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7A Page 22 Because either the diversion of traffic to pedestrian corridors on Broadway and Middlefield resulting from prohibiting southbound left turns {Mitigations 9-3 jaJ or 9- 3jbJ), or the impact on pedestrian signal sequencing with split phase signs! operation (Mitigation 9-3jcJ), may potentially degrade the Downtown pedestrian environment and decrease pedestrian safety, comfort, and convenience; and be inconsistent with existing and proposed City policies giving priority to the Downtown pedestrian environment {see section 9.1.1 of this FEIR chapter); the City may choose to avoid the three mitigation options identified above in the''interest of protecting the pedestrian environment. This choice would result in a significant unavoidable impact under the current CEQA and City criteria for "intersection Impacts." Findings: The City Council of the City of Redwood City finds this impact to be significant and unavoidable. Mitigation measures 9-3(a), 9-3(b), and 9-3{c} are infeasible because these mitigation measures may potentially degrade the Downtown pedestrian environment and decrease pedestrian safety, comfort, and convenience. Adoption of these proposed mitigation measures would be inconsistent with existing and proposed Cifiy policies giving priority to the Downtown pedestrian environment (see Section 9.1.1 of this FE[R chapter). The City Council of the City of Redwood City chooses to avoid these three mitigation options in the interest of protecting the pedestrian environment. This impact is overridden by project benefits as set forth in the statement of overriding considerations and in the pedestrian priority objectives set froth in section 9.1.1 of this FEIR chapter. Impact 9-4: Impact on BroadwaylJefferson Avenue Intersection- Maximum intensity Precise Plan Alternative. During the PM peak hour, the Maximum Intensity project traffic increment would reduce operation to LOS F and increase average delay by mare than five (5) seconds at the Broadway/Jefferson Avenue intersection. This change would represent a significant impact. Mitigation 9-4. Add an exclusive northbound left-turn lane on Broadway, and convert the existing northbound shared left-through right lane into a shared through/right-turn lane. These changes would result in an acceptable LOS D under the Maximum intensity alternative, thereby reducing this impact fio a less- thansignificanf level. or Because this mitigation would result in the loss of sidewalk at corner bulb- outs, degrading the existing and future pedestrian environment and sidewalk dining opportunities, and would therefore be inconsistent with City policies giving priority to the Downtown pedestrian environment (see section 9.1.1 of this chapter), the City may choose to avoid these intersection modifications in the interest of protecting the pedestrian environment. This choice would result in a At#y/Reso/Reso.1683 03D707