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129 | Staff Payne replied that would be the lawn space and they would be moving to the two kiosks further south out of the path of the bikeway. Commissioner Miley asked about the Webster and 8th Street intersection. He explained the intersection is where the highest pedestrian incidents were observed. He wondered if there were any treatments or improvements made within the 10 years. Staff Payne replied there were four pedestrian injuries at Webster Street and Central Avenue over the past 10 years and since that time staff has improved that intersection. She said staff created a new marked crosswalk on the east side and they felt that would improve the intersection moving forward. She went on to say that half of the injuries occurred before the intersection improvement and half occurred afterwards, but she felt that did not occur on the eastern side. Commissioner Miley inquired about Washington Park from Page Street to 8th Street, where the bike lane would discontinue. He wondered if staff looked at going into the park to accommodate a lane there. Staff Payne replied staff reviewed the option and decided not to pursue that because park space is very limited and they weighed that as a higher concern. Commissioner Bellows opened the floor to public comments. Kyle Long, Alameda west end student and east end resident, said he took a bicycle safety class and obeys all traffic laws. He said he feels unsafe when bicycling and feels safer when there is a dedicated bike lane. Jay Katter, Alameda Community Learning Center (ACLC) student, said his friend who also bicycles was hit by a car when riding to school. He felt having bike lanes on Encinal Avenue would be very nice. Jay Lucy stated that he does not support the project. He felt the elimination of the parking spots and road access at the intersection of Central Avenue and Webster Street will be a business negative and poor use of City funds. He asked for a loading and unloading study to be conducted and he said West Alameda Business Association (WABA) does not support this project. He pointed out that at the public meeting when the new cross walks were installed at the intersection of Central Avenue and Webster Street staff stated that over 20,000 vehicles were crossing daily and now the numbers have mysteriously dropped due to a different agenda even with the growth pattern being 2.9 percent from 2009. He said with population density growing, limiting a major arterial makes no sense when a back path exists on Santa Clara Avenue. He requested that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) be considered on such a significant proposal. He also requested that a Shore Line Drive usage survey be considered to see how the people living along Shore Line Drive feel about the change. Having been to every meeting on this topic, he felt disappointed by the changes that were made since the last meeting. He heard that the schools are drawing from outside the area like the city of Oakland. He asked that the bulb-outs not be used because they are a hazard and are not maintained. Page 4 of 17 |