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03/27/2007 increase average delay by more than five (5) seconds at the Broadway/Jefferson Avenue intersection. This change would represent a significant impact. Mitigation 9-8. Add an exclusive northbound left-turn lane on Broadway, and convert the existing northbound shared left-through right lane into a shared through/right-turn lane. These changes would result in an acceptable LOS D under the Moderate Intensity alternative. Implementation of this measure would therefore reduce the impact to aless-than-significant level. or Because this mitigation would result in the loss of sidewalk at corner bulb- outs, degrading the existing and future pedestrian environment and sidewalk dining opportunities, and would be inconsistent with City policies giving priority to the Downtown pedestrian environment (see section 9.1.1 herein), the City may choose to avoid this intersection modification in the interest of protecting the pedestrian environment. This choice would result in a significant unavoidable impact under current CEQA and City criteria for "Intersection Impacts." Findings: The City Council of the City of Redwood City finds this impact to be significant and unavoidable. Mitigation measure 9-8 is infeasible because this mitigation measure would result in the loss of sidewalk at corner bulb-outs, degrading the existing and future pedestrian environment and sidewalk dining opportunities. Adoption of this proposed mitigation measures would be inconsistent with existing and proposed City policies giving priority to the Downtown pedestrian environment (see Section 9.1.1 of this FEIR chapter). The City Council of the City of Redwood City chooses to avoid the intersection modifications proposed by this mitigation measure 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 9-9: Impact Broadway/Middlefield Road Intersection- Moderate Intensity Precise Plan Alternative. During the PM peak hour, the Moderate Intensity project traffic increment would reduce operation to LOS E and increase average delay by more than five (5) seconds at the Broadway/ Middlefield Road intersection. This change would represent a significant impact (see criteria for "Intersection Impacts," in subsection 9.4.1, "Significance Criteria," above.) Mitigation 9-9. The intersection of Broadway/Middlefield Road is currently a 4-way stop controlled intersection. Signalizing the intersection (2-phase control) would result in LOS B operations under Moderate Intensity conditions, thereby reducing this impact to aless-than-significant level. or Atty/Reso/Reso.1683 10 14769 030707 Muff #613