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Home My WebLink About042021 VMT Justification762 Higuera Street, Suite 212 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 805 • 541 • 3848 Fax: 805 • 541 • 3848 SDG architects.com April 20, 2021 Project Name: French Hospital Patient Tower & Parking Deck TDM STRATEGIES AND JUSTIFICATION VMT Reduction Strategy Summary Table TDM Strategy Concept MBI Score FH Score Low High Low High 1 LUT 7 Encourage Alternative Travel Modes 0.25 0.25 0.5 0.5 1 ALT LUT 8 Bike Lanes NA NA 0.625 0.625 2 SDT 2 Encourage Pedestrian and Bicycle trips with traffic calming. 0.25 0.25 0.75 0.75 3 SDT 6 Provide Bicycle Parking 0.625 0.625 0.625 0.625 3A TRT 5 Provide Bicyclist Amenities NA NA 0.625 0.625 4 LUT 5 Locate near Transit 5 5 5 5 4A LUT 5 Locate near Rail NA NA 3 3 5 TST 4 Increase Transit Frequency NA NA NA NA 6 TRT 14/15 Provide Parking Cash- Out Program 3.5 3.5 NA NA 7 TRT 9 Car Sharing Program NA NA NA NA 8 TRT 6 Telework NA NA NA NA 9 TRT 11/12 Rideshare Programs 1 3.0 NA NA 9 ALT TRT 1 Rideshare Program NA NA 4.16 4.16 10 TRT 7 Trip Reduction Marketing 1 4 4 4 11 LUT 3 Provide common services on-site NA NA 4.5 4.5 12 Add Mix of Uses NA NA NA NA 13 LUT 2 Move Project NA NA NA NA SubTotals 11.625 16.625 23.285 23.285 Target Reduction 15.05 15.05 15.05 15.05 Remaining Unmitigated Impact -3.425 1.575 8.235 8.235 Evaluation of Potential TDM Strategies to Reduce VMT Strategy CAPCOA Code Discussion CAPCOA Range MBI Assumption Low High Existing Proposed FH Team Assumption Low High Existing Proposed TDM 1 – LUT-7 A project that is designed around an existing or planned transit, bicycle, or pedestrian corridor encourages alternative mode use. For this measure, the project is oriented towards a planned or existing transit, bicycle, or pedestrian corridor. Recommended Guidance for Land Use Emission Reductions attributes 0.5% reduction for a project oriented towards an existing corridor. MBI Justification: The Project site and expansion supports the use of bicycle and pedestrian activity. Sidewalks are provided adjacent to and onto the site. A trail exists along the property that connects Breck Street to Iris Street. The project proposes to maintain the high level of bicycle and pedestrian accommodation. Additional Justification: Existing bike/pedestrian paths have direct connections to and through campus. 0.25 -0.5% 0.25% 0.25% 0.5% 0.5% TDM 1 ALT - LUT 8 A Project that is designed around an existing or planned bicycle facility encourages alternative mode use. The project will be located within 1/2 mile of an existing Class I path or Class II bike lane. Additional Justification: Johnson Street has a Class II bike lane. 0.625% Not utilized Not utilized 0.625% 0.625% TDM 2 – SDT 2 Roadways will be designed to reduce motor vehicle speeds and encourage pedestrian and bicycle trips with traffic calming features. Traffic calming features may include: marked crosswalks, count-down signal timers, curb extensions, speed tables, raised crosswalks, raised intersections, median islands, tight corner radii, roundabouts or mini- circles, on-street parking, planter strips with street trees, chicanes/chokers, and others. 0.25% - 1.0% 0.25% 0.25% 0.75% 0.75% MBI Justification: Bicycle lanes currently existing along Johnson Avenue. Bicycle accommodations on-site are provided via the shared travel ways and the trail that extends through the site from Breck Street to Iris Street. The expansion traffic will benefit from this condition. Additional Justification: 100% of streets and intersections around campus have traffic calming features: Johnson: Dedicated bike lane. Ella: On-street parking. Iris & Breck: No through traffic. Johnson & Ella intersection: Countdown signal timers, marked crosswalks. TDM 3 – SDT-6 Providing bicycle parking is anticipated to result in a 0.625% reduction in VMT for non-residential projects. JUSTIFICATION: The existing hospital site provides dedicated bicycle parking on-site. The proposed expansion project will provide additional bicycle parking. 0.625% 0.625% 0.625% 0.625% 0.625% TDM 3A – TRT-5 3.4.5 Provide End of Trip Facilities: Non-residential projects will provide end-of-trip" facilities for bicycle riders including showers, secure bicycle lockers, and changing spaces. Based on the CCAP guidebook, the TIAX report allots 2.5% reduction for all bicycle-related measures and a 1/4 of that for this measure alone. JUSTIFICATION: Shower, secure bike lockers and changing spaces provided on campus. 0.625% Not utilized Not utilized 0.625% 0.625% TDM 4 – LUT-5 Locating a project near transit is anticipated to result in a 0.5% - 24.6% VMT reduction. MBI Justification: Transit service is provided along Johnson Avenue by SLO Transit via Route 1A/1B. 0.5% - 24.6% 5% 5% 5% 5% TDM 4A – LUT 5 A rail station located within a 20-minute walk (or roughly ½ mile from station to edge of development). Additional JUSTIFICATION: Both bus and rail locations w/in ½ mile of campus. Rail has less frequent service, so a low percentage was applied. 0.5% - 24.6% Not utilized Not utilized 3% 3% TDM 5 – TST-4 Increasing transit service frequency/speed is projected to result in a 0.02% - 2.5% reduction in VMT. MBI Justification: This type of measure requires regional or local agency implementation and coordination to provide transit beyond what is currently available and thus it is not applicable for individual development projects. 0.02% - 2.5% NA NA NA NA TDM 6 – TRT-14 / TRT-15 Providing employee parking cash-out programs is anticipated to result 0.6% - 7.7% commute VMT reduction. MBI Justification: This strategy allows the employer to provide employees with a choice of forgoing subsidized/ free parking for a cash payment equivalent to the cost of the parking space. Potential VMT reduction values are based on jurisdictional size. Not Recommended by the Project Team 0.6% - 7.7% 3.5% 3.5% Not Used Not Used TDM 7 – TRT-9 Implementing a car-sharing program is projected to result in a 0.4% - 0.7% reduction in VMT. MBI Justification: The nature of the project would be a candidate for a car-sharing program between employees that work the same shift. However, this type of measure requires private market support as well as regional or local agency implementation and coordination. Thus, it is not applicable for individual development projects unless an established program is in place. 0.4% - 0.7% NA NA NA NA TDM 8 – TRT-6 Telecommuting programs are employment-based strategies. MBI Justification: Given the service nature of the hospital, telecommuting options would be limited to administrative tasks such as billing or scheduling, which would have limited impact. 0.07% - 5.5% NA NA NA NA TDM 9 – TRT-11/ TRT-12 Implementing employment-based ride-sharing strategies is projected to result in a 1% - 15% commute VMT reduction. MBI Justification: CAPCOA page 253 (TRT-11 and TRT-12) indicates that a low range % VMT reduction would occur with a low implementation/small employer while a high range % VMT reduction would occur with a high implementation/large employer. Ride-sharing programs work best in conditions where work schedules are fixed and regular. Swapping shifts and the requirement for doctors to visit admitted patients at various times would limit the VMT reduction. While some benefit from a ride-sharing program can get anticipated, the nature and locale would likely result in a lower level of VMT reduction. Additional Justification: Doctors make up a small percentage of staff. The vast majority of the staff are in administrative and nursing areas have fixed/regular hours and benefit from ride-sharing strategies. A portion of the existing employees utilize an employment-based ride- sharing program. The hospital is a larger scale employer. 1-15% 1% 3.0% NA NA TDM 9 ALT – TRT-1 Provide access for employees to a formal rideshare program. Justification: This strategy is a better match for the existing rideshare program. Mitigation Method per TRT-1 (page 219), low density suburb & 80% eligible employees: 5.2% * 80%) = 4.16%. 1% - 6.2% Not Utilized Not Utilized 4.16% 4.16% TDM 10 – TRT-7 Implementing Commute Trip Reduction Marketing is projected to result in a 4% - 5% reduction in commute vehicle trips with full-scale employer support. MBI Justification: Implementing commute trip reduction strategies without a complementary marketing effort results in a lower VMT reduction. 4-5% 1% 4% 4% 4% Additional Justification: In addition to the SLO Rideshare program marketing efforts, the hospital’s existing Trip Reduction Management Program includes a Ride-Share bulletin, a Transportation Coordinator and incentives for carpooling employees. TDM 11 – LUT-3 Increasing the mix of uses within a project could result in a 9% - 30% reduction in VMT. Since the project is an expansion of the existing building and existing use, adding a mix of uses would create inconsistency. 9% - 30% Not Utilized Not Utilized NA NA TDM 11 – LUT-3 ALT The project should minimize the need for external trips by including services/facilities for day care, banking/ATM, restaurants, vehicle refueling, and shopping. Additional Justification: Hospital provides shopping, restaurants with the on-site cafeteria and gift shop reducing the need for external trips by staff and visitors. Half of the low range of VMT reduction was utilized. 9% - 30% Not Utilized Not Utilized 4.5% 4.5% TDM 12 – Incorporating a mix of land uses to increase access to common goods and services has the potential to reduce VMT. MBI Justification: The project is an expansion of an existing use and the goal of the project is to accommodate the medical uses. 2% NA NA NA NA TDM 13 – LUT-2 Locating the project in a lower-VMT area of the City is a potential mitigation, however the Project is an expansion of an existing use and relocation of the hospital or separation of services is not feasible. 10% - 65% NA NA NA NA