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7.B. - Page 57 Redwood City Chapter 4.Environmental Impact Analysis Table 4.3-2. Existing Intersection LOS Weekday PM Peak Hour Weekend Midday Peak Hour LOS Average Delay Average Delay Intersection Standard LOS (seconds/vehicle) LOS (seconds/vehicle) Middlefield Road/ E E 73 E 65 Woodside Road Middlefield Road/ D C 27 C 21 Willow Street Middlefield Road/ D B 14 A 7 Charter Street Source: Kittelson&Associates,Inc. 2012a. Transit Transit bus service in San Mateo County is provided by the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) and Caltrain.SamTrans Routes 296,297,and 397 run along Middlefield Road in the vicinity of the project site. Route 296 provides the regular bus service between the Redwood City Caltrain station and East Palo Alto.Route 297 provides limited service between the Redwood City Caltrain station and the Palo Alto Caltrain station.Route 397 provides limited service between Caltrain stations and Bay Area Rapid Transit(BART) stations. Caltrain provides commuter rail service between San Francisco and Gilroy.The project site is located about 1.2 miles east of the Redwood City Caltrain station,which is located in downtown Redwood City at 1 James Avenue.At the Redwood City station,Caltrain provides service with approximately 20-to 30-minute headways during the weekday AM and PM commute hours. Non-Motorized Transportation Bicycle facilities are classified into three categories: Class I (bike paths) are described as completely separated,off-street,paved right-of-way(shared with pedestrians) paths,which exclude motor vehicle traffic; Class II (bike lanes) are striped lanes for one-way bike travel on a roadway; and Class III (bike routes) are on-street bike routes.There are no bicycle facilities provided on streets in the project area;however,bike lanes or routes are proposed on Woodside Road and Middlefield Road in the General Plan (City of Redwood City 2010e). Sidewalks are found along both sides of Middlefield Road along the project frontage.There are also pedestrian crosswalks on Middlefield Road at the Willow Street intersection and at the Charter Street intersection. Regulatory Setting Congestion Management Program Compliance The C/CAG is responsible for maintaining the performance and standards of the Congestion Management Program (CMP) roadway system.The CMP requires new development projected to add 100 or more peak hour trips to the CMP roadway network to implement travel demand management(TDM) measures that would reduce project impacts (C/CAG 2011).Woodside Road/SR 84 is part of the CMP roadway system;however,the project with proposed modifications would not Addendum No.2 to the Environmental Impact Report for 4 1Z September 2012 the Redwood City Costco Wholesale Project ICF 00154.12