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7A <br />Page 32 <br />protecting the pedestrian environment. This choice would result in a significant <br />unavoidable impact based on current CEQA and City criteria for "Intersection <br />impacts." <br />Findings: The City Council of the City of Redwood City finds this impact <br />to be significant and unavoidable. Mitigation measure 9-6 is infeasible because <br />this mitigation measure would result in the loss of sidewalk at corner bulb-outs, <br />degrading the existing and future pedestrian environment and sidewalk dining <br />opportunities: Adoption of this proposed mitigation measures would be <br />inconsistent with existing and proposed City policies giving priority to the <br />Downtown pedestrian environment (see Section 9.1.1 of this FEIR chapter). The <br />City Council of the City of Redwood City chooses to avoid the intersection <br />modifications proposed by this mitigation measure in the interest of protecting the <br />pedestrian environment. This impact is overridden by project benefits as set <br />forth in the statement of overriding considerations and in the Pedestrian Priority <br />Objectives set forth in section 9.1.1 of this FEIR chapter. <br />Impact 9-17: Project Contribution to Cumulative Impacts at the <br />Broadway/Middlefield Intersection. During the PM peak hour, average delay <br />would increase by five (5) seconds or more at this intersection, which already <br />would be operating at LOS F. This effect would represent a significant impact <br />(see criteria for "Intersection Impacts," in subsection 9.4.1, "Significance Criteria," <br />above.) <br />Mitigation 9-17. The intersection of Broadway/Middlefield Road is <br />currently a 4-way stop controlled intersection. Signalizing the intersection (2- <br />phase control) would result in LOS C operations under Cumulative (With Project) <br />Conditions during the PM peak hour. Implementation of this measure wauid <br />result in a less-than significant impact. <br />or <br />Because this signalization mitigation would: (a) be less supportive of <br />pedestrian convenience and orientation than the existing 4-way stop due to <br />delays to pedestrians waiting to cross during "walk" phases and higher vehicle <br />speeds through the intersection; (b} be inconsistent with City intentions for this <br />intersection to be pedestrian-oriented given its location in the Downtown core; <br />and (c} be inconsistent with City policies giving priority to the Downtown <br />pedestrian environment (see section 9.1.1 of this chapter}, the City may choose <br />to avoid this intersection modification in the interest of protecting the pedestrian <br />environment. This choice would result in a significant unavoidable impact <br />based on current CEQA and City criteria for "Intersection Impacts." <br />Findings: The City Council of the City of Redwood City finds this impact <br />to be significant and unavoidable. Mitigation measure 9-17 is infeasible because <br />this mitigation action would be less supportive of pedestrian convenience and <br />Atty/ResolReso.'! 683 ~ ~ <br />030707 <br />