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Ms. Costa Sanders, City of Redwood City <br />December 2, 2016 <br />Page 2 <br />“Provide a safe, sustainable, integrated and efficient transportation <br />system to enhance California’s economy and livability” <br />play area to include two basketball courts, and expanding the school parking lot by two spaces. <br />The proposed project would also relocate the existing trash enclosure away from the adjacent <br />residences and onto the school parking lot, resulting in the loss of three parking spaces. <br /> <br />The proposed project also includes various other improvements to the project site, both on the <br />City-owned and District-owned parcels. Improvements to the City-owned parcel include an <br />outdoor seating and gathering area and a new public restroom that would be approximately 500 <br />square feet (sf) in size. Additionally, the outdoor play area adjacent to the existing community <br />center building would be reconfigured and relocated to accommodate the proposed two-story <br />classroom building, and the community center parking lot would be expanded by six parking <br />spaces. <br /> <br />Lead Agency <br /> <br />As the lead agency, the City of Redwood City is responsible for all project mitigation, including <br />any needed improvements to state highways. The project’s fair share contribution, financing, <br />scheduling, implementation responsibilities and lead agency monitoring should be fully <br />discussed for all proposed mitigation measures. Required roadway improvements should be <br />completed prior to issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy. The Department will not issue a <br />permit until our concerns are adequately addressed, we strongly recommend that the City work <br />with both the applicant and the Department to ensure that our concerns are resolved during the <br />CEQA process, and in any case prior to submittal of a permit application. <br /> <br />Multimodal Planning <br /> <br />The project should be conditioned to improve connections to existing and planned bike lanes and <br />multi-use trails to facilitate walking and biking to nearby homes and transit stops, as stated in the <br />Circulation Element of the Redwood City General Plan’s Goal BE-26. We recommend widening <br />the bikelane on Redwood Shores Parkway to three feet, not including the gutter, or provide clear <br />signage if bikes are allowed on the adjacent path. Also, the “share the road” sign on the Shell <br />Parkway segment between Redwood Shores Parkway and Davit Lane could be improved by <br />constructing a designated bike/pedestrian path or improving visibility of “sharrow” signage. <br />Improvements should include necessary wayfinding signage for bicyclist and pedestrians <br />navigating from new and existing school buildings through bikeways. We also encourage <br />Sandpiper Elementary School to consider participating in the 511.org SchoolPool RideMatch <br />service to promote walking, biking and carpooling to school. Doing so will reduce impacts on <br />the state highways. <br /> <br />Similarly, connections from school facilities to nearby San Mateo County Transit Bus Routes 60, <br />67, and 260 should be provided. Considering “SamTrans projects a 20 percent increase in <br />ridership between 2008 and 2017” the City of Redwood City should also consider adopting a <br />subsidized program for school-generated transit trips, for example, school employees could be <br />incentivized to consider “Connect, Redwood City !” as a commute option (Redwood City <br />General Plan BE-113). For additional multimodal improvements, please see the “Vehicle Trip <br />Reduction” section. <br />7.A. - Page 167