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18622 | Board Member Sullivan said that it will be important to have good data and a means to monitor travel habits. The consultant said they have all the information available to them. President Köster asked who is subsidizing the South San Francisco ferry service. The consultant said it is funded through MTC bridge toll money. President Köster asked if they study travel times when evaluating these options. The consultant said that they do and that it is a very important factor. He said that is one of the reasons for including things like express bus service and queue jump lanes. He said having more than one transfer is another major factor in people's decision to drive or not. President Köster opened the public hearing. Brian McGuire said Bike Walk Alameda's regular and board members have participated in this process. He said they are concerned about losing the Estuary Crossing Shuttle. He said acknowledging greenhouse gas goals and subsequent funding sources is important, not just people throughput. He said the long term projects have near term actions that should be included in the list of projects. He said we should not wait for Alameda Point to be built out to restripe Main St. with better complete street access to the ferry terminal. He said improving freeway access in Oakland does not further the goals of the plan. He said reevaluating parking requirements for new developments would be a cheap and easy way to help alleviate congestion impacts. Karen Bey said that it is important to include a water transit program for the northern waterfront. She said each developer should be required to build water transit infrastructure with their projects and put a water transit tax on the ballot. She said we need to use our waterways to help us get around the island. Helen Sause, Alameda Home Team, says they are concerned that all the development designs seem to end at the water. She said they held a cross estuary panel to talk about the issues and opportunities for developments along the estuary. President Köster closed the public hearing. Board Member Knox White said he thinks we made a mistake combining the Transit Plan and TDM Plan. He said we should have a transit section and a TDM section as it moves forward. He said he would like to have seen evaluations of the impacts of each project before giving the thumbs up, rather than the other way around. He said almost everything Approved Minutes Page 7 of 11 Planning Board Meeting December 12, 2016 |