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2 Environmental Analy,cis <br /> 2 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS <br /> This section contains the environmental analysis of the US 101 Pedestrian Undetcrossing and Baix <br /> Island Storm Drain Pump Station Project,as descxibed in Section 1 of tkus docunnent. The analpsis <br /> addresses items in Ap�end�G of the California Environmental Quality�ct (CEQA} Guidelines. <br /> Each analysis includes a brief discussion of the environrnental setring and the regulatory requixements <br /> for each aspect of the environxnent in the CEQA Checklist and provides a copy of the checklist,with <br /> the items checked either"Potentiallp Significant Impact," "Less than Significant�mpact with <br /> Mil�gat�on Incorporatian," "Less than Significant Ixnpact," or"No Impact." The analysis includes an <br /> explanarion for each fi�ding presented in the CEQA Checklist. <br /> 2.1 AESTHETICSI VISUAL RESOURCES <br /> The proposed U5 101 Pedestrian Undexctossing and Bair Island Storm Drain 1'ump Starion Praject, <br /> which would be located along the western bank of Redwood Creek,is an important visual resource <br /> for the Downtown and Bayfront neighborhoods of the City of Redwood City (City}. The U.S. <br /> Highway 101 (US 101) undercrossing,a joint-use bicycle and pedestrian path,would follow an <br /> existing path under the US 101 bridge at Redwood Creek. Although the bridge and support pilings <br /> affect the immediate views under the freewap,the entrances to the path and the extension alang the <br /> City-owned parcel have unobstructed long-range views of the creek. Figure 2-1 shows the e�sting <br /> view of Redwood Creek, at the eastern entrance to the US 101 undercrossing,looking east towatd the <br /> marina and waterfront development areas of the Bapfront neighborhaod on the northeast side of the <br /> freewap. <br /> Redwood Creek provides open views of natural watenuays and vegetated maxshland in close <br /> proxunity to uxban offices,commercial buildings, and residential development. Figure 2-2 shows the <br /> existing commercial development,a car dealership,which is adjacent to the project area on the <br /> eastern side of US 101. The propased lacation for the Bair Island Storm D�ain Pump Starion would <br /> be located neat the foreground seen in Figure 2-2. Figure 2-2 aiso shaws the exisring Class II bike <br /> lane an Bair Island Road,which would connect to tl�e proposed joint-use path near the �ne Marina <br /> development currently under construction. <br /> On the south side of US 101,commexcial development along Convention Way and offices along <br /> Main Street are immediately east and west of the protect area. Figure 2-3 shows the San Mateo Credit <br /> Union and other commexcial development along Co�vention Way,adjacent to the proposed locatian <br /> of the path along Redwood Creek. The 333 Main 5txeet residential development,part of the 2007 <br /> North Main Street Precise Plan,is south of the project axea. <br /> As shown in Figure 2-3,a narrow foatpath runs along the northern bank of Redwood Creek. This <br /> partion of Redwood Creek has limited public access. The adjacent development,pa�king, and service <br /> areas have restricted e�sting public views of the cxeek in the proposed project area. <br /> 2-1 U.S 101 Pede.ctrian Undercrassarag�nd Bair <br /> Islarrd Anrad Sto�7n Draisr Pum�Station Project <br />