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7A Page 29 Mitiga#ion 9-7(b). Implement Mitigation 9-7(a), above, plus restripe northbound Middlefield Road to two (2) left-turn lanes and one shared through/right-turn lane. These changes would result in an acceptable LOS D under the Moderate Intensity alternative, thereby reducing the project impact to a less-than-significant level. or Mitigation 9-7(c). Restripe the southbound Middlefield Road approach to a shared left-through lane and one right-turn lane; restripe northbound Middlefield Road to one left-turn lane, one shared left-through lane, and one right-turn lane; and implement a split phase signal operation for northbound and southbound Middlefield Road. These changes would result in an acceptable LOS D under the Moderate intensity alternative, thereby reducing the project impacts to ales-than-significant level. or Because either the diversion of traffic to pedestrian corridors on Broadway and Middlefield resulting from prohibiting southbound left turns (Mitigations 9-7 jaJ or j6J), or the impact on pedestrian signal sequencing with split phase signal operation (Mitigation 9-7jcJ), 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 lmnartc~_" ru~~ Findings: The City Council of the City of Redwood City finds this impact to be significant and unavoidable. Mitigation measures 9-7(a), 9-7(b), and 9-7(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 #hese 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. Impac# 9-8: Impact on Broadway/Jefferson Avenue Intersection-- Moderate Intensity Precise Plan Alternative. During the PM peak hour, Moderate Intensity project traffic would reduce the level of service to LOS F and Atty/Reso; Reso.1683 g 030707