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- I <br /> 7.A <br /> 9/30/2010 9:36 AM Page 79 <br /> "catalyst " . All <br /> All > of this without any substantive analysis of the growth <br /> IIPproducing impact <br /> > of the Seaport line . <br /> > <br /> > There ' s a simple solution to this - remove the Seaport line <br /> from the GP, <br /> > while retaining the policies to encourage a Port Master Plan <br /> and <br /> > construction of a ferry terminal at the port . If, when those <br /> plans reach <br /> > fruition, it is determined that a streetcar line along Seaport <br /> would be <br /> > beneficial to serve those needs , it could be introduced and <br /> evaluated <br /> > fully in that context . I think the City needs to put the <br /> horse back in <br /> > front of the cart . The Seaport line should not be in the <br /> plan now, since <br /> > its purpose is contrary to the proposed land uses there . <br /> > <br /> > The second issue has to do with GP alternatives . The DEIR did <br /> elan <br /> > alternative analysis and concluded that Alternative #2 was the <br /> > environmentally superior option. If I understand CEQA <br /> correctly (and I ' m <br /> > getting pretty good at it) , CEQA' s alternatives analysis is <br /> not simply an <br /> > intellectual exercise - environmentally beneficial <br /> alternatives must be <br /> > adopted if feasible . PRC 21002 states that : <br /> > <br /> > "public agencies should not approve projects as proposed if <br /> there are <br /> > feasible alternatives or feasible mitigation measures <br /> available which <br /> > would substantially lessen the significant environmental <br /> effects of such <br /> > projects, and that the procedures required by this division <br /> are intended <br /> > to assist public agencies in systematically identifying both <br /> the <br /> > significant effects of proposed projects and the feasible <br /> alternatives or <br /> > feasible mitigation measures which will avoid or <br /> substantially lessen <br /> 4 <br />