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36 and/or cumulative impacts which were not discussed by the EIR/SEIR, (3) no substantial new information has been identified which results in an impact which is more severe than anticipated by the EIR/SEIR, and (4) feasible mitigation measures contained within the EIR/SEIR would be applied to the project component and render its specific impacts less than significant (SEIR Mitigation Measure AQ-2a). For these reasons, the air quality impacts of the proposed project component would be consistent with the impacts identified in the EIR/SEIR and this project component does not require additional environmental review under CEQA Guidelines section 15183. 847 Woodside Road Component: a. The Focused GPU program EIR (pp. 4.3-16 through 4.3-18) discussed the BAAQMD Clean Air Plan and the associated transportation control measures (TCMs) from the Bay Area 2005 Ozone Strategy, and explained how Redwood City General Plan policies and programs support them, stating that “The majority of the TCMs in the AQP [“air quality plan” – the “BAAQMD Clean Air Plan”] do not apply directly to the Project [Focused GPU] and its related buildout because they target facilities or land uses that do not currently exist and would not be permitted in the Plan area (e.g., energy generation, waste management, agricultural, forest or pasture lands).” TCMs identified in the Focused GPU program EIR that pertain to the Focused GPU include: TCM #1 Support Voluntary Employer-Based Trip Reduction Programs; TCM #3 Improve Area Wide Transit Service; TCM #9. Improve Bicycle Access and Facilities; TCM #15. Local Clean Air Plans, Policies and Programs; TCM #17. Conduct Demonstration Projects; TCM #19. Pedestrian Travel; and TCM #20. Promote Traffic Calming Measures. The Focused GPU program EIR concluded that “The General Plan policies and programs support the BAAQMD Clean Air Plan TCMs…and would comply with all relevant AQP control measures…” However, the Focused GPU program EIR noted that because construction emissions from future development could exceed BAAQMD thresholds (as discussed below in item “b”), the Focused GPU was conservatively determined to result in a significant and unavoidable impact related to conflicts with the applicable air quality plan. With respect to the project component, because the project component is an all-residential, all-affordable housing infill project proposed in conjunction with a downtown-oriented infill commercial development, the 847 Woodside Road project component is, by design, supportive of several TCMs. As noted in the Focused GPU program EIR, the TCMs that pertain to the Focused GPU are plan-level program measures that would be supported by adopted General Plan policies; the project component would support several of these General Plan policies and programs, and therefore would support also support these TCMs, as follows: TCM #1 Support Voluntary Employer-Based Trip Reduction Programs – the project component would be supportive through the project-specific TDM and the project’s proposed reduced number of parking spaces; TCM #3 Improve Area Wide Transit Service –as an all-residential project, the project component would be supportive of transit service primarily its location in an area where existing connections to transit are available; TCM# 9. Improve Bicycle Access and Facilities and TCM# 19. Pedestrian Travel – the project component would be supportive of Policy BE-25.1 (re reducing vehicle trip generation and vehicles miles traveled) because of the nature and location of the project component (i.e., proximity to transit, infill design character of the project component); the project component would also be supportive of Policy BE-26.5 (re integrating pedestrian and bicycle improvement projects with related street modifications projects), because the project component supports the Caltrans-proposed bike lane on Woodside Road by incorporating bike amenities in its design. The project component also would be supportive of Policy BE-26.6 (re providing pedestrian and bicycle facilities connecting to existing and planned pedestrian and bicycle facilities) by sidewalk widening along the project site frontage (also see section XVII, Transportation, of this checklist); TCM# 15. Local Clean Air Plans, Policies and Programs and TCM# 17. Conduct Demonstration Projects – Program PS-18 in particular (re air quality education) would be supported by the project-component implementation of the required TDM measure regarding providing onsite information, which would provide information about alternative modes of transportation onsite to tenants and residents (see section XVII, Transportation, of this checklist for more information); in addition, Program PS-6 (re Allowable Emission Sources) would be supported by the remainder of the ATTY/RESO.0074/CC RESO 847 WOODSIDE (CEQA) - EXHIBIT 1 - CEQA CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST REV: 10-23-24 VR Page 36 of 135