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Mr. Fleissig replied that they will think more about this. He then turned the presentation <br />over to Mr. Williams. <br /> <br />Rick Williams stated that the ½ mile radius mentioned by Mr. Fleissig has a lot to do <br />with how one works with this BART parcel, how it is access, and the roles of the various <br />streets, trails, access points for buses, and parking throughout the site. He added that <br />they will then take this framework and focus down into the more detailed station. He <br />indicated that they also focused a lot on the Iron Horse Trail alignment and did some <br />detailed design work that they integrated in with the EBRPD planning. He noted that <br />the District staff was very happy with the outcome of how the Iron Horse Trail would find <br />its way to the BART station in this eventual site plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Williams stated that with respect to the circulation as they see it coming in at Willow <br />Road and Owens Drive, the bus access will remain essentially the same. He indicated <br />that one or two parking areas is anticipated, but a major portion of this would be a loop <br />drive configuration which would work in essence with the new Kaiser/BART intersection <br />and crossing. He noted that the Iron Horse Trail would cross at that location, would <br />proceed along, and then stop at this point; it would then continue through, but one <br />would have to walk through the station. <br /> <br />Mr. Williams stated that the loop drive worked very well for gaining access to parking, <br />for drop-off, for kiss-and-ride, for , and for van service. He indicated that it is a <br />two-way road accessible from either direction and from Willow Road with diagonal <br />parking in front, thereby creating in essence three development sites. He added that <br />there was a series of different alternatives, and this is the one that everyone came to <br />very quickly as working for all the operations of BART, for the site circulation, and for <br />the development pattern. He noted that this is a modification of some of the alternatives <br />originally done over a year ago. <br /> <br />Mr. Williams also indicated that this plan reinforces the pedestrian network. He stated <br />that it includes a large gateway plaza and a visible connection to the Iron Horse Trail <br />through the BART station to the development site. He noted that pedestrian and bike <br />circulation to the plaza is gained without having to cross major internal drives, one of the <br />reason why all the bike operations thought this was very successful, as well as for <br />pedestrian, circulation, and safety. <br /> <br />Referring to one of the slides, Chair Narum inquired if the arrows pointing down south of <br />Owens Drive pointed to an opening in Parcel 1. <br /> <br />Mr. Williams said yes. He pointed out the pedestrian/bike connection parallel to <br />Kaiser property line, the BART access, the Kaiser access, the Iron Horse Trail, and <br />the relative location of Owens and Willow Drives. <br /> <br />Mr. Williams called to mind the 1, which has retail and live/work on the <br />front and diagonal parking along Owens Drive. He pointed out the access to the Kaiser <br />parking, the Iron Horse Trail path, the new intersection, and the special street design <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 25, 2011 Page 5 of 21 <br /> <br />