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<br />REPORT <br /> <br />6.1E <br />Page 1 <br /> <br /> <br />April 14, 2008 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Professional Services Agreement for the Citywide Traffic Modeling Project <br /> <br />ReCOMMENDATION <br />Approve, by motion, an agreement with T JKM Transportation Consultants (liT JKM") of <br />Pleasanton to provide a citywide traffic model for an amount not to exceed $142,195.00, <br />and authorize the City Manager to increase the contract amount up to 10% if necessary. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Proposals for most large development projects and public works are evaluated to <br />determine environmental impact pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act <br />(CEQA). This process includes an analysis of the potential traffic activity that changes in <br />land use are expected to generate. Traffic models forecast changes in traffic volume <br />and roadway usage patterns resulting from changes in land use. <br /> <br />Historically, traffic analysis has been limited to localized areas because more <br />sophisticated modeling tools did not exist. Recently, the City/County Association of <br />Governments has developed a countywide traffic model. T JKM will convert the <br />countywide model and develop a detailed modeling network for Redwood City. <br />A citywide traffic model will: <br />. Provide a uniform framework for the calculations necessary to traffic analysis <br />-- Supply current and standardized data for traffic analysis to developers <br />-- Ensure relevant comparisons of traffic analysis by staff <br />. Forecast changes in traffic activity to support the new General Plan process <br />. Forecast future traffic volumes to Year 2035 <br /> <br />The proposed citywide traffic model will support future environmental impact reporting. <br />Traffic models expedite the process by obviating the time consuming need to survey and <br />collect traffic data on a project by project basis. The data, as generated by the traffic <br />model, will exist and be available for use. Traffic models allow for more efficient analysis <br />of the data since data can be generated for a citywide area. This obviates the <br />cumbersome and often imperfect process of relating multiple sets of data for various <br />smaller areas to project impact for a larger area. <br /> <br />Traffic modeling is a decision making tool that will support the new General Plan <br />process. It will be used to forecast changes in traffic activity resulting from various land <br />use scenarios providing unprecedented and much needed flexibility. The traffic model is <br />scheduled for completion by mid~July so it is available for the General Plan process. <br />T JKM staff will coordinate the development of the traffic model with the traffic consultant <br />retained for work on the new General Plan. <br /> <br />T JKM is a local transportation consulting firm that is capable and experienced in <br />developing citywide traffic models. T JKM will deliver a traffic model that is consistent <br />with City/County Association of Governments' regional land use and network <br />