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PG 96 -3 by locating an employment - generating use hear re sid en tial .areas, thereby help to create a more favorable j obs- housing balance. In .addition, the p g Project will supply and contribute to significant traffic mitigation measures. By helping to reduce traffic congestion, these measures will also reduce Project impacts on air quality. The Facts in Support of C.EQA Finding 2.5. hereby are incorporated by reference. (10) The City's Circulation Goal is to " mlaintain and improve Redwood Ci t y p 's transp ortation system to the rnutual benefit of motor vehicles, public transportation, bicycles, : and pedestrians, while reducing automobile usage by :enhancing the attractiveness of alternative transportation modes." The Project will help the City to meet this goal. The design of the Project will encourage pedestrian use and diminish the need for automobile trips by establishing common area walkways. These walkways link the larger open s aces to each other, as well as ..linking the campus t o surrounding amenities. The Project developer or its tenants will provide a shuttle .service to transport employees to and from the nearest C. ITrain station. Subject to City approval, this requirement may be replaced by participation in the existing shuttle service that serves other commercial properties in Redwood Shores.. The Project will participate in the County Transportation Management Program. The Project will also supply and contribute to signifi tr affic mitigation measures. The Pacts in Support of CEQA Finding 2.5.1 hereby are incorporated by reference. 11 } One of the City's Motor vehicle Transportation Obj ectives is to "`allow for the safe and convenient movement and access of motor vehicles in Redwood City, but not .at the expense of the environment .or the overall q � uali of life in Redwood City or to the detriment of alternative transportation -no des." The Project will help the City to meet this objective. The design of the Project will encourage pedestrian use and diminish the need for automobile trips by establishing common area walkwa y s. These walkways link the larger open spaces to each other, as well as linking the campus to . surrounding amenities. The Project developer or its tenants will provide a shuttle .service to transport employees to and from the nearest CalTrain station. Subject to City approval, this requirement may be r b p articipation in the existing shuttle service q y p y p P. that serves .other co nercial properties in Redwood Shores. Parking for each p hase of the Project meets the Ci ty's parking requirements. Special care has been taken to mu* u* nine the visual impact of both garages and surface lots to the Redwood Shores Parkway. This was done by setting the parking structures well within the campus, by landscaping the .lots, and by surrounding the roadway edge of the campus with an informal J arrangement of trees. The Project's landscape plan will ensure that shared g EAGPLNP 1.DOC 3 5/30196