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115 Prior EIR Determination Effect Peculiar to Project Site? New Significant Effect? New Significant Off-Site, Cumulative Impact? New Information, More Severe Adverse Impact? DTPP EIR DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments SEIR Focused GPU EIR XVII. TRANSPORTATION – Would the project: a) Conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and pedestrian facilities? SU LTS LTS No No No No b) Conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines § 15064.3, subdivision (b) (i.e., VMT impact assessment consistent with the City’s TAM)? Not Addressed LTS SU No No No No c) Substantially increase hazards due to a geometric design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)? LTS LTS LTS No No No No d) Result in inadequate emergency access? LTS LTS LTS No No No No Documentation: 1900 Broadway Component: a. The DTPP program EIR (pp. 9-48 through 9-79) identified significant and unavoidable impacts at 17 area intersections, as well as impacts on freeway segments, freeway ramps, and transit service. The DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments program SEIR (pp. 9-20 through 9-24) acknowledged the DTPP EIR conclusion but explained that since certification of the DTPP program EIR, several CEQA criteria have been revised and, as discussed in item (b) below, the use of vehicle LOS or other delay- or congestion-based metrics for transportation and circulation impact analysis has been discontinued. Therefore, the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments program SEIR determined that the related DTPP EIR transportation mitigation measures would not be applicable. With respect to transit service, the DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments program SEIR (p. 9-24) explained that “based on guidance published by OPR in 2018, adding transit ridership is no longer considered a significant adverse environmental impact, and therefore the transit-related mitigation measure identified in the DTPP Final EIR (Mitigation Measure 9-9) would not be applicable to the proposed DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments.” The DTPP program EIR (pp. 9-54 and 9-56) concluded that development occurring under the DTPP would not conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy addressing the circulation system, including roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities. The DTPP Plan-Wide Amendments program SEIR (p. 9-24) concurred with the DTPP EIR conclusion. In addition, as explained in the DTPP program EIR (p. 9-35), the project would be required to contribute to the City’s Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee (now the “Transportation Impact Fee”), which is used for various sidewalk, bicycle, and automobile improvements that are identified by the City. The SEIR found that the implementation of the Plan-Wide Amendments would promote various transportation goals and not conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and pedestrian facilities and this impact was less than significant. The project component would provide repaved sidewalks around the perimeter of the project component site as well as additional street frontage improvements to enhance pedestrian comfort and safety (e.g., new curb-cuts and bulb- outs, street trees, street lights) as well as amenities for bicyclists, as follows:  the Marshall Street/Main Street/Spring Street intersection would be redesigned because of the Spring Street abandonment and removal of the Marshall/Spring Street parklet, and the northern part of the project component site would be redesigned to include bulb-out with curb cuts at Main Street and Marshall Street, including two high-visibility crosswalks;  the northeast and northwest bulb-outs at Marshall Street and Walnut Street would be rebuilt, and three high- visibility crosswalks at the Marshall Street and Main Street intersection would be added. In addition, Walnut Street between Marshall Street and Broadway is proposed to be widened to include a second lane to allow two- ATTY/RESO.0074/CC RESO 847 WOODSIDE (CEQA) - EXHIBIT 1 - CEQA CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST REV: 10-23-24 VR Page 115 of 135