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XV. Transportation, continued Additional traffic mitigation measures are contained in the Midtown Specific Plan EIR and the accompanying mitigation monitoring program The Midtown Plan EIR concluded that impacts to local streets and to freeways were potentially significant. Mitigation measures include an itemized list of 14 traffic improvements (lane additions, signalization, turning lanes, etc.) to be funded by future development and other sources such as RDA funds. The City will also be administering the Montague Expressway widening. , The Midtown Specific Plan EIR found that even with these improvements, adverse traffic impacts would be significant and unavoidable. A Statement of Overriding Considerations has been adopted by the City, recognizing that the positive aspects of Midtown development on regional transportation (e.g., atransit-supportive land use pattern) justify the increased congestion. XV(b): The additional trips generated by new housing could result in lower levels of service (LOS) on San Leandro roads. These impacts have been already anticipated by other environmental documents (such as the Midtown Specific Plan EIR), and appropriate mitigation measures have akeady been identified. Additional traffic studies would be required if the Dixon Landing Road and/or Fiesta Plaza sites were rezoned from commercial to residential use, as suggested by the Element. XV(f): The Housing Element supports provisions of the Midtown Specific Plan which allow reduced parking for housing adjacent to transit stations. No further reductions to the parking standards have been recommended. However, broader geographic application of the Midtown standards (for example, to the Town Center area) could be explored. The environmental impacts of such recommendations are less than significant. The Midtown Specific Plan EIR supports this conclusion. XV(g): The Housing Element would have a positive impact on plans and programs supporting alternative transportation, since it promotes higher density housing around transit stations and in close proximity to the City's employment centers. IMPACT WILL THE PROJECT: Potentially Less Than Significant Less Than Cumulative Significant With Significant No Source Impact Mitigation Impact Impact Incorporation XVI. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS: Would the project: a) Exceed wastewater treatment ~ ~ ~ ~ ® 11, 12, requirements of the applicable Regional 26 Water Quality Control Board? b) Require or result in the construction of new ~ ~ ~ ® ~ 2, 11, water or wastewater treatment facilities or 12, 26 expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? c) Require or result in the construction of new ~ ~ ~ ® 2, 11 storm water drainage facilities or 12 20, expansion of existing facilities, the 26 construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? Initial Study* San Leandro Housing Element Update* Page 24 November 12, 2002