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tematic transportation planning process lng the actual LOS on roadway seg- the area surrounding the County's three
<br />for identifying and resolving County- ments and intersections, (4) developing airports to protect the public from avia-
<br />wide transportation issues and prob- procedures for improving the LOS on tion hazards~ O'(TAG's authority, as the
<br />lems. It will develop clear and consistent roadway segments and intersections ALUC, includes (1) specifying how land
<br />goals and objectives that specify strate- where they have fallen below the stan- near airports may be used with regard
<br />gies and priorities. It will ensure consis- dard, ($) developing deficiency plans for to aircraft safety and noise, and (2) devel-
<br />tency and compatibility among all making system wide improvements~ (6) oping height restrictions for new con-
<br />transportation plans, and importantly, re- formulating a capital improvement pro- struction. Local general plans for areas
<br />quire that capital improvement pro- gram, and (7) establishing an air quality surrounding airports must be consistent
<br />grams are based on the goals~ component, with the ALUC Airport Land Use Plan.
<br />objectives, and recommendation of the The plan includes a travel forecasting The San Mateo County ALUC Airport
<br />CTP. model to anticipate the impacts of land Land Use Plan establishes criteria to de-
<br />The CTP will develop not only a transpor- use decisions on traffic conditions, and termine the appropriateness of new
<br />ration plan, but a land use plan, for the uses a three tiered approach to assess land uses according to dbA CNEL noise
<br />year 2010. The transportation plan will the impacts of land use decisions on the impact levels. Residential uses are con-
<br />De developed to serve as a generalized CMP neb,~zork (long range, short range sidered more no*se sensitive than corn-
<br />land use plan that C/CAG will select as and cumu~ativet, mercial or industrial uses and are
<br />the most desirable for the future develop- prohibited at locations t 1 ) near San Fran-
<br />ment of the County. A Travei Forecast- 3. Count~/vide cisco International/~rport exposed to
<br />~ng model will be used in the planning Transportation System more than 70 dbA CNEL, and (2) near
<br />process to analyze which routes and Management (TSM) Plan San Carlos and Half Moon Bay Airport ex-
<br />modes of transportation people will posed to more than 60 dba CNEL. The
<br />travel to work in the year 2010 Based In 1990, t,ne County and all 20 cities ~n Airport Land Use Plan also designates
<br />on these projections, a transportation San Mateo County adopted the County- "approach zones" to be kept clear of
<br />plan could be developed that would wide Transoortation System Manage- structures, and sets height restrictions to
<br />specify where improvements were ment (TSVI Plan~ The TSM Plan ~s aimed assure that structures do not penetrate
<br />needed and how much they would at relieving traffic congestion by more el- "approach surfaces as defined by Fed-
<br />cost. iCountywide Transportation Plan ficiently using the existing transportation eral law. Proposeo plan amenoments
<br />Work Program-attached). system. Common TSM measures include authorize avigation easements for devel-
<br /> ridesharing, ~ncreased use of public tran- opment near San Carlos and Half Moon
<br />2. Count~ide Congestion sit, flexible work schedules, and BayAirports~
<br />Management Program telecommuting.
<br />(CMP) The TSM S:an places its emphasis on re- 5. Multijurisdictional
<br /> ducing s:'~gle occupant vehicle cornmut- Comprehensive Housing
<br />In accordance with 1990 state law lng during peak hours by requlnng Affordability Strategy (CHAS)
<br />C/G~,G is the San Mateo County Conges- emplove'~ [o take responsibility for the
<br />t~on ,~.~anagement Agency ano ~s respon- ~ In accordance w~tn 1990 federal law, in
<br />sidle for preparing, ~mplement~ng, and commute habits of their employees ~n 1993 the San Mateo County Board of Su-
<br /> particular, firms w~th more than 100 em- pervisors on behalf of a "consortium '
<br />biennially updating the San Mateo pl0yees are required to prepare a TS,'~ that included the County and alt cities
<br />County Congestion Management Pro- program mat demonstrates how at least within San Mateo County, except Red-
<br />gram (CMP). The primary purposes of
<br />the Congestion Management Program 25% of their employees will pursue alter- wood City, San Mateo and Atherton, in
<br /> natives to dr~ving alone to work dunng 1993 adopted a consolidated Corn-
<br />are to: (i) develop procedures to allevi- peak hours
<br />ate or control anticipated increases ~n prehensive Housing Affordability Strat-
<br />roadway congestion, (2) ensure that egy (CHAS). CHAS approval ~s required
<br />government, together with bus,ness ~untyvi/'ide alld for the "consortium' to receive federal
<br />and environmental interests, develops Multi jurisdictional L~nci housing funds under the federal Home
<br /> Investment Partnership Act Program
<br />and implements comprehensive strate- IL,I$~ Pl'~gram$ (HOME)
<br />g~es to address future congestion prob-
<br /> lems in San Mateo County, and (3) make The CHAS is a five-year strategic plan-
<br /> available allocate~ funding tojurisdic- zi.. CoiJnty~/i~e ,~LUC ,,~irport n~ng document which describes hous-
<br /> l~ons for transportation cap~tai imorove Land Use Plan ~ng needs in the County and outlines a
<br /> merit orojects strategy for meeting those needs using
<br /> In accordance with 1970 state law,
<br /> available resources. It ~s primarily used
<br /> Kev elements of the 1993 CMP include: C/C_AG is the San/Vlateo County Airport
<br /> to guide allocation decisions for the
<br /> il ) lo, enticing the C~,4P roadway net- Land Use Commission (ALUCI
<br /> HOME funds received by the San Mateo
<br /> work. !2) adopting level of service (LOS) charged ,,.,ith prepanng the San Mateo
<br /> standards for road,vay segments and ~n Countv ALUC Airport Land Use Plan dor County HOME Consortium. The CHAS
<br /> [ersect~ons ~n the net~zork, 3 measur consists of: (1) a dommunit7 Profile, in-
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