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TransportationCommission | 2021-11-17 | 4 | Commissioner Kohlstrand thanked the school staff who had participated in this work and linked important items back to the Vision Zero Plan. She discussed her concerns about Fernside Blvd., especially between Blanding and High Street, as well as her concerns about Buena Vista Avenue. She wanted to see more opportunities for the public to have input and not just use a systematic approach. Commissioner Nachtigall discussed the pickup and drop-off rules at Nea Charter School. Chair Soules expressed her concerns about Earhart School pick up and drop off; not just drivers who need to behave properly. She also expressed her concerns about road diets and diversions to adjacent parallel streets. She believed they needed to look into it and get a grander sense of where traffic was being pushed. Commissioner Weitze added that Third Street by NEA was a good example of how preserving parking was part of the problem. If the parking were removed then there would be more places to pick up and drop off. Commissioner Hans asked if there was a plan to bring back Crossing Guards for Secondary Schools. Funding now only allowed for Crossing Guards at elementary schools. Staff Member Wheeler had heard more interest and conversation about having crossing guards at secondary schools but had not heard about funding. She discussed the growing costs of having Crossing Guards. Commissioner Kohlstrand discussed protocols of pick up and drop off at San Francisco Schools and expressed interest in bringing those protocols to Alameda. Staff Member Wheeler discussed the 17 schools that had signed up and what grant funding they had received. Commissioner Weitze asked about the School Route Map. He pointed out that Nea had many roads marked as routes but he preferred funneling kids into fewer streets. Staff Member Wheeler explained that this map had not been updated yet and then discussed what that process entailed. Chair Soules praised city staff for their work and said she would take on a personal role to get the word out about this program. | TransportationCommission/2021-11-17.pdf |