space they could have room for sidewalk dining. Commissioner Weitze wanted to clarify that the determination of which side of the street on which to widen the sidewalk was ultimately the city's decision, but that businesses could petition to get their side expanded. Staff Member Wheeler said that was correct, all the transportation options were the city's decisions with input from the community and that the City Council would make that decision. Chair Soules said it ties into the concept of complete streets. They were looking at it through the lens of a particular mode and they need to think of it with the concept of a complete street. They need to make sure they have enough information and data that correlates to make an informed recommendation. Commissioner Nachtigall addressed how they could learn from current events and get real-time data. So much of what they are doing now is where they want to possibly be in the future. Chair Soules said that there are commuter and utilitarian trips vs. recreational trips that have different bodies of stakeholders. She was glad that in the planning stage they had not precluded Approved Minutes - Transportation Commission July 22, 2020 9 | TransportationCommission/2020-07-22.pdf |