Title
Approve Harbor Bay Ferry Area Parking Recommendations
Outcome: Commission to provide recommendations for staff implementation.
Body
Transportation Commission
March 25, 2015
Item 5A
Action
Approve Harbor Bay Ferry Area Parking Recommendations
BACKGROUND
The Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal is surrounded by residential neighborhoods, an undeveloped property, and Shoreline Park, which abuts the terminal to the north. Additional commercial properties are on Harbor Bay Parkway. The approximate boundaries of nearby homeowners associations are shown in the area map below (Figure 1). The ferry service runs on weekdays. The first ferry leaves the terminal at 6:30 am and the last ferry arrives at 8 pm.
Figure 1. Area Map
The City of Alameda has been working with the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), which is the agency that runs the ferry service, to provide more parking for ferry riders near the Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal. There are two main concerns regarding parking:
1. There is currently an insufficient supply of parking at this terminal due to the increased ridership caused by the recent BART strikes and improved economy.
2. Parking is spilling over into nearby neighborhoods, which include public and private streets.
DISCUSSION
In order to address the parking concerns, staff has taken a "phased", or step, approach, which allows staff to make incremental improvements and adapt as needed towards a final goal. Long-term improvements, such as the conversion of the adjacent, undeveloped lot, require extensive analysis and coordination/approval, and would therefore, be reviewed at a later phase.
As a first step, staff improved access and visibility along Adelphian Way. Motorists were parking too close to corners/crosswalks and in front of fire hydrants. In December 2014, staff painted red curbs at the circled locations shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2. Red Curbs
In January 2015, staff installed no ...
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