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Recommendation to Discuss the Existing Conditions and Goals/Objectives of the Citywide Transit and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan. (Base Reuse 819099)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Discuss the Existing Conditions and Goals/Objectives of the Citywide Transit and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan
BACKGROUND
The purpose of the Citywide Transit and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan is to help ensure that the City sustains its high quality of life during a time of anticipated population growth throughout the Bay Area region. Although the City's population, housing levels and actual volume of vehicles leaving Alameda during the morning commute hasn't changed significantly over the past several years, the increased traffic on the freeways and the increase in employment rates on the Island and in the region have increased commute times and the community's interest in improving the City's transportation system.
In response to community requests and a Council referral by Councilmember Daysog, the Council directed staff on January 21, 2015 to begin efforts to conduct a holistic approach to transportation Citywide.
Since the referral, the work to date on this planning effort includes:
* On February 25, 2015, a joint Transportation Commission and Planning Board meeting refined the proposed Citywide Transportation.
* On April 1, 2015, a Request for Proposals (RFP), including a draft work scope for the Citywide Transit and TDM Plan was prepared and then published on September 15, 2015.
* On January 19, 2016, the City Council approved the CDM Smith consulting team, which began this 18-month planning effort. In February, the consulting team initiated the project with data collection/review and an internal staff/consulting team meeting, and also began the existing conditions and goals/objectives tasks, which included an Organizational Advisory Gro...
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