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2 Environments 7.B. - Page 41 <br /> 2 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS <br /> This section contains the environmental analysis of the US 101 Pedestrian Undercrossing and Bair <br /> Island Storm Drain Pump Station Project,as described in Section 1 of this document. The analysis <br /> addresses items in Appendix G of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. <br /> Each analysis includes a brief discussion of the environmental setting and the regulatory requirements <br /> for each aspect of the environment in the CEQA Checklist and provides a copy of the checklist,with <br /> the items checked either"Potentially Significant Impact," "Less than Significant Impact with <br /> Mitigation Incorporation," "Less than Significant Impact," or"No Impact." The analysis includes an <br /> explanation for each finding presented in the CEQA Checklist. <br /> 2.1 AESTHETICS/ VISUAL RESOURCES <br /> The proposed US 101 Pedestrian Undercrossing and Bair Island Storm Drain Pump Station Project, <br /> which would be located along the western bank of Redwood Creek,is an important visual resource <br /> for the Downtown and Bayfront neighborhoods of the City of Redwood City (City). The U.S. <br /> Highway 101 (US 101) undercrossing, a joint-use bicycle and pedestrian path,would follow an <br /> existing path under the US 101 bridge at Redwood Creek. Although the bridge and support pilings <br /> affect the immediate views under the freeway,the entrances to the path and the extension along the <br /> City-owned parcel have unobstructed long-range views of the creek. Figure 2-1 shows the existing <br /> view of Redwood Creek,at the eastern entrance to the US 101 undercrossing,looking east toward the <br /> marina and waterfront development areas of the Bayfront neighborhood on the northeast side of the <br /> freeway. <br /> Redwood Creek provides open views of natural waterways and vegetated marshland in close <br /> proximity to urban offices, commercial buildings, and residential development. Figure 2-2 shows the <br /> existing commercial development, a car dealership,which is adjacent to the project area on the <br /> eastern side of US 101. The proposed location for the Bair Island Storm Drain Pump Station would <br /> be located near the foreground seen in Figure 2-2. Figure 2-2 also shows the existing Class II bike <br /> lane on Bair Island Road,which would connect to the proposed joint-use path near the One Marina <br /> development currently under construction. <br /> On the south side of US 101, commercial development along Convention Way and offices along <br /> Main Street are immediately east and west of the project area. Figure 2-3 shows the San Mateo Credit <br /> Union and other commercial development along Convention Way,adjacent to the proposed location <br /> of the path along Redwood Creek. The 333 Main Street residential development,part of the 2007 <br /> North Main Street Precise Plan,is south of the project area. <br /> As shown in Figure 2-3, a narrow footpath runs along the northern bank of Redwood Creek. This <br /> portion of Redwood Creek has limited public access. The adjacent development,parking, and service <br /> areas have restricted existing public views of the creek in the proposed project area. <br /> 2-1 US 101 Pedestrian Undercrossing and Bair <br /> Island Road Storm Drain Pump Station Project <br />