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TransportationCommission | 2020-10-28 | 2 | project, unless one is coming from San Leandro. If coming from San Francisco, this problem has not been solved from Broadway by this project. Paul Ashby: He encouraged the City of Alameda to support inclusion of the Webster Tube walkway for bicyclists. He has concerns about traffic off the island, for bicyclists and for pedestrians. This $100 million project is not yet funded and he is concerned about how to fund the $200 million bike/pedestrian bridge and when it could be funded. Pedestrian improvements will be valuable. Bicycling is difficult in the tubes, and the Webster Tube bike improvements are not satisfactory; however, a four-foot wide path (in Webster Tube) would be better than the three-foot wide path (in Posey Tube). Sugiarto Loni, representing Oakland Chinatown Chamber. He stated that Chinatown receives the brunt of the traffic problem. He was involved in the previous Broadway-Jackson Study; however, Alameda was opposed so the study was delayed for ten years, is his understanding. The OAAP project is a good project for the Chinatown community. The project would open up the Chinatown community making it better for pedestrians. He thinks the horseshoe will work, and he does not want to lose time with a $200 million bike/pedestrian bridge, especially with the planned development of Alameda Point. He hopes that Alameda will support OAAP and not derail it. Serena Chen: She has lived in Alameda for 23 years, and also lived in Oakland and helped build the social communities in Oakland. The freeway cut off Chinatown, and this project is a serious social justice issue. Institutional decisions destroyed the Oakland Chinatown area. She does not want to hold up the opportunity to bring Chinatown together and reduce pollution from Alamedans who drive. She wants to move forward, and she also supports the bike/pedestrian bridge. John Han: He was born in Alameda, and he lives and works in Alameda. The progress of this project is necessary. Alameda will grow yet there is no other ingress or egress. The collisions continue in Oakland. Oakland Chinatown has been disproportionately impacted by the current design, and it is systemic injustice to keep it here. It appears that Alameda City leaders and bike advocates are holding this project hostage and the optics are horrible. Doris Gee: She is an active community member in both Alameda and Oakland Chinatown. She appreciates the changes to be built with this project. She has tried to cross 7th and Harrison in Oakland with her family, and motorists would not stop for them. The project will create more tourist opportunities and an Alameda- only exit out of Alameda. Lena Tam: Former Councilmember and she does not want to delay this project. She uses this route to commute to Oakland and support the OAAP because it reduces the crash rate between motorists and pedestrians. She is worried about the long-term sustainability of Oakland Chinatown. She witnessed a pedestrian being hit on Webster Street who later died. She appreciates the time everyone has spent reviewing the plan. Denyse Trepanier: The existing path through the tube is filthy and dangerous. It does not meet Caltrans safety standards for a path. The Webster Street walkway also would be substandard. She agrees with most of the speakers tonight that the OAAP has nice improvements for Oakland. Only one percent would use this new Webster Street path and monies should be redirected to the bike/pedestrian bridge. The voters wanted a multimodal solution, and this project is not it. Transportation Commission Special Meeting Minutes - October 28, 2020 2 | TransportationCommission/2020-10-28.pdf |