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2.3.2 Existing Traffic Conditions The analysis of existing traffic conditions will be used as a comparison for future analysis to determine the extent of any impacts. The traffic analysis will include intersection Level of Service (LOS) calculations (AM and PM peak hour) at intersections on San Leandro Boulevard as listed above. The analysis will take advantage of available traffic counts in recent studies. Depending on the age of the traffic counts, two intersections may require new AM and PM traffic counts. This scope assumes new existing traffic counts will need to be collected at one intersection (San Leandro Boulevard/West Estudillo Avenue); however, as an additional service, new traffic counts may need to be collected at the intersections with older counts. 2.3.3 Near-Term Traffic Conditions Near-term conditions typically consist of existing conditions plus planned and approved projects. This study will take into account the number of trips proposed to be generated by the project scenario evaluated in the Strategy ElR and The Crossings study. This scenario is an artificial development scenario that identifies specific impacts of the alternatives for comparative purposes. The near-term scenario will be used to analyze the alternatives for the conceptual design of San Leandro Boulevard (Task 2.2). 2.3.4 Future/Cumulative Traffic Conditions The cumulative conditions will represent the year 2030 or 2035, depending on Caltrans and CMA requirements. This scenario is analyzed. to determine if the proposed design alternative will operate acceptably in the future. A growth rate for traffic projections along San Leandro Boulevard for cumulative conditions was determined for The Crossings analysis. This growth rate will be used for this analysis. Deliverables: Working Paper 2 -Conceptual Design Alternatives for San Leandro Boulevard with Supporting Technical Analyses in Appendix Meetings: Please refer to Task 1 for staff meetings 2.4 San Leandro BART Station Access and Circulation This task revisits the conceptual design of the BART transit plaza originally identified in the San Leandro/BART Area Revitalization Strategy and modified slightly in the Strategy. The consultant team will develop up to three (3) alternative access and circulation concepts that accommodate on-site: 1) the desired number of AC Transit bus bays and area to accommodate shuttles, 2) an improved and more efficient passenger waiting and transfer area, 3) a kiss-n-ride and taxi loading area, 4) access to parking, and 5) improved pedestrian and bicycle access to and through the transit plaza. The concepts will be coordinated with the San Leandro Boulevard and pedestrian crossing design concepts. Specific issues that will be addressed consist of: • Working with BART and AC Transit to better estimate the bus bay capacity of the station, to identify alternate locations for bays or for staging buses, or to identify a change in operations or the use of technology (such as changeable message signs) that would allow the sharing of bays. We will also look at new configurations that will yield the same or maximum number of bays as San Leandro Blvd-BART Interface Plan June, 2009 24 of 38