AgdaPkt 2003-08-25 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

O - I V but are not feasible or would result in unacceptable secondary impacts and therefore are not adopted: • Mitigation Measures TR -10.2, TR -10.4 Finding: Mitigation Measures TR -10.2 and TR -10.4 are not feasible. There are no other feasible mitigation measure available to avoid or substantially reduce the significant environmental impact described above. The impact described above is therefore significant and unavoidable. Mitigation Measure TR -10.2 would include improvements to the northbound approach to the Whipple Avenue/Veterans Boulevard intersection to widen the roadway. However, widening the roadway is not feasible, because the existing right of way is not wide enough. Widening the approaches to the intersection of Whipple Avenue and Veterans Boulevard would cause unacceptable secondary impacts making the intersection less "pedestrian friendly" by requiring pedestrians to cross additional lanes of traffic. Mitigation Measure TR -10.4 is not feasible, because the on -ramp from Veterans Boulevard to US 101 would need to be widened to accommodate the merging traffic generated by the mitigation measure, and widening the on -ramp to US 101 would require the approval of Caltrans, which is beyond the City's control and unlikely. Overriding Considerations: The environmental, economic, social and other benefits of the Project override the significant impact described above, as more fully stated in the Statement of Overriding Considerations in Section 3 of the Resolution. D. US 101 Freeway Segments under Cumulative with Higher Occupancy Scenario Conditions Potential Impact: Under the Cumulative with Higher Occupancy Scenario Conditions, the southbound US 101 mixed flow lanes from SR 92 to Whipple Avenue and from Woodside Road to Marsh Road would be significantly affected by Higher Occupancy Scenario traffic. (Significant) Mitigation: The following mitigation measure, as set forth in the FEIR, would potentially avoid or substantially reduce the significance of the impact described above, but is not feasible and therefore is not adopted: • Mitigation Measure TR -11.1 Finding: Mitigation Measure TR -11.1 is not feasible. There is no other feasible mitigation measure available to avoid or substantially reduce the significant environmental impact described above. Mitigation of the impact described above to a less- than - significant level would require the addition of another southbound through lane to southbound US 101 from SR 92 to Whipple Avenue and from Woodside Road to Marsh Road. However,