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<br />standards, and specifications to guide future development. In particular, the Focused GPU program EIR (p. 4.17-35)
<br />concluded that with preparation of the City-required local transportation analysis and compliance with the policies
<br />and actions in the General Plan and RWCmoves, and all applicable City guidelines, standards, and specifications,
<br />future development facilitated by the Focused GPU would not conflict with adopted goals, policies, plans or programs
<br />for transit, roadway, bicycle, or pedestrian facilities and would result in a less than significant impact.
<br /> A traffic study was prepared for the applicant by Sandis (“Local Transportation Analysis (non-CEQA) 847 Woodside
<br />Road, Redwood City, CA,” October 10, 2023). The study provides the City-required local transportation analysis
<br />based on the guidelines in the Redwood City Transportation Analysis Manual and reviews the existing transportation
<br />facilities and services in the project component site vicinity, including pedestrian facilities, bicycle facilities, and
<br />transit facilities. The traffic study noted the following regarding these facilities (Sandis, p. 6): (1) in the project
<br />component area “…there is a complete network of pedestrian facilities”; (2) though “there are currently no bicycle
<br />facilities along Woodside Road, a class IV cycle track is proposed…”;18 and (3) SamTrans bus service via “Route 278
<br />links the site to the Redwood City Transit Center & Caltrain Station, as well as other local destinations. Additionally,
<br />there are three other bus stops located within 400 ft radius of the project”. The traffic study concluded (Sandis, p. 16),
<br />“Extensive and complete pedestrian facilities will support the additional pedestrian trips generated by the project.
<br />Future bicycle facilities along the project frontage are anticipated to help connect existing bicycle networks and
<br />provide connections to Redwood City Transit Center. Also, multiple transit bus stops are conveniently located near
<br />the site.” The project component would be required to contribute to the City’s Traffic Impact Mitigation Fee (now
<br />the “Transportation Impact Fee”), which is used for various sidewalk, bicycle, and automobile improvements
<br />identified by the City.
<br /> The project component would replace the existing sidewalk along the project frontage on Woodside Road and provide
<br />a loading area in front of the main building entry on Woodside Road (Plan Sheets C.2 and C.3, 10/30/23). Additional
<br />improvements to enhance pedestrian comfort would include planting seven new street trees along the project
<br />component frontage along Woodside Road (Plan Sheet PL1.0, 10/27/23). Two outdoor public bike racks (four spaces
<br />total) would be provided along the sidewalk frontage on Woodside Road (Plan Sheets PA2.1 and PA5.4, 10/27/23) as
<br />well as 86 indoor and long-term bike parking inside the facility in the courtyard.
<br /> The proposed project component includes a TDM plan, “Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan, 847
<br />Woodside Road, Redwood City, CA,” prepared by Sandis (October 17, 2023). According to the TDM Plan (pp. 8-9),
<br />proposed TDM measures would include: providing onsite information about alternative modes of transportation; bike
<br />parking and bike racks for residents and visitors; onsite amenities; transit passes or subsidies to eligible residents for
<br />Caltrain or SamTrans; and unbundled parking.
<br /> Based on the Sandis traffic study and TDM plan, and the obligation of this project component to comply with the
<br />regulatory framework and standard conditions of approval, the proposed project component would not conflict with a
<br />program, plan, ordinance or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and
<br />pedestrian facilities, and this impact would be less than significant. No new or more severe impacts on recreation are
<br />anticipated in the Focused GPU EIR, and there is no new information of substantial importance for CEQA purposes.
<br />b. The Focused GPU EIR found that the VMT impact would be significant, but that individual residential development
<br />projects may generate VMT at a rate that is below the City’s threshold. The Focused GPU EIR (p. 4.17-43) identified
<br />two mitigation measures but determined that this impact would remain significant and unavoidable with
<br />implementation of these measures for the following reasons:
<br /> Mitigation Measure TR-1 requires all future residential development projects that do not meet the City’s VMT
<br />screening criteria and that exceed the City’s home-based residential VMT threshold to develop a TDM Plan and
<br />quantify VMT effectiveness. Because not all residential projects will be able to fully reduce their VMT impact due to
<br />the specific land use context (low-density suburban area, low transit access, etc.), the City cannot demonstrate that the
<br />VMT from each future residential development project would be reduced to the degree needed to eliminate the VMT
<br />impact, so this impact would be considered significant and unavoidable with Mitigation TR-1.
<br /> Mitigation Measure TR-2 requires the City to create a community-wide multimodal transportation impact fee program
<br />in the future and/or support and work cooperatively with C/CAG to implement a countywide or sub-regional VMT
<br />mitigation program. Because the City has no specified timeline for a community-wide multimodal transportation
<br />impact fee program and the City has no control of C/CAG’s process and outcome of a regional VMT mitigation
<br />program outside its jurisdiction, this impact would be considered significant and unavoidable with Mitigation TR-2.
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<br /> 18 The Class IV bike lane on Woodside Road is proposed by Caltrans.
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