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7A Page 71 Moderate Intensity alternative, plus the following additional facilities- BroadwaylW oodside Rd aDd MiddlefieldlWoodside Rd." The Downtown Precise Plan acknowledges problems and suggests these mitigation features (Mitigation 12-2): "Apply the following emissions control strlttegies where applicable to Precise Plan-facilitated discretionary mixed use, residential, office, retail and lodging development activities within the .proposed Plan area in order to reduce overall ernissions from traffic and area sources: Where practical, future development proposals shall incfUde physical improvements, such as sidewalk improvements, landscaping. and the installation ofbus shelters and bicycle parking, that would act as incentives for pedestrian, bicycle and transit modes of traveL.. .new or modified roadways should include bicycle lanes where reasonable... provide transit information kiosks...employment-intensive development proposals (i.e. office and retail) shall include measures to encourage use of public transit, ridesharing, van pooling, use of bicycles, and walking, as well as to minimize single passenger motor vehicle use. Develop parking enforcement and fee strategies that encourage alternative modes of transportation." You can read on your oWn if you want more details. I wondered why similar information is not included in Costeo's Em.. 0 That led me to The Stanford Outpatient Center Project. You might remember that Costco's expansion is listed in Stanford's Em. under Cumulative Impacts, but it is not the other way lU'ound. Included in Stanford's DEIR.: The Section 12.1 Setting has great descriptions of our roadways. It lists fourteen intersections, including Woodside R()ad at Veterans, at Broadway, at Bay, and at Middleneld, Broadway/Charter, BroadwaylDouglas, Bay/Cha.rter, and BaylDouglas, that will be affected by their project. 12.2.3 C/CAG Guidelines (City/County Association ofGiJvernments). "C/CAG has adoptedguideIines for its Congestion Management Program (CMP) in order to reduce regional traffic impacts of substantive new developments. The guidelines apply to all projects in San Mateo County tbat generate 100 or more net new peak-peak trips on the CMP network and are subject to CEQA review. (1.) Determine if a combination a acceptable mitigation optionS/measures is possibletbat have the capacity to fully reduce the demand for net new trips that a project is anticipated to generate on the CMP roadway network (including the:first 100 trips)... It is my conclusion that Costco's and the City's traffic estimates remain low to dodge the C/CAG guidelines requiring mitigations to get people to use alternative means of transportation to avoid increasing traffic congestion. If your intent is to sell gas, getting people to use alternative means of transport is like shooting yourself in the foot. 4