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| AlamedaReuseandRedevelopmentAuthority | 2005-04-06 | 3 | Matthew Ridgway and Michael Keeling from Fehr and Peers gave the transportation presentation. (Both the entire presentations are available for review and are on file with the ARRA Secretary) Mr. Ridgway gave an overview of the transportation strategy that has been developed and discussed some of the major components for sustainable transportation, including land use strategy, employment and retail, residential and retail, and to discourage auto use. The presentation included a menu of options and the challenges that go along with those options. There was much discussion about the Tubes getting more constrained and congested from the development within the region and Oakland. Mr. Ridgway presented some ideas about how to minimize the impact on the tube. The initial transportation strategy includes the use of ECO passes - the cost of purchasing ECO passes will be built into the homeowner's association fees for anybody who lives at Alameda Point. It will be built into the fees that are part of the employment component of Alameda Point as well. The plan also includes shuttle buses, enhanced ferry services to include bike stations, car share programs, multi modal transit center, onsite transportation coordinator (a person who organizes the car pools and van pools, makes sure the shuttles are operating efficiently) etc. The presentation also included BART and AC Transit options/route alternatives as well as a light rail option (Cybertran). In June, the transportation options will be moved on to a more detailed evaluation and the next steps include two major components: 1) continue to look at the long term transit options and 2) take the short terms transit options that we've talked about and look at them with much more detail so that we have something that is ready to construct on opening day of the project. Another point, according to the MTC, in terms of land use densities to support transit, Alameda would be considered suburban - rural, the density that you are talking about would fit into that category, which in their mind would be something that in terms of regional funding you would be very low on the list to compute for regional funding Member Gilmore thanked Mr. Ridgway and commented that the presentation was very informative "if somewhat sobering." Member Gilmore called several speakers: first speaker, Helen Sause, made comments on the community workshops she's attended, stating that the transportation system being developed is very critical. She discussed the need to find partners with the rest of Alameda, not just with Alameda Point, and to engage the rest of Alameda. Second speaker, Neil Sinclair of Cybertran, commented on the light rail option and stated that he anticipates being here in Alameda and continuing their development. 3 G: BaseResue&Redv/Arra/Minutes/2005/04-06-05 regular minutes | AlamedaReuseandRedevelopmentAuthority/2005-04-06.pdf |