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a,7.A. - Page 37 Mitigation: Mitigation 7-1. To mitigate the project's impact (i.e., the project applicant would be responsible for fully funding/completing the mitigation) at the intersection of Woodside Road and Broadway, the westbound approach on Broadway would need to be restriped to include a total of one left-turn lane, one through lane, one shared through/right-turn lane, and one right-turn lane. Signage would also need to be provided indicating that the "right-most" right-turn lane is to southbound US 101 only. In addition, the eastbound travel lanes would need to be restriped to include a total of two left-turn lanes and one shared through/right-turn lane. The eastbound and westbound signal phasing would need to be modified from split phasing to protected phasing. Because this intersection is subject to Caltrans jurisdiction, any changes to the operation of the signal or physical improvements to the intersection would require Caltrans approval. Pursuant to Caltrans Deputy Directives 64 and 64-R1, requiring facilitation of multimodal travel, it is possible that the above improvements to the intersection of Woodside Road and Broadway would also be required to include such features as pedestrian count- down signals, an emergency vehicle pre-emption system, reconstruction of corner radii to reduce pedestrian crossing distances, pedestrian median refuges, bike lanes, and bike detectors. Finding: Implementation of Mitigation 7-1 would restore the level of service (LOS) at this intersection to E or better, resulting in a less-than-significant impact. However, because this improvement would require Caltrans approval, the City cannot ensure the construction of this improvement. Without implementation of the proposed mitigation, the impact would be significant and unavoidable. Facts in Support of Finding: Implementation of Mitigation 7-1 would reduce the project's traffic impact at the Woodside Road/Broadway intersection to a less-than- significant level through a combination of roadway restriping, signage, modified traffic signal phasing, and based on Caltrans directives, possibly pedestrian count-down signals, an emergency vehicle pre-emption system, new corner radii to reduce pedestrian crossing distances, pedestrian median refuges, bike lanes, and bike detectors. However, the City cannot guarantee in advance that Caltrans will approve the mitigation, so the impact is currently considered significant and unavoidable. These facts are described in Draft EIR chapter 7 (Transportation, Circulation, and Parking) on pages 7-1 through 7-70, Draft EIR appendix 21.3 (Supplemental Transportation Information), and Final EIR appendix A (Supplemental Traffic Information), which are hereby incorporated by reference. Impact: Impact 7-2: Existing Plus Project Impact on Woodside Road/Bay Road Intersection. Under Existing Plus Project conditions during the PM peak hour, project traffic would cause the intersection to degrade from LOS D (35.5 seconds delay) to LOS F (81.7 seconds delay). Mitigation: Mitigation 7-2. To mitigate the project's impact (i.e., the project applicant would be responsible for fully funding/completing the mitigation) at the intersection of Woodside Road and Bay Road, the westbound approach on Bay Road would need to be restriped to include a total of two left-turn lanes and one shared through/right-turn lane. (Woodside Road is considered north-south and Bay Road is considered east-west.) The eastbound approach would need to be restriped to include a total of one left-turn lane, one through lane, and one shared ATTY/RES0.2901/STANFORD EIR CERTIFICATION REV:08-29-13 VR Page 27 of 56