Today, I’ve wrapped up the pages for the existing city policies on the use of the city roadways with a quick rundown of what the existing General plan has to say about non-automotive forms of transportation. Because of the passion that public transit always brings to the debate, I’ve separated it into its own page, [...]
So really quickly, I realized that I had left off the Truck Route information on the Existing policies page I created about roadway policies in Alameda. I have added it at the end, but in the interest of reducing mouse-clicks for the RSI inclined, here’s the addition:
Truck Routes
The city’s truck route policy comes under the [...]
Once the overall place of the General Plan and the Transportation Element are understood. The next step in coming to terms with the Transporation Master Plan is to understand the existing Transportation Element and how they apply to the streets. This posted is also located here as a Static Page, but I’ve pasted it below. [...]
A lot is being written and said, and passed along about the proposed policy changes for the Alameda General Plan, Transportation Element update.
In the interest of providing a full understanding of the issue, an issue that directly affects every street in Alameda, I decided to create a repository of information and links about the Transportation [...]
In May, the City Council met in joint session with the City’s Transportation Commission (TC) to discuss the past and future direction of the commission’s work. At the meeting, the Council made clear their appreciation of the work of the commission (he types proudly) and the talk turned to Agenda Item #1a: “Role of [...]
In January/February, the city’s Development Services department conducted a Phone Survey of Alamedans in advance of the Economic Development Strategic Plan Update that the Economic Development Commission (EDC) is working on.
There’s lots of interesting information included in it, including the fact that 83% of Alamedans don’t feel that protecting historical structures at Alameda Point is [...]
While Alice Cooper didn’t get it exactly right, the school has not been blown to pieces, most kids in Alameda are starting summer vacation. AUSD kids end up with an extra week of summer break this year, some sort of scholastic leap year deal I guess. It’s a great time to get kids out on [...]
The Alameda Transportation Commission January meeting (1/31 - 7:30pm) agenda and packet here will be covering two large issues with long-term implications:
News of the initial approval of the Alameda Landing project and the application for a chance to develop Alameda Point by 5 developer conglomerates has focused things on the ongoing plans for converting the old Naval Air Station lately.
However, exciting and important planning for the existing neighborhoods and roadways in Alameda is also underway. After [...]
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Mindfulness in the face of a challenge.
