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Livermore, Kathleen From: Robert Johnson [rejberk@covad.net] Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 7:55 AM To: Livermore, Kathleen Subject: BRT, Yes! Planning Commissioner Please support the continued efforts of planning staff to find a viable, BUILT "Locally Preferred Alternative" (or "LPA") for BRT as soon as possible. To really address any anticipated impacts, we need to understand how the project would be implemented in detail, on a block by block level. Developing an LPA would be the next necessary step to help us all better understand what specific issues need to be addressed before going forward with BRT, or not. We also need an LPA in place so that, if the city approves of BRT in the future, funding can be sought out and directed toward the project. As part of a BRT system, dedicated lanes might be able help to keep transit vehicles out of traffic, making transit service fast, frequent, and (most importantly) reliable. BRT stations may be able to create safer, more comfortable places to wait for transit, and proof-of- payment systems, and level, all-door boarding could all work together to make existing. transit -and a future BRT system- a viable alternative to driving. However, BRT may also create too much congestion on the corridor, cause "cut-through" traffic into neighborhoods that parallel the route, or may displace critically needed parking. The only way to know for sure is to do a closer study through developing and studying a full- build LPA, including dedicated lanes and stations. Again, please do everything you can to help develop an LPA so that we can more thoroughly study how BRT might look, if we choose to implement it. Thank you for your time and service. Robert Johnson 580 Grizzly Peak Berkeley, CA 94708 1