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(10) (11) EAGPLNPl.DOC 8f22I96 by locating an employment-generating use near residential areas, thereby helping to create a more favorable jobs-housing balance. In addition, the Project will supply and contribute to significant traffic mitigation measures. By helping to reduce traffic congestion, these measures will also reduce Project impacts on air quality. The Facts in Support of CEQA Finding 2.5.1 hereby are incorporated by reference. The City's Circulation Goal is to "[m]aintain and improve Redwood City"s transportation system to the mutual benefit of motor vehicles, public transportation, bicycles, and pedestrians, while reducing automobile usage by enhancing the attractiveness of alternative transportation modes." The Project will help the City to meet this goal. The design of the Project will encourage pedestrian use and diminish the need for automobile trips by establishing common area walkways. These walkways link the larger open spaces to each other, as well as linking the campus to surrounding amenities. The Project developer or its tenants will provide a shuttle service to transport employees to and fÌ'om the nearest CalTrain station. Subject to City approval, this requirement may be replaced by participation in the existing shuttle service that serves other commercial properties in Redwood Shores. The Project will participate in the County Transportation Management Program. The Project will also supply and contribute to significant traffic mitigation measures. The Facts in Support of CEQA Finding 2.5.1 hereby are incorporated by reference. One of the City's Motor Vehicle Transportation Objectives is to "allow for the safe and convenient movement and access of motor vehicles in Redwood City, but not at the expense of the environment or the overall quality of life in Redwood City or to the detriment of alternative transportation modes." The Project will help the City to meet this objective. The design of the Project will encourage pedestrian use and diminish the need for automobile trips by establishing common area walkways. These walkways link the larger open spaces to each other, as well as linking the campus to surrounding amenities. The Project developer or its tenants will provide a shuttle service to transport employees to and from the nearest CalTrain station. Subject to City approval, this requirement may be replaced by participation in the existing shuttle service that serves other commercial properties in Redwood Shores. Parking for each phase of the Project meets the City's parking requirements. Special care has been taken to minimize the visual impact of both garages and surface lots to the Redwood Shores Parkway. This was done by setting the parking structures well within the campus, by landscaping the lots, and by surrounding the roadway edge of the campus with an informal arrangement of trees. The Project's landscape plan will ensure that shared 3