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<br /> <br />Red Morton Community Park Sports Lighting Initial Study <br />City of Redwood City 43 June 2015 <br />4.7.1.2 Existing Greenhouse Gas Emissions <br /> <br />Under existing conditions, GHG emissions associated with the sports fields and tennis courts are <br />primarily the result of combustion of fossil fuels used to transport people to and from athletic events. <br />A relatively small amount of GHG emissions result from maintenance of the facilities. <br /> <br />4.7.2 Environmental Checklist and Discussion of Impacts <br /> <br /> <br />Potentially <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />With <br />Mitigation <br />Incorporated <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />No Impact Checklist <br />Source(s) <br />Would the project: <br />1. Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either <br />directly or indirectly, that may have a <br />significant impact on the environment? <br /> 1,2,5,6,9 <br />2. Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or <br />regulation adopted for the purpose of <br />reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases? <br /> 1,2,5,6,9 <br /> <br />1.7.2.1 Greenhouse Gas Impacts <br /> <br />Given the overall scope of global climate change, it is not anticipated that a single project will have <br />an individually discernable effect on global climate change. It is more appropriate to conclude that <br />the GHG emissions generated by proposed projects can combine with emissions across the State, <br />nation, and globe to cumulatively contribute to global climate change. <br /> <br />The project proposes to install new and replacement sports lighting at a park where sports lighting <br />currently exists. As described previously, the new lighting would be located on Mitchell Field, while <br />replacement lighting would be installed at Betchet/Griffin Field and the tennis courts. Mitchell Field, <br />which currently operates only until dusk, would be allowed to operate until 10:30 PM up to seven <br />days per week with the proposed installation of new sports lighting. The increased hours of <br />operation at Mitchell Field would result in an incremental increase of vehicle trips as patrons drive to <br />and from the park during those hours. <br /> <br />BAAQMD has developed screening thresholds that define levels of development below which <br />significant greenhouse gas emissions impacts would not occur. Although there is no screening <br />threshold for sports lighting projects, the trip generation of the proposed project can be compared to <br />other land uses to determine whether it is below the BAAQMD screening threshold. As described in <br />Section 4.16 Transportation, the project is expected to result in a maximum increase of 275 vehicle <br />trips per day. This is roughly the equivalent of the trip generation of 29 single family residences.19 <br />The BAAQMD screening threshold for single family dwelling units is 56. Additionally, the project <br />proposes to replace existing sports lighting on Bechet/Griffin Field and the tennis courts with more <br />modern, energy-efficient sports lighting, which will partially offset the increase d electricity use <br />associated with installation of new sports lighting on Mitchell Field. As a result, greenhouse gas <br />emissions resulting from the proposed project would be less than significant. <br /> <br />19 Institute of Transportation Engineers. Trip Generation Manual, 9th Edition. 2012. <br />8.A. - Page 60