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7A Page 35 occur, thereby increasing delay for pedestrians and negatively impacting pedestrian convenience and safety; (b) Mitigation 9-20(b) would require the elimination of curb-parking spaces and would preclude future pedestrian enhancements such as corner bulbouts that would reduce pedestrian exposure to traffic; and {c) these effects 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 #o avoid the two mitigation options identified above in the interest of protecting the pedestrian environment. This choice would result in a signi°fic~nf 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 significant and unavoidable. Mitigation measure 9-20(a} is infeasible because this mitigation measure would result in pedestrians on each side of Brewster receiving a walk signal to cross Veterans Boulevard at separate times during the signal cycle, instead of the overlapping walk signal phases that now occur, thereby increasing delay for pedestrians and negatively impacting pedestrian convenience and safety. Mitigation measure 9-20(b) is infeasible because it would require the elimination of curb-parking spaces and would preclude future pedestrian enhancements such as corner bulbouts that would reduce pedestrian exposure to traffic. Adoption of either mitigation option 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 the intersection modifications proposed by these mitigation measure in the interest of protecting the pedestrian environment by ensuring pedestrian safety, comfort and convenience. This impact is overridden by project benefits as set forth in the statement of overriding considerations and in the Pedestrian Priority Objectives set forth in section 9.1.1 of this FEIR chapter. Impact 9-21: Project Contribution to Cumulative Impacts at the Veterans Boulevard/Woodside Road Intersection. In the PM peak hour, project traffic would increase average delay by five (5) seconds or more at this intersection, which already would be operating at LOS F. This effect would represent a significant i.~spact (see criteria for "{ntersection Impacts," in subsection 9.4.1, "Significance Criteria," above.) Mitigation 9-21. Right-of-way constraints due to the adjacent US 101 on- and off-ramps preclude any feasible mitigation. Therefore, the project contribution to this cumulative impact represents a significant unavoidable impact Findings: There are no feasible changes or alterations that can be proposed by mitigation measure 9-21 because the location of the southbound 101 on-ramp and off-ramps preclude any possible mitigation options. This City Council of the City of Redwood City finds this impact to be significant and Atty/Reso/Reso.1683 ~j g 030707