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4.3.5 Access to Information The ability to reach out to those who live and work in San Leandro is important to the City, therefor the City of San Leandro has multiple information outlets for residents and businesses to access information. The City's website and social media accounts, and the local television and radio channels are all updated with emergency preparedness information as well as timely, safety information in the event of a disaster. In an effort to make sure that information is available and the information is whole community inclusive, the City's preparedness information is translated into multiple languages and distributed through the website, social media, trainings, and public outreach venues. In the event of a disaster the City would translate all critical information and distribute via social media, radio, television and the City's mass notification system. 4.3.6 Transportation System Interstates 880 and 580 - the Nimitz and MacArthur Freeways - bisect San Leandro in a north - south direction. Interstate 238 - the Castro Valley Freeway - provides an east -west link between I-880 and I-580 in the southern part of the Planning Area. I-880 is one of the busiest freeways in California, carrying 220,000 vehicles a day through San Leandro and serving as the major north -south truck corridor through the East Bay. Traffic volumes on I-580 are about 140,000 vehicles a day. Both of the freeways are four lanes in each direction and both provide several interchanges connecting to local streets in San Leandro. San Leandro is located midway between the Oakland -San Francisco Bay Bridge and the Hayward -San Mateo Bridge, the two major transbay crossings between the San Francisco Peninsula and the East Bay. The 95 -mile Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system includes four miles of track within San Leandro. Two of the system's 39 stations are located within the city, at Downtown San Leandro and Bayfair Center. More than 16,000 passengers a day used these two stations in 1997. San Leandro does not currently have an AMTRAK station, although AMTRAK's trains pass through the city between Oakland and San Jose. Most San Leandro residences are within one-half mile of an AC Transit bus route, providing links to the BART station and major destinations within the city and East Bay. The city is also served by three freight -rail lines and is approximately two mile from Metropolitan Oakland International Airport. 4.3.7 Environment San Leandro is located on the East Bay Plain, a flat area that extends 50 miles from Richmond in the north to San Jose in the south. The Plain is about three miles wide in the San Leandro area. At its eastern edge, the plain transitions into low hills, rising to 526 feet at the highest point in