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18552 | Commissioner Weitze wanted to know how this project would be different from the High-Speed Rail project that California had been developing, which in his opinion had been a disaster. He wanted to know what lessons they had learned from that project. He also wanted to know how much faster this would be if they just focused on one thing and then worried about the connections. Mr. Evans said they had learned a lot from that situation. He explained how and why this project was different. He saw their analysis as using existing highly functional systems and making improvements to these existing systems. He then explained what their findings had discovered, to serve the megaregion this project would likely start in the inner Bay Area but it would still serve the larger area. Vice Chair Yuen wanted to know more about potential impacts to the City of Alameda, such as potential service stops. She also wanted to know what information they should be gathering about potential stops and the best way to share that information. Mr. Evans said they would rely on the involvement of city staff and this commission to know where they thought service stops should be. Then they could match that up with their findings. Staff Member Payne discussed the work and research staff had done to best locate and decide on potential service stops. She discussed other ways they could gather information and was open to other suggestions. Ms. Franklin discussed the community engagement that BART had done to better understand service needs and aspirations. She would alert staff about their next survey and would share those findings. Chair Soules brought up the RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) and the changing population that would be happening and wanted to make sure those demographic changes were captured. Mr. Evans discussed how the Transbay Crossing was the centerpiece of this project and how this project would enable so much more. It was not just a way to get to and from San Francisco and he further discussed how this would serve different needs. Chair Soules appreciated the big bold vision and was happy to see the outer communities considered. She wanted to know what assurances they had that once they had the Transbay TC Minutes 3 9/22/21 |