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09/09/2013 Facts in Support of Finding: Implementation of Mitigation 7-6 would reduce the projecYs traffic impact at the Woodside Road/Bay Road intersection to a less-than- significant level through a combination of roadway restriping and modified traffic signal phasing, and based on Caltrans directives, possibly new crosswalk and pedestrian signals, pedestrian crosswalk restriping, pedestrian median refuges, curb ramps, an emergency vehicle pre-emption system, new corner radii to reduce pedestrian crossing distances, bike lanes, and bike detectors. However, the City cannot guarantee in advance that Caltrans will approve the mitigation, so the impact is currently considered significant and unavoidable. These facts are described in Draft EIR chapter 7 (Transportation, Circulation, and Parking) on pages 7-1 through 7-70, Draft EIR appendix 21.3 (Supplemental Transportation Information), and Final EIR appendix A (Supplemental Traffic Information), which are hereby incorporated by reference. Impact: Impact 7-7: Near Term Plus Project Impact on Charter Street/Broadway Intersection. Under Near Term Plus Project conditions during the AM peak hour, project traffic would cause this intersection to degrade from LOS C (24.7 seconds delay) to LOS F (127.7 seconds delay). In the PM peak hour, the intersection would continue to operate at LOS F, and project traffic would cause the critical delay at the intersection to increase by 104.6 seconds. In addition, the increase in peak hour volumes at this intersection would be large enough under both peak hours to satisfy the peak hour signal warrant. Mitigation: Mitigation 7-7. Implement Mitigation 7-3 (the project applicant would be responsible for fully funding/completing the mitigation). Finding: Implementation of Mitigation 7-7 would improve the level of service (LOS) at this intersection to an acceptable LOS B in the AM peak hour and an acceptable LOS C in the PM peak hour, resulting in a less-than-significant impact. Facts in Support of Finding: Implementation of Mitigation 7-7 would reduce the project's traffic impact at the Charter Street/Broadway intersection to a less-than- significant level through a combination of a traffic signal with protected phasing (to replace the current Stop signs) and roadway restriping. This mitigation would require the removal of 50 total parking spaces from Charter Street and Broadway. These facts are described in Draft EIR chapter 7 (Transportation, Circulation, and Parking) on pages 7-1 through 7-70, Draft EIR appendix 21.3 (Supplemental Transportation Information), and Final EIR appendix A (Supplemental Traffic Information), which are hereby incorporated by reference. Impact: Impact 7-8: Near Term Plus Project Impact on Charter Street/Bay Road Intersection. Under Near Term Plus Project conditions during the PM peak hour, project traffic would cause the intersection to degrade from LOS D (27.7 seconds delay) to LOS E (37.7 seconds delay). In addition, this intersection would have peak hour volume increases large enough under both peak hours to satisfy the peak hour signal warrant. ATTY/RES0.2901/STANFORD EIR CERTIFICATION RESO.#15294 REV:09-10-13 VR MUFF#100 Page 30 of 55