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ATTACHMENT 2: PUBLIC COMMENTS Adjust the language in technology-related items to be stronger,perhaps with annual reevaluation of trends and benchmark cities, rather than optional or secondary. Provide incentives to utilize technology. There is no discussion in the plan describing how parking demand is calculated and how different scenarios might affect it. I didn't study the 2017 Parking Plan upon which this is based. It might be there, but it won't include references to the 2018 IPCC report on Climate Change. However, it appears to be responsive to demand rather than anticipating and encouraging a change in personal behavior to minimize demand. MP-G.4 and G.5 worry me.They are about building additional parking based on "supply and demand". It seems like the proactive intent should be to promote other sources of transportation. Other approved city plans say this (at least Bike/Ped and Climate Change plans). This is where an honest assessment of transportation in 2040 comes in. MP-G.6 attempts to address this. If a parking structure is approved, it should promote alternative modes of transportation anyway.That means EV charging stations, secure bike parking (see BikeSPA),autonomous vehicle facilities, bus station, I don't know what else. MP-P.42 dictates that this structure should be designed to be convertible to other uses. However, it feels like this encourages behavior counter to our stated desired behavior(rebalance transportation options)—and it's unlikely that merchants would willingly give back parking supply. Reverse MP-P.42 to design the structure for mixed uses that could be convertible to additional parking if necessary. Transportation Corridor In our bike and pedestrian workshops with the community,creating a network by connecting the gaps between bike paths was a key observation. In MP-G.2,the DSP cites this as a goal,too. Section 5-1 states "There is a desire to rebalance transportation options to better accommodate non-vehicular modes by making improvements to downtown's streetscapes and the transportation network as a whole." LD-P.60 "Connectivity and Accessibility" calls for uninterrupted sidewalks, pathways and bike routes. We all agree,fix the gaps. LD-P.67 and MP-P.26 and 27 mention the bike and pedestrian path along the Transportation Corridor. We've seen the Lions Wayside and Delucchi Parks plan and love it. However, MP-P.33 refers to the Downtown Parking Strategy. So, I read that plan. That plan acknowledges a Class I trail along the Transportation Corridor, page 19,and page 25, "Acquire the Transportation Corridor and install bicycle and pedestrian trails along with 300 parking spaces with high-quality design features (acquisition complete and some parking has been constructed)." 1.5.10, and then "B) Construct improvements,which could include provided paved parking on the unpaved portions of the Transportation Corridor to formalize those areas a public parking supplies and modifying the parking area between Abbie Street and Bernal Avenue to provide two-way travel and perpendicular parking." MP-I.4 includes "Transportation Corridor development should be prioritized because of its value to downtown as a primary transportation corridor for non-vehicular use.The corridor should also accommodate vehicular parking to support downtown businesses." 3