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Proposed Work Program June 2021 City of Redwood City / Gatekeeper Projects Subsequent EIR 9 environmental science associates CEQA transportation effects for the respective projects. The TA will serve as the basis for the Transportation section in, and included as an appendix to, the SEIR. Data generated by F&P will also be used as inputs to the analysis of air quality, energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and noise. Environmental Review. F&P will apply the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG) model to evaluate vehicle miles traveled (VMT) impacts separately for the Gatekeeper projects. The impact analysis will evaluate project-generated VMT under baseline conditions and project effect on VMT under year 2040 cumulative conditions, consistent with the City’s Transportation Analysis Manual (TAM). The Gatekeepers projects will include the Transit District in its cumulative no project scenarios, and will need to account for the ongoing Housing Element Update. Where VMT impacts are identified, appropriate mitigation measures will be identified, and may include land use and transportation network design modifications and/or transportation demand management (TDM) strategies to reduce the number and/or length of vehicle trips. In addition, F&P will qualitatively assess CEQA transportation impacts based on the non-VMT CEQA Guideline criteria (i.e., conflicts with a program, plan, ordinance, or policy addressing the circulation system; increase in hazards due to geometric design, or inadequate emergency access). Local Transportation Analysis. The local transportation analysis will provide analysis for all modes of travel to evaluate pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and vehicle circulation networks. The local transportation analysis is conducted for City requirements outside of CEQA. F&P’s scope assumes that F&P will evaluate the project under Existing and Cumulative conditions without and with the project for the standard a.m. and p.m. commute peak periods.  Trip Generation and Study Area. F&P will establish the study area limits and identify the study intersections, freeway segments, and freeway ramps using the trip generation and trip assignment for Gateway projects. F&P will present the trip generation estimates for each project based on the SEIR final project description. To the extent feasible, F&P will rely on the trip generation rates published in RWCmoves for proposed residential and office development. F&P will use ITE trip generation rates (with any appropriate adjustments) for the retail component of the project. As applicable, F&P will use Main Street to estimate potential reductions in vehicle trips that may be appropriate based on the local mix of land uses, demographics of the neighborhood, and proximity to transit. F&P will assign the project vehicle trips to the roadway network based on existing travel patterns in the area. The results of the trip generation and assignment will be used to refine the study intersections, freeway segments, and freeway ramps for each project. F&P will prepare a memorandum summarizing the vehicle trip generation and assignments for the Gatekeeper projects and submit them to City staff for review. F&P will confirm the study locations with City staff prior to the data collection task described below. F&P assumes the analysis of up to 20 intersections will be evaluated for the Gatekeeper project, and many intersections will overlap). In addition, F&P will analyze three U.S. 101 freeway north/southbound segments, and 5 U.S 101 freeway ramps. (Please see Appendix B for the list of intersections, segments and ramps.)  Data Collection. F&P will compile available intersection turning movement counts conducted for other recent studies from City staff and from F&P’s own project files. F&P will collect counts for the freeway segments and ramps during the a.m. and p.m. peak periods using the Caltrans PeMS database and any available data from recent studies. F&P will conduct a site visit during the weekday morning and evening peak periods to observe existing transportation conditions surrounding the project site area. This will include observations of traffic flow REV: 06-23-21 MI ATTY/AGR.2021.150/Environmental Sciences Associates (Gatekeeper Projects) (Page 19 of 58)