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City of San Leandro
<br />311 MacArthur Boulevard Residential Project
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<br />As shown in Table 12, the project would generate an estimated 116 daily trips, 10 of which would
<br />occur during the PM peak hour. These trips would replace the existing trips associated with the
<br />project site; Table 12 also provides the net trip generation (proposed uses minus existing uses). This
<br />calculation was based on the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) trip generation rates
<br />provided in the 10th Edition of the ITE Trip Generation Manual for residential townhouses. Thus,
<br />based on a comparison of trip generation rates, the proposed project would generate approximately
<br />143 fewer daily vehicle trips than existing uses. Therefore, the project’s transportation impacts
<br />would be less than significant and less than those evaluated in the General Plan EIR. Additionally,
<br />the project is within the density projections in the General Plan EIR; therefore, the project would
<br />not result in unanticipated vehicle trips within the City.
<br />Table 12 Estimated Project Vehicle Trip Generation
<br />ITE Land Use Daily Trips
<br />PM Peak Hour Trips
<br />In Out Total
<br />Existing: 495 – Recreational Community Center1 259 6 10 16
<br />Proposed: 230 – Residential Condominium/Townhouse 116 7 3 10
<br />Net project trips -143 1 -7 -6
<br />1 Although the existing use on the project site is not a recreational community center, this is the closest land use provided by ITE trip
<br />generation rates. This rate is conservative based on the functions of the Stepping Stones Growth Center, which is a non-profit social
<br />services agency providing programs and services for children and adults with developmental disabilities.
<br />Source: ITE Trip Generation 10th Edition
<br />As stated in the General Plan EIR, future development would be consistent with adopted policies,
<br />plans, and programs regarding public transit, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities. Furthermore, the
<br />project includes sections of sidewalk replacement and the provision of bike racks for project
<br />residents. As the project is of the same type analyzed in the General Plan EIR for the project site,
<br />and there are no site-specific issues with the performance and safety of transit, bicycle, or
<br />pedestrian infrastructure, the project would introduce no new or more severe impacts related to
<br />conflicts with public transit and active transportation modes or their safety than were analyzed
<br />previously.
<br />LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT OR LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT WITH MITIGATION INCORPORATED
<br />b. Would the project conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines section 15064.3, subdivision
<br />(b)?
<br />The project site is adjacent to a bus stop on MacArthur Boulevard served by AC Transit Routes 34
<br />and 35. Route 34 provides service to Foothill Square in Oakland, where passengers may transfer to
<br />Routes 45, 57, 90, NX3, or NXC; the San Leandro Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Station, where
<br />passengers may transfer onto BART or Routes 1, 10, 28, or 801; and the Hayward BART Station,
<br />where passengers may transfer onto BART or Routes 10, 28, 41, 56, 60, 83, 86, 93, 94, 95, 99, 801,
<br />or M. Route 35 also provides service to Foothill Square in Oakland and to the San Leandro BART
<br />Station, as well as to the Bay Fair BART Station, where passengers may transfer onto BART or Routes
<br />10, 28, 40, 93, or 97. (AC Transit 2019)
<br />Per Section 15064.3(b)(1) of the CEQA Guidelines, land use projects located “within one-half mile of
<br />either an existing major transit stop or a stop along an existing high-quality transit corridor should
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