Reso13 PC 13-09 2859 Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration Kensington

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TJ KM Transportation Consu Itants Existing Conditions Roadway Network EI Camino Real (State Route 82) and Woodside Road (State Route 84) provide regional access to the project site. These roadways are described below. EI Camino Real (SR 82) is a major north-south arterial roadway that connects the San Mateo County Peninsula with Santa Clara County to the south, and the City and County of San Francisco to the north. North of the project site, it provides access to Woodside Road (SR 84) via ramp connections in all directions, and to downtown Redwood City via several intersections. EI Camino Real provides access to the project site via its signalized intersection at Oakwood Drive/ Dumbarton Avenue, and carries six traffic lanes south of Woodside Road in the project vicinity. Woodside Road (SR 84) is an east-west roadway that has a grade-separated interchange with EI Camino Real north of the project site, and serves as a primary arterial for southeasterly areas of Redwood City. It provides access to U.S. 101, and as SR 84,to the East Bay Area via the Dumbarton Bridge across the San Francisco Bay. SR 84 also provides access to San Mateo County locations west of Redwood City, including Interstate 280,the Town of Woodside, and coastal areas. Oakwood Drive is a two-lane, east-west roadway that provides access to EI Camino Real for the Oakwood neighborhood of Redwood City. It currently has commercial uses on its frontage along the parcels that also border the west side of EI Camino Real, and segments to the west front residential uses. Oakwood Drive provides direct access to the project site. Dumbarton Avenue is a two-lane, east-west collector roadway that provides access to EI Camino Real for a residential neighborhood of unincorporated San Mateo County located between EI Camino Real and the Caltrain rail right-of-way. Existing Pedestrian and Bicycle Facilities TJKM reviewed pedestrian conditions along street segments bordering the project site. Field surveys indicate that no sidewalks are provided for pedestrians along the EI Camino Real and Oakwood Drive frontages of the project site. A decomposed granite walkway is provided along the south side of Oakwood Drive between the west boundary of the project site and approximately Leahy Street, and a concrete sidewalk is provided on the north side of Oakwood Drive only along the commercial parcel across from the project site and connects to EI Camino Real. No other improved walkways are provided on Oakwood Drive west of those already described. Existing sidewalks are provided on both sides of EI Camino Real in the project vicinity, except along the project frontage. Crosswalks with pedestrian signal indications are provided across Oakwood Drive, Dumbarton Avenue, and the north leg of EI Camino Real at their signalized intersection, but no crosswalk is provided across the south leg of EI Camino Real adjacent to the project site. Wheelchair curb ramps are provided at both ends of the crosswalks. There are no completely separated bicycle paths (Class I facilities) or striped bicycle lanes (Class II facilities) in the immediate project vicinity. Field observations indicate that most bicyclists on EI Camino Real are willing to ride in the lane shared with motorized traffic, but some bicyclists choose to ride on the sidewalks to avoid sharing a lane with faster vehicles. The existing roadway width on EI Camino Real does not appear to allow for adding bike lanes while maintaining the existing number of traffic lanes. On Oakwood Drive and connecting residential neighborhood streets to the west, automobile speeds are generally low (25 miles per hour posted speed) and traffic conditions are generally favorable for bicyclists. Dra ft Report— Tra�c Impad Study for Assisted Living Facility Development at 2808 EI Camino Real Page 7 in the City of Redwood City March 12, 2012