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TransportationCommission | 2020-10-28 | 3 | Michael Sullivan: He bikes through the tubes on a daily basis. It would be unfortunate to spend monies on another path in Webster Tube. It is not a multimodal project. He strongly supports investing in the bike/pedestrian bridge. Ed Manasse, Deputy Director of Planning with the City of Oakland. He has been working with the Alameda CTC project staff and consultants. He appreciates the comments heard tonight, and the City of Oakland will be drafting a letter of support for this project. He also supports the bike/pedestrian bridge project, which will be positive for both cities. Jim Strehlow: He is a bicyclist and motorist. The 2009 Estuary Crossing Study stated that the number one priority would be the water taxi program, and he wants to know the status of this project. The OAAP project is multimodal. The bike/pedestrian bridge is too far north for his needs so he would not use it. Sixth Street is six lanes, and will become a traffic jam. He supports this project. Cyndy Johnson: She is with Bike Walk Alameda, and highlighted the portion of their submitted letter about the bike/pedestrian bridge. The project path does not meet best practice standards. The bike/pedestrian bridge should have been included in this project, and could accommodate up to 13 percent of the estuary trips. Alameda CTC should identify funds for the bike/pedestrian bridge. This bridge has been ten years in the making. Commissioner Comments and Discussion for #6A Commissioner Kohlstrand: She stated that this project is a long time in coming, and it is an important project, particularly for the City of Oakland. It seems to be a reasonable solution, and we should support the project as recommended by City staff. She has used the bus more than the car in this corridor, and is concerned that no transit improvements are listed as part of the project. She would like to have transit priority on both sides of the tube, and would like to hear why it was not included in the project. She would rather see the Webster Street path improvements than shift the monies to a bike/pedestrian bridge, which is worth looking at along with water taxis in the longer term. She would like clarification from the video about the Jackson Street ramp. In general, she supports the OAAP project, and feels it is time to alleviate the traffic congestion in Oakland Chinatown. Rodney Pimentel clarified that the bus times will improve along with motorists. The left lane in the Webster Tube will be reserved only for Oakland traffic including buses to Oakland. Regarding the four-foot wide path, Caltrans did approve the design exception and wants to open it up for one-way travel for bicyclists and pedestrians. It is considered an incremental solution with the long-term solution as the bike/pedestrian bridge. As for the Jackson Street ramp, motorists could take it from I-580 and I-980. Commissioner Kohlstrand: She would like the project to consider HOV lanes on Fifth Street in Oakland, and to include transit in the mix so it needs to give transit vehicles priority. Commissioner Yuen: She supports the project, and appreciates the comments about the current impacts to Oakland Chinatown. It is important for Chinatown to fully use the community assets, like Garden Park. She would like clarification that the support of this project does not preclude the bike/pedestrian bridge. She would like to see the incremental progress for bicyclists that this project brings. She would use the bike/pedestrian bridge but she does not want to delay this project. Transportation Commission Special Meeting Minutes - October 28, 2020 3 | TransportationCommission/2020-10-28.pdf |