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Mr. Tom Liao, City of San Leandro July 11, 2016 Page 2 Ips Agency As the Lead Agency, the City of San Leandro (City) is res nsible for all project , ject mitigation, A02-01 including any needed improvements to State highways. The project's fair share contribution, cont. financing, scheduling, implementation responsibilities, and Lead Agency monitoring should be fully discussed for all proposed mitigation measures. Vehicle Dip Reduction Please note that Caltrans embraces a Fix -It Firy policy regarding the commitment of transportation funds, focusing on, maintenance and rehabilitation. Priority for expansion of the State Transportation Network is second to investing, in the management, preservation, and A02-02 efficient operation of the existing infrastructure. We support measures to reduce VMT and increase sustainablemode shares. The following comments regarding housing and parking are related to reducing vehicle trips. Housing. ire encourage the City to seek methods to increase the number of housing units that would be constructed under the proposed plan. To reduce the amount, of traffic generated by new development, the plan includes "a commitment to balance job growth and housing growth to avoid the need for regional cross -commuting" (Integrating ,and Use and Transportation A02-03 Planning inset, p. 4-9). However, the 2035 growth forecast for new jobs more than doubles that of new housing units, locreasing the number of housing Units will achieve a better housing-tO- jobs ratio And reduce vehicle trips. Parking. Please confirm that there is an existing, unmet need for additional parking, as suggested in the Parking section of the draft EIR (p. 4-45), Please also confirm that any increase in parking supply as described would not increase VNff and impact the State Highway Systern. A02-04 Reducing parking supply can encourage alternate forms of transportation, reduce regional vehicle miles traveled, and lessen future im pacts. As the City develops a Parking Management Plan, Please consider eliminating minimum parking requirements or implementing maximum parking ratios in the City's three existing Priority Development Areas (PDAs), Secure locations for bicycle parking in PDAs should also be identified, to encourage active transportation and further reduce VT, Please refer to Refibming Parking Policies to Support Sniart Growth—a Caltrans -funded MTC study—for sample parking ratios and strategies that support compact growth. This handbook is available online at; bttp-limtc.ca.gov/sites/defttolt/files/Toolbox-Handbook.pdf to 1-880, but the: location of the future: improvdiberO are not included. This informAtitd cart be; found in the, Plan Bay Area RTP. ,'Provid.- a Wt. suxiOnabtr, inte*wWand offidot tranywriatioo quern to esthanor Cafifvmius minototy and limblitly ` A02-05 A02-06