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Adoption of Resolution Adopting the Draft Active Transportation Plan. The City previously certified a Final Environmental Impact Report for the Alameda General Plan 2040 Update. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15162 and 15163, none of the circumstances necessitating further CEQA review are present. (Planning, Building & Transportation 20962740) [Continued from December 6, 2022]
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Draft Alameda Active Transportation Plan provides a roadmap for making walking and biking safe and desirable every-day transportation options in Alameda. It is a plan for people of all ages and abilities - including children, seniors and people with disabilities - that will contribute towards addressing the City of Alameda's (City) safety, greenhouse gas reduction, and transportation mode shift goals, and enhancing the health and livability of the Alameda community. The Active Transportation Plan replaces the City's 2009 Pedestrian Plan and the 2010 Bicycle Master Plan.
After an initial extensive community engagement period in late 2019 to solicit the community's concerns and ideas, draft recommendations for a vision statement, goals, bikeway network, pedestrian strategy and programs were presented to the community in mid-2020. In October 2022, a complete draft Plan was released for public review. Input was collected at 14 public events and meetings, including five (5) Commission and Board meetings; seven (7) presentations/tabling for local organizations; and via an online survey. The Final Draft Plan incorporates many of the suggestions made by the diverse array of reviewers.
On November 16, 2022, the Transportation Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council adopt the Final Draft Active Transportation Plan (Exhibit 1), including the seven Appendices (Exhibits 2-8), and with the additional changes recommended by staff and the Transportation Commission and described in this rep...
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