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7A Page 31 Because either the diversion of traffic to pedestrian corridors on Broadway and Middiefield resulting from prohibiting southbound left turns {Mitigations 9- 95ja) and bJ), or the impact on pedestrian signal sequencing with split phase signal operation (Mitigation 9-15jcJ), 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 chapter; the City may choose to avoid the three intersection modification options identified above in the interest of protecting the pedestrian environment. This choice would result in a significant unavoidable impact under current CEQA and City criteria for "Intersection Impacts." Findings: The City Council of the City of Redwood City finds this impact to be signifrcant and unavoidable. Mitigation measures 9-15(a}, 9-15(b), and 9- 15{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 City policies giving priority to the Downtown pedestrian environment (see Section 9.1.1 of this FEIR 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 9-16: Project Contribution to Cumulative Impacts at the BroadwaylJefferson Avenue intersection. During the PM peak hour, the addition of project traffic wouid increase average delay by more than five (5) seconds at this intersection, which would already be operating at LOS F. This effect wouid represent a signir"icant impact (see criteria for "Intersection Impacts," in subsection 9.4.1, "Significance Criteria," above.) Mitigation 9-16. Adding an exclusive northbound left-turn lane on Broadway and converting the existing northbound-shared left-through right lane into a shared through/right-turn lane wouid result in improved LOS F operation with less average delay than that experienced under Cumulative (Without Project) Conditions. implementation of this mitigation would therefore reduce the project impact to a less than-significant 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 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 this intersection modification in the interest of AttylReso/Reso.1683 ~ 4 030707