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POTENTIALLY l 5.~1.)ES POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT LESS THAN NO SIGNIFICANT UNLESS SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SOURCES ISSUES MITIGATION IMPACT INCORPORATED EXPLANATION: The East 14 Street Corridor is presently designated as "Corridor-Mixed Use" in the Land Use Plan. The intent of the Development Strategy is to implement the Corridor-Mixed Use designation by allowing more compact mixed use development including multiple family residential, commercial, office and appropriate civic-oriented uses. The Development Strategy emphasizes mixed use development and is also encouraging more multiple-family residential development to help increase the demand for a limited base of neighborhood-oriented commercial uses. Overall, the Development Strategy recommends more residential uses, but less commercial development than what the General Plan EIR Traffic Analysis examined. This results in less total vehicle trips within the Comdor and maintains all acceptable LOS standards than what the General Plan EIR anticipated at full buildout. Overall Growth and Anticipated Traffic -The General Plan examined approximately 460,000 sf of commercial development and up to 454 housing units at buildout. The Development Strategy is consistent with the General Plan "Corridor-Mixed Use" land use designation by encouraging mixed use developments, with a stronger emphasis on multiple family residential uses. This emphasis is needed to respond to market analysis that shows weak demand for additional commercial uses. By encouraging more residential uses, the demand for more neighborhood-serving commercial uses will increase, The strategy to integrate increased residential development into the Corridor also implements other General Plan policies to create a more lively pedestrian environrrlent. The General Plan EIR concluded that all signalized intersections within the East 14~' Street Corridor would operate under acceptable conditions under build-out conditions. The traffic analysis prepared for the Development Strategy concludes that "the level of development proposed by the Development Strategy is expected to result in fewer vehicle trips than what. was evaluated by the General Plan, since the Development Strategy recommends a greater level of residential development, and reduced commercial development, than was considered during the General Plan analysis." Hence, the Development Strategy will, not exceed anticipated levels of traffic anticipated by the General Plan EIR and-will not create any impacts to the roadway system The following table snmmari~es the differences in anticipated number of vehicle trips between the Development Strategy and General Plan (Please see discussion in Draft Development Strategy Section 4.4.1 and Appendix 4: Trip Generation Comparison). Develo ment Strate !General Plan Time of Trip Total Trips (Build Out) AM 751 PM 1,175 Daily _ AM 12,201 ~ 1,464 PM 1,430 Daily 22,771 of General Plan 51 % 82% 54%; Proposed Sheetscape Improvement Concepts -The Development Strategy calls for a number of streetscape improvements to create a safer environment for pedestrians and vehicles. The Strategy outlines concepts for a number of improvements including revised cross-sections, sidewalk improvements, installation of bulb-outs and new crosswalks. The Development Strategy has been reviewed by CalTrans to ensure that the proposed concepts meets State street design standards. As individual streetscape improvement projects are implemented, continued coordination with CalTrans will occur as part of separate CEQA review for each project. Parking Strategies - To entice new development, the Development Strategy proposes to reduce parking ratios for a variety of uses. Ta address concerns about providing adequate parking the Development Strategy includes additional policies that call for considering 1) shared parking facilities, 2) create new residential permit parking areas, 3) incorporate the latest parking technologies such as parking lift systems for commercial and esidential developments, 4) use of the CarShare program, 5) create new municipal parking lots at key locations to support new development, and 6) encourage developers and employers to provide transit passes to residents and workers. Collectively, these strategies will help reduce the use of vehicles and make better use of existing transit options. Emergency Access -The Alameda County Fire Department has provided prelinunary comments on the proposed Draft Development Strategy, specifically related to the proposed streetscape improvements. Comments included concerns related to adequate spacing to acGOmmodate emergency vehicle within proposed landscaped medians and other facilities related to AC Transit's proposed Bus Rapid Transit facilities. Additional comments were provided that relate to providing adequate turn movements within intersections that will contain proposed bulb-outs. As the streetscape improvements are proposed at specific locations, continued coordination with the Fire Department and Caltrans will ensure that adequate intersection geometries and median facility spacing is provided to address emergency vehicle access and circulation. Sources: San Leandro General Plan EIR - Chapt. 3 Land Use; Draft East 14`x' Street South Area Development Strategy (Section 4.4.1); East 14 Sheet Background Report -Appendix 4: Trip Generation Comparison; Institute of Traffic Engineers -Trip Generation Rates ~nitlal Studv and T(aon7iva Tlo~l.,..,u.,.,