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MONITORING VERIFICATION IDENTIFIED IMPACT RELATED MITIGATION MEASURE implementation Monitoring and Timing Signature Oate Enti Verification Enti Re uirements with City polices giving priority to the Downtown pedestrian environment, the City may choose to avoid this intersection modification in the interest of protecting the pedestrian environment. This choice would result in a significant unavoidable impacf based on current CEQA and City criteria for "intersection Im acts " Impact 9-10: Impacts on US 101 Freeway Mitigation 9-10. Mitigation of thE:se effects infrastructure City; C1CAG During project-specific Segments--Moderate Intensity Precise to class-than-significant level would require improvements environmental review Plan Alternative. Traffic generated by the construction of an additional mixed flow considered not proposed Moderate Intensity alternative is lane on US 101. This widening is not feasible by City; expected to result in the following freeway deemed feasible by the City due to right-of- however, US segment operational effects: way constraints and cost. Therefore, the 101 is part of impact is expected to remain signifrcant CMP roadway ^ southbound US 10i (mixed flowj and unavoidable. system, and lanes between Woodside Road and individual Marsh Road (AM)--a V/C ratio change projecfs may from 1.14 to of 1.20; and require TranspoRation • southbound US 101 (mixed flow) Demand Management lanes between Whipple Avenue and (TDM}plans per Woodside Road (PM}-a VIC ratio C/CAG adopted change from 1.15 to 1.18. guidelines. These changes in freeway segment operations would represent a significant im act. Impact 9-11: Project Contribution to Mitigation 9-11. Add a second left-tum City; fair-share City If and when improvements Cumulative Impacts at the Alameda de las lane to the southbound approach of reimbursement adopted, City shall conduct PulgasNYoodside Road Intersection. Alameda de las Pulgas. This change would from future annual traffic monitoring at During the AM and PM peak hours, the improve operation to LOS D in both peak individual t this intersection and implement fair-share addition of project traffic would reduce the level of service (AM peak hour} and increase periods. The project would require median removal and cane restriping. Although this projec applicants. requirement when level of overall delay by more than five (5}seconds project may be added to Redwood City's service reaches LOS E {average delay of greater than (AM and PM peak hours) at this intersection, Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) program in a future 55 seconds which would already be operating at LOS E/F. update, there is currently no funding for this . This effect would represent a signifrcant project. Therefore, the mitigation is not impact assured and this impact is considered to be si nifrcant and unavoidable. Impact 9-12: Project Contribution to Mitigation 9-12. Due to right-of-way infrastructure City; C/CAG During project-specific Cumulative impacts at the EI Camino and constraints, mitigation options at this improvements environmental review Whipple Avenue Intersection. During the intersection are limited. Mitigation would considered not AM and PM peak hours the addition of project require the addition of an exclusive feasible by Clty; traffic would increase average delay by more eastbound left-turn lane and converting the however, EI than five (5) seconds at this intersection, eastbound shared left-through lane Into an Caminol which would ahead be o eratin at LOS F. exclusive through movement. This would Whipple is a ~D ~~ Page 13 UaMy DocumentslDowntovrn Precise Plan',CC staff repert5lCC 3.12.doc13. f 2.07 ExhibitslFlttact!menf A mif,monitorirg checklist 655.d~ D