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TransportationCommission | 2021-03-24 | 6 | Public Comments for #6B. Jim Strehlow said in regards to Vision Zero he described what he saw daily as he rides his bike around. He saw people ignorant of the laws and people crossing in front of him even though he had the right away. He also described people crossing when he had the green light. He wanted to see more education included in Vision Zero for pedestrians for their damn safety and his safety. Chair Soules thanked Mr. Strehlow and clarified that Vision Zero did have a good outreach component. Commissioner Clarifying Questions, Comments, and Discussions for #6B. Commissioner Weitze wanted clarification on why Urban Forest and Landscape Maintenance was recommended even though it had a low score. Staff Member Payne reminded everyone that the map was out of date, this had been mentioned in the Staff Report. Staff Member Vance described why Urban Forest and Landscape Maintenance was included, it was because it does share funding with some of the Transportation projects. It has to be funded somehow, there are street trees that need to be maintained for safety and aesthetic reasons. Commissioner Weitze was curious about the equity of paving management. This was a very broad category and with equity in mind, certain parts of Alameda were in desperate need of being repaved, and certain parts of Alameda were doing well. Staff Member Vance discussed the equity score of the projects and how they could use similar criteria that Oakland used to put more of an equity focus on how they spend pavement funds. It was something that could be incorporated into these projects since they were citywide. Commissioner Weitze said he hoped they would be more focused on parts that had not been paved in a while. Staff Member Vance said these projects had traditionally been condition-based, the pavement management in the past had typically followed the sewer replacement program. The funding available for pavement was almost a 1:1 with sewer, the city would rehab 3 miles of sewer per year and then pave 3 miles of sewer per year. That limited the choice for pavement, but if there were more funding for pavement there would be more choices where it could go. Approved Minutes - Transportation Commission March 24, 2021 6 | TransportationCommission/2021-03-24.pdf |