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18619 | 7-B 2016-3675 Provide Comments on the Draft Strategies for the Citywide Transit and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan Staff Member Thomas introduced the item. Staff Member Ott and the consultants gave the staff presentation. Board Member Zuppan asked how many people they need to get out of their cars to make a difference. The consultant said they are establishing the baseline and would be looking at what the potential impacts of implementing these strategies would be. Board Member Zuppan asked why we are focusing on the SF bound trips when it has the fewest number of drive alone trips. She asked how many trips we need to remove from the current conditions, before any new projects are completed, to solve our traffic problems. The consultant said that there are many outside factors that influence congestion, even if they eliminate many trips, which makes targeting a specific number difficult. Staff Member Ott said that the regional bottleneck (880) could still result in congestion in Alameda even if this plan is successful. She said capturing SF bound commuters with our new growth would help us mitigate our congestion because of the high transit usage for those commuters. Board Member Zuppan asked what the process was for assessing the effectiveness and ease of implementation of different projects. The consultants said they relied on their experience with these types of projects and are incorporating input from staff and the community. He said that even with all that, there is still some subjectivity in the evaluations. Board Member Zuppan said she was confused about how autonomous vehicles rated as more effective than a free shuttle would. The consultant explained that they studied free bus service, but not the shuttle as described. He said there is a lot of uncertainty around driverless vehicles and their potential for impacting congestion. Approved Minutes Page 4 of 11 Planning Board Meeting December 12, 2016 |