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Draft 07/02/2012 Option 3 — Abandon the project in its entirety within the boundaries of San Leandro. Benefits and Impacts of Options All Options — Issues: The current project terminates the BRT line at the San Leandro BART Station. This terminus point precludes continuous bus travel from the north city limit to the south city limit along East 14 Street. AC Transit has indicated a willingness to study whether a coordinating bus line along East 14 Street will be able to provide continuous service along the entire length of the street. Staff believes that this condition should be included as a part of any LPA ultimately selected by council as part of this process. The FEIR /FEIS indicated a higher Net Annual cost needed to operate BRT. A diversion of funds from local service to maintain BRT would be detrimental to service within San Leandro. In addition to the above study requirement, AC Transit should be required to commit to not reduce overall level of service in the system in order to provide East Bay BRT service. Option 1 — Issues: This minimally modified original LPA provides the longest distance of dedicated bus lanes in San Leandro. The dedicated bus lanes would begin /end at Sunnyside Drive with transition lanes between Sunnyside Drive and Georgia Way. This provides for the best performing BRT project as the dedicated lanes provide for consistent travel times. This option provides for new traffic signals at Belleview Drive, Sunnyside Drive and a pedestrian signal at Farrelly Drive. These signals improve the safety of pedestrian crossings and allow for protected turn phases for vehicles that increase traffic safety as well. Option 1 has the most turn restrictions. This option also prevents left turns onto East 14 Street from Garcia Avenue, Stoakes Avenue and Cambridge Avenue. It further prevents left turns from East 14 Street onto eastbound Broadmoor Boulevard and Cambridge Avenue and westbound Farrelly Drive, Garcia Avenue and Stoakes Avenue. The FEIS /FEIR estimated that at the most approximately one vehicle per minute will use alternate streets as a result of the turn restrictions. See Exhibit - 1. Option 2 — Issues: This option balances BRT operations performance with motorist convenience. The dedicated bus lanes would begin /end north of Broadmoor Boulevard with transition lanes between West Broadmoor Boulevard and Garcia Avenue. Only a new pedestrian signal at Farrelly Drive would be installed. The two signals included in Option1 at Belleview Drive and Sunnyside Drive would not be installed. This