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18624 | like to see how they fit the strategies and what impacts they will have before judging what is included in the plan. She said we focus a lot on the stick, making driving miserable. She said somebody driving 70mph on Otis is a policing issue not a transportation issue. She said making it impossible for them to get around is not the solution to our speeding problems and we should hire more police if that is what it takes. She said she would like to focus more on how to make transit easier, then people will be willing to pay for the convenience. She said there is already a lot on the project list and discouraged adding early steps for long term projects in the earlier phases of the list. She said she disagrees about the safety and livability of Shoreline Drive. Board Member Mitchell said that construction traffic in Oakland has been impacting traffic in Alameda. He said we need a robust plan that has a sense of focus. He said we should revisit the SF bound data for accuracy. He said causing more traffic to make things safe from speeding is counterintuitive. He said we are on a flat island with moderate weather and should look at biking even more as a mode of transportation. Board Member Burton said the document needs to have a clear voice with concrete actions to take. He said getting Oakland commuters out of their cars and into transit is the obvious way to make a big difference. He said the other top item is to make drastic improvement in the transit and bike infrastructure to get people to schools on the West End. He asked if there was a way to tie the TDM plan to the Economic Development Plan. He said the low/medium/high measurement was not adequate. He said each project should have an estimate of how many cars it would take off the road. He suggested using vehicle miles traveled to gauge success. He said everything in the plan should be tied back to greenhouse gas reduction. Board Member Sullivan said her issues have been covered and looks forward to the next draft. President Köster said the connections and timings of our transit is what will ease the tension overall. Board Member Knox White said that reducing lanes on Otis was not to create congestion, but rather to make sure that you could only do the speed limit. He said that not incenting something is not the same thing as using a stick. He said reducing parking on new construction is reducing the incentive to drive, but not a stick like congestion pricing would be. 7-C 2016-3677 Design Review-PLN16-0232 1208 Saint Charles Street- The Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing to consider Design Review for a project consisting of the demolition of a two car garage built prior to 1942 and the Approved Minutes Page 9 of 11 Planning Board Meeting December 12, 2016 |