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9 Projeet De.rcription <br /> US '!01 PED�STRIAN UNDERCROSSING AND <br /> BAIR iSLAND STORM DRAIN PUMP STATION PROJECT <br /> This Initial Study and the Mitigated Negative Declaxation (MND) ass�ss the potential environmental <br /> impacts of the US 101 Pedestrian Undercrossing and Bair Island Storm Drain Pump Station I'roject <br /> for use in local planning and decision making. In compliance with the Califomia Environmental <br /> Qua]ity Ac� (CEQA),the City of Redwood City (City) decided to prepare a MND for the proposed <br /> project because the Initial Study found that,with the incorporation of appropriate mitigation <br /> measures,all potential impacts xe�ated to the project would be less than significant. <br /> 1 INTRODUCTI4N <br /> The proposed US 101 Pedestrian Undercrossing and Bair Island Storm Drain Pump Station Project <br /> would connect the Bayfront and Downtawn areas of the City with a joint-use path dedicated to <br /> bicycles and pedestrians under the U.S. Highway 101 (US 101) bridge at Redwood Cxeek. The <br /> paved path would follow an e�st�ng unpaved trail adjacent to the creek and provide a safe,eff cient <br /> connection between waterfront de�elopment on Bair Island Road northeast of US 101 and the <br /> existing commercial facilities along Convention Way anc�Main Street southwest of US 101. The <br /> upgrade and xepla.cement of the nearby stormwater pump station on Bair Island Raad would enable <br /> the station to handle the 100-yeat storm event in the a�ea. The pxoposed project also includes <br /> landscaping improvements to the City-owned paxcel south of Convention Way. <br /> 1.1 PROJECT LOCATION <br /> The propased project is located adjacent to US 101 in the eastern portion of the City. The City is in <br /> San Mateo County on the Sar�Ftancisco peninsula in northern Califarnia, appro�mately 27 miles <br /> south of San Francisco and 24 miles north of San Jose. Within the City,the Bayfront area and Bair <br /> Island Road are north and east of the project locarion,and the commercial developments on <br /> Convenrion Wap and Main Street are south and west of tl�e proposed locarion. The City's <br /> Downtown area is appro�mately 03 miles sonth of the project. Figure 1-1 shows a regional xnap of <br /> the pxoject locarion. <br /> 1.2 PROJECT BACKGROUND <br /> With an increase in development of the waterftant areas east of US 101,the City p�a.ns to improve <br /> pedestrian and bicpcling connections between the Bayfront and Downtown areas. An existing <br /> narrow foat trail crosses under the US 101 freeway bridge at Redwood Creek,but does not provide <br /> sufficient headroom and access for bicyclists. Upgxading this e�risting path to a joint-use pedestrian <br /> and bicycle path would connect the One Marina development and other potenrial Bapfront <br /> development projects on Bair Island Road with Convention Way and Main Street and pxovide <br /> access to the Downtown areas. <br /> 1-1 US 90� Pedestriara Undercro.csing and <br /> Baar Island Storm Drain Puriap Statfora Praject <br />