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8.13. - Page 42 of 70 Redwood City Broadway Streetcar/Urban Circulator Study Summary Report Center, 26 percent indicated buses or shuttles, compared to 12 percent for a streetcar. This result could be because the survey indicated that the streetcar would run between the Transit Center and Chestnut Street but did not describe a route for buses or shuttles. Interest in a bus or shuttle specifically connecting the Transit Center and Chestnut Street was not tested. Stakeholder Meetings Meetings with key stakeholder groups were also held periodically during the study with three groups: Partner Agencies: meetings with technical planning, operations and engineering staff from Caltrain and SamTrans ■ Employers, Developers and Businesses: meeting with major employment centers near to the study corridor, including Kaiser Permanente and Stanford in Redwood City ■ Special Downtown Interest Groups: meetings with Downtown businesses and groups that organize major events in the Downtown These groups were also supportive of the concept of a streetcar/urban circulator and the benefits that it would bring to the City. Some key issues that came up were: Smith ■ Would the streetcar be as fast and frequent as current employer shuttles (like the Marguerite Shuttle supporting Stanford employees)? ■ Would the streetcar interfere with the numerous events that close Broadway in front of Courthouse Square? ■ Would the streetcar interfere with traffic circulation, bicycling, and/or remove parking? ■ Options for who might own and operate the streetcar/urban circulator ■ Coordination with the Dumbarton Transportation Corridor project being managed by SamTrans revealed that the addition of a Dumbarton rail operation in Redwood City would likely require relocation of the Transit Center north of Broadway. All these concerns and factors were taken into account in the preparation of this study. Page 6 585