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City College - Hexagon staff was hired to measure parking demand and to determine the amount of new parking needed. Hexagon staff conducted parking occupancy. Student parking in neighborhoods was estimated by comparing overnight occupancy to occupancy at typical student peak times. IBM Campus - Hexagon Staff was hired to address various problems occurring on the internal roads. Many recommendations came out of study including modifying speed limits, narrowing streets, channelizing pedestrian crossings, adding signals, and modifying intersection geometry to improve sight distance. . Site Traffic Analyses: For offices, hotels, restaurants, residential subdivisions, apartments, warehouses, industrial complexes, and mixed-use developments in San Jose, Santa Clara, Los Gatos, Monterey, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Santa Rosa, Napa, Hayward, Sunnyvale, Bakersfield, Richmond, Concord, and Cupertino, California. These included estimation of future trip generation, impacts on adjacent intersections, and site-specific pedestrian and auto circulation issues such as driveway and crosswalk locations. . Corridor Studies: Route 238 Bypass - Mr. Black evaluated several transportation alternatives to the proposed Rte 238 Bypass in Hayward. The Planning Area 2 Travel Forecasting model was used to project future traffic in the Central County area. The basis of the evaluation was to analyze the effects of each scenario in terms of (a) changes in traffic volumes on major roads and freeway segments, (b) congested versus uncongested vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and (c) the impacts on major street intersection operations. . Parking Studies: San Carlos - Staff believed that the available parking spaces were utilized to such an extent that any future development could not be accommodated. It was determined that future development could be accommodated only by planning a parking structure. A suitable site was identified, and a three-level parking structure was designed (one level underground and two levels above). To help the financial feasibility of the parking structure, it was designed to have two levels of housing above. San Mateo - Due to recent and projected growth, many downtown merchants believed that more parking facilities were needed. Surveys revealed that the existing parking situation is adequate, although during peak times customers sometimes must settle for less desirable spaces because the prime spaces are taken by employees. The study was able to show that a relatively modest increase in downtown parking meter rates combined with a small property assessment could finance an additional parking structure. . Major Developments: Valley Fair - Valley Fair is a 1.2 million square foot regional mall that was proposed for enlargement by approximately 300,000 square feet. Santana Row - This project transformed a 1960's era shopping center into a mixed-use "Main Street" style shopping, entertainment and residential center. Oakridge Mall - The proposed expansion consisted of the addition of 85,000 square feet of movie theater space plus additional retail and restaurant space. Evergreen Specific Plan - The plan called for the construction of over 4,000 dwelling units on about 600 acres. Hexagon staff analyzed both on-site and off-site traffic impacts of the plan and developed the circulation element of the EIR. Hexagon Transportation Consultants, Inc. Gary K. Black . -.- .-.-<, . '--'-'_.,'"