Re: [Ebbc-Talk] REMINDER: Community Meeting TONIGHT, May 22 @ 7 PM to Discuss Webster Street SMART Corridors Project

At 04:39 PM 5/22/2012, you wrote:
>TONIGHT:
>
>A proposed "SMART Corridors" Project on Webster 
>Street will be discussed at the College of 
>Alameda this Tuesday, May 22, at 7 PM in Room D119 at the
>College of Alameda, 555 Ralph Appezzato Parkway.
>
>The SMART Corridors Project would smooth traffic 
>flow and enhance transit, auto, and emergency vehicle travel and responses.
>
>It would:
>
>1. Install non-recording cameras in west Alameda 
>to alert emergency services departments in case of accidents;
>
>2. Install 3 electronic advisory signs to alert 
>Alameda drivers when one or both tubes are blocked by accidents;
>
>3. Synchronize signal timing along Webster Street in Alameda;

See http://mjvande.nfshost.com and search for 
"Synchronization". Traffic Signal Synchronization 
is a hoax -- one that however earned a lot of 
money for Elizabeth Deakin of UCB.

>4.  Replace a crosswalk that was removed from 
>Central Avenue at Webster long ago;
>
>5. Add a signal light at Webster and Pacific;
>
>6. Provide signal priority for transit and 
>emergency vehicles ("queue jumping").
>
>
>The link to the announcement and the text of the press release are below.
>
>http://www.cityofalamedaca.gov/About-Alameda/Press-Releases?display=156
>
>The project staff report is here:
>
>http://www.cityofalamedaca.gov/getdoc.cfm?id=7876
>
>and an updated presentation on the project is here:
>
>http://www.cityofalamedaca.gov/getdoc.cfm?id=8035
>
>
>
>For more project info, contact:
>
>Obaid Khan, P.E.
>Supervising Civil Engineer
>City of Alameda
>950 West Mall Square, Room 122
>Alameda, CA 94501
>PH 510-747-7938/747-7926; FAX: 510-769-6030
>okhan-TRFGz8y94AjhJ1H5RvZ0SeG/[email protected]
>
>
>
>Jon Spangler
>Writer/editor
>Linda Hudson Writing
>TEL  510-864-2144
>CEL 510-846-5356
>[email protected]
>www.linkedin.com/in/jonmspangler
>www.twitter.com/jonmspangler
>
>
>"She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the 
>bicycle will gain the mastery of life."
>   —Frances E. Willard, in A Wheel Within a 
> Wheel: How I Learned to Ride the Bicycle (1895)
>
>
>The Public Works Department needs community 
>input and invites the public to a meeting that 
>will be held on Tuesday, May 22 at 7:00 p.m., in 
>Room D119, at the College of Alameda. The 
>purpose of this meeting will be to discuss and 
>provide comments on the proposed Webster Street 
>SMART Corridors Project. Supported by the Fire 
>and Police Departments, as well as staff from AC 
>Transit, the primary goals of the project are to 
>improve emergency response to collisions in the 
>Posey Tube, reduce travel time for life support 
>services to reach the Trauma Center in Oakland, 
>and improve AC Transit’s ability to stay on 
>schedule by reducing overall travel time of buses.
>To meet these goals, the Webster Street SMART Corridors Project would:
>· Install three electronic traffic advisory 
>signs that will be activated only when necessary 
>to alert the public to emergencies and accidents 
>in the Posey Tube and recommend alternate 
>routes. The signs are proposed to be installed at the intersections of:
>o Buena Vista Avenue at Constitution Way;
>o Lincoln Avenue at Webster Street; and
>o Third Street at Ralph Appezatto Memorial Parkway.
>· Install five non-recording cameras to provide 
>the Police Department with real-time monitoring 
>of traffic conditions and to provide appropriate 
>emergency response, as incidents occur. The 
>non-recording cameras are proposed to be 
>installed at the following intersections:
>o Lincoln Avenue at Constitution Way;
>o Central Avenue at Webster Street;
>o Ralph Appezatto Parkway/Atlantic Avenue at Webster Street;
>o Near the entrance of Posey Tube; and
>o Near the exit of Webster Tube.
>· Coordinate all traffic signal lights along 
>Webster Street between Central Avenue and 
>Stargell Avenue so buses and cars can travel 
>along the streets at a safe speed with a minimum number of stops.
>According to Police Chief Michael Noonan, “This 
>project would reduce Police response time for 
>service calls along Webster Street and the Posey 
>Tube by providing real time information directly 
>to the department’s communications center. It 
>would improve the overall safety for our 
>residents using Webster Street and the Tubes.” 
>Fire Division Chief Daren Olson agrees with the 
>safety benefits of the project saying, “The 
>project would reduce emergency response time 
>along Webster Street, especially to the Trauma 
>Center in Oakland, thus improving overall public safety."
>In addition to the public safety benefits, the 
>project would also improve safety for all modes of transportation by:
>· Striping a new crosswalk on Central Avenue at 
>the easterly side of the Central Avenue and 
>Webster Street intersection, where pedestrian 
>crossings are currently prohibited;
>· Adding cameras at all intersections with a 
>traffic signal light so the presence of a single 
>bicycle will alert the traffic light to turn green; and
>· Providing a new traffic signal light at the 
>Webster Street and Pacific Avenue intersection.
>Additional information on proposed improvements 
>may be accessed on the following web page under 
>“Current Project Documents:” 
>http://www.cityofalamedaca.gov/City-Hall/Traffic-and-Transportation.
>The May 22 community meeting will begin at 7:00 
>p.m. at College of Alameda in Room D119. The 
>College of Alameda is located at 555 Ralph 
>Appezzato Memorial Parkway. Individuals unable 
>to attend the meeting may submit written 
>comments to Obaid Khan, Supervising Civil 
>Engineer, at City Hall West, 950 W. Mall Square, 
>Room 110, or by email at okhan-TRFGz8y94AjhJ1H5RvZ0SeG/[email protected] 
>All written comments will be part of the official public record.
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