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(f) The Project will participate in and contribute financially to transportation systems management plans to minimize the amount of traffic generated within Redwood Shores. The Project developer or its tenants will provide a shuttle service to transport employees to and from the nearest CalTrain station. Subject to City approval, this requirement may be replaced by participation in the existing shuttle service that serves other commercial properties in Redwood Shores. The Project will also participate in the County Transportation Management Program. These requirements are stated in, and will be enforced through, the Development Agreement and Planned Development Permit. (g) The Project applicant, Electronic Arts ("EA'), encourages flex time, and the nature of the software business results in a work force that does not necessarily conform to a typical 9 to 5 commute pattern. Informal surveys conducted by Electronic Arts employees, as presented to the Planning Commission, confirmed that significant numbers of employees commute during non-peak hours. An EA Human Resources department employee also testified to this effect before the City Council on July 1, 1996, stating that EA officially provides flexible hours to employees and EA employees use this policy to arrive at work between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.. Software artists and developers, as well as some administrative staff, are encouraged to connect to EA computers from their homes, further reducing automobile trips. EA also intends to ask its vendors not to visit the campus during peak commute hours, (h) In testimony before the Planning Commission, EA's vice president of operations stated that EA encourages public transportation by providing guaranteed rides home for employees who work late and cannot take public transit after hours. EA further encourages bicycle commuting by providing lockers and shower facilities. EA intends to encourage employees to move into Redwood City by subsidizing housing opportunities for employees; by establishing information kiosks around the campus and a page on the internal web site that will advertise Redwood City housing opportunities; and by having Human Resources staff provide newly-hired employees with information on housing opportunities in Redwood City. All of these measures will reduce traffic impacts from the Project by ensuring that as many employees as possible can bike or walk to work. (i) The addition of Project traffic does not affect the service level of southbound Highway 101, but does change the service level in the northbound direction. However, even with Project traffic, Highway 101 will operate within the LOS E standard adopted by the San Mateo Congestion Management Agency. (j) The City's General Plan policy MV-2 states that the City shall "[p]articipate in formulating and supporting the goals and policies of the Congestion Management Plan for San Mateo County by cooperating with adjacent jurisdictions so as to more effectively deal with traffic congestion and traffic impacts." This regional approach to traffic impact mitigation will help to reduce cumulative traffic impacts. -8- EAFND(3CC.DOC 7/11/96 9:56 AM