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03/27/2007 The City Council of the City of Redwood City chooses to avoid this mitigation option 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 forth in section 9.1.1 of this FEIR chapter. Impact 9-6: Impacts on US 101 Freeway Segments--Maximum Intensity Precise Plan Alternative. Traffic generated by the proposed Maximum Intensity alternative is expected to result in the following freeway segment operational effects: southbound US 101 (mixed flow) lanes between Woodside Road and Marsh Road (AM)--a V/C ratio change from 0.95 to 1.21 (an increase in volume exceeding segment capacity); and southbound US 101 (mixed flow) lanes between Whipple Avenue and Woodside Road (PM)--a V/C ratio change from 1.14 to 1.19 (an increase of more than one percent in a freeway segment already exceeding its capacity). These freeway segment effects would represent a significant impact. Mitigation 9-6. Mitigation of these effects to aless-than-significant level would require construction of an additional mixed flow lane on US 101. This widening is not deemed feasible by the City due to right-of-way constraints and cost. Therefore, the impact is expected to remain significant and unavoidable. Findings: The changes or alterations proposed by mitigation measure 9- 6are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of Caltrans and not the City of Redwood City. Caltrans can and should adopt proposed mitigation measure 9-6. Impact 9-7: Impact on Middlefield Road/Jefferson Avenue Intersection--Moderate Intensity Precise Plan Alternative. During the PM peak hour, the addition of Moderate Intensity project traffic would reduce the level of service to LOS E and increase average delay by more than five (5) seconds at the intersection of Middlefield Road/Jefferson Avenue. This change would represent a significant impact. Mitigation 9-7(a). Restripe the southbound approach of Middlefield Road to onethrough lane and one right-turn lane, and prohibit southbound left turns. These changes would result in an acceptable LOS D under the Moderate Intensity alternative, thereby reducing the project's impact to a less-than- significantlevel. or Atty/Reso/Reso.1683 $ 14769 030707 Muff #613