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TransportationCommission | 2021-07-28 | 3 | Gail Payne, Senior Transportation Coordinator, introduced this item and gave a presentation. She also introduced Mike Alston, a consultant with Kittelson & Associates, Inc. The staff report and attachments can be found at https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5037423&GUID=1BE1750D-6EA2- 4133-A912-638485701722&FullText=1. Commissioner Clarifying Questions for #6E Chair Soules asked about the Social Vulnerability Index and its update status. Staff Member Payne shared that the update is being covered as part of the Hazard Mitigation Plan update effort. Public Comments for #6E Jim Strehlow was pleased that there was not enough space for roundabouts everywhere. He discussed what his concerns were and called out Pearl Street by Tilden Way as an example of what might get overlooked. He also pointed out that at Otis Drive and Grand Street it was difficult for Fire Engine 1 to make a turn. Staff Member Payne addressed his concerns about roundabouts and this was an initial scan to see what was possible. For the intersection discussed (Tilden/Blanding/Fernside) they would of course take Pearl Street under consideration. Then for Otis and Grand, they did consider that issue, the consultants did make sure it could fit. Mr. Alston discussed all the elements they look at when they evaluated an intersection. He explained what they had studied and looked at for the intersection analysis. Commissioner Comments and Discussions for #6E Commissioner Kohlstrand wanted to know if smaller traffic circles could work in locations that had been deemed too unsuitable for roundabouts. Instead of focusing on those intersections, she wanted to focus on intersections that could still use a traffic circle. Staff Member Payne answered that this study had been focused on the modern roundabout, our fatal and severe injury collisions, and where those took place. They happened on the busier and wider streets. She explained more about why they had focused on the modern roundabouts. TC Meeting Minutes 3 July 28, 2021 | TransportationCommission/2021-07-28.pdf |