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TransportationCommission/2018-01-24.pdf,3 | TransportationCommission | 2018-01-24 | 3 | Staff Member Johnson said the vouchers are still available and the price has been further reduced. Commissioner Vargas made a motion to approve the staff recommendation. Commissioner Soules seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0. 5B 2018-5124 Discuss Repairing Alameda's Aging Infrastructure (Information) Staff Member Ott gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3312460&GUID=7A7A901C- CDBO-4E4A-A924-206B55E63DB7&FullText=1 Commissioner Soules asked how the data would be aggregated. Staff Member Ott said this qualitative survey is following up on the annual community survey quantitative work. Commissioner Soules asked how they were ensuring feedback from the broader community and not just those that have time to seek out the survey. Staff Member Ott listed some of the stakeholder and community groups that they have been reaching out to hear from all segments of the community. Commissioner Soules said she would like to see the entire list of groups that were reached out to on the city's social media feeds. She said that the disaster preparedness information on the website needs updating and could be a focus of the efforts. She said we are trying to focus on people who need and want to use transit services and get rid of their cars, which means we need emergency plans for those populations. Staff Member Payne said she recently took the CERT class, which helps community members understand what the emergency response plan would be. Commissioner Vargas asked if a chart could be developed to show the percentages of funds needed in different areas to help identify alternative sources of funding. Staff Member Ott said that they are developing some of that information internally and would pass the feedback on to share that data more widely. Commissioner Vargas asked how much response there has been and if there is metadata available. Staff Member Ott said they are doing scientific surveys, but she does not have that data available at … | TransportationCommission/2018-01-24.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-01-24.pdf,4 | TransportationCommission | 2018-01-24 | 4 | 5C 2018-5125 Approve Proposed Transportation Program and Fees for Alameda Point Existing Businesses Consistent with the Alameda Point Transportation Demand Management Plan (Action) Staff Member Ott gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3312471&GUID=7543762B- DF1-4D12-8B68-5285AC40CAC2&FullText= Chair Bellows opened the public hearing. Jim Strehlow said there is no TDM solution for certain types of businesses and taxing them based on square footage would not be fair. He said he would understand if it were an infrastructure tax instead of trying to just get people out of their cars. He said it is unfair to people who have storage units at Alameda Point. J.P. Frary said he hopes his employees will use the EasyPasses. He said they were a little concerned about the administrative costs and the responsiveness of some of the TMA board members. He suggested charging for parking at the ferries to support transportation in Alameda. He says ten people in his building would use the bicycle incentive. Staff Member Ott said they are close to going public with a strategy for Main St. parking plans. She explained the bylaws of the TMA determine who sits on the board. She explained who was on the board and why they were chosen. She said they did their best to pick people that represented the different interests on the base and terms are up every three years. She explained the process they went through to come up with appropriate fees based on different land uses. Commissioner Vargas asked if a renter of a storage unit would see any fees. Staff Member Ott said that the owner of the property would receive the invoice. Commissioner Soules asked what the routine engagement would be for the TMA. Staff Member Ott said they would have immediate issues to come before the commission for input on. She said they could invite the board members to future commission meetings. Commissioner Vargas suggested adjusting TMA fees for employers who hire locally. S… | TransportationCommission/2018-01-24.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-01-24.pdf,5 | TransportationCommission | 2018-01-24 | 5 | Commissioner Bertken made a motion to approve the staff recommendation. Commissioner Vargas seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0. 6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 6A 2018-5126 Review Quarterly Report on Activities Related to Transportation Policies and Plans (Information) Staff Member Payne gave the staff report. The staff report can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3312486&GUID=BCBAF319- 4C77-42AB-9444-OBEF5BC07731&FullText=1 6B Potential Future Meeting Agenda Items 1. Line 96 Route Adjustments 2. One-Way Carshare 3. 2014 Parking Occupancy Goal Update 4. Traffic Calming Draft Policy and Prioritized List 5. Approve Alameda Transportation Demand Management Annual Report 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT *None* 8. ADJOURNMENT Chair Bellows adjourned the meeting at 8:30pm. 5 | TransportationCommission/2018-01-24.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-03-28.pdf,1 | TransportationCommission | 2018-03-28 | 1 | APPROVED MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018 Chair Bellows convened the meeting at 7:01pm. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Bellows, Commissioners Vargas, Bertken, Soules. Commissioner Miley arrived at 7:03pm. Commissioner Hans arrived before 7:22pm (during the presentation for item 4-A.) Absent: Commissioner Palmer 2. AGENDA CHANGES Chair Bellows said they would table the consent calendar until the late commissioners arrived. 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT 3A Special Joint Meeting with Transportation Commission and Planning Board: Monday, April 9, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. 3B Transportation Commission Meeting: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. 3C Upcoming Grant-Funded Bicycle Safety Education Classes: https://bikeeastbay.org/alamedabikeed 3D Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 2018 Schedule: https://alamedaca.gov/emergency-info/cer 3E Earth Day - Washington Park - Saturday, April 21, 2018 3F Bike-to-Work Day - Thursday, May 10, 2018 3G Alameda Bike Festival & Rodeo - Saturday, May 12, 2018, 12:00-4:00 p.m. at Ruby Bridges Elementary School 4. CONSENT CALENDAR ***heard after 5-C* 4A 2018-5379 Approve Meeting Minutes - November 15, 2017 (Action) Commissioner Miley made a motion to approve the item. Commissioner Bertken seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. 4B 2018-5380 1 | TransportationCommission/2018-03-28.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-03-28.pdf,2 | TransportationCommission | 2018-03-28 | 2 | Approve Meeting Minutes - January 24, 2018 (Action) Commissioner Vargas made a motion to approve the item. Commissioner Bertken seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0-1 (Miley abstained.) 4C 2018-5031 Approve Support for Regional Measure 3 and Proposition 69 (Action) Commissioner Miley made a motion to approve the item. Chair Bellows said this measure is very important to Alameda. Commissioner Soules seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. 5. NEW BUSINESS 5A 2018-5382 *Taken ahead of Consent Calendar*** Recommend Approval to the City Council for the Continuation of the Dockless Bike Share Program with Refinements and with a Single Bike Share Company (Action) Staff Member Wheeler gave a presentation. The staff report and presentation can be found at: ttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3428055&GUID=C8D63008 7029-431A-9BF1-D3E25F4A9A18&FullText=1 Commissioner Vargas asked whether the plan was to continue the pilot or move to formal implementation. Staff Member Wheeler said they are looking at implementation. She said the idea is to continue with bikeshare in Alameda and do an RFP and decide who would be the longer term provider. Commissioner Soules suggested that we clearly lay out the City's data privacy concerns in the RFP solicitation. Commissioner Miley asked about the staff costs for the program. Staff Member Wheeler said they believe that they have gone through one of the major periods of devoting staff resources with the launch and monitoring of the pilot program. She said that after they go through the RFP process and set the procedures, staff time needed to monitor the program should be reduced. Commissioner Hans apologized for arriving late and asked if the presentation addressed children riding without helmets. 2 | TransportationCommission/2018-03-28.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-03-28.pdf,3 | TransportationCommission | 2018-03-28 | 3 | Staff Member Wheeler briefly reviewed the issue, listing their expectations that the provider would continue to do helmet giveaways, education, app refinement, and making clear that helmets are required. Chair Bellows opened the public hearing. Jim Strehlow said he has spoken against this. He said the 300 bikes are taking up lots of space around town. He said he sees mis-parked bikes and youth riding without helmets everywhere. He said people are treating the bikes poorly, creating blight. He said the program discriminates against him because he does not have a smartphone. He said he would like to use the program when his bike breaks down. Denyse Trepanier, Bike Walk Alameda, said that we need to encourage active transportation for many reasons, including climate change. She said we need to encourage people to not use cars. She said every street is lined with cars and a few bikes do not compare. She said the health effects are beneficial and noted that this is also a transportation equity issue. Brian McGuire said the presentation makes clear that Alameda loves LimeBike. He said he wished as many people complained about cars and discarded furniture blocking sidewalks as they do about LimeBikes. He said we need to pair the program with experimentation of new ways of increasing bicycle parking in the business districts. He said we should also embrace electric bikes and scooters. He said forcing people to wear helmets dramatically decreases ridership which reduces the "safety in numbers" effect. Chair Bellows closed the public hearing. Commissioner Miley said we should look at strategically opening up some parking spaces for bike parking. He said he supports moving forward. He said a two year contract might be too short, suggesting options for one year renewals be included. Commissioner Vargas said he is glad there is an RFP. He said education on parking and youth helmet usage are important. He suggested a performance bond be included in the contract. Chair Bellows asked about flip phone users and taking bikes out o… | TransportationCommission/2018-03-28.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-03-28.pdf,4 | TransportationCommission | 2018-03-28 | 4 | Staff Member Wheeler said the City does not worry too much about where the bikes go. She said LimeBike is required to have 300 bikes in Alameda, which is what staff focuses on, not how that happens. Commissioner Soules asked staff to clarify responsibility for damage and maintenance for the bikes. Staff Member Wheeler said they have a no-cost agreement with LimeBike and the company is responsible for dealing with damaged or misplaced bikes. Commissioner Bertken asked what the elements of the RFP will be. Staff Member Wheeler said they will ask for many specific details about the proposed operations in the RFP. She said the experience of the provider will be an important factor to consider in the RFP. Commissioner Miley made a motion to approve the staff recommendation with the additions that a performance bond and options for one year extensions be considered. Commissioner Soules said she would second the motion if her request to address data use and ownership is included in the RFP. Commissioner Miley accepted the amendment. The motion passed 6-0. 5B 2018-5383 Recommend Approval to the City Council to Allow for the City to Engage With Gig Car Share to Initiate a Point-to-Point Carshare Pilot Program (Action) Staff Member Payne gave a presentation The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3428056&GUID=5015C817- 1EEE-478D-81CE-E4C4E87A0048&FullText=1 Commissioner Soules asked how the pricing would work. Dermot from Gig Car Share said it is based on usage, either $2.50/mile, $15/hour, or $85/day, whichever is cheapest. Commissioner Miley asked about the restriction on Bay Farm. Staff Member Payne said the restrictions would disallow usage on the entirety of Bay Farm Island. She said they did confirm with the umbrella HOA that they did not want the cars there. Commissioner Miley said excluding Bay Farm would be limiting the opportunities for pilot. Staff Member Payne said they deferred to the HOA. 4 | TransportationCommission/2018-03-28.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-03-28.pdf,5 | TransportationCommission | 2018-03-28 | 5 | Commissioner Vargas said he wants the program on Bay Farm. He asked how the parking meter issue is being addressed. Staff Member Payne said that you could use a meter during your trip but you could not end your trip there. She said the operator can geofence metered spaces to alert the user to not end their trip there. Dermot said he agreed with Commissioner Vargas that having consistent rules across jurisdictions is beneficial for the program. He said they are interested in Bay Farm, but are okay going slow at the moment. Commissioner Soules suggested that commercial users in Bay Farm may desire and be able to accommodate the service. Commissioner Bellows opened the public hearing. Pat Potter, CASA and Bike Walk Alameda, listed some of the benefits of car share found in a UC Berkeley study. Jim Strehlow said these cars will take up parking spaces from residents. He suggested partnering with shopping centers or other businesses to park vehicles in spaces that are available and not in people's neighborhoods. Brian McGuire, Bike Walk Alameda, said the program is a no-brainer. He expressed disappointment that we are instinctively excluding Bay Farm from the pilot. He said we should recommend that City Council include Bay Farm in the pilot. He said this program will help reduce car ownership and free up parking in the city. Chair Bellows closed the public hearing. Commissioner Miley said he supports including Bay Farm. He said public roads are for everyone. Staff Member Payne said she understands the desire to include Bay Farm. She said the umbrella HOA covers about half of Bay Farm and is concerned about their parking restrictions. Staff Member Ott suggested that the commission include in their recommendation that staff do some work on how to address Bay Farm for consideration by City Council. Commissioner Miley made a motion to accept the staff recommendation and include Bay Farm in the program while allowing staff to present options for City Council to consider. 5 | TransportationCommission/2018-03-28.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-03-28.pdf,6 | TransportationCommission | 2018-03-28 | 6 | Commissioner Vargas suggested an amendment limiting the number of vehicles on Bay Farm to seven. Commissioner Miley said he would add a consideration to limit the amount of vehicles on Bay Farm. Commissioner Bertken seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. 5C 2018-5384 Approve AC Transit's Transbay Tomorrow Cost Neutral Proposal for Alameda (Action) Staff Member Payne gave a brief report. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3454838&GUID=DEE2E87F- DBF-4651-8034-ACDB7242744D&FullText=1 Commissioner Bellows opened the public hearing. Jim Strehlow said he is concerned about not allowing local riders at the local fare on the O bus. Commissioner Bellows closed the public hearing. Staff Member Payne said the restrictions on local passengers would not affect Line O. Linda Morris, AC Transit, said the OX and W would restrict local passengers. Commissioner Vargas made a motion to approve the staff recommendation. Commissioner Miley seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. 6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 6A Potential Future Meeting Agenda Items 1. Approve the Main Street Ferry Terminal Access Approach 2. Approve the AC Transit Line 96 Route Adjustment Proposal 3. 2014 Parking Occupancy Goal Update 4. Traffic Calming Draft Policy and Prioritized List 5. Approve Alameda Transportation Demand Management Annual Report 6. Housing / Transportation Workshop with Planning Board 7. Quarterly Report 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT Commissioner Vargas said we need to defeat the repeal of SB1. He said we need to support RM3 to help provide funds for projects that are good for Alameda. 6 | TransportationCommission/2018-03-28.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-03-28.pdf,7 | TransportationCommission | 2018-03-28 | 7 | Jim Strehlow asked if LimeBikes are easily identifiable in order to aid in reporting problems. Staff Member Wheeler said there are identifying numbers on each bike, but not visible from far away. 8. ADJOURNMENT Chair Bellows adjourned the meeting at 8:39pm. 7 | TransportationCommission/2018-03-28.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-04-09.pdf,1 | TransportationCommission | 2018-04-09 | 1 | APPROVED MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018 1. CONVENE President Mitchell convened the meeting at 9:13pm 2. FLAG SALUTE 3. ROLL CALL Present: President Mitchell, Board Members Cavanaugh, Curtis, Köster, Sullivan, Teague. Absent: Board Member Burton. 4. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION *None* 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS *None* 6. CONSENT CALENDAR *None* 7. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 7-A 2018-5419 Approve Final Design Review Details for Block 9 Site A at Alameda Point Staff Member Thomas introduced the item. The staff report and attachments can be found at: ttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3464715&GUID=5D2CB5C3- 47D-4D5B-8AFB-1C6F3A8983A2&FullText= Kevin Markarian, Pyatok Architects, gave a presentation on changes to the final design. The landscape architect gave a presentation on the updated landscape plan. Board Member Teague said he reviewed the previous meeting where this item was discussed, which he was not present for. Board Member Sullivan said they chose trees that are very slow growing. She asked how they selected the coast live oak, which requires a large space to grow into. Approved Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 3 April 9, 2018 | TransportationCommission/2018-04-09.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-04-09.pdf,2 | TransportationCommission | 2018-04-09 | 2 | The landscape architect said the Master Infrastructure Plan prescribes the larger street tree choices and that they do not have control over that. Board Member Sullivan asked if we need to have so many colors on the building elevation. She referenced the Del Monte senior housing building as a recent example of poor color choices and execution. Board Member Köster said that the board gave feedback previously that the building was too flat and would benefit from increased color. President Mitchell said the use of color in this project is more muted and said he and his wife both approve of the palette. Board Member Cavanaugh asked if the rooftop would be available for public use or only for the residents of the building. Mr. Markarian said that it would be a resident only amenity. President Mitchell asked for information on the lighting of the project. Mr. Markarian said the marquee sign may or may not be lit from below. He said they would be relying on street lighting to light the building. The landscape architect said that the bird safe guidelines dictate no uplighting on the trees. Board Member Curtis said it was a good design that addressed the concerns raised by the board in the previous meeting. Board Member Köster said he met with the applicant and appreciated all the attention paid with the changes to the design. Board Member Köster made a motion to approve the staff recommendation. Board Member Teague seconded the motion. Board Member Teague said the pops of color were attractive. The motion passed 6-0. 8. MINUTES *None* Approved Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 April 9, 2018 | TransportationCommission/2018-04-09.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-04-09.pdf,3 | TransportationCommission | 2018-04-09 | 3 | 9. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 9-A 2018-5417 Zoning Administrator and Design Review Recent Actions and Decisions Staff Member Thomas gave a brief report. The staff report and plans can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3464713&GUID=1CE86FAD- IE7E-46BE-B551-29D301C72780&FullText=1 9-B 2018-5418 Future Public Meetings and Upcoming Community Development Department Projects The schedule preview can be found at: ittps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3464714&GUID=79700CF9- E701-45D1-84FF-26DE33E1FB45 10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS *None* 11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS Board Member Teague said he met with Save Alameda's Working Waterfront regarding Alameda Marina. He asked if he needed to share the documents given to him at the meeting. Staff Member Thomas said it was up to his discretion whether to share information given to him by a member of the public. Board Member Köster pointed out that the public can provide written comment on the agenda items which gets included in the public record. Board Member Teague raised privacy concerns about including personal contact information in online permit postings. He said the board should agendize a discussion about potential changes to how their meetings are conducted, referencing the League of Cities conference. President Mitchell also suggested including the Open Government Commission recommendations. 12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS *None* 13. ADJOURNMENT President Mitchell adjourned the meeting at 9:54pm. Approved Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3 April 9, 2018 | TransportationCommission/2018-04-09.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-07-25.pdf,1 | TransportationCommission | 2018-07-25 | 1 | FINAL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2018 Commissioner Vargas convened the meeting at 7:00pm. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Commissioner Vargas, Commissioners Miley, Soules, Bertken, Hans, Palmer Absent: Chair Bellows 2. AGENDA CHANGES *None* 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT Jim Strehlow asked why there is a sign on High St. telling drivers headed to the Oakland Airport to turn around and use I-880. He says the neighbors think it sends a bad message and should be taken down. He said the street sweepers go too fast to clean up bird waste on the street. Kandice Lee raised concerns about the uncontrolled parking situation at the dirt lot near the Main St. ferry terminal. She said she was stuck four cars deep for hours because of the lack of organization and signage. She said there needs to be a temporary solution while we wait for long term plans. Staff Member Ott said that they did not realize that the issue at the dirt parking lot was as severe as it appears to be. She said staff is going to look for interim solutions to improve the situation. She said that the dirt lot is owned by the City. Commissioner Miley noted that the item was not on the agenda and that bringing it back at a future meeting would be helpful. He said he is worried about the liability issues that come with the lot. Commissioner Vargas suggested that the City cover Ms. Lee's costs relating to the incident. Commissioner Soules suggested that whatever plan is put in place be mindful of the temporary nature of the improvements and consider the appropriate level of investment given the potentially short life span. Commissioner Palmer asked how much parking would be available at the new terminal, and whether people are ever not able to find parking there. 1 | TransportationCommission/2018-07-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-07-25.pdf,2 | TransportationCommission | 2018-07-25 | 2 | Staff Member Ott said she will address those questions more later in the agenda. Ms. Lee said the meeting with staff should be open to the public. She said she was not satisfied with Staff Member Ott's responses. BA 2018-5823 Transportation Commissioner Appreciation of Service Resolutions for Thomas Bertken and Jesus Vargas (Information) Commissioner Vargas read a resolution recognizing Commissioner Bertken. Commissioner Soules read a resolution recognizing Commissioner Vargas. The resolutions can be found at: tps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3557180&GUID=7A3A09C7 :C9A-4969-9391-294BB09CF5C1 3B Transportation Commission Meeting: Wednesday, September 26 at 7:00 p.m. 3C Upcoming Grant-Funded Bicycle Safety Education Classes: https://bikeeastbay.ord/alamedabikeec 3D Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 2018 Trainings in September and October: register on Fire Department web page Commissioner Soules asked how many people have completed the program. Staff Member Payne said there are over 150 active CERT members. 3E Request for Appointment of Transportation Commissioner to the Climate Plan Update Task Force Commissioner Miley agreed to serve on the Task Force. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR 4A 2018-5824 Approve Meeting Minutes - March 28, 2018 (Action) 4B 2018-5825 Approve Meeting Minutes - April 9, 2018 (Action) Commissioner Miley said he would be abstaining from the April 9th minutes because he was absent. Commissioner Palmer made a motion to approve both sets of minutes. Commissioner Hans seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. 2 | TransportationCommission/2018-07-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-07-25.pdf,3 | TransportationCommission | 2018-07-25 | 3 | 5. NEW BUSINESS 5A 2018-5826 Approve the AC Transit Line 96 Route Adjustment Proposal to Expand Service to Alameda Point Businesses as Part of the Implementation of the Transportation Plan for Alameda Point (Action) Staff Member Payne gave a presentation. The staff report can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3557215&GUID=7843278E 3735-4E67-A414-B1DE4A393253 Commissioner Vargas called the public speakers. John Atkinson said the changes provide a great opportunity to residents, visitors, and employees at Alameda Point to not rely on single occupancy vehicles. He said they are trying to plan for current and future users in the area and lines up with the City's transportation plans. John Spangler said we need to take a wider perspective. He said he is appalled by our inability to find a way to serve the Main St. ferry terminal. Commissioner Palmer asked how old the ridership data that was used for this analysis was. Mr. Berman, AC Transit, said the numbers are from last winter and are consistent with ongoing analysis. Commissioner Palmer asked why we are not putting service to the ferry terminal in this plan right now. Staff Member Ott said that this line does not serve most of the island and WETA's data show that their riders come from across the island. She said they do not want to put a service in place that is doomed to failure and prefer to seek funding for a more appropriately designed line. Commissioner Miley asked what the timeline for a ferry bus line is. Staff Member Payne said they can apply for grant funding in the next year. Commissioner Soules said the mode to mode connection is a hard problem to solve, but is taking a long time to make progress on the ferry connection issue. Staff Member Ott said they are trying to be creative at Harbor Bay, but that people are finding alternative ways to get to the terminal. 3 | TransportationCommission/2018-07-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-07-25.pdf,4 | TransportationCommission | 2018-07-25 | 4 | Commissioner Vargas said that it would be good for AC Transit to provide enhanced service for festivals and special events. Commissioner Miley made a motion to approve the staff recommendation. Commissioner Hans seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0-1 (Vargas abstained.) 5B 2018-5827 Accept the Annual Report on the Alameda Landing Transportation Demand Management Program and Review of the City Staff Recommendations (Information) Staff Member Payne introduced the item. The staff report can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3557209&GUID=2C08EC85- 3E29-4624-BA77-C30A7FB72305&FullText=1 Commissioner Vargas opened the public hearing. John Atkinson gave a brief history of the Alameda Landing TMA. He said employers of service workers want service outside of the current shuttle commute hours. He said the shuttle is training people to ride transit. He said they are in total agreement with the staff recommendation. Jim Strehlow said that bicyclists are still in need of a solution for getting through the tube, especially at non-peak hours. He asked whether a previously discussed water shuttle would become a reality. He said the Main St. ferry is not really an option for crossing the estuary. John Atkinson said that a water shuttle dock would be part of the next phase of Alameda Landing. He said the economic viability of a water shuttle is not good. Staff Member Payne said WETA is also studying small boat operations that could include a cross estuary option, funded by RM3. Staff Member Wheeler said the city is actively looking at water shuttle opportunities, including privately run options. John Spangler asked if the city can offer residents the opportunity to buy into the transportation options being offered to people in the new developments. He said that hopefully any new water shuttle would be more environmentally friendly than the diesel powered option offered previously. Commissioner Vargas closed the public hearing. 4 | TransportationCommission/2018-07-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-07-25.pdf,5 | TransportationCommission | 2018-07-25 | 5 | Commissioner Miley asked what the cost differences would be for a bus shuttle versus a water shuttle option. Staff Member Wheeler said they are investigating costs and also ridership estimates for different options, but did not have numbers available at the moment. Commissioner Soules said she would like to see more land based options because water based options are so expensive. Commissioner Palmer said the market may provide novel solutions to the water crossing option, similar to an Uber on the water. Commissioner Bertken said that there is an extensive ferry and water taxi system in Sydney Harbor that seemed quite viable. Commissioner Soules asked what the timeline is for the WETA small boat study. Staff Member Payne said that it should take at least six months to a year. Commissioner Vargas suggested the formation of an estuary joint power authority. Commissioner Soules said we would need to monitor how many people may not stick to the bus option when the private shuttle for Alameda Landing goes away. 5C 2018-5828 Elect Chair and Vice Chair (Action) Commissioner Soules nominated Commissioner Miley to be Chair for the upcoming year. Commissioner Bertken seconded the nomination. The nomination was approved 5- 0-1 (Miley abstained.) Commissioner Miley nominated Commissioner Soules to be Vice Chair for the upcoming year. Commissioner Bertken seconded the nomination. The nomination was approved 5- 0-1 (Soules abstained.) 6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 6A 2018-5829 Quarterly Report on Activities Related to Transportation Policies and Plans (Information) Staff Member Payne gave a brief report. The staff report and attachment can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3557216&GUID=4E8FE4B8- E3A7-4496-BBBD-AAE0470BB288&FullText=1 5 | TransportationCommission/2018-07-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-07-25.pdf,6 | TransportationCommission | 2018-07-25 | 6 | Staff Member Wheeler said the Cross Alameda Trail from Main to Constitution will be going out to bid soon and will begin construction in the fall. She gave an update on the Oakland Alameda Access Project, which is in the environmental phase and being led by the County. Staff Member Ott gave an update on the Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal process. 6B Potential Future Meeting Agenda Items 1. I-880/29th Avenue/23rd Avenue Interchange Project Update 2. Update on the Oakland-alameda Access Project 3. Alameda County Transportation Commission Capital Improvement Program Commissioner Soules suggested the new commissioners get a shorter version of the update the commission got from the Planning Board. 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT Jim Strehlow announced the Fernside neighborhood plans for National Night Out. He said he regular encounters about five people using the Posey Tube pathway and the 2008 data may be obsolete. He said all the new panels along the railing are loaded with graffiti. John Spangler announced that Pedalfest is this Saturday at Jack London Square. He said there is no signage for how bicyclists navigate the Park St. bridge area. Pat Potter said that the ferry and water shuttle discussions need a broader focus than just commute hour trips. She said it is an economic development opportunity. Staff Member Payne announced that Bicycling Magazine rated Alameda the 21st safest place for cycling. 8. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Vargas adjourned the meeting at 9:15pm. 6 | TransportationCommission/2018-07-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-09-26.pdf,1 | TransportationCommission | 2018-09-26 | 1 | APPROVED MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 Chair Miley convened the meeting at 7:00pm. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Miley, Commissioners Nearn, Soules, Nachtigall, Hans. Absent: Commissioner Palmer, Johnson. 2. AGENDA CHANGES Item 4-A was postponed because there were not enough members present that were also present at the July 25, 2018 meeting. 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT Eric Schatmeier spoke about his opposition to the Line OX (AC Transit) being changed to not allow local riders. He said that before the recession there were more like 12 buses every hour from Bay Farm to the main island and that now there would only be two. Jim Strehlow said that he recently encountered pedestrians entering intersections without having the light in their direction. He said he is noticing this behavior more in young people and wants to know what can be done to correct this behavior. He noted that LimeBikes do not have Alameda registrations as required by the municipal code. Chair Miley asked if staff could clarify the question about registering LimeBikes. Staff Member Wheeler said the registration requirement is not enforced in Alameda. She said there is an agreement in place with LimeBike. She said they have considered looking at new, more efficient ways of registering bicycles in the future. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR 4-A 2018-6000 Draft Meeting Minutes - July 25, 2018 *Postponed- see Item 2: Agenda Changes* 5. NEW BUSINESS 5A 2018-6001 Discuss I-880/29th Avenue/23rd Avenue Interchange Project Update Staff Member Payne introduced the item. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3679235&GUID=F6C91ED8- 0983-4612-A205-91C1BOFA11CA 1 | TransportationCommission/2018-09-26.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-09-26.pdf,2 | TransportationCommission | 2018-09-26 | 2 | Caltrans staff gave a presentation on the construction timelines. Chair Miley opened the public hearing. Jim Strehlow said that the 23rd Ave bridge should have been built with more lanes, not less. He said the new design will be intolerable and gives Alamedans less than they had before. He said the detour for the 23rd Ave closure would not be successful. Chair Miley asked Mr. Strehlow if he noticed any messaging signs about the detour and closure. Mr. Strehlow said he only saw signs noting that there would be a closure. Staff Member Payne gave some an update on concerns raised regarding the new signal delays related to this project. Chair Miley closed the public hearing. Caltrans staff gave details on their public outreach efforts regarding the bridge closure and detour, which included mailing everyone in the city. Chair Miley said that there is still time to add message signs on the High St. and Fernside commute routes. Commissioner Soules said she has seen information shared via social media. She asked if Alameda was involved in planning for diversions. Caltrans staff said that there has been coordination with Alameda since before the design phase. Commissioner Nachtigall asked if there were signs and outreach regarding the closure for people who live west of Park St. Caltrans staff said they had a sign at Lincoln and Park, and that they relied on social and traditional media to help inform the public. Chair Miley said it appeared that Alameda residents are seriously impacted by signal timing decisions by the City of Oakland. Staff Member Payne said they have tried to advocate for more favorable signal timing with Oakland, especially for the morning commute. She said that Oakland is trying to balance the needs of the area and that traffic patterns will change once the new bridges and ramps are open. 2 | TransportationCommission/2018-09-26.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-09-26.pdf,3 | TransportationCommission | 2018-09-26 | 3 | 5-B 2018-6002 Discuss the WETA Ridership Survey Data and Overview of Next Steps Staff Member Payne introduced the item. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3679236&GUID=1F449940- EOA-49B9-9D4C-99A4B3BFEAE3&FullText=1 Kevin Connolly, WETA, gave a presentation. Chair Miley asked if WETA charges for parking anywhere and how that is working. Mr. Connolly said that Vallejo charges for parking. He said that Alameda has asked them to charge for parking at Harbor Bay. He said they are revisiting the idea because they have already achieved some of their goals without having to charge for parking. He said it is an open question for them. He said Alameda is planning to charge for parking at the new Seaplane Lagoon terminal. He said Vallejo charges $7 per day, but only $3 per day if you have a monthly pass. Commissioner Soules asked how frequently the surveys are conducted. Mr. Connolly said they survey every three years. Commissioner Soules asked when they expect to have 15 minute headways. Mr. Connolly said they are hoping to achieve that by 2020 when Seaplane Lagoon opens and five new boats are delivered. He said Harbor Bay will upgrade to 30 minute headways. Chair Miley asked how much the service expansion is contingent upon RM3 withstanding legal challenges. Mr. Connolly said their service expansion is 100% reliant upon RM3. Commissioner Hans said that school start times of 8:20am would make an 8:45am ferry desirable. Mr. Connolly said they are looking to add a 9:00am boat as early as next summer. He said the 8:30 boats are filling up. Commissioner Soules asked what metrics are used to revisit operating hours. Mr. Connolly said they do not have specific thresholds but they try to be sensitive to changing ridership demand. 3 | TransportationCommission/2018-09-26.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-09-26.pdf,4 | TransportationCommission | 2018-09-26 | 4 | Chair Miley asked that WETA's work plan be shared with staff coordinating the Climate Action Plan. Commissioner Soules said that shuttles for hot spots could be a needed option if AC Transit is not successful at providing the last mile connections. Mr. Connolly said they are exploring partnering with Uber and Lyft to help fill that gap. Staff Member Payne said that they are looking at a shuttle option to serve the Main St. ferry terminal. She said finding operational money is very difficult. Commissioner Hans asked if there was an update from BCDC regarding adding additional parking around the Harbor Bay Terminal. Staff Member Payne said that they are working with a consultant and BCDC to try and get additional spaces on Harbor Bay Parkway and Adelphian. 6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 6A 2018-6003 Transportation Awareness Campaign Action Plan Staff Member Payne gave the staff report. The draft Action Plan can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3679237&GUID=315CB745- FE66-450A-8C08-641CCE2538E4 Commissioner Nachtigall said she was willing to participate in the efforts. 6B 2018-6004 Potential Future Meeting Agenda Items 1. Main Street Interim Bikeway 2. Alameda Point Master Infrastructure Plan roadway section revisions 3. Quarterly Report 4. Alameda County Transportation Commission Capital Improvement Program Grant Submittals 5. Transportation Choices Plan and Housing Element Update 6. Transportation Management Association Annual Reports West End Ferry Terminal Service and Access 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT Jim Strehlow questioned the need to change the date of the November meeting. He said the fire department has been charging him $5 per bicycle registration insead of the $2 the municipal code suggests. He asked whether he needs to sue for his money back or rather if we should get our municipal code updated. 4 | TransportationCommission/2018-09-26.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-09-26.pdf,5 | TransportationCommission | 2018-09-26 | 5 | Chair Miley asked that staff follow up with Mr. Strehlow. He said they can also examine the meeting schedule to make sure they have sufficient noticing and a quorum for the next meeting. 8. ADJOURNMENT Chair Miley adjourned the meeting at 8:36pm. 5 | TransportationCommission/2018-09-26.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf,1 | TransportationCommission | 2018-12-03 | 1 | APPROVED MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2018 Chair Miley convened the meeting at 7:00pm. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Miley, Commissioners Hans, Johnson, Palmer, Nachtigall, Soules. Absent: Commissioner Nearn 2. AGENDA CHANGES Staff Member Wikstrom asked to pull Item 5-B for the time being. 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT Staff Member Payne read the announcements listed in the agenda. https://alameda.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Jim Strehlow said that he was recently travelling westbound on Buena Vista near Wood Middle School when an unattended seven year old darted in front of him and caused him to fall off his bicycle. He advocated for more education programs to prevent this behavior. He said there is not a good reason for the meeting to be held tonight instead of its traditional 4th Wednesday time slot. Chair Miley said he was glad Mr. Strehlow and the seven year old were not hurt. He said scheduling conflicts led to the meeting date. Commissioner Nachtigall reported on her participation in the recent Transportation Awareness Campaign Advisory committee. She said the meeting was well attended by stakeholders. She said their goal went beyond awareness and the goal is behavioral change. She said they figured out a scope, budget estimate, and work schedule. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR 4-A 2018-6219 Draft Meeting Minutes - September 26, 2018 Commissioner Soules made a motion to approve the minutes. Commissioner Palmer seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0-1 (Johnson abstained.) 5. NEW BUSINESS 5-A 2018-6271 Recommendation to Approve Interim Main Street Striping Plan Staff Member Wikstrom gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: Approved Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 8 December 3, 2018 Transportation Commission | TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf,2 | TransportationCommission | 2018-12-03 | 2 | https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3760863&GUID=29DE963A- 62EC-4E90-B019-0B7972B1A813&FullText=1 Commissioner Nachtigall asked how the changes would look at the Bay Ship entrance during shift change. Staff Member Wikstrom said that if there was a queue of cars entering the Bay Ship property it could cause a small backup on the westbound lane. Commissioner Soules asked how long the project would take to complete once started. Staff Member Wikstrom said it would take less than two weeks to complete. He added that the project will cost less than $100,000 and can be completed with already allocated funds. Commissioner Soules asked for more details about potential traffic impacts and analysis. Staff Member Wikstrom said the level of service analysis showed that the change would be acceptable. He said the cars currently waiting behind left turning vehicles are already delayed. He said the highest 15 minute volumes are about 100 cars. He said the maximum traffic is about 300 cars per hour. He said a single lane intersection can handle 500 cars per hour without problem. He said the number of users of the Main St. terminal will likely decrease when the Seaplane Lagoon terminal opens. Commissioner Soules asked that in the future the staff reports include details on where the problems get pushed to. Chair Miley asked if lowering the 35 mile per hour speed limit was considered. Staff Member Wikstrom said they did not plan to do that at this time. He said they may have more of a basis to reduce the speed limit after the changes are implemented. Chair Miley asked what percentage of the collisions involved bikes or pedestrians. Staff Member Wikstrom said that most of the data he looked at were vehicle to vehicle. Commissioner Hans asked how this would impact the overflow parking near the nursery. Staff Member Wikstrom said there would be no change to the parking conditions. Commissioner Palmer said we are using 2017 data here and it seems like ridership is up with the larger boats. She asked what was meant … | TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf,3 | TransportationCommission | 2018-12-03 | 3 | Staff Member Wikstrom said he thinks of it as cars being in more defined spaces, more organized, with fewer lane changes. He said it also means slowing vehicles because they would not be passing each other. Commissioner Palmer asked if upgrading path was looked at. She said she did not want to detract from anyone taking the ferry. Staff Member Wikstrom said they have looked at that. He said there are ped/bike conflicts on the pathway. He said relying on a two way path would also make intersections much more complicated and costly. Commissioner Palmer said that she is concerned that we are cutting 50% of the capacity for 82% of ferry riders. Staff Member Wikstrom explained that because of friction from turning movements, the change in capacity is nowhere near 50% in a four to three road diet. Commissioner Nachtigall reminded staff to consider the vehicles coming and going from Bay Ship when evaluating the traffic impacts, not just ferry riders. She said many of those vehicles turn left at Stargell. Chair Miley opened the public hearing. Pat Potter, Bike Walk Alameda and Community Action for Sustainable Alameda. She said she is a timid rider and would not currently ride to the ferry. She said once you provide a straight shot for bicyclists you will see more of them riding to the ferry and encourage the commission to support the plan. Duane Bellinger said he bikes his daughter to preschoool everyday and then takes a bus to San Francisco where he bikes three miles to work. He said it is too dangerous for him to bike to the Alameda Ferry. He said prioritizing cars for a century has failed. He asked how two lanes help people get to a parking lot with only one turn lane. Jim Devlin said his seven year old son is entering the cycling world and many of the streets in Alameda are unsafe. He encouraged removing all the free right turns in the corridor. Brian McGuire, Bike Walk Alameda, thanked staff for a sensible, economical plan. He said it is consistent with already adopted policies. He said it provides great return on i… | TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf,4 | TransportationCommission | 2018-12-03 | 4 | Chair Miley asked if a further detailed design could be brought back to their next meeting. Staff Member Wikstrom said the detailed design would not change the response to the questions regarding the traffic analysis. He said he would just represent the EIR and already approved policies. Chair Miley said he thinks addressing potholes along with the striping project. Commissioner Palmer asked when Seaplane Lagoon terminal would open. Staff Member Wikstrom said it is targeted for February 2020. Commissioner Soules said she would be looking for a supplemental staff report more than a more detailed design. She said she did not want to reopen the master plan, but that the information helps the traveling public understand where things fit in the pipeline. She said there is no tangible data showing that people would make the mode shift. She asked for more information on the potential impacts of queueing. She said people do not understand what "level of service being adequate" means and that it could mean a missed ferry for people who were not engaged. She suggested a public awareness effort for the captive audience on the ferry. Commissioner Nachtigall suggested reaching out to the ferry riders to inform them. She said there is value in the safety aspects of the project but most ferry riders were unaware of the potential changes. Commissioner Palmer said the fact that there is an existing path is amazing and it seems like a win win if we value safety to invest in the pathway. Staff Member Wheeler said the western path on Main St. was pretty deficient. She said she is looking into grant funding to bring the path up to standards in the Master Infrastructure Plan. She said the cost would be several million dollars over the same corridor. She said that the grant process will be a multiple year process. Commissioner Johnson said this is an interim change and does not preclude action in the future. Chair Miley said he is supportive of this project. He said the west end needs more bike facilities. He said he could use more inf… | TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf,5 | TransportationCommission | 2018-12-03 | 5 | Commissioner Soules said it was more of a transparency issue in gathering and distributing documents of the planning work that has already been done, not asking for additional staff time to do new analysis. Staff Member Wikstrom said our traffic engineer has been on medical leave, which has hampered ability to put some of the requested information together. He said he would not be looking to do new analysis, and would gather information from the analysis done with the previously completed EIR. He said that work and decision making about making the road a three lane road has already been vetted and completed, which is part of why he did not include it in the presentation. Commissioner Palmer said she would be willing to make a motion to bring the item back after getting more information on level of service impacts, outreach to ferry riders, and details on potential mode shift expectations. She said that given the short term nature of the project, and that it is the rainy season she said it might not have much impact to delay. She said she did not want to have a bunch of ferry riders miss their boat one day because nobody was aware of the changes. Staff Member Wikstrom said they can and will provide information at WETA and to ferry riders before construction occurs. He said they could also add changeable message signs. Chair Miley asked how quickly they would move to implementation if they approved the project tonight. Staff Member Wikstrom said they would add it to their on call striping contract and look to complete it within three months. Commissioner Johnson made a motion to approve the project with the addition to provide outreach to the ferry riders ahead of the work and adding pothole repair to the corridor in conjunction with the striping plan. Commissioner Hans seconded the motion. Commissioner Nachtigall asked that the motion include outreach to the Bay Ship staff. Commissioner Johnson accepted the amendment. Commissioner Palmer asked what advanced notice all of the public had. She asked if the community … | TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf,6 | TransportationCommission | 2018-12-03 | 6 | 5-B 2018-6272 Recommendation to Adopt Minor Revisions to the Street Sections in Alameda Point Master Infrastructure Plan and the Main Street Neighborhood Specific Plan Chair Miley reminded everyone that the item has been postponed. He said he would call the public speaker who wished to speak on that item and opened the public hearing. Jim Strehlow referred to Orion Street at Oriskany where Williams Sonoma is. He said he does not understand how the sidewalk with street trees would fit in with the loading work they do there. He said there are other businesses along Orion that park perpendicularly and would lose parking under the proposed designs. Chair Miley closed the public hearing. 5-C 2018-6273 Recommendation to Accept an Update on the April 2, 2018 and May 1, 2018 Referrals from Council Member Matarrese to Consider Banning Motorized Vehicles, Including Robotic Commercial Vehicles, from Sidewalks and Commercial Drone Aircraft Used for Deliveries; and Electric Scooters. (Public Works 310) Staff Member Wikstrom gave a presentation on robotic commercial vehicles and commercial drones used for deliveries. The staff report and attachment can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3760637&GUID=F59C01F8- AD77-4431-A792-90C2A8FD47AO&FullText=1 Chair Miley asked if there had been any operation of sidewalk robotic delivery vehicles yet in Alameda. Staff Member Wikstrom said there was one report which helped lead to the referral but nothing widespread. Commissioner Soules asked if a ban was the only way to establish the requirement of a permit. Staff Member Wikstrom said the challenge would be trying to establish a permit for something you do not yet understand. He continued his presentation. Staff Member Wheeler gave a presentation on electric scooters. Chair Miley asked if pilot programs in other cities require the companies to fund education for teen riders. Approved Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 8 December 3, 2018 Transportation Commission | TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf,7 | TransportationCommission | 2018-12-03 | 7 | Staff Member Wheeler said she is unsure of that specific. She said in Oakland they were sure to charge fees that the city could use to address concerns. Commissioner Palmer asked where scooters are supposed to operate. Staff Member Wheeler said they are to operate in the road like bicycles. Commissioner Hans asked if electric bicycles had been deployed in the city. Staff Member Wheeler said they have not been deployed. She said staff are looking at that also. Chair Miley opened the public hearing. Marty Fatool, Bird, said they would like to work with the city on an interim operating agreement and not wait a year for a pilot program to be developed. He shared some emails from residents that were sent to the City Council. He said that adding scooters in Alameda would be extremely beneficial and looks forward to continuing to be a partner with Alameda. Brian McGuire, Bike Walk Alameda, said we need to try new things because what we have been doing has not worked. He said everyone is looking for options and these take up no space compared to cars and are efficient. Chair Miley closed the public hearing. Commissioner Palmer asked if we have other cities that we can learn from for our pilot. Staff Member Wheeler said that we would look to our neighbors for examples of what works best. Commissioner Soules asked why these items were grouped together. Staff Member Wheeler said that this is how the City Council referral was delivered to staff. Chair Miley said scooters are a last mile solution. He said waiting a year for something is a long time. He said he does not support a ban on scooters. He said he supported the staff recommendation to take a wait and see approach on the drone questions. Commissioner Johnson agreed that a year is a long time to wait. He said he mostly hears complaints about them being parked on the sidewalk and suggested finding ways to mitigate that problem. Approved Meeting Minutes Page 7 of 8 December 3, 2018 Transportation Commission | TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf,8 | TransportationCommission | 2018-12-03 | 8 | Chair Miley made a motion to approve the staff recommendation on robotic delivery vehicles and drone aircraft. He moved that the recommendation on scooters be amended with direction to accelerate the permitting program in the next four months. Commissioner Soules suggested adding the curb management tools available for finding places to park the scooters. Chair Miley added Commissioner Soules' direction to his motion. Commissioner Soules seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. 6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 6-A Quarterly Report on Activities Related to Transportation Policies and Plans Staff Member Payne said this item would be folded into the January meeting item on the annual report. She said there may be a need to add a special meeting in February to handle some of the needed items. 6-B Potential Future Meeting Agenda Items 1. Transportation Choices Plan and Housing Element Update and Next Steps 2. Transportation Management Association Annual Reports 3. Alameda County Transportation Commission Capital Improvement Program Grant Submittals 4. West End Ferry Terminal Service and Access 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT Jim Strehlow said he did not see the previous meeting's minutes scheduled for approval. He said the minutes did not include his comments regarding the need to register his bike, the fact that Lime bikes do not have permits, and that the fire department is charging $5 for permits when the municipal code states permits cost $2. He reiterated his objection to the meeting not being held on the 4th Wednesday as scheduled. He said it is wrong to hold the meeting at other times. 8. ADJOURNMENT Chair Miley adjourned the meeting at 8:07pm. Approved Meeting Minutes Page 8 of 8 December 3, 2018 Transportation Commission | TransportationCommission/2018-12-03.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-01-23.pdf,1 | TransportationCommission | 2019-01-23 | 1 | FINAL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019 Chair Miley convened the meeting at 7:14pm. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Miley, Commissioners Hans, Johnson, Soules. Absent: Commissioners Nachtigall and Palmer. 2. AGENDA CHANGES *None* 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT Jim Strehlow said he is finding many Lime bikes being left in inappropriate locations such as blocking sidewalks. He said the September minutes were not approved at the December meeting and are not on the current agenda. Chair Miley announced that the Climate Action and Resiliency Plan workshop would be held at Alameda High School on the upcoming Saturday morning at 9am. Staff Member Payne read the announcements listed in the Agenda. 3-D Upcoming Grant-Funded Bicycle Safety Education Classes Jim Strehlow said he is seeing an influx of foreigners in Alameda and he wonders if there is an education gap regarding rules of the road for bicyclists. He said the more diversity there is the more difficult it will be to educate the public about basic traffic laws because of language barriers. Commissioner Soules congratulated the City for the rollout of their new website. (*Note- Due to a wiring issue, Commissioner Soules microphone was not working.) 4. CONSENT CALENDAR 4-A 2019-6461 Draft Meeting Minutes - July 25, 2018 4-B 2019-6462 Draft Meeting Minutes - December 3, 2018 Commissioner Hans made a motion to accept the Consent Calendar. Commissioner Soules seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0. 1 | TransportationCommission/2019-01-23.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-01-23.pdf,2 | TransportationCommission | 2019-01-23 | 2 | 5. NEW BUSINESS 5-A 2019-6463 Approve the Central Avenue Webster Street Options for Further Analysis and the Two-way Bikeway Extension between Paden School and McKay Avenue Staff Member Payne introduced the item. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3836629&GUID=E9A72FB1 ADF9-4D58-8CFF-3637BA660926&FullText=1 Thaddeus Wozniak, CDM Smith, gave a presentation. Chair Miley asked how the transition from the two way bikeway to bike lanes at 8th st. would work. Mr. Wozniak said that the transition would have a two stage turning movement for the westbound bikes and eastbound riders would continue straight. He said they would coordinate the signal timing to make that turning movement consecutively. Staff Member Payne summarized the outreach to this point and outlined the next steps (detailed in the staff report.) Commissioner Johnson asked whether the two right hand turn lanes from Central to Webster in the Continuous Bike Lane option would have the bike lane going straight through the turning vehicles. Mr. Wozniak explained how the peak hour turn lane would work. He said the intent would be to have turns coming from one lane or the other depending on time of day, but not both. Chair Miley opened the public hearing. Brian McGuire introduced a video of what the current City Council members had to say about the plan and what to do at the Webster and Central intersection. Hazel McGuire said kids should be safe and that the bike lane should be closer to the sidewalk and the parked cars should be closer to the moving cars. She said she loves biking and walking to school and parks. Linda Asbury, Executive Director of WABA, said the plan that was approved in 2016 was not the compromise that they agreed to before the meeting. She said meetings need to be had at the intersection in question to understand the problem. She said the businesses cannot afford to lose street parking. She said we need traffic calming. She 2 | TransportationCommission/2019-01-23.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-01-23.pdf,3 | TransportationCommission | 2019-01-23 | 3 | said we need to be fair to the businesses that put their investments and jobs on the line daily. J. Lucey said he supports the four lane with traffic calming proposals. He said staff appears to have a clear bias against the business owners. He said the elimination of parking would be hard on the businesses. He said recent construction by PG&E illustrated the traffic that may occur with lane reduction. Jim Strehlow said this area is not comparable to Shoreline or Fernside. He said Castro Valley completed its main street design two years ago and favored business needs over the wants of bicyclists. He said trucks serving Neptune Plaza must use Central Ave and any road diet proposal would prohibit this. He said bicycle safety should mean avoiding truck routes like Central Ave. Jon Spangler said bicyclists on Castro Valley Blvd are taking their lives in their own hands. He said backing up traffic is an acceptable price to pay to keep pedestrians from getting hit. He said the continuous bike lane and two way protected bike lanes are the only options that provide any safety to cyclists. He said the Page crosswalk needs to be taken care of. He said safety is the primary responsibility. Marie RiccoBene, representing the Park Webster Condominium HOA, said safety is very important. She said evacuation is a large concern for residents. She said they support better pedestrian crossings and calming measures. She said they support the four lane option with traffic calming. Bonnie Wehmann, Easy Street Cycling, said she fully supports the protected bike lanes. She said sharrows are confusing and do not always help. She said people are often double parking in traditional bike lanes which forces kids on bikes into traffic. She said the data shows that when you bring bikes into an area you bring more business. Chair Miley closed the public hearing. Commissioner Johnson pointed out that they are not selecting any one design tonight and only choosing the four options to study further. Chair Miley said the Webster and Central intersect… | TransportationCommission/2019-01-23.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-01-23.pdf,4 | TransportationCommission | 2019-01-23 | 4 | the island in an emergency. She asked what the process would be in regards to coming back to this body before it goes to City Council for a decision. Staff Member Payne said they would come back to the Transportation Commission with a preferred option later in the year before proceeding to Council. Commissioner Soules asked if the parking was going to remain in all options. Staff Member Payne said parking will remain on both sides of the street. She said the more detailed design may remove some spaces in the corridor for daylighting purposes. She said there is also the option of using the parking near Croll's for a peak hour turn lane. Chair Miley said the analysis should look at where it may be appropriate to add loading zones. Commissioner Johnson asked what the rules were for delivery trucks blocking the bike lane. Alameda PD Sgt. Foster said at no point are you legally allowed to block a bike lane. He said that it is not something that frequently enforced unless there is an immediate safety issue or ongoing complaints. Commissioner Hans said he was okay approving the study of the four options and will look to see how much parking is lost under each option. Chair Miley relayed a message from Commissioner Nachtigall that she supports moving forward with studying the four options. Commissioner Hans made a motion to approve the staff recommendation to study the four proposed alternatives. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion. Chair Miley asked that staff include all the comments as items to consider when studying the options. Staff Member Payne reminded the commission that there are two actions required, adding the recommendation to extend the protected bikeway from Paden School to McKay Ave. Commissioner Hans added the staff recommendation to extend the two way protected bikeway from Paden to McKay to his motion. Commissioner Johnson confirmed his second of the motion. The motion passed 4-0. 4 | TransportationCommission/2019-01-23.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-01-23.pdf,5 | TransportationCommission | 2019-01-23 | 5 | 5-B 2019-6464 Recommendation to Adopt the Street Sections associated with the City's Adaptive Reuse Infrastructure Project within Alameda Point Staff Member Wikstrom gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3836630&GUID=AD849568- 98D3-4162-B696-A05E6F647303&FullText=1 Chair Miley opened the public hearing. Brian McGuire said we have an opportunity to design a street network from scratch. He said that the design on Tower should match the design on Pan Am where the bike lanes are next to the sidewalk to match up with the bike lanes east of Pan Am. Commissioner Johnson asked if there was a reason why the new design for Tower did not use one way protected bike lanes. Staff Member Wikstrom said they just went with the simplest idea which is to mirror the already approved design for Tower east of Pan Am. He said that conceptually they may be able to achieve the suggested one way protected lanes, depending upon the need to place utilities within the already defined right of way. He said they can pursue the idea but cannot guarantee the execution. Chair Miley asked if the final plan would come back to this body and Council before completion. Staff Member Wikstrom said their intention was to approve the street sections and they would go to 100% design and the construction without coming back to the commission. He said he could come back with this section in a few months with an update or the commission could just give direction to pursue the idea if possible. He said there is no reason on the surface why they would not pursue a one way cycle track unless there was a physical constraint with the utilities that prevented it from being possible. Jon Spangler said he agreed with the suggestion to pursue one way protected bike lanes. He said that if that is not possible, consistent one way buffered bike lanes would be preferable to switching from a two way cycle track to one way bike lanes. Chair Miley closed the public hearing. Commissioner S… | TransportationCommission/2019-01-23.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-01-23.pdf,6 | TransportationCommission | 2019-01-23 | 6 | Commissioner Soules made a motion to approve the item. Commissioner Hans seconded the motion. Chair Miley relayed Commissioner Nachtigall's support for the staff recommendation. The motion passed 4-0. 5-C 2019-6465 Approve the City of Alameda Transportation Program Plan for Seniors and People with Disabilities for Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Staff Member Payne gave a presentation. The staff report can be found at: Ittps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3836631&GUID=A4C4061C- 02EA-4E64-BF8E-477856E96851&FullText=1 Commissioner Hans made a motion to accept the staff recommendation. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0. 6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 6-A 2019-6466 Oakland-Alameda Access Project - Request Transportation Commission Member on Advisory Group Staff Member Payne said they are hoping to find a member of the Transportation Commission to be a member of the OAAP Advisory Group. Chair Miley asked what they time commitment would be. Staff Member Wheeler said the group has had two meetings to date. She said there will be 2-4 more meetings. Chair Miley said he could work with staff to identify a commissioner, noting that some members were not present. Commissioner Johnson asked if this project is examining the other bridges across the estuary and not just the tubes. Staff Member Wheeler said the project is focused on the tubes and their connections to 880. Commissioner Johnson asked if anyone is working on the other connections like the Fruitvale Bridge. 6 | TransportationCommission/2019-01-23.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-01-23.pdf,7 | TransportationCommission | 2019-01-23 | 7 | Staff Member Wheeler said they are working with Alameda County on a grant application to replace or retrofit the Fruitvale Bridge to become a multimodal lifeline structure. 6-B Potential Future Meeting Agenda Items 1. Transportation Choices Plan and Housing Element Update and Next Steps 2. Transportation Management Association Annual Reports 3. Alameda County Transportation Commission Capital Improvement Program Grant Submittals 4. West End Ferry Terminal Service and Access Commissioner Johnson asked if the issue of the bike paths on Harbor Bay can be evaluated by and hopefully improved. 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT Jim Strehlow asked if there was any follow up regarding Commissioner Miley's previous request to pursue improvements to vehicular circulation in Oakland near High St., Alameda Ave, and 880. He said there were originally plans to connect Alameda Ave to 42nd Ave which would alleviate the current congestion. He apologized for his interruption during item 5-A. He said allowing someone more than three minutes without announcing the decision publicly gives the appearance of bias. Chair Miley asked staff to pursue an update to the High Street issue. He said he should have announced that the video shown in item 5-A would be longer than three minutes. Jon Spangler announced that Changing Gears Bike Shop would be closing in about a month due to development at Alameda Point. He said the owner would stay open if he could find an appropriate space on the West End. 8. ADJOURNMENT Chair Miley adjourned the meeting at 9:03pm. 7 | TransportationCommission/2019-01-23.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-02-27.pdf,1 | TransportationCommission | 2019-02-27 | 1 | FINAL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2019 Chair Miley convened the meeting at 7:00pm. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Miley, Commissioners Soules, Nachtigall, Hans, Johnson Absent: 2. AGENDA CHANGES *None* 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT 3-A Horizon Long-range Planning Workshop: Tues, March 12 at 6 p.m. - BART in Oakland 3-B Otis Drive Traffic Calming Community Workshop #2: Wed, March 20 at 6:30 p.m. - Wood School 3-C Transportation Commission Meeting: Wed., March 27 at 7 p.m. 3-D Transportation Commission Special Meeting: Wed, April 24 at 7 p.m. 3-E Upcoming Grant-Funded Bicycle Safety Education Classes: https://bikeeastbay.org/alamedabikeed Commissioner Nachtigall gave a report on the 2nd Transportation Awareness Campaign Advisory Group meeting. They discussed the budget, plans, and next meeting scheduled for early May. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR 4-A 2019-6591 Draft Meeting Minutes - January 23, 2019 Commissioner Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes. Commissioner Hans seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. 5. NEW BUSINESS 5A 2019-6589 Transportation Commission Endorsement of the 2018 Transportation Choices Plan Annual Report and Work Program Priorities. 1 | TransportationCommission/2019-02-27.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-02-27.pdf,2 | TransportationCommission | 2019-02-27 | 2 | Staff Member Thomas gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3865608&GUID=80FF4F23- 24E8-4BAE-9132-D864811B7ADB&FullText=1 Chair Miley opened the public hearing. Tony Kuttner said thanked staff for the effort that went into studying the free shuttle idea. He asked that the recommendations reflect the community's desire for a free shuttle as the top priority in the plan. Jim Strehlow said that road diets make congestion and pollution worse. He said the bus lane on Webster makes it unsafe for northbound bicyclists. He said the Fernside homeowners would fight the removal of a lane on the Fruitvale Bridge for bike lanes. He suggested more signals in Alameda be timed for traffic flow. Chair Miley closed the public hearing. Commissioner Soules said the report is a good recap of the priorities. She said she does not see the goals and objectives from the TCP addressed in the annual report. She said the projects in the report should map to the goals and be benchmarked to keep us honest and transparent. She said we need data on mode shift results from our surveys and not just opinions. She expressed concern that favoring certain mode shares (ie- bike and pedestrian projects) without providing other options like transit, carpooling, etc., we would run into problems. She said not everyone has the luxury to walk or bike, and we need to serve all the segments of the Alameda population. Commissioner Johnson asked if ten miles of repaving every two years is sufficient, calculating that it would take 25 years to do every road in the city. Staff Member Wikstrom said that was just enough to "tread water." He said there are other ways to manage the street network and he is planning to bring an item to the next meeting to discuss those issues. Chair Miley said he would like to see costs tied in to the listed priorities. He said if the OAAP can improve conditions for bicyclists and pedestrians inside the tube, we should take advantage of that. He said… | TransportationCommission/2019-02-27.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-02-27.pdf,3 | TransportationCommission | 2019-02-27 | 3 | Commissioner Soules said she remembered the bridge study from when she first came on the board showed the bike/pedestrian bridge was cost prohibitive. She asked what has changed since then and also where other alternatives were at now. Staff Member Thomas said the study was about 10 years ago. He said it was the first time they really tried to identify the scale of the project options to cross the estuary. He said Bike Walk Alameda made a political push with Council to keep studying the idea. He said they picked up where the old studies left off. He said the Oakland Alameda Access Project is a $100 million project that presents an opportunity to advance work studying the bridge and other alternatives. He said that staff feels that they need to be ready to take advantage of the A's stadium and projects in Oakland that are moving forward now to see if they can make progress on these ideas. Chair Miley said we have to stay in the conversation. Commissioner Soules said she did not want to be in a position where we are deciding between funding for a bike/ped bridge and getting a multimodal lifeline bridge replacement. Commissioner Johnson made a motion to endorse the report with the input received this evening. Chair Miley seconded the motion while asking that staff to incorporate the commission and public comment. The motion passed 5-0. 5-B 2019-6590 Otis Drive Traffic Calming and Safety Improvement Project Workshop and Survey Debrief Staff Member Wikstrom gave a presentation on the informational item. The staff report and presentation can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3865609&GUID=93D5DCC4- 16E-49F2-8E14-3C28BF915796&FullText= Commissioner Johnson asked how the cost of a roundabout compared to putting in new stop lights. He asked how a road diet road would enter a roundabout. Staff Member Wikstrom said the signals cost $400,000-450,000 and a roundabout would be on the same order of magnitude. He said the three lane road would become a two lane road going into the roundabout sinc… | TransportationCommission/2019-02-27.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-02-27.pdf,4 | TransportationCommission | 2019-02-27 | 4 | Chair Miley said that the safety for the school children crossing at that intersection would be his main focus. Commissioner Nachtigall said that Grand is very wide in that area which makes it unsafe. Commissioner Soules asked what the 13% of "hit objects" was in the data. Sgt. Foster said a fixed object is what they check if someone hits something other than moving cars, pedestrians, or bicycles. He said it could be a house, parked car, pole, etc.. Commissioner Soules asked if drainage improvements on poorly design corners would be evaluated as an environmental improvement when considering bulb out projects. Staff Member Wikstrom said that they have not considered that yet, but noted that dealing with drainage issues can get very expensive very quickly. Commissioner Soules pointed out that the top five priorities from the workshop responses can all coexist together. Chair Miley opened the public hearing. Joe Keiser said he lives on Otis and is supportive of this project. He said he sees the high speeds all the time and is concerned for his two young children's safety. He said a girl lives across the street from him and gets driven to her grandparents' home next door to him because it is impossible to safely walk across Otis now. Jim Strehlow said a roundabout at Grand and Otis would be incompatible with the trucks in the Fourth of July parade. Chair Miley closed the public hearing. Commissioner Johnson asked what would happen to the road diet and bike lane when it approaches Willow Street. Staff Member Wikstrom said they have not gotten into that level of design detail yet and would have something when they come back in May with the preliminary design. Chair Miley asked if the signals at the split Willow intersections would be altered at all in order to have better coordination between the signals. Staff Member Wikstrom said that would likely be a phase II item because of the level of signal work and cost required. 4 | TransportationCommission/2019-02-27.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-02-27.pdf,5 | TransportationCommission | 2019-02-27 | 5 | 6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 6-A Oakland-Alameda Access Project - Request Transportation Commission Member on Advisory Group Staff Member Payne said that Commissioner Nachtigall has accepted the responsibility of serving on the advisory group. 6-B Potential Future Meeting Agenda Items 1. Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Update - Draft Work Scope 2. Miller-Sweeney Bridge Restriping 3. Resurfacing Plan 4. Draft Capital Improvement Program 5. Transportation Management Association Annual Reports 6. Draft Climate Plan Update Strategies 7. Emergency Plan with Transportation Annex Staff Member Payne said the next meeting would be March 27th and the purpose of the special April meeting would be to review the draft CIP. Staff Member Wikstrom asked what level of detail the board would like on the paving program when that item comes back. Commissioner Johnson said he just wants a general understanding, and that he was just concerned that 25 years to cover every mile of road in Alameda seemed like a long time. Chair Miley said he would like to know what level of investment would be necessary to get ahead of the curve instead of just treading water. 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT Jim Strehlow, "thinking outside the box," said that he was surprised there was no discussion of the possible BART extension tonight when discussing cross estuary solutions. He said the idea of a tunnel connecting Alameda to Jack London square with people movers does not need to wait until BART is built and could start now. 8. ADJOURNMENT Chair Miley adjourned the meeting at 8:52pm. 5 | TransportationCommission/2019-02-27.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-03-27.pdf,1 | TransportationCommission | 2019-03-27 | 1 | DRAFT MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2019 Chair Miley convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Miley, Commissioners Soules, Hans, Kohlstrand, Nachtigall, Yuen. Absent: Commissioner Johnson. 2. AGENDA CHANGES *None* 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT 3-A New Transportation Commission Member Introduction 3-B Earth Day - Washington Park - Sat, April 20 3-C Transportation Commission Special Meeting: Wed, April 24 at 7 p.m. 3-D Bike to Work and School Day: Thurs, May 9 3-E Alameda Bike Festival & Rodeo: Sun, May 19, 12-4pm at Otis School 3-F Transportation Commission Meeting: Wed, May 22 at 7 p.m. 3-G Upcoming Grant-Funded Bicycle Safety Education Classes: https://bikeeastbay.org/alamedabikeed Commissioner Kohlstrand introduced herself to the commission and explained her background in transportation planning. Commissioner Yuen introduced herself to the commission. She said she has a background in public health and planning. She said she wants to improve transportation safety, access, and mobility for all residents, especially for those who have lacked access to these types of planning conversations in the past. Kim Arrivee asked for bike lanes to be painted on Harbor Bay Parkway. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR 4-A 2019-6713 Draft Meeting Minutes - February 23, 2019 Commissioner Hans made a motion to approve the minutes. Commissioner Soules seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0-2 (Kohlstrand and Yuen abstained.) Draft Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 6 March 27, 2019 | TransportationCommission/2019-03-27.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-03-27.pdf,2 | TransportationCommission | 2019-03-27 | 2 | 5. NEW BUSINESS 5-A 2019-6714 Transportation Commission Approval of Active Transportation Plan Draft Scope of Work Staff Member Wheeler gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3893581&GUID=9FDCC61C- 07E2-4E4B-B287-B1B15A5BFE30&FullText=1 Commissioner Soules said she was happy to see the outreach plan component for reaching all residents. Commissioner Nachtigall said the equity focus language in the outreach task could be strengthened. She said task 2.1 language could change from "allow for" to something stronger. She said the language in task 2.2 could also be strengthened. She raised questions about how the proposed website would work and what would happen to it after the plan is complete. Staff Member Wheeler said that her intent was that the website would be used only for the duration of the project. She said staff did not want to put too much detail into the RFP in hopes of getting some more creative responses rather than a bulleting out of what the RFP lists. Commissioner Yuen suggested meeting supports like childcare and provision of food in order to achieve broader representation at meetings during the outreach phase. She said she typically considers access to transit as part of the active transportation discussion and asked if that would be part of this plan. Staff Member Wheeler said first and last mile to transit would be an important part of this plan and that she can call that out more specifically in the RFP. Commissioner Yuen asked for the collision analysis, and the location analysis of transit facilities, to include consideration of race and income demographics. Commissioner Kohlstrand said that it is good that the plan includes a phased implementation approach for more expensive projects. She said the plan should focus not only on getting around the island, but getting off the island. Commissioner Soules said that saying what we want in the RFP regarding creative ideas and how that will be evaluated will help u… | TransportationCommission/2019-03-27.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-03-27.pdf,3 | TransportationCommission | 2019-03-27 | 3 | Commissioner Kohlstrand made a motion to approve the staff recommendation. Commissioner Nachtigall seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. 5-B 2019-6715 Transportation Commission Endorsement of Restriping the Miller-Sweeney Bridge and Alameda Approach Staff Member Wheeler gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3893582&GUID=9A811A3D- 0737-4B93-9A32-CD4A90D84FF4&FullText=1 Chair Miley opened the floor to public comment. Pat Potter, Bike Walk Alameda and CASA, said that Vision Zero and Climate Action plans should inform this project. She said Alameda will not achieve Vision Zero or encourage people to bike with sharrows. She suggested building out the sidewalks to be able to stripe lanes for bikes and pedestrians. She said we are guilty of going too slow when protecting our kids and our climate. James Johnston said he often bikes to Fruitvale BART. He told his story of approaching the bridge (from the Alameda side) while biking in the lane when a Safeway delivery van honked at him and passed very aggressively at close distance which knocked him off of his bike. He said the police officer that responded told him he was wrong for being in the center of the lane. He said the officer told him to ride on the sidewalk even though it is illegal to ride on the sidewalk on the bridge. He said sharrows will not make the road safe for bicyclists and suggested better training for the Police. Bonnie Wehmann said she has heard stories from her students' parents of Alameda Police officers using their loud speaker to tell kids riding in the center of the lane to move over even though she has taught them to ride there, as that is legal when it is unsafe to ride to the right. She said she takes her bicycle camps to Fruitvale BART and that getting back into Alameda is "insane." She said there is no place for cyclists to safely navigate the Tilden/Fernside/Blanding intersection. She said she would like to see some sort of bollards protecting the … | TransportationCommission/2019-03-27.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-03-27.pdf,4 | TransportationCommission | 2019-03-27 | 4 | Commissioner Kohlstrand said she walks the Tilden Way/Fernside/Blanding intersection 4-5 times per week. She said she fears for her life crossing Tilden at night and in the winter. She said she is most concerned with the bike lane to sharrows transition coming off the bridge into Alameda. She asked for information about the status of the rail right of way. Staff Member Wheeler said the City has grant funds to purchase, design, and build a multi-use trail in the railroad right of way. She said the City is taking possession of the right of way through eminent domain. She said outreach and planning will begin later this year. She said the Tilden/Blanding/Fernside intersection will have to be redesigned. She said they hope to include evaluating the entire Tilden Way corridor. Commissioner Kohlstrand said perhaps a temporary asphalt path through the right of way might be an interim solution. Commissioner Nachtigall said that even some proactive maintenance of the railroad right of way, like cutting back overgrown plants and removing trash, could improve the current situation. Commissioner Soules asked that staff check with APD regarding the vehicle code questions raised and make sure everyone is on the same page. She said she appreciates that the project is a quick safety improvement. She said it would help to inform the public of the other longer-term phases and where they are in the process, and would like to see good signage at the bike lane to sharrows transition. Chair Miley said they received an email comment supporting the bike lanes. Commissioner Yuen said that it sounds like some design options are still being studied. She is concerned about sharrows being used at all. She said she wants to make the right decision and asked if the plan could come back to the commission once there is more clarity. Chair Miley said he appreciates staff trying to get something done quickly even if this is not the final solution. He said he would not want to wait even longer to get bike lanes striped on the bridge, as this was co… | TransportationCommission/2019-03-27.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-03-27.pdf,5 | TransportationCommission | 2019-03-27 | 5 | 5-C 2019-6716 Presentation on the Pavement Management Program for Alameda including the 3-year paving plan. Staff Member Wikstrom gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3893583&GUID=B47F2C01- A5D9-48B0-A4AC-348E4DB1AC34&FullText=1 Chair Miley said Commissioner Johnson emailed a question about who is responsible for paving the pathways on Bay Farm Island. Staff Member Wikstrom said there is a variety of ownerships for the different pathways. He said pathways adjacent to roadways are eligible for these funds for future consideration now that there are more funds available. Chair Miley said he feels like the inconvenience of closing the road for half a day is a reasonable price to pay to prolong the life of our roads and close the backlog of maintenance work to be done. Commissioner Nachtigall asked if lane striping is done when the crack sealing occurs. She said the crack sealing can make it hard to see the lane markings. Staff Member Wikstrom said that they should go together but do not always. Commissioner Soules thanked staff for hitting the correct level of information to help answer all the most common questions residents have. Commissioner Yuen asked if we use repaving as an opportunity to consider restriping roads to improve active transportation options and increase safety. Staff Member Wikstrom said they do take the Bike Plan into consideration when making striping plans. He said occasionally, like with Fernside, staff will reconsider larger changes when they have an opportunity. He said they choose projects primarily based on the goal of managing the pavement condition rather than having something like the Bike Plan dictate which streets to address. This item was informational and no action was taken. 6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 6-A Potential Future Meeting Agenda Items 1. Draft Capital Improvement Program 2. Quarterly Report of Transportation Plans and Policies 3. Transportation Management Association Annual Reports Draft… | TransportationCommission/2019-03-27.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-03-27.pdf,6 | TransportationCommission | 2019-03-27 | 6 | 4. Otis Drive Safety Improvement Project Concept Approval 5. Draft Climate Plan Update Strategies 6. Emergency Plan with Transportation Annex 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT *None* 8. ADJOURNMENT Chair Miley adjourned the meeting at 8:55 p.m. Draft Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 6 March 27, , 2019 | TransportationCommission/2019-03-27.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf,1 | TransportationCommission | 2019-05-22 | 1 | DRAFT MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2019 Chair Miley convened the meeting at 7:00pm. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Miley, Commissioners Soules, Nachtigall, Johnson, Kohlstrand, Yuen. Absent: Commissioner Hans. 2. AGENDA CHANGES *None* 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT Jim Strehlow said he recently found a Bird electric scooter obstructing the pathway in the Posey Tube. He suggested a minimum speed limit in the tube as a potential solution to deal with problems like scooters being left or slow moving pedestrians pushing shopping carts. 3-A. Transportation Commissioner Appreciation of Service Resolution for Chair Christopher A. Miley Gail Payne, Senior Transportation Coordinator, thanked Chair Miley for his service on the commission. Commissioner Soules read the resolution and expressed her gratitude towards Chair Miley. 3-B. Climate Action and Resiliency Plan Public Comment - May 14-31. Link to the online platform: www.opentownhall.com/7405 3-C. Clement Ave. Safety Improvement Project Workshop - Mon., June 3 at 6:30 p.m. - City Council Chambers: www.alamedaca.gov/clement 3-D. Car Seat Inspections/Installations (free): Sat., June 15 in the City Hall Parking Lot from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. 3-E. Clipper Card Registration at Mastick Senior Center - Tues, June 18 - 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 3-F. Bicycle Safety Education Classes: Sat, June 22 and July 27 at 9 a.m. to 12 noon: https://bikeeastbay.org/alamedabikeed Transportation Commission draft minutes Page 1 of 10 May 22, 2019 | TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf,2 | TransportationCommission | 2019-05-22 | 2 | 3-G. Transportation Commission Meeting: Wed, July 24 at 7 p.m. 3-H. Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 2019 Trainings in September and October: register on Fire Department web page Scott Wikstrom, City Engineer, provided an update regarding City Council requests for an updated policy for daylighting intersections. He said they would be bringing the item to the City Council on July 2nd. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR 4-A 2019-6924 Draft Meeting Minutes - March 27, 2019 Commissioner Kohlstrand moved approval of the item. Commissioner Nachtigall seconded the motion. The motion passed without objection (6-0.) 5. NEW BUSINESS 5-A 2019-6925 Approve Otis Drive Traffic Calming and Safety Improvement Project Design Concept Recommendations Staff Member Payne announced that Commissioner Johnson would have to recuse himself from the item due to the proximity of his business to the project area. Staff Member Wikstrom gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: ttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3948357&GUID=5FF05DC7- 3762-4F80-AEF9-1B58E7661A5C&FullText=1 David Parisi, project consultant, continued the presentation of the draft concept. Commissioner Kohlstrand asked for more information about the impact of a roundabout on pedestrians, noting that pedestrians would not have a protected cycle. Mr. Parisi explained how the roundabout would work, noting the shorter crossing distances and slower vehicle speeds. Commissioner Nachtigall also expressed concern about safety for pedestrians on the roundabout. Chair Miley asked for clarification of what decisions staff was looking for tonight. Staff Member Wikstrom said staff was looking for recommendations on the short term improvements and feedback on the alternatives for the Rittler Park section. Transportation Commission draft minutes Page 2 of 10 May 22, 2019 | TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf,3 | TransportationCommission | 2019-05-22 | 3 | Chair Miley opened the public hearing. Jim Strehlow recalled failing his first driving test due to speeding on Otis Drive. He expressed skepticism that a roundabout would function for double long parade floats. He asked about the ramps in the long term plans and how high they would be and whether they would impact vehicles passing through intersections. Joe Keiser said that many Wood Middle School students wanted to provide input to the Transportation Commission, but that tonight was the Wood open house. He said two students put together a video to share with the commission. He said he is a resident of Otis Drive and strongly supports the project. A video of Jacob and Kiley Wong, Will Middle School students, was played. They expressed concern about cars speeding and asked for safety improvements for pedestrians and bikers. Denyse Trepanier, Bike Walk Alameda, said they support the project. She said they urge adoption of the parking protected bike lane near Rittler Park. She said cars doing drop off would force cyclists out into the street. Jon Spangler said he likes the roundabout because it reduces vehicle speeds. He said he supports the project but disagrees with the Bike Walk Alameda suggestion of curbside bike lanes. He said children going to and from cars will cross the bike lane without looking. Karen Boutiler said she supports the plan. She said she thinks all moving traffic should be in the middle of the street, not between parked cars and the sidewalk. Chair Miley closed the public hearing. Commissioner Nachtigall said the proposal meets the goals of the project. She noted that some of the proposed trees would not be a good fit for the area. Commissioner Kohlstrand said she supports dealing with speeding and improving bicycle and pedestrian safety, but noted that many people opposed the project. She asked staff if there were ways to achieve traffic calming without dramatically changing the configuration of the roadway. Staff Member Wikstrom said that road diets have been demonstrated to reduce average sp… | TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf,4 | TransportationCommission | 2019-05-22 | 4 | needed everywhere and that a landscaped median with occasional turn pockets would be preferable. Staff Member Wikstrom said that a five foot bike lane is the minimum design standard. He said a four foot lane is not recommended and would put cyclists even closer to the door zone of parked cars. He said landscaped medians would be a large short term investment and long term maintenance cost. He said the project is fundamentally different from Shoreline Drive. Chair Miley said he was sensitive to concerns about kids having conflicts in the protected bike lane. He asked if there were any treatments that could be used to mitigate that problem. Staff Member Wikstrom said there is not a very good option for letting kids know that they are crossing a bike lane next to the curb. He said it is a relatively narrow space but any bicyclist travelling at speed could create an issue. Chair Miley asked if homeowners were noticed about the change in bus stop positions, and asked if there were any responses. Staff Member Payne said they did not receive any concerns from homeowners about the change in bus stop locations. Chair Miley said he supports the project in order to calm traffic in the corridor. He said he prefers the buffered bike lane but could support the protected bike lanes in front of Rittler Park. Commissioner Soules asked if AC Transit gave feedback on the moving of bus stops. Staff Member Payne said they have worked closely with AC Transit. She said they are okay with the lane widths and with the bus stop location changes. Commissioner Soules asked whether staff knew the difference in parking loss between the Class Il and Class IV options near Rittler Park. Mr. Parisi said installing red curb at all corners in the corridor would result in the loss of about 10-15% of the parking opportunities. He said the Class IV option would result in the loss of an additional two parking spaces near the park. Commissioner Soules said she had similar concerns as Commissioner Kohlstrand about the number of people opposed to the proj… | TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf,5 | TransportationCommission | 2019-05-22 | 5 | solve the speeding problem. She asked for more information about enforcement efforts and why that is not a long term solution. Sgt. Brian Foster, Alameda Police Department Traffic Supervisor, said he has three motor officers in addition to himself to deal with this problem. He said they spend more time on Otis Drive and see higher speeds here than anywhere else in the city. Commissioner Kohlstrand asked how the speeding on Fernside compares after the road diet. Sgt. Foster said you can never solve all the speeding problems. He said speed is a problem on Fernside when there is little traffic, but he never sees speeds over 60 mph like on Otis. Commissioner Yuen said she is supportive of all the proposed changes. She said we need to focus on design to address speed. She said we cannot rely on enforcement, which can create its own negative impacts. She added that focusing on multimodal solutions is the key and ties into our climate action goals. Commissioner Nachtigall said she supports the changes, but worries about increased pedestrian bicycle conflicts. Commissioner Soules asked if the Class IV option makes the lane widths tighter. Staff Member Wikstrom said the Class IV option would feel tighter than the Class Il option because of the position of the parked cars, but would have essentially the same lane widths. He said that could have the effect of further calming traffic. Commissioner Kohlstrand said she would support the Class Il option with the parking at the curb. She said she could see the potential for conflicts with people exiting their cars into the Class IV bike lane and added that the Class IV option is not very elegant. Chair Miley moved to accept the staff recommendation on the short term project with direction to support the Class II option at Rittler Park, not include the two tree types indicated by Commissioner Nachtigall, and that a status report be given 12- 18 months after implementation. Commissioner Yuen seconded the motion. Commissioner Yuen asked if staff knew how many reported injuries ther… | TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf,6 | TransportationCommission | 2019-05-22 | 6 | Commissioner Yuen said she was trying to figure out what was the safest alternative between the Class Il and Class IV options. She said she is uncertain, but would support a Class IV option given her understanding of best practices. Chair Miley said he would normally support protected lanes where ever possible, but thinks that this location would not be right because of the presence of so many children. Commissioner Kohlstrand said that she thinks the street can work as a two lane street with turning lanes, but that her earlier concerns were in the interest of respecting the will of the broader community beyond her personal views. She said that, given that most speakers tonight are in favor of the project, she will support it with some reservations. Commissioner Soules said she is concerned about people who are not represented or cannot bike for different reasons. She said knowing that this project is just paint, she feels okay moving forward. She said that going forward, how workshops are attended and surveys constructed will be important. She said there is not a capacity issue on this portion of Otis. She said she would make a motion to support the staff recommendation and Class Il bike lanes. Chair Miley restated his motion. The motion passed 4-1 (Yuen opposed.) Commissioner Yuen said she opposed the motion because she preferred the Class IV option in front of Rittler Park. 5-B 2019-6926 Recommend Transportation Projects in Alameda's 2019-2021 Capital Budget to the City Council. Staff Member Wikstrom gave a presentation. The staff report and attachment can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3948400&GUID=A88F2666 FFD-40D2-BE8D-39A1651BD151&Options=&Search=&FullText=1 Chair Miley asked if the root damaged pathways around Bay Farm Island would fit into this spending plan. Staff Member Wikstrom said the paths would typically fit under the pavement management program because most of the pathways are asphalt. Chair Miley suggested that there may be other less prominent intersections … | TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf,7 | TransportationCommission | 2019-05-22 | 7 | Commissioner Johnson said that Shafter Avenue approaching College in Oakland recently was treated with new roundabouts. He said they were minor streets and used to create a bicycle throughway and were really well done. Commissioner Kohlstrand asked to what degree our traffic signal system is integrated. Staff Member Wikstrom said most of our signals operate independently. He said they are making efforts on Webster and Park to introduce corridor coordination. Commissioner Kohlstrand said that efforts to time the signals on our major corridors would be a positive. Commissioner Soules asked how projects within the traffic calming fund would be prioritized and coordinated. Staff Member Wikstrom said the fund is set aside for smaller needs around the city as opposed to the larger, corridor length, and grant funded projects. Commissioner Kohlstrand made a motion to accept the staff recommendation. Commissioner Yuen seconded the motion. The motion passed without objection (6-0.) 5-C 2019-6927 Provide Comment on the Draft Climate Action and Resiliency Plan Erin Smith, Deputy Public Works Director, gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: tps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3948401&GUID=9698D1CE- 9A05-4E98-971B-BF4614B2826E&Options=&Search=&FullText=1 Commissioner Yuen asked why the public comment period was only two weeks long. Staff Member Smith said that it was a long process and in order to meet the adoption timeline that two weeks was the best they could do. Chair Miley opened the public hearing. Jim Strehlow said we need to be careful not to road diet too many streets. He supported efforts to time the traffic signals. He scoffed at the idea of taxing everyone to provide EZ Passes to all residents. He said congestion pricing would be a regressive tax and is a bad idea. Christy Cannon emphasized the importance of acting to curb greenhouse gas emissions. She said transportation is where we need to solve the problem. She said we need to get people onto buses, which will req… | TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf,8 | TransportationCommission | 2019-05-22 | 8 | and reliability. She supported many efforts to get people out of their cars. She said communication with the public will be critical for getting public support and success. Chair Miley closed the public hearing. Commissioner Soules said the plan has a good balance of aggressive near term goals within the long term vision. Commissioner Kohlstrand expressed surprise that the plan did not make more of a connection between transportation and land use. She said we need to focus on density in order to support transit alternatives. She expressed a preference for improving Alameda's jobs to housing balance. She asked for more information about reducing use of natural gas appliances. Staff Member Smith said that the fuel switching in the plan could involve swapping out heaters and appliances. She said they are looking to make progress increasing the mix of electric versus gas appliances throughout the city. Commissioner Kohlstrand asked if there is an expectation that the City would provide incentives to achieve the goal of fuel switching. Staff Member Smith added that the plan calls for all new development to be all electric. She said she can envision the Public Utilities Board providing incentives in the form of rebates for customers to move away from their gas powered appliances. Commissioner Kohlstrand said focusing on communities that are disproportionately impacted and attempting to get people to switch to transit may not work if the island's entire transportation network was not sufficiently protected. She asked for more information about the thinking behind how the plan approaches protecting transportation infrastructure. Staff Member Smith said the network that best serves transit and transit dependent communities was prioritized. She said all the bridges are able to handle about 48 inches of sea level rise. She said they focused on redundancy in the network. Chair Miley said funding the priorities in the CARP would be challenging and suggested setting aside funding for these long term projects. Staff Member Smit… | TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf,9 | TransportationCommission | 2019-05-22 | 9 | Staff Member Smith said their goal would be to raise awareness generally in the business community about the benefits of telecommuting. She acknowledged the regional role necessary for successful implementation of that strategy. Commissioner Nachtigall said she had a potential regional connection to suggest for staff to follow up with regarding telecommuting. Commissioner Yuen asked how the CARP would interact with other decisions being made by the City. She asked how we would hold ourselves accountable. Staff Member Smith said the concepts in the plan are pervasive in everything the City does. She said that they would leave it up to Council to determine how the CARP gets integrated into the workflow. Liam Garland, Public Works Director, said annual reports would be a time for Council to make sure we are on track and hold ourselves accountable. He added that staff has been working closely with Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda (CASA) and expects them to help hold staff and Council to account. Commissioner Yuen said she supports the coordinator position and advocates that they are represented on other planning processes in the city for coordination purposes. Commissioner Kohlstrand asked if the annual reports would come to the commissions as well as City Council. Staff Member Garland said they could make the reports available to the Transportation Commission, given how significant a share of greenhouse gas emissions come from transportation. There was no action taken. 6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 6-A 2019-6928 Quarterly Report on Activities Related to Transportation Policies and Plans The report can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3948433&GUID=B86FABE1- 614B-44BB-B569-82ED268F2013 6-B Potential Future Meeting Agenda Items 1. Resident Appeal of Walnut Street/San Antonio Avenue Daylighting 2. Transportation Management Association Annual Reports 3. Emergency Plan with Transportation Annex 4. Clement Avenue Safety Improvement Project Transportation Commission draft minutes Page … | TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf,10 | TransportationCommission | 2019-05-22 | 10 | 5. Central Avenue Safety Improvement Project 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT Jon Spangler, Chair of the BART Board Bicycle Advisory Task Force, said BART will be making a decision between including only one, or keeping two multi-purpose/bicycle parking spaces per BART fleet of the future car. 8. ADJOURNMENT Chair Miley adjourned the meeting at 10:07 p.m. Transportation Commission draft minutes Page 10 of 10 May 22, 2019 | TransportationCommission/2019-05-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf,1 | TransportationCommission | 2019-07-24 | 1 | APPROVED MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019 Chair Soules convened the meeting at 7:00pm. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Vice Chair Soules, Commissioners Johnson, Nachtigall, Kohlstrand, Weitze, Hans. Absent: Commissioner Yuen. Gail Payne, Senior Transportation Coordinator, introduced the newest member, Commissioner Weitze. Commissioner Weitze provided a brief background about himself and why he wanted to be on the Commission. Staff Member Payne announced that Commissioner Yuen was out because she recently had a baby boy. 2. AGENDA CHANGES None. 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT 3-A AC Transit Proposed Line 96 Increased Frequency and Route Adjustment for Alameda Point, Community Meeting: Wed, July 31 at 6 p.m., Alameda City Hall and Public Hearing: Wed, Aug 7 at 2 and 6 p.m., AC Transit, 1600 Franklin St..: http://www.actransit.org/public-hearings/ 3-B Transportation Commission Meeting: Wed, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. 3-C Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 2019 Trainings in September and October: register on Fire Department web page 3-D Upcoming Grant-Funded Bicycle Safety Education Classes: https://bikeeastbay.org/alamedabikeed 3-E Travel Tips Workshop by the Center for Independent Living at Mastick Senior Center - Friday, Sept 13, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 3-F Tsunami Presentations: Thurs, Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. (boating community) and Wed, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. (citywide) - City Hall, Council Chambers 1 | TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf,2 | TransportationCommission | 2019-07-24 | 2 | Jim Strehlow said he wants to address electric scooters and bicycles misusing the bike lanes. He said that on July 4th, he was bicycling on Broadway when a car turned suddenly and nearly hit him. He wondered how many near misses happen because there is no reporting for that statistic. He told a story of a car using a bike lane in Oakland and creating a hazard, pointing to the confusing lane markings as the likely cause. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR 4-A 2019-7113 Draft Meeting Minutes - May 22, 2019 Commissioner Kohlstrand asked staff to review her comments on page 8 of 9, at the top, for accuracy. Commissioner Kohlstrand motioned approval of the minutes as corrected. Commissioner Nachtigall seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. 5. NEW BUSINESS 5-A 2019-7114 Board Elections Staff Member Payne introduced the item. The staff report can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4065041&GUID=92522B1C- 5433-4A75-92C6-46086298E374 Commissioner Johnson nominated Commissioner Soules as chair. Commissioner Kohlstrand seconded the nomination. The nomination passed 6-0. Commissioner Soules nominated Commissioner Nachtigall as Vice Chair. Commissioner Kohlstrand seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. 5-B 2019-7115 Discuss the I-880 Express Lanes Staff Member Payne introduced the item. The staff report and exhibits can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4065113&GUID=AAD5A3EC- 6AE6-45E4-9DD0-654529F301EC&FullText=1 Barbara Laurenson, MTC, gave a presentation. Commissioner Nachtigall asked how far apart the entrances and exits would be along the corridor. Ms. Laurenson showed a map illustrating the types and characteristics of entrances and exits to the express lanes. Commissioner Nachtigall asked if all buses, whether public or private, would be able to use the lanes toll free. 2 | TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf,3 | TransportationCommission | 2019-07-24 | 3 | Ms. Laurenson said that all buses would be free. Commissioner Weitze asked if Uber and Lyft vehicles with three total passengers would also be free. Ms. Laurenson said that those vehicles would also be free. Commissioner Weitze asked if consideration has been given to mandating Fastrak to eliminate cash lanes. Ms. Laurenson said that conversation has not gone very far. There were no public speakers. 5-C 2019-7116 Approve the Clement Avenue Safety Improvement Project Recommendations (Andrew Thomas, Director of the Planning, Building and Transportation Department) Outcome: Commission to provide recommendations Andrew Thomas, Planning, Building and Transportation Department Director, gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4065114&GUID=20E10C59- 20AE-43AE-AF1F-F761759F89D7&FullText=1. Commissioner Kohlstrand said she did not feel like all three alternatives got a fair comparison, and that staff was advocating for one alternative. She asked what the advantage of the hybrid alternative would be. Staff Member Thomas said the hybrid alternative eliminates fewer parking spaces and keeps the Park Street intersection the same as it is today. Thaddeus Wozniak, project consultant from CDM Smith, said that if there is a decision not to use a two-way bikeway for the entire Cross Alameda Trail, there would have to be a transition somewhere. He added that if the hybrid alternative is chosen, the transition would be at Walnut and if bike lanes are chosen for the corridor, the transition would be at Grand. He said the hybrid option continues the two-way bikeway as far as possible in the areas where there are few driveways before transitioning to traditional bike lanes. Commissioner Kohlstrand said Alameda has so few streets that trucks and buses can run on and that she is concerned that we are giving so much priority to bicycles on this particular street. She said option 3 puts more capital improvements into the street that would make it harder f… | TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf,4 | TransportationCommission | 2019-07-24 | 4 | Staff Member Payne said that they discussed the Line 19 restoration with AC Transit and specifically chose Buena Vista to increase ridership with a wider catchment area. She added that Clement is a truck route and that staff prefers not to burden the truck route with a bus route as well. Commissioner Johnson asked if the bike signal at Park Street would be on demand, or always active. Mr. Wozniak said the plan would be to have detection so that the bike signal phase would only activate when a bicyclist is present. Commissioner Johnson asked what would happen to the abundant power poles and lines along the north side of the street. Staff Member Thomas said the higher voltage lines run along the northern side and they have been told by AMP to not expect to underground those lines. He said that there will be some poles that get undergrounded along the northern side with each new development, but the 115kv lines will stay. Commissioner Nachtigall asked how option 3 would make it so that more street trees could be placed along the corridor. Staff Member Payne explained how street trees could be placed in the striped visibility zones adjacent to the bike facility near intersections. She added that more detail would be included as the plans get further developed. Commissioner Weitze asked what percentage of the project is already paid for. Staff Member Payne said they have a federal grant for over five million dollars that will pay for 88% of the project. Commissioner Weitze said that his research showed that trailered boats could only be nine feet wide without getting a wide load permit. Commissioner Johnson asked for more information about the stop sign discussion that has taken place. Staff Member Thomas said they would put in stop signs when it is warranted. He said the Alameda Marina project would result in some additional stops signs. Mr. Wozniak said there would be two new four way stops at two new locations for access to the Alameda Marina project. 4 | TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf,5 | TransportationCommission | 2019-07-24 | 5 | Chair Soules asked for and received confirmation that the parking loss counts do not reflect additional loading zones that may be added. She said that Clement may become a more attractive bus route as there is increased development in the area. She asked how the two-way bikeway would work with bus stops. Mr. Wozniak explained the safety benefits of not having buses crossing bike lanes to access stops. He said a bus boarding island can be built where there is parking adjacent to the bikeway. Chair Soules asked what the alternative truck route would be if it were not Clement. Staff Member Thomas said that Buena Vista would be the alternate truck route. He said the City has been working with residents to move the existing truck route segments off of Buena Vista. Chair Soules asked what the data were showing for safety on this corridor compared to other areas in Alameda. Staff Member Payne showed the slide demonstrating the number and locations of collisions along the corridor. She said the wide lanes contribute to speeding and a disproportionate number of incidents. She said that there are fewer incidents being seen where protected bike lanes have been installed. Chair Soules opened the public hearing. Jim Strehlow said the key on page 5, figure 4 was not clear. He said adding street trees near Everett would make it very difficult for the businesses in that area. He said the current design is working fine. He questioned whether there are enough collisions to warrant such a major design change. He said he liked the shade he gets currently in the afternoon when riding on the south side of the street. He asked how many bike routes we need. He said there are alternatives, and he uses Buena Vista because it continues further east. He expressed support for option 1. Shawn Throwe said he owns the only remaining boatyard in Alameda. He said four years ago they asked the board to not support this plan and the Commission agreed. He said he had 54 wide load trucks last year, up to almost 17 feet wide. He said truckers have opt… | TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf,6 | TransportationCommission | 2019-07-24 | 6 | James Falaschi, Alameda Marina, said they support the staff recommendation and look forward to working with the City to make it a reality. Bonnie Wehmann said she supports option 3. She said she teaches kids how to bicycle safely and drivers get angry and impatient sharing the road with bicyclists. She said protected bike lanes provide the most safety. Susie Hufstader, Bike East Bay, said she supports the protected bike lane. She said her partner test rode her commute to Berkeley today and said it was really hard and stressful having cars brushing by all the time. She said the Cross Alameda Trail is about a bigger vision that is safe, comfortable and continuous. Pat Potter, Bike Walk Alameda, supported option 3. She said this option makes the most sense. She said they want to get 40% more people on bikes. She urged the commission to imagine what the street will look like in the future, not what it looks like today. Norene Griffin shared some research about the health and safety benefits of protected bike lanes. She said this project is needed to meet the City's goals. She supported option 3. She said she does not let her son ride his bike in Alameda because it is not safe. Suzanne Diers said her family owns property near Clement Ave where two boat related businesses operate. She said option 3 would make maneuvering boats more difficult, and that it was not necessarily the safest option. She said narrow streets do not make drivers slow down. She suggested putting the bike lanes through the marina property. Gene Oh supported option 3. He cited studies that show increased economic activity when bike lanes replace space for cars. He said bike lanes reduce gridlock. He said adding protected bike lanes would help future proof Alameda for things like autonomous delivery vehicles. Abraham Warner said he rides his bike a lot, but avoids Clement. He supported option 3. Rich Cusimano supported option 3. He said he and his son were struck by a driver riding in what would be the option 2 bike lanes. He said they chose to come… | TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf,7 | TransportationCommission | 2019-07-24 | 7 | Chair Soules closed the public hearing. Commissioner Weitze said that multiple people have suggested this money be used for other uses, such as police. He asked if that is permitted. Staff Member Payne said that this is a competitive federal grant that can only be used on this project. Commissioner Kohlstrand said she is concerned about option 3. She said she does not want to hurt businesses along Clement Avenue. She said she supports better access for bicyclists and improved safety where we are able. She said she is not convinced that even the in-street bike lanes of option 2 would be the best on this street. She said she is concerned about the dimensions of option 2, though is leaning towards that option. She expressed worry about the serpentine alignment of alternative 3. She said she is concerned about the design of the Park Street intersection under option 2, asking why there cannot be a bike lane there. Mr. Wozniak explained that the center line at Park Street is pushed really far to the south to accommodate turning trucks from southbound Park Street onto westbound Clement Avenue. He said the two-way bikeway uses unused space next to the northern curb in option 3. Staff Member Payne said the situation is exacerbated because the lane that trucks turn from at Park Street is against the curb, where at many intersections there would be parked cars enabling trucks to turn from further away. Commissioner Hans said he participated in the recent ride with Bike Walk Alameda and enjoyed hearing from business owners and seeing how option 3 would still allow trucks to complete their turns. He said he supports option 3 because it would be the safest alternative. Commissioner Johnson said he was initially in favor of striped bike lanes, but hearing the comments and feedback from the breakout sessions he is now strongly in support of option 3. He said new families moving into developments along the waterfront will be looking for this type of facility and that it supports the City's goals. Commissioner Weitze said the proj… | TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf,8 | TransportationCommission | 2019-07-24 | 8 | Commissioner Nachtigall said there will be lots of change in that area and the Cross Alameda Trail should have continuity. She added that she strongly supports option 3 as a way to get people out of vehicles. She supported the idea of adding sharrows to provide experienced bike riders an alternative. Commissioner Johnson endorsed the idea of including sharrows in the eastbound lane. Chair Soules asked what the difference might be in overall cost, and City contributions, between option 2 and option 3. Staff Member Payne said they have not done detailed cost estimates for the different options. She said $74,000 of City funds would be combined with Measure B and BB funds to fulfill the local match requirements. Mr. Wozniak said that most of the costs would surround the sidewalk and bulb outs work. He said the cost differences between options are not that great. Staff Member Thomas said that the local match funds from B and BB have to be used for transportation projects, and could not go to police or parks or other uses. Chair Soules said making accommodations for businesses is very important for Alameda's jobs-housing balance. She asked if we have worked with Alameda Police to help coordinate wide loads and mitigate some of the impacts to businesses. Staff Member Thomas said that staff can work more closely with different departments as more detailed plans are developed. He said 11 foot lanes are standard in business areas across Alameda and we need to figure out how to operate businesses in this corridor with 11 foot lanes. Commissioner Kohlstrand said the industrial nature of Clement is different than a commercial district like Park Street. Chair Soules asked if the bikeway could be smaller. Staff Member Thomas said that the facility is already at the minimum width permitted. Chair Soules asked if the idea of doing option 2 now and option 3 later was considered. Staff Member Thomas said that having the new segments of the Cross Alameda Trail opening up to the west in 2020 will increase the need for this facility i… | TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf,9 | TransportationCommission | 2019-07-24 | 9 | also a timeline on the federal funds which means they will not be available in the future when the City is ready to change configurations. Staff Member Payne said there are federal requirements that we keep anything that is done in place for at least 20 years. Commissioner Johnson made a motion to endorse option 3 with the condition that sharrows be included in the eastbound travel lane. Commissioner Weitze seconded the motion. Chair Soules suggested including a bike counter with the bike signal at Park Street as a way to develop metrics and performance reporting on projects like this. Staff Member Payne said that metrics are a citywide initiative that staff is working on developing. The motion passed 5-1 (Kohlstrand opposed.) 6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 6-A City Council Staff Report on Intersection Visibility Recommendations and Verbal Report on Council Action Staff Member Thomas gave an update on recent City Council actions. 6-B Oakland Alameda Access Project: Informational Presentation scheduled for September 17, 2019 City Council meeting Staff Member Thomas previewed the topic which will be before City Council for discussion in September. 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT None. 8. ADJOURNMENT Chair Soules adjourned the meeting at 9:38 p.m. 9 | TransportationCommission/2019-07-24.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf,1 | TransportationCommission | 2019-09-25 | 1 | APPROVED MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019 Chair Soules convened the meeting at 7:01 pm. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Vice Chair Soules, Commissioners Nachtigall, Yuen, Kohlstrand, Weitze. Absent: Commissioners Hans, Johnson. 2. AGENDA CHANGES None. 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT 3-A Transportation Commission Meeting: Wed, Nov 20 at 7 p.m. 3-B Tsunami Presentations: Thurs, Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. (boating community) and Wed, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m. (citywide) - City Hall, Council Chambers 3-C Alameda Bike for the Parks - Community Bike Ride - Sat, Sept 28 3-D International Walk and Roll to School Day - Wed., Oct 2 3-E Smart Driver Refresher Course by AARP at Mastick Senior Center - Wed., Oct 9 - 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 3-F Electric Vehicle 101, City Hall Council Chambers: Wed, Oct 16 at 6:30 p.m. 3-G Transportation 101 + Clipper Card Registrations at Mastick Senior Center - Tues, Oct 22 at 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. 3-H Transportation Services Survey for Seniors and People with Disabilities at Mastick Senior Center or on-line at www.AlamedaParatransit.com by Thurs, Oct 31 3-I Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 2019 Trainings in October: register on Fire Department web page 3-J Upcoming Grant-Funded Bicycle Safety Education Classes: https://bikeeastbay.org/alamedabikeed 3-K Emergency Alerts for Alameda - Subscribe at AC Alert web page: https://www.acgov.org/emergencysite/ 1 | TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf,2 | TransportationCommission | 2019-09-25 | 2 | 3-L Regional Emergency Transportation Alerts - Subscribe: ttps://511.org/alerts/emergencies/511Alert 3-M Clipper Card (adults) - order on line or at Walgreens or set up Autoload to add value automatically: https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/getTranslink.do 3-N Clipper Card Discounts for youth, seniors and people with disabilities - https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/discounts/index.do 3-O FasTrak or new toll tag for upcoming I-880 Express Lanes: on line or at Walgreens (except not Park Street location) and then register on line: https://www.bayareafastrak.org/en/signup/signUp.shtm Chair Soules recognized and congratulated Commissioner Kohlstrand on her recent retirement and described some of the highlights of her career in Transportation Planning. Commissioner Kohlstrand said she looks forward to giving back to the community during her retirement. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR 4-A 2019-7280 Draft Meeting Minutes - July 24, 2019 Commissioner Nachtigall made a motion to approve the minutes. Commissioner Kohlstrand seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. 5. NEW BUSINESS 5-A 2019-7281 Uphold the Public Works Director's Decision to Remove One Parking Space at the Corner of Walnut Street at San Antonio Avenue to improve intersection visibility and safety Scott Wikstrom, City Engineer, gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: ttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4139789&GUID=7EAB8214- OBE2-4480-A488-5C82AE7E4927 Commissioner Kohlstrand asked if the request for improved visibility came from someone in the neighborhood. Staff Member Wikstrom said that the request came in via SeeClickFix. Commissioner Weitze noted that in 2012 the warrants for an all way stop sign were not met and asked if that was still the case. 2 | TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf,3 | TransportationCommission | 2019-09-25 | 3 | Staff Member Wikstrom said that they have not done updated traffic counts. He said the counts were 30% below the threshold in 2012 and that he would not expect that large of a change at this intersection since 2012. Steve Mack, appellant, gave a presentation. Chair Soules asked what the rest of the conditions of the intersection are, such as signage and striping. Staff Member Wikstrom said that there are no marked crosswalks and that the aerial image displayed is accurate. Commissioner Kohlstrand asked whether Walnut was considered a local street or a collector in the City's street classification system. Staff Member Wikstrom said that Walnut is a local street. Commissioner Weitze asked if there were any other examples of four way stops in Alameda that did not meet the thresholds, but were installed because of community input. Staff Member Wikstrom said he is not aware of any recent examples that would meet that criteria. Chair Soules opened the public hearing. Sean McGowan said that high schoolers zip through the intersection. He said that parking is very difficult during the school year. He said the neighborhood cannot afford to lose a parking space. He said they need a stop sign to reduce speeding. Bob Ralston said the High School students take up all the available parking during the day. He said drivers like to speed through the intersection. He said they need a stop sign before someone gets killed. Shemaiah Stanton said that the primary issue is not visibility, but speeding. He said things have changed a lot since 2012. He asked that staff take a fresh look at the need for a stop sign. Jane Kramer said we don't need to eliminate parking spaces. She said she stops at that intersection automatically when driving, but most people don't know what to do there. She said visibility is not a problem and that it needs a four way stop. Denyse Trepanier, Bike Walk Alameda, said we are trying to make our streets safer. She said safety has to come as a higher priority than parking. She said every study shows that 3 | TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf,4 | TransportationCommission | 2019-09-25 | 4 | daylighting improves safety. She said a stop sign would be nice, but it would not remove the need for daylighting. Richard Thomas said parking does not take precedence over safety, but that the intersection would still need a stop sign. Jim Strehlow said that a similar situation happened in 2009 on Buena Vista. He said an argument was made that Safe Routes to Schools concerns could override the lack of warrants for three stop signs that were desired. He said a similar argument could be made here. Chair Soules closed the public hearing. Commissioner Weitze asked what it would cost to conduct a new study of the intersection today. Staff Member Wikstrom said he does not have exact numbers, but suggested it would take several hundred dollars and several hours of staff time. He said for warrants they typically do traffic counts, not speed surveys. He said speed surveys would add additional cost and staff time. He cautioned the Commission that there are probably 50 intersections in town that we could be having this exact same discussion about. Chair Soules asked what it would take for the intersection to meet the warrants. Staff Member Wikstrom said there are two primary warrants that enter into the decision. He said one was collision history. He said that if the collision warrant is met, they must be able to say that all other potential improvements have been made, including improving visibility. Commissioner Kohlstrand said the attached policy emphasizes arterials and collectors. She said that these are both local streets and asked if this is where we should be prioritizing improving visibility. Staff Member Wikstrom said that the crash history is sufficient to merit addressing visibility at the intersection. He said that would be a required step before consideration of installing a four way stop where the traffic volumes do not meet the thresholds. Commissioner Kohlstrand asked if limiting the height of vehicles parked near the corner could be the first step. Staff Member Wikstrom said that could be the first step, … | TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf,5 | TransportationCommission | 2019-09-25 | 5 | Commissioner Yuen asked if there were other measures which could be taken to reduce speeds and improve safety at the intersection without removing a parking space. Staff Member Wikstrom said that after education and enforcement, from an engineering standpoint, improving visibility is the logical action to take to increase safety at the intersection. Chair Soules asked if Alameda High School has any educational programs for their new drivers to promote safe driving in the community. Rochelle Wheeler, Senior Transportation Coordinator, said the Safe Routes to Schools program is looking to expand to High Schools and Alameda hopes to be one of the pilot cities for that program. She said she is not aware of any activities that are happening now at Alameda High. Chair Soules asked if planning staff has evaluated residential permit parking policies. Staff Member Payne said that the neighborhood around the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal has implemented permit parking through their HOA. She said that it was resident initiated. Commissioner Kohlstrand said that there were discussions about the issue during her tenure on the Planning Board, but nothing was ever implemented. Commissioner Nachtigall said she visited the intersection to better understand the visibility and parking situation. She said she believed the daylighting would be helpful. She said that need not contradict the possibility of a four way stop in the future. Commissioner Weitze asked Commissioner Nachtigall if she noticed any available parking in the area when she visited at 6:45 p.m. Commissioner Nachtigall said she saw one space on Walnut and several spots on San Antonio between Walnut and Willow. Commissioner Kohlstrand said that she understands the need for parking but needs to come down on the side of safety. She said it is unfortunate that we have to wait until there are accidents before safety improvements are made or stop signs added. She added that she understood that traffic engineers have to balance safety with the need to move people through an area… | TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf,6 | TransportationCommission | 2019-09-25 | 6 | daylighting the intersection and encouraging staff to look at other engineering options to slow traffic at the intersection. Chair Soules said that she would support preserving parking and limiting height of vehicles, but does not think that is sufficient, noting that many children are shorter than cars. She said the tradeoff between improved safety and visibility against the inconvenience of having to park further away is a necessary one. Chair Soules made a motion to approve the staff recommendation. Commissioner Kohlstrand seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. 5-B 2019-7282 Discuss Tsunami Awareness Captain Sharon Oliver, Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: ttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4139806&GUID=969322E6- 5B51-43F1-A87A-OCDD2C2C9F09&FullText=1 Commissioner Yuen asked what level of coordination there is with Oakland on this issue. Captain Oliver said she does coordinate with her counterparts in Oakland and with both police departments to coordinate evacuation plans. Chair Soules asked how vulnerable populations that do not and cannot drive are being addressed. Captain Oliver said we have our own shuttle and also partner with paratransit. She said they are at the beginning of the conversation and are working on the transportation plan, but it is not complete yet. Chair Soules opened the public hearing. Jim Strehlow said this is what he fears most about the overdevelopment in Alameda. He said we should know what the evacuation rates are of our exits and we should know how many people will die because we have overpopulated the island. He said he remembers regular flooding events that created dangerous conditions for driving and most evacuation routes are vulnerable to flooding. Chair Soules closed the public hearing. Informational item, no action was taken. 5-C 2019-7283 Recommend City Council Adoption of Vision Zero Policy Staff Member Wheeler and Lisa Foster, Transportation Planner, gave a presentation. The st… | TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf,7 | TransportationCommission | 2019-09-25 | 7 | https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4139823&GUID=F4F57230- D1C1-4647-85B9-C4DCDEB6B4C7&FullText=1 Commissioner Weitze asked if there are punitive or enforcement aspects to Vision Zero. Staff Member Foster said that increased enforcement is part of other cities' plans. She said San Francisco initially focused enforcement on locations and violations where fatalities and collisions were most likely. Staff Member Wheeler said she sees it as a data driven process to perhaps redistribute where enforcement occurs in order to have the most impact on behavior, rather than simply increasing overall enforcement. Commissioner Weitze asked if reconsidering the standards and process for placement of stop signs was part of the Vision Zero process. Staff Member Wheeler said they have not looked at that as a standard to evaluate, given that federal guidelines exist on stop sign placement. Chair Soules opened the public hearing. Jim Strehlow said NACTO implementation in San Francisco did not make him feel safer while cycling. He said it took him out of his way, compared to the older, more direct route. He recalled a recent fatality in San Francisco on a NACTO redesigned intersection. He warned the Commission not to believe that this would be a perfect solution. Chair Soules closed the public hearing. Commissioner Kohlstrand said she supports the Vision Zero movement and looks forward to developing the policy. Commissioner Yuen said she strongly supports Vision Zero and is excited by the focus on equity. She said she would like to see a focus on design and engineering over enforcement, which can be punitive. She asked that the annual report be brought back to the Transportation Commission. Commissioner Kohlstrand made a motion that the Vision Zero Policy be recommended to the City Council with the amendment that the annual report come to the Transportation Commission. Commissioner Yuen seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0. 5-D 2019-7284 Update on Active Transportation Plan 7 | TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf,8 | TransportationCommission | 2019-09-25 | 8 | Staff Member Wheeler and Megan Wooley-Ousdahl, Toole Design, gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4139824&GUID=46062EA4- SEOC-4F62-8938-8DC2CD9B2970&FullText=1 Commissioner Yuen asked if the Technical Advisory Committee has changed to the Community Advisory Group. Staff Member Wheeler said that it has indeed changed to a Community Advisory Group. She said they would still use the Vision Zero Task Force in order to gather technical feedback. Commissioner Yuen asked how we were recruiting for the Community Advisory Group. Staff Member Wheeler said they are reaching out to people now from different groups and demographics in the city to attempt to identify a diverse representation of the community. Commissioner Weitze asked why we are doing all the audits and data collection before a major piece of infrastructure like the Cross Alameda Trail is complete. Staff Member Wheeler said most of the data collection has been gathering the existing data rather than generating new data. She said there are lots of other facilities and areas of the city that have identified issues that they want to move forward with. She said there will be an automatic bike counter on the new trail which will provide an ongoing source of data. Chair Soules asked how the survey sample size will ensure an accurate representation and not oversample or under sample certain populations. Ms. Wooley-Ousdahl said the community survey would be statistically significant with a professional research firm that has methods to ensure a proper sample. She added that the focus groups would be another area where they can be very deliberate about who they reach out to for input. Chair Soules said that equity in lifestyle, not just demographics, is important to achieve a true mix of Alamedans, and that transparency in that area will be important. Commissioner Nachtigall said she is not sure that what is described as a focus group is a true focus group. Staff Member Wheeler exp… | TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf,9 | TransportationCommission | 2019-09-25 | 9 | Commissioner Weitze asked if the survey results would be broken out by renter versus homeowner. Staff Member Wheeler said that is not something that has been looked at yet for this survey, but that staff can consider it further. Commissioner Kohlstrand said that transit should be considered as part of the assessment in how pedestrians and bicyclists access the city. Staff Member Wheeler said that connections with transit are part of their analysis. Commissioner Kohlstrand said we should take care to ensure that the West End and Bay Farm are adequately represented in the surveys. Chair Soules suggested having events at mode connections would be a good way to capture folks and get information on the first and last mile issues. Commissioner Yuen said capturing input from disadvantaged and underrepresented communities comes in multiple forms, including geographic areas that lack active transportation facilities, looking at collision data for areas that are disproportionately impacted, and looking at demographics such as income, race, ethnicity, and age. She said she appreciates the many ways people can get involved in the planning process. Commissioner Weitze suggested the West End Art Walk as a good place to find survey participants. 6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 6-A 2019-7285 Status Report on Activities Related to Transportation Policies and Plans Staff Member Payne gave an update. The report can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4139839&GUID=BF2758A2- 715F-42CD-9795-E9BA6541F532 Staff Member Wheeler said the expected opening of the Cross Alameda Trail segment under construction is now slated for December. She reported on the theft of the Cycles of Changes storage truck from outside of Maya Lin School, and their fundraising appeal in order to get back in service. Staff Member Wikstrom explained that the bike lanes on Pacific from Main Street to 4th Street would be delayed due to federal funding requirements and the language in the environmental clearance. 6-B Potential Future Meeting Age… | TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf,10 | TransportationCommission | 2019-09-25 | 10 | 2. Electric Vehicle Adoption 3. Line 19 Promotional Program Evaluation 4. Long-term Goals and Objectives for AC Transit Service in Alameda 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT Jim Strehlow told a story of bicycling in the park above the Transbay Terminal on a quiet Saturday morning. He said multiple police officers stopped him for riding his bicycle even though there was no signage saying it was not allowed. He asked if this body was the right place to find out if cycling was permitted there or not, since he has not had success getting responses from AC Transit in the past. 8. ADJOURNMENT Chair Soules adjourned the meeting at 9:44 p.m. 10 | TransportationCommission/2019-09-25.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-11-20.pdf,1 | TransportationCommission | 2019-11-20 | 1 | Transportation Commission 1-22-20 Item 4-A APPROVED MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2019 Chair Soules convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Soules, Commissioners Nachtigall, Kohlstrand, Hans, Johnson, Weitze. Absent: Yuen. 2. AGENDA CHANGES A portion of Staff Communications was moved to the front of the agenda in order to allow the City Engineer to introduce new staff members and provide an update related to Vision Zero actions. *STAFF COMMUNICATIONS' Scott Wikstrom, City Engineer, introduced two new engineering hires for the Public Works Department. Donya Amiri, Traffic Engineer, and Robert Vance who will be supervising many of the capital improvement projects that come before the Transportation Commission. Staff Member Amiri introduced herself to the Commission. Robert Vance, Senior Engineer, introduced himself to the Commission. Rochelle Wheeler, Senior Transportation Coordinator, provided an update on the Transportation Choices Plan outreach process. She said the recent open house was well attended and a big success. She said the project webpage is now up at ActiveAlameda.org. She noted the City Council unanimously adopted the Vision Zero Policy at its November 5th meeting. Staff Member Amiri reported on short term actions being taken in response to recent youth involved collisions, including refreshed crosswalks, daylighting intersections, adding advanced stop bars, replacing signage, and changes to signal operations to improve pedestrian safety. She said there would be a citywide speed survey completed soon which can provide opportunities to reduce speed limits and analyze flow characteristics. 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT 3-A Transportation Commission Meeting: Wed, Jan 22 at 7 p.m. 3-B Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 2020 Trainings: register on Fire Department web page 1 | TransportationCommission/2019-11-20.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-11-20.pdf,2 | TransportationCommission | 2019-11-20 | 2 | Transportation Commission 1-22-20 Item 4-A 3-C Alameda Active Transportation Plan web page: www.ActiveAlameda.org 3-D Emergency Alerts for Alameda - Subscribe at AC Alert web page: tps://www.acgov.org/emergencysite/ 3-E Regional Emergency Transportation Alerts - Subscribe: https://511.org/alerts/emergencies/511Alert 3-F Clipper Card (adults) - order on line or at Walgreens or set up Autoload to add value automatically: https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/getTranslink.do 3-G Clipper Card Discounts for youth, seniors and people with disabilities - https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/discounts/index.do 3-H Clipper Card senior sign-up event at Mastick Senior Center - Tues, Dec 17 at 1 p.m. - Conference Room D 3-I FasTrak or new toll tag for upcoming I-880 Express Lanes scheduled to open late summer 2020: on line or at Walgreens (except not Park Street location) and then register on line: ittps://www.bayareafastrak.org/en/signup/signUp.shtm Laura Katz said her 15 year old daughter was struck in a crosswalk at Fernside and High St. by a hit and run driver on October 3rd. She said it has been a traumatic event for her family. She requested crossing guards and improvements along the entire corridor of Fernside from Versailles to High. Andy Stoddard said he would like to see a light on Fernside at Harvard. He said people go too fast. He said they have been trying to address that area for at least 12 years. He suggested having the commissioners do a visit to the site. Commissioner Kohlstrand said she walks that corridor regularly and that it is a very dangerous corridor. Chair Soules noted that many of the recent collisions have been happening around the time change. Commissioner Johnson said he lives near Fernside and understands the concerns there very well. Maria Gallo requested the commissioners to come walk the corridor with the residents. She asked for stop signs and other measures to help slow cars down. 2 | TransportationCommission/2019-11-20.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-11-20.pdf,3 | TransportationCommission | 2019-11-20 | 3 | Transportation Commission 1-22-20 Item 4-A 4. CONSENT CALENDAR 4-A 2019-7469 Draft Meeting Minutes - September 25, 2019 Commissioner Kohlstrand moved approval of the minutes. Commissioner Nachtigall seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. 5. NEW BUSINESS 5-A 2019-7470 Discuss the AC Transit Line 19 Promotional Pilot Program Gail Payne, Senior Transportation Coordinator, gave a report. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4228445&GUID=E655A108- CE47-448B-B312-E6AC7D057282&FullText=1. Kristy Cannon said it was a good experience interacting one on one with residents and they learned a lot about barriers people have that prevent transit usage. Chair Soules said she loved the model of this program. Commissioner Nachtigall thanked the team for their efforts, noting that the team knocked on her door as well. Commissioner Weitze said the Line 19 has a branding problem. He said the "BART Shuttle" branding is powerful and should be incorporated into the signage on the bus displays. No action was taken. 5-B 2019-7471 Review and Comment on Draft Goals for AC Transit's Comprehensive Operations Analysis Staff Member Payne gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4228572&GUID=10E395B0- 4726-44A0-9E74-EB10D2E078B7&FullText= Commissioner Kohlstrand said that successful transit is dependent upon three factors in an area: income levels, automobile ownership, and density. She said we need to make our transit investments in concert with our land use decisions, focusing on our densest corridors. She said we are setting ourselves up to have to subsidize the services outlined in these goals that might not be the most efficient allocation of resources. Chair Soules said there is a disconnect between the statements that we are well served by transit and the public's impression that they cannot get where they need to go in a given 3 | TransportationCommission/2019-11-20.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-11-20.pdf,4 | TransportationCommission | 2019-11-20 | 4 | Mirabelle Reyes, appellant, said she started keeping track of the crashes at the intersection since 2016. She said drivers are speeding to try and make the light at the next intersection. She said there are many kids, elderly and people pushing strollers at this dangerous intersection. She said the intersection needs a four way stop. Commissioner Nachtigall asked Ms. Reyes what she meant by a systems issue. 4 | TransportationCommission/2019-11-20.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-11-20.pdf,5 | TransportationCommission | 2019-11-20 | 5 | Transportation Commission 1-22-20 Item 4-A Ms. Reyes said that Oak Street is a high injury corridor with lots of speeding and the traffic flow is not being contained correctly. Commissioner Kohlstrand asked if Ms. Reyes had evidence that there have been five or more collisions in the past 12 months. Ms. Reyes said she shared some images with Public Works staff. Chair Soules asked Staff Member Wikstrom to explain the warrant process and data discrepancies. Staff Member Wikstrom said they use the police logs, which only include incidents that generate a police report. He said that Oak Street is a common bypass for Park Street. He added that collision numbers have been mostly stable in Alameda over the past ten years. Commissioner Johnson said he biked through the intersection in order to evaluate the safety. He said the visibility at the intersection was now pretty good. He said he did not believe there were crosswalks marked across Oak Street, which he thinks may help in that area. Staff Member Wikstrom said that creating an uncontrolled crosswalks imply a degree of safety when the vehicles on Oak do not need to stop. He said they are mindful to limit the number of those, but might want to install rectangular rapid flashing beacons at those types of crossings. Commissioner Kohlstrand said this intersection would be a good candidate to return to in six months or a year to see if the visibility improvements have reduced collisions. Chair Soules asked that staff give more information at a future meeting about what Vision Zero is and what the effort is about to provide context for the community. Commissioner Hans said we need to improve how we collect data on minor traffic incidents. Staff Member Wheeler explained some of the ways they will be collecting data for the Active Transportation Plan. Chair Soules summarized the Commission's feedback: staff will look for ways to improve the ability to report and how that impacts the warrant process; report back on how the daylighting improvements are working at Pacific and O… | TransportationCommission/2019-11-20.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-11-20.pdf,6 | TransportationCommission | 2019-11-20 | 6 | Transportation Commission 1-22-20 Item 4-A Commissioner Johnson made a motion to uphold staff's decision not to install a four way stop at Pacific and Oak. Commissioner Weitze seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. 5-D 2019-7473 Discuss Electric Vehicle Adoption Staff Member Payne gave a presentation. The report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4228580&GUID=2C474DDF- F4DD-4A03-B091-CC1E8E09A727&FullText=1 Sonia Manrique, Alameda Municipal Power, continued the presentation. Commissioner Weitze asked about the fleet replacement policy and whether replacing existing vehicles with new electric vehicles was a net benefit. Staff Member Payne said they are replacing vehicles that are beyond their useful life. She added that charging capacity is the main limiting factor to the number of EVs they can purchase at this time. Commissioner Weitze asked what would happen to the green energy surcharge once the shift to 100 percent clean energy occurs. Rebecca Irwin, Alameda Municipal Power, said they will be repositioning the Alameda Green program to allow people to green up the regional grid instead of just their individual home. Commissioner Weitze asked if the rebate would apply towards the infrastructure or just the charger. Staff Member Irwin said that the rebates can be applied towards infrastructure, but that multifamily units present unique challenges that can dramatically increase the cost of adding individual chargers. She added that AMP staff will come out and talk through the issues for any particular site. Commissioner Nachtigall asked if the rebate would apply to leased EVs. Staff Member Irwin said that AMP is focusing on rebating used vehicles, saying that the market is already taking care of encouraging new vehicles. No action was taken. 6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 6-A Potential Future Meeting Agenda Items 1. Annual Report for the Transportation Choices Plan and the Climate Action and 6 | TransportationCommission/2019-11-20.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2019-11-20.pdf,7 | TransportationCommission | 2019-11-20 | 7 | Transportation Commission 1-22-20 Item 4-A Resiliency Plan 2. Annual Report for the Alameda Transportation Management Association (TMA) and the Alameda Landing TMA 6-B Future Meeting Dates for 2020 - Meetings start at 7 p.m. 1. Wednesday, January 22 2. Wednesday, March 25 3. Wednesday, May 27 4. Wednesday, July 22 5. Wednesday, September 23 6. Wednesday, November 18 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT Jim Strehlow said that not everyone in the Fernside area would be agreeable to changes to Fernside that would favor neighbors on the north side of Fernside. He said the center turn lane solves a lot of needs for people that live on Fernside. He asked that all neighbors be included in a meeting on the issue. Chair Soules asked that the Fernside HOA be included when staff arranges a site visit for commissioners and neighbors of Fernside and Harvard. 8. ADJOURNMENT Chair Soules adjourned the meeting at 8:58 p.m. 7 | TransportationCommission/2019-11-20.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2020-01-22.pdf,1 | TransportationCommission | 2020-01-22 | 1 | APPROVED MINUTES REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2020 Chair Soules convened the meeting at 7:00pm. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Soules, Commissioners Kohlstrand, Nachtigall, Hans, Johnson, Yuen, Weitze. Absent: None. 2. AGENDA CHANGES Gail Payne, Senior Transportation Coordinator, requested that Staff Communications be moved to the front of the meeting in order for the City Engineer to give a status report on recent and upcoming Public Works actions. Commissioners expressed unanimous support for moving item 6, Staff Communications, to the front of the agenda. *6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS* Scott Wikstrom, City Engineer, gave an update on near term actions taken in response to the collisions involving children that occurred in Fall 2019 as well as some near term safety and maintenance projects. Commissioner Kohlstrand noted that the warrants used for decisions like new stop signs seem skewed towards automobiles and asked if we can look at updating the criteria we use when evaluating safety for people walking and biking. Lisa Foster, Transportation Planner, gave a brief update about Vision Zero planning and implementation efforts. Commissioner Johnson referenced a news story about success Norway has had with safety by reducing and enforcing speed limits. 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT 3-A Transportation Commission Special Meeting: Wed, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. 3-B Save the Date: Grand Opening Celebration of the Cross Alameda Trail (Main Street to Jean Sweeney Park) - Sat, Feb. 29, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Webster Street Plaza by Ralph Appezzato Pkwy. Event Listing: https://www.facebook.com/events/1770417466416590/ 3-C Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 2020 Trainings: ttps://www.alamedaca.gov/Departments/Fire-Department/Alameda-CERT 1 | TransportationCommission/2020-01-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2020-01-22.pdf,2 | TransportationCommission | 2020-01-22 | 2 | 3-D Alameda Active Transportation Plan Web page: www.ActiveAlameda.org Existing conditions map link for input: https://tooledesign.github.io/F0061-Alameda-City-ATF 3-E Emergency Alerts for Alameda - Subscribe at AC Alert web page: https://www.acgov.org/emergencysite/ 3-F Regional Emergency Transportation Alerts - Subscribe: https://511.org/alerts/emergencies/511Aler 3G. Clipper Card (adults) - order on line or at Walgreens or set up Autoload to add value automatically: https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/getTranslink.do 3H. Clipper Card Discounts for youth, seniors and people with disabilities - ttps://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/discounts/index.do 3I. Mastick Senior Center Transportation 101 - Tues, Feb 11 at 1 p.m. 3J. FasTrak or new toll tag for upcoming I-880 Express Lanes scheduled to open late summer 2020: on line or at Walgreens (except not Park Street location) and then register on line: https://www.bayareafastrak.org/en/signup/signUp.shtml 4. CONSENT CALENDAR 4-A 2020-7648 Approve Meeting Minutes - November 20, 2019 Commissioner Kohlstrand moved approval of the minutes; Commissioner Nachtigall seconded the motion. The motion passed 7-0. 5. NEW BUSINESS 5-A 2020-7649 Endorse the Transportation Choices Plan Year 2 Annual Report and the West Alameda Transportation Management Association Year 5 Annual Report (Andrew Thomas, Director of Planning, Building and Transportation) Commissioner Yuen recused herself from the discussion regarding the West Alameda TMA because she is a resident of Alameda Landing. Staff Member Payne gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: ttps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4306960&GUID=6660FA4F- B751-454E-9296-7EA4262ED671&FullText=1 John Atkinson, Executive Director of the West Alameda TMA, spoke about the history of the TMA. 2 | TransportationCommission/2020-01-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2020-01-22.pdf,3 | TransportationCommission | 2020-01-22 | 3 | Commissioner Weitze asked about the Line 96/96x changes and ending of the Target shuttle. He asked how we would decide if the change has been a failure and trigger returning to what has been a very successful shuttle program for Alameda Landing. Staff Member Payne listed some of the benefits of the change including expanding hours, service areas, access to the ferry, eliminating competition between a private shuttle and a public transit route, and serving our lowest income and most transit dependent neighborhoods with increased service. Commissioner Weitze noted that the nature of the shuttle only having two stops may have been what attracted people from the new development and worried that the ridership could drift if the service was part of a longer line. Commissioner Kohlstrand expressed support for consolidating the TMAs. She said there is a lot of good data available for the commercial users and asked if there would be a way to identify trip origin and destination solutions. Commissioner Nachtigall asked if the Line 19 would serve a similar role for the Northern Waterfront developments as the Line 96 does, increasing frequency with fees from new developments. Staff Member Payne said that the Line 19 is actually the model, and the peak hour increased service is a result of funding from the new residents. Commissioner Hans made a motion to endorse the West Alameda TMA Annual Report. Commissioner Kohlstrand seconded the motion. The motion passed 6-0. Commissioner Yuen rejoined the dais. Staff Member Payne gave presentation on the Transportation Choices Plan Annual Report. Chair Soules opened the public comment. Susie Hufstader recommended that the Transportation Commission get involved in some of the regional and Oakland planning efforts underway and expressed strong support for the public bus options over maintaining private shuttles. Chair Soules closed the public comment. Commissioner Kohlstrand said we need to have better measures of effectiveness to see if we are making the most cost effective decisions ne… | TransportationCommission/2020-01-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2020-01-22.pdf,4 | TransportationCommission | 2020-01-22 | 4 | Chair Soules said she was looking for rigorous criteria on how to prioritize the numerous "high priority" items in the Transportation Choices Plan. She said we need to be more accountable in measuring success and failure for our own projects and create a sense of competitiveness to see which would achieve the greatest impacts. Commissioner Weitze said the light timing changes are needed when infrastructure changes, mentioning the changes at Pacific and Appezzato on Main Street. Staff Member Payne responded to some of the issues raised by Commissioners. Commissioner Kohlstrand added that being able to put the impact into clear soundbytes for public consumption would be really helpful. Commissioner Nachtigall made a motion to endorse the Transportation Choices Plan Annual Report. Commissioner Hans seconded the motion. The motion passed 7-0. 5-B 2020-7650 Endorse the 2019 Annual Report on the Climate Action and Resiliency Plan (Patrick Pelegri-O'Day, Climate Action Coordinator) Patrick Pelegri-O'Day, Climate Action Coordinator, gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4306974&GUID=3E3FA250- 7C90-42E6-B6CC-82030620D359&FullText=1. Chair Soules expressed appreciation for the realistic approach taken in the report as to which items are achievable in given time periods. Commissioner Weitze suggested tying the scary flooding and sea-level rise maps to the recently passed infrastructure bond to show how the two are connected for residents in a concrete, understandable way. Commissioner Yuen said the dashboard should reflect changing health outcomes from these type of climate related actions. Commissioner Kohlstrand said so much of this discussion is determined by land use policy which needs to be part of the climate action equation. Commissioner Kohlstrand made a motion to endorse the report. Commissioner Yuen seconded the motion. The motion passed 7-0. 5-C 2020-7651 4 | TransportationCommission/2020-01-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2020-01-22.pdf,5 | TransportationCommission | 2020-01-22 | 5 | Provide input on Active Transportation Plan Draft Vision and Goals, and Receive Project Update (Rochelle Wheeler, Senior Transportation Coordinator) Rochelle Wheeler, Senior Transportation Coordinator, gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: attps://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4306999&GUID=0F41AD7D- 39A1-4465-B886-583743D11DBC&FullText=1. Chair Soules opened the public comment. Susie Hufstader, Bike East Bay, said Alameda's community is the most engaged she has seen after watching many of these plans be developed. She said the city is ready for some big transformations and difficult choices ahead. Chair Soules closed the public comment. Commissioner Yuen gave feedback on using consistent language and connecting these issues to the need for transit connectivity. Commissioner Kohlstrand suggested inserting the community health impacts into this language. Commissioner Nachtigall provided active words to improve the vision statement. Commissioner Weitze suggested splitting the goals into on-island and off-island trips because of the different challenges each pose. 6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS 6-A Potential Future Meeting Agenda Items 1. Vision Zero Policy Implementation in Response to City Council Referral 2. Central Avenue Concept - Webster Street Area and Environmental Clearance 3. General Plan Updates 6-B Future Meeting Dates for 2020 - Meetings start at 7 p.m. 1. Wednesday, February 26 (Special Meeting) 2. Wednesday, March 25 3. Wednesday, May 27 4. Wednesday, July 22 5. Wednesday, September 23 6. Wednesday, November 18 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT Jim Strehlow asked if he was allowed to cross a solid white line to enter the newly re- striped bike lane on Broadway at Clement. 5 | TransportationCommission/2020-01-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2020-01-22.pdf,6 | TransportationCommission | 2020-01-22 | 6 | 8. ADJOURNMENT Chair Soules adjourned the meeting at 9:05 p.m. 6 | TransportationCommission/2020-01-22.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf,1 | TransportationCommission | 2020-02-26 | 1 | APPROVED MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2020 Chair Soules convened the meeting at 7:00pm. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Chair Soules, Commissioners Kohlstrand, Nachtigall, Johnson, Yuen, Weitze Absent: Commissioner Hans 2. AGENDA CHANGES None. 3. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PUBLIC COMMENT 3-A Transportation Commission Meeting: Wed, March 25 at 7 p.m. 3-B Grand Opening Celebration of the Cross Alameda Trail (Main Street to Jean Sweeney Park) - Sat, Feb. 29, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, Webster Street Plaza by Ralph Appezzato Pkwy. Event Listing: https://www.alamedaca.gov/Shortcut-Content/Events-Activities/Grand- Opening-Celebr ation-Cross-Alameda-Trail 3-C Traffic Safety Town Hall: Thurs, March 5 at 6 p.m., Love Elementary, Multi-Purpose Room 3-D Spring into Bike Fair: Sat, March 21 at City Hall parking lot on Oak Street between Santa Clara Avenue and Lincoln Avenue 3-E Bike Festival: Sun, May 3, 12 noon to 3 p.m., Bay Farm School 3-F Bike to Work and School Day: Thurs, May 14 3-G Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 2020 Trainings: ittps://www.alamedaca.gov/Departments/Fire-Department/Alameda-CERT 3-H Alameda Active Transportation Plan: Latest info at www.ActiveAlameda.org 3-I Emergency Alerts for Alameda - Subscribe at AC Alert web page: https://www.acgov.org/emergencysite/ 3-J Regional Emergency Transportation Alerts - Subscribe: tps://511.org/alerts/emergencies/511Aler 1 | TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf,2 | TransportationCommission | 2020-02-26 | 2 | 3-K Clipper Card (adults) - order on line or at Walgreens or set up Autoload to add value automatically: https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/getTranslink.do 3-L Clipper Card Discounts for youth, seniors and people with disabilities - ps://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/discounts/index.do 3-M FasTrak or new toll tag for upcoming I-880 Express Lanes scheduled to open late summer 2020: on line or at Walgreens (except not Park Street location) and then register on line: https://www.bayareafastrak.org/en/signup/signUp.shtm Public Comment: Maria Gallo spoke about her ongoing efforts to address traffic calming along Fernside Blvd. She asked that the traffic engineers answer the question about which configuration of Fernside (west or east of High Street) is safer. Jim Strehlow renewed his question from the January meeting about crossing the solid lines of the bike lane on Broadway at Clement. He said he disagrees with the position of the previous speaker regarding the Fernside corridor. He said the no right on red sign added on High Street would divert traffic through the Marina-Windsor neighborhood. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR None 5. NEW BUSINESS 5-A 2020-7745 Endorse The City Council's Adoption of a Resolution Establishing Policies on Street Width, Lane Width, Crosswalks And Bulb-Outs to Promote Safe, Livable Streets and Environmentally Sustainable Transportation Choices; and, Give Direction to Staff on Tools For Improving Safety At Intersections. Brian McGuire, Transportation Planner, gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4337173&GUID=77514CDC 901E-48B2-A86E-047864BE44D5&FullText=1 Commissioner Johnson asked if the example "ladder" crosswalk would be the standard for all crosswalks going forward. Staff Member McGuire said the criteria for what types of crosswalks would be used in which places was being developed internally and as part of the ongoing planning processes, but were not part of the resolution before the Commission tonight. … | TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf,3 | TransportationCommission | 2020-02-26 | 3 | Lisa Foster, Transportation Planner, said we have the police reports with the primary collision factors for each collision. She added that the interactive web map for the Active Transportation Plan included a prompt for drivers to add comments about problem areas that created safety issues. Staff Member McGuire added that there are often a number of factors that go into any collision. He said the resolution is focused on enacting national standards based on data driven conclusions. Andrew Thomas, Planning, Building and Transportation Director said city staff are trying to address these issues from three angles: engineering (the focus of tonight's resolution), education, and enforcement. Chair Soules opened the public comment. Susie Hufstader expressed strong support for the resolution. She said there have been many fatalities in the region lately and Alameda is one of the only cities that is responding with the appropriate sense of urgency. She said we need to make it physically impossible to drive at high speeds. Christy Cannon said she is most concerned about hitting someone when making right turns and that the bulb outs near Lake Merritt have really been helpful in making things safer. Pat Potter, President of Bike Walk Alameda, expressed support from the resolution and liked how it prioritized safety. Jim Strehlow said we need to drill down on the causes of collisions not just rely on statistics. He said narrow lanes would just bring vehicles closer together and create safety problems. He suggested adding more loading zones for delivery vehicles. Chair Soules closed the public comment. Commissioner Kohlstrand said she supports much of what is in the resolution. She said we are being asked to endorse a lot of high level policies without the data to back that up. She said some of the language is vague, such as where to place crosswalks. She said the standards are not tied to what type of street is being discussed. Staff Member McGuire said the most prescriptive elements in the resolution such as lane widths are… | TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf,4 | TransportationCommission | 2020-02-26 | 4 | streets or developing new projects. Commissioner Kohlstrand asked if we have data to show that the bicycle lane on Central has many collisions. She asked if the physical barrier is necessary for safety and questioned whether two way separated bike lanes are appropriate in applications where there are numerous cross street and/or driveway conflicts. Staff Member Thomas outlined some of the safety concerns along Central Avenue that lead to the staff recommendation for separated bike lanes. Chair Soules mentioned that it was clear when she was on the Central Avenue site visit that some of the simpler safety measures that could be applied to the Central and Webster intersection had not been deployed. She said there is a balance between doing regular maintenance safety measures and the larger, transformative projects. Staff Member Payne stated that Public Works is working with Caltrans to implement short- term visibility and other safety improvements along Central Avenue ahead of the larger safety project. Staff Member McGuire said that the resolution preference for separated bikeways does not dictate two-way facilities and that there would be a number of new one-way separated facilities, especially at Alameda Point. 4 | TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf,5 | TransportationCommission | 2020-02-26 | 5 | Commissioner Johnson said we are getting too granular and are looking into the minutiae and we should be focused on endorsing the high level national standards while preserving flexibility for specific cases. Staff Member McGuire explained how staff would use the policy resolution to move beyond some high level discussions that often get renewed with each project and can slow down implementation. Commissioner Yuen said it may be helpful to more clearly articulate how this policy interacts with other planning and policy documents. She appreciated the clearly defined hierarchy to protect vulnerable road users. Commissioner Nachtigall said we are moving to a more agile approach, and that a bold approach is needed. She said agile is not perfect and it can be iterative. Commissioner Johnson asked what was being done on the enforcement side of the equation. Staff Member McGuire said APD had just completed a two week enforcement period where they wrote over 900 citations, triple their typical number. He said staffing challenges mean that is not sustainable at the moment, but their intention is to fill those vacancies and increase enforcement. Staff Member Foster said that APD had applied for state funds to help increase their ability to conduct enforcement efforts. Commissioner Weitze asked if endorsing the resolution would mean they are endorsing the use of bollards. Staff Member McGuire said that the resolution endorses the idea that bollards are a cost- effective safety measure, but not cost-free and would set up a discussion about budget priorities if Council wants to move forward with expanded safety measures. Commissioner Weitze said use of bollards would be controversial and giving aesthetic guidance is a granular issue that it seemed the Commission was trying to avoid getting bogged down with. Commissioner Kohlstrand said she is in support of the overall goal and is just trying to figure out how we prioritize implementation. Chair Soules said the policy seems far reaching and the lack of data or benchmarking mak… | TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf,6 | TransportationCommission | 2020-02-26 | 6 | Commissioner Nachtigall said she understands what it feels like to re-hash the same issues at every meeting and that if this helps move that forward while doing what Council has asked of staff, she supports the resolution. Chair Soules asked what it would do if they recommended removing some of the specific items around lane widths and bollards and the like while endorsing the general principles. Staff Member Thomas said the Commission could take any action they desire, including endorsing the resolution but saying they have an issue with some of the specifics because they do not seem thought through. Commissioner Weitze said it seemed like the hierarchy was the main part of the resolution and most of the rest was very granular and not needed in the resolution. Commissioner Johnson made a motion to endorse the resolution and capture and transmit the feedback provided by commissioners to City Council. Commissioner Kohlstrand suggested that Council's desire for some of these actions may mean that a motion supporting the resolution but capturing hesitation over some of the more specific items would be appropriate. Commissioner Kohlstrand seconded the motion while offering an amendment to endorse the resolution's concepts with some reservation about some specifics with the assumption that they would be able to revisit them as part of the Vision Zero and Active Transportation Plans. Chairs Soules asked for a friendly amendment to the motion that as we move forward and fine tune policies it is done with whatever data is available and we are doing some sort of benchmarking in order to hold ourselves accountable. Commissioner Johnson accepted the amendments. The motion passed 6-0. Staff Member McGuire briefly described the discussion questions raised in the staff report. Commissioner Johnson said he feels strongly about marking all four legs of a crosswalk because it is a lot to ask for people to walk three legs of an intersection to cross the street. He also said the high visibility crosswalks are important because it p… | TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf,7 | TransportationCommission | 2020-02-26 | 7 | Staff Member McGuire described factors that might lead to a decision not to mark all legs of an intersection but was unaware of whether there were any recent cases of removing a crosswalk. Commissioner Kohlstrand said we cannot only rely on the numbers of pedestrians using a crosswalk to decide whether to provide a marked crosswalk or not. Staff Member McGuire said that the "regular and frequent intervals" language would address the need for safe crossings on challenging corridors with low volumes of pedestrians. Chair Soules said they use a forced spiral in system engineering to automatically revisit policies to implement best practices and lessons learned which could be useful for the issues staff is bringing up. Commissioner Yuen said she wanted to add "Equity" and "Evaluation" to the Engineering, Education and Enforcement safety efforts. She said looking where high injury corridors meet places that have historically had underinvestment in active transportation should be where we prioritize actions. 5-B 2020-7747 Review of Alameda Point Parking Plan Staff Member Thomas gave a presentation. The staff report and attachments can be found at: https://alameda.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4337174&GUID=50F70940 OF5-47F1-BD97-2A89EAB2EOA1&FullText=1. Chair Soules opened the public comment. Jim Strehlow said he is glad license plate readers will be used. He expressed concerns about how data would be stored. He asked if there are plans to track everyone that comes and goes from Alameda Point. He asked for the opportunity to provide input on an LPR policy before it goes to City Council. Chairs Soules closed the public comment. Chair Soules asked if the LPR policy would be an ordinance or resolution. Staff Member Thomas said staff is creating an LPR policy specifically for this parking use to take to Council as a resolution. Chair Soules asked what drove the decision for how much space there would be for public parking at Alameda Point. 7 | TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf |
TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf,8 | TransportationCommission | 2020-02-26 | 8 | Staff Member Thomas said the land plan was intended to provide room to provide surface parking and then convert to structured parking if the demand warranted. Chair Soules said she would like to know what the impact of constraining the availability of parking would be over time to organically limit the amount of congestion new development created. Commissioner Weitze asked if any of the parking plan would affect Main Street or Pacific or other residential streets as having controlled parking. Staff Member Thomas said Main Street would be the initial border and staff would have to monitor commuter behavior to see if they are parking in the neighborhoods to avoid paying for parking. Commissioner Weitze asked if commercial tenants could lease their extra private parking to commuters. Staff Member Thomas said that tenants could use their parking in that way unless there was something in their lease preventing it. Commissioner Kohlstrand said charging for parking could make an expensive commute option more expensive for people who do not have other good options to get to the ferry. Staff Member Thomas said that a $5 parking fee would put the cost of a ferry trip well in- line with other transbay options. Commissioner Weitze suggested we want to draw people towards the ferry in order to keep people away from the estuary crossings so the cost should incentivize that behavior. Chair Soules said that a modern system can provide a lot of flexibility to manage the parking use of different areas for different users by analyzing usage data while preserving privacy. Commissioner Nachtigall said we do not want to preclude people from using the ferry and cannot get mode shift if the other modes are not available. Commissioner Yuen asked for the opportunity to review the data gathered and make recommendations based on it as the system moves forward. Commissioner Weitze asked if we would be funneling parkers through the Appezzato intersection or Pacific. Staff Member Thomas said West Atlantic would be the primary route. He said we… | TransportationCommission/2020-02-26.pdf |
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