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Stanford in Redwood City Precise Plan 7.A. - Page 227 City of Redwood City 2. Responses to Comments on .,,., �,,.,.",. August 6, 2013 Page 2-62 these vehicles, both existing traffic and project traffic, have options to avoid the delay. They could use Douglas Avenue, which has a traffic signal, instead of Hurlingame Avenue to access Middlefield Road. Also, the traffic signal warrant would not be met at the Hurlingame Avenue/Middlefield Road intersection. Traffic signals should not be installed at unwarranted locations because they would unnecessarily delay traffic on the main street. Because the vehicles have options, because the number of vehicles experiencing LOS F would be relatively small, and because a traffic signal warrant would not be met, the project impact to the Hurlingame Avenue/Middlefield Road intersection is considered less-than-significant. L 2.04 Traffic--What is the City's timeline and strategy for installing traffic signals identified to mitigate traffic impacts under Near Term Plus Project conditions at the Charter/Bay intersection? Response: The City plans to add the Charter/Bay (Mitigation 7-8) intersection to its list of Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) program improvements so that the improvements will be completed under the TIF program when they are needed. If for any reason the City does not add this intersection to its TIF program, the City will collect fair share payments from the applicant and other developers to fund the needed improvements. Under either the TIF or the fair share approach, the intersection improvements would be scheduled so as to avoid unacceptable traffic operations at the intersection. In addition. because the Draft EIR anticiqates that without mitiaation. the Charter/Bav intersection would oqerate at an unacceqtable level of service under Near Term Plus Proiect conditions. the Citv has added the followina reauirement to the Precise Plan: "if. at the time this imqrovement is reauired (see Chaqter IV. Intersection Imqrovement Tablel. the imqrovement has not vet been constructed and the Citv determines that other develoqment has not vet sianificantiv contributed to the need for the imqrovement. then the aqqlicant shall fullv fund or construct the imqrovement. In that event. the Citv shall enter into a reimbursement aareement with aqqlicant ursuant to which aqqlicant mav be reimbursed for imqrovement costs that exceed the aqqlicant's fair share. The sourcelsl of the reimbursement will be develoqer fair share funds. if anv. collected within three vears from the effective date of the reimbursement aareement." L 2.05 Traffic--Has the City performed a capacity analysis for identified potential roundabouts to ensure that an acceptable LOS will be achieved? Response: For two of the study intersections that would meet signal warrants and that would have project impacts, the Draft EIR suggests consideration of roundabouts in lieu of traffic signals. The two intersections in question are Charter Street/Bay Road and 5th Avenue/Bay Road. Under cumulative conditions with the project, both intersections with a roundabout would operate at LOS A or B during the morning and evening peak hours. Calculation sheets are included in appendix A of this Final EIR. At the time of implementation of the intersection improvements, either signals or roundabouts, Redwood City would work with County staff on the design details. T 1706721FElRIF-2-rev(70672J.doc