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<br />Summary of Comments from TAC & CAC Meetings <br /> <br />I. TAC Meetings #1 & #2 (February 24 & April 21, 2016) <br />• Portion of Bayfair Center is in a floodplain zone so future development <br />options need to factor this in <br />• Clean water/storm water may be issues to consider <br />• Market analyses or studies should be reviewed critically as they can <br />underestimate <br />• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on East !4th Street by Bayfair Center may need to <br />be revisited <br />• There are broader regional plans (East Bay Corridors, Alameda County’s <br />Ashland/Cherryland Business District Plan) converging with the proposed <br />Bay Fair TOD Plan. <br />• Proposed Bay Fair TOD Plan is a significant regional opportunity to <br />provide higher-intensity TOD employment, housing, and retail in a <br />walkable district <br />• Encourage long-term flexibility of land use and intensity - including <br />residential, workplaces, and retail - and to accommodate a changing <br />economy <br />• Caltrans supports the addition of housing to balance the high number of <br />existing jobs in the Plan Area and reduce or shorten vehicle trips <br />• Caltrans supports various pedestrian and intersection improvements to <br />improve pedestrian and bicycle safety <br />• Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) discourages a <br />center-running BRT lane due to pedestrian and cyclist access and safety, <br />but called for bus queue-jumping locations <br />• AC Transit encouraged a separate driveway for buses entering the BART <br />station <br />• Conversion of railroad right-of-way into East Bay Greenway should be <br />planned for, but full conversion of railroad right-of-way is not <br />guaranteed <br />• Preference for 150th/E. 14 plaza concept that maintains vehicle access <br />along 150th. <br />• Multiple TAC members provided additional detailed design or feasibility <br />comments on specific intersection, street, and site design concepts. <br /> <br />II. CAC Meeting #1 (April 6, 2016)* <br />(Responses to questions are in italics): <br />• Beautifying the plan area is a good idea <br />• Concerned about noise (including from BART trains), pollution from any <br />future development <br />• Need to tie into what is happening at the Kraft Foods site up for sale at <br />the corner of Halcyon and Washington