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waa�a� �• n�� nownmwn Mixea-uk Reu�vcittm. rro�ect Block 2 _ . _ _ - The parldng lot on Block 2 will be reconfigured W add 100 spaces, for a total of 304 spaces. 1'he rewn_ figured lot would have two driveways: (1) a right-tum-in and -out only driveway on the east-west portion � of Middlefield Road betwan Jefferson Avenue and the north-south portion of Middlefield Road and (2) a full-access driveway on Winslow Sheet. __ ._ ._ _ ^L9 L,evel of service calculations were conducbed.to..evaluate opeiations of the full-access driveway. The resuitc indicate tl�at the left h�ra movement int9 the Block 2 paziang lot would opeisu at LOS A undet all three pazldng space alternatives� �mder both Friday eveniag and Satiaday aftemoon peak ho� conditions. During the Friday evening peak hour, the left t�un movemrnts out of the Blcek 2 pazldng lot are projected to operau at LOS C under all three parldng space altematives. During the Sanuday aftemoon peak hour, the left tum movements out of the Block 2 paridng lot are pro- jected to operate at LOS E with the 315-space altemative and LOS D with the 550-space and 690-space altematives. The LOS E operations will result in vehicle queues in the parldng lot. This impact is not considered significant. c. Traffic Impacts of Culvert Construction Conshvction of undergro�md parlang on Block 1 would requ've relacation of the cuivert that c�mentty crosses the block. The new route would extend in a straight line &om a point in the existing atignment of the culvert that lies within the inteisection of Winslow Stxt and Middle5eld Road, crossing Block 1 W a point on Jefferson Avenue neaz the driveway between the Post Office and City Hall. At that point, the culvert would either (1) tum north along Jefferson Avenue �to rejoin the existing alignment at a location near Jefferson and Broadway or (2) continue east underneath the driveway to join another existing culvert under the Main Street puldng lot. Both of these options will require temporary closise of some or all of the lanes on Jefferson Avenue. Closure of some traffic lanes/routes is anticipated in conjunc6on with project construction, and closure requirements reiated to relocaUOn of the culvert aze no different from other closutes, which were identi- fied as Impact B29 for the approved project. A traffic handling plan will be prepared to minimize the haffic impacts associated with the culvert con- struction. This plan would be included in the Construction Phasing and Managemrnt Plan required as mitigation for haffic delays resulting from construction activities (Mitigation Measure B29). d. Transit, Pedestrian, and Bicycle Impacts The impacts of the revised project on transit use and bicycle circularion would be similaz to those of the approved project. The major change to pedestrian haffic with the revised project would be the locarion of the driveway into the underground pazking in relation to the midblock crosswalk on Jefferson Avenue. The approved proj- ect was found to have an impact on pedesh-ian safety at this crosswalk (Impact B12). Therefore, impacts associated with the revised project are not new. The exact location of the driveway will be determined as the site plan is finaiized. Appropriate measures to ensure pedestrian safety should be incorporated to 4 The "parking space altematives" affect the number of spaces only on Block 1, where the numba of spaces would range from 215 to 590. These variations on Block I would affect parldng operations on Block 2 because the number of cats that would be parked on Block 2 is expected to vary with the varying availability of parking on Block L . 18