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18658 | multimodal, pedestrian and bicycle issues. He said 55 people would like to see a down payment made to build a pedestrian and bicycle bridge from Alameda to Oakland, 20 people said it would be great to open the west side walkway and 17 people would like the funds to be used to purchase boats for water taxi service from Alameda to Jack London Square. He said most people want to do something else with the multimodal funds and felt the City needs to send that statement to ACTC. Lucy Gigli, Bike Walk Alameda President, stated that this project has been around for a long time with multiple iterations. She said it was Measure B and then Measure BB funds and $75 million was allocated for Alameda to use on this project. She explained that Brian McGuire mentioned if the project funds were partially used, there would be $10-15 million left that could be used for the City. Thus, she encouraged the Commission to use the remaining funds for true multimodal projects that address issues that are across the Estuary. Denyse Trepanier said the project is multimodal in name only and she felt walking her bicycle through the tube was a horrible experience. She explained that although connections to the tube might be improved, the switchbacks introduced would only make the situation worse. She referenced the Bay Bridge project, which was supposed to be multimodal. However, the path remains randomly open on weekend days to bicyclists. She also pointed out that the off ramp going through and cutting across the bicycle and pedestrian path within the tube would reduce all access across the west end of Alameda. Based on what she heard, this may be a great solution for vehicular traffic because they need to solve the congestion problem, but she felt the multimodal funds earmarked for this project should specifically improve multimodal connections. Commissioner Morgado exclaimed that he was hearing a lot about the money and he wanted more information about the funding allocation. Trinity Nguyen replied ACTC is working on the Comprehensive Investment Plan (CIP), which is done every two years for a 5-year programming period. She pointed out that there are Measure BB funds specifically related to multimodal access from Oakland to Alameda and vice versa and there are several components to that funding source. She went on to say that as cities submit projects and request funding, the programming team would evaluate the requests to make sure it meets the criteria such as: feasibility, the city's local match contribution and the current stage of the project. Afterwards, recommendations would be made for the ACTC to review for action and the next review period is scheduled for July 1, 2017 with a programming period of 5 years with a 2-year allocation window. She said they're going to provide recommendations for the ACTC to review in April and they will work with the cities that submit projects. Commissioner Miley asked if the project is in the CIP. Trinity Nguyen replied the project includes two funding components. She explained that the project was included in Measure B, so there were funds dedicated for the general Broadway/Jackson project. The second component, Measure BB, was included as a component to address multimodal access between Alameda and Oakland. The funds could be used for a variety of benefits, but has to fit into a certain description. Ultimately, she said the total on the Measure BB side is $75 million and the Measure B is $8 million. Page 11 of 14 |