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APPENDIX E -(PART 2) INITIAL STUDY (ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST FORM) 13. TRANSPORTATION/CIRCULATION. Will the proposal result in: b. Effects on existing parking facilities, or demand for new parking? Increase in the use of bicycles as alternative transportation may increase the demand for convenient bicycle parking at destination points such as schools, BART stations, shopping centers and industrial and office locations. This could result in the displacement of existing vehicle parking to provide additional bicycle parking. The San Leandro Zoning Code currently requires bicycle parking as part of a Use Permit or Site Development approval. For commercial use the requirement is 5 percent of the requirement for automobile parking spaces. d. Alterations to present patterns of circulation or movement of people and/or goods. The bikeway plan encourages the use of bicycles in San Leandro. With the favorable qualities the City offers to bicycle riding, it's bicycle mode split to work has the potential to exceed the current national average of 1.0% and year 2005 national goal of 5.0%. Cyclists may be encouraged to use designated bike routes, especially Class I and H lanes, compared to routes presently used in the City. The future implementation of some of the Class I and II routes will create bicycle route alternatives that presently do not exist. f. Increase in traffic hazards to motor vehicles, bicyclists or pedestrians? The Bikeway Plan increases the number of designated bike routes in the city. Encouraging cyclists to use signed routes may give them a false sense of security and they may lower their level of caution. This may make them more likely to be involved in an accident. If the Bikeway Plan increases bicycle use in the city, the fact that the number of cyclists increases may result in a higher bicycle accident rate.