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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-24-2016 PC Correspondence - Item 1 (Flickinger)The following documents (contained in 5 volumes) made up the City of San Luis Obispo's Land Use and Circulation Elements (LUCE) Update and Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The current versions of the Land Use and Circulation Elements are contained in Volume II of this document set. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON DRAFT EIR - CLOSED: The public review period for the Draft EIR ran from Friday, June 13, 2014 to Monday, July 28, 2014. The official public comment period on the Draft Progammatic EIR is therefore closed. Comments received after July 28, 2014 will be forwarded to decision makers, but will not be officially responded to as part of the Final Programmatic EIR. PUBLIC HEARINGS: Hearings started on July 1, 2014 with a joint meeting of City Council and Planning Commission. Hearings with these two bodies will continue through October 2014. See the Home page of this website for the latest on future hearing dates. Meetings with various City advisory committees were also held in July 2014. While the official comment period on the EIR is closed, the public is encouraged to attend future hearings and provide their comments on the content of the LUCE Update documents (Volume II, below). Documents are in an Acrobat PDF format. If you don't already have Adobe Acrobat or Acrobat Reader on your computer, Acrobat Reader is a free software program that can be downloaded/installed by clicking on the following link (this will take you to the Adobe website if you are currently connected to the internet). http://get.adobe.com/reader/ Some files below are quite large and may take a little time to open depending on your system. Provides a summary of the proposed project, the purpose of the EIR, and the main findings of the environmental analysis. Click here to download Acknowledgements Table of Contents Executive Summary 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Project Description 3.0 Setting 4.0 Environmental Impact Analysis 5.0 Other CEQA Considerations 6.0 Alternatives 7.0 References / Preparers / Glossary Click here to download Draft Program EIR Click here to download an index of the EIR (by locations and topics) Website Help Consulting Team Public Draft Documents http://www.slo2035.com/library/documents-reports/43-public-draft-doc... 1 of 3 9/13/2014 8:24 PM Appendix A Draft Land Use Element (Click here to download) Appendix B Draft Circulation Element (Click here to download) Appendix C Draft South Broad Street Area Plan (Click here to download) The Background Report provides details on the existing conditions with the City and surrounding Planning Area. A summary of this document is provided in the Background Report Newsletter (Click here to download newsletter). Table of Contents, Acronyms, 1.0 Introduction (Click here to download) 2.0 SLO Today (Click here to download) 3.0 Community Development (Click here to download) 4.0 Circulation (Click here to download) 5.0 Infrastructure (Click here to download) 6.0 Environmental Resources (Click here to download) Appendix E - NOP and Responses (Click here to download) Appendix F - Airport Land Use Compatibility Report (Click here to download) Appendix G - Air Quality Modeling (Click here to download) Appendix H - Greenhouse Gases (Click here to download) Appendix I - Water Supply Assessment (Click here to download) Appendix J - Noise Modeling (Click here to download) Appendix K - Existing Condition Worksheets (Click here to download) Appendix L - Preferred Alternative Worksheets (Click here to download) Appendix M - LOS Graphics (Click here to download) Appendix N - Sensitivity Analysis (Click here to download) Expanded background on the sensitivity analysis conducted for the circulation choices developed for the LUCE. (Prepared June 29, 2014) Click here to download memo Public Draft Documents http://www.slo2035.com/library/documents-reports/43-public-draft-doc... 2 of 3 9/13/2014 8:24 PM Appendix n: sensitivity AnALysis s e n s i t i v i t y A n A L y s i s n     Please see the next page.    General Plan Update Project #: 172760 June 3, 2014 Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Sacramento, CA TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM City of San Luis Obispo General Plan Update Sensitivity Analyses of the Roadway Improvements City of San Luis Obispo, Central Coast Transportation Consulting, Kittelson & Associates Inc. Date: June 4, 2014 Project #: 172760 To: Jake Hudson, City of San Luis Obispo From: Jim Damkowitch, Franklin Cai, T.E. cc: As shown in Section 2.0, of the DEIR Project Description (Tables 2.4-2 and 2.5-1, respectively), the proposed LUCE Update includes sixteen potential development areas (including the South Broad Street Special Planning Area) and seventeen proposed street network changes. The latter entails changes to the physical transportation assets of the City of San Luis Obispo. This includes new roadway connections (new centerline miles of roadway), one-way to two-way conversions, realignments, over-crossings, new interchanges and road/ramp closures. A complete listing of the candidate improvements are provided on the following page. All the listed improvements are reflected in the General Plan DEIR Maximum Build-Out alternative. Many of these improvements have been included or considered as part of past planning studies performed for or by the City of San Luis Obispo – including the existing General Plan. Given that the cost of implementing these improvements is significant and the operational effects of their implementation to adjacent facilities not fully understood, a sensitivity assessment was performed on each improvement. Using the 2035 Maximum Build-Out condition as the basis, each proposed roadway improvement was analyzed in isolation to determine its operational efficiency and impact to the surrounding street network. The operational software SYNCHRO was used to evaluate study intersections adjacent to each improvement. Intersection LOS, turn movement LOS and 95th percentile queues were analyzed with and without the improvement. Segment LOS was also determined based on the City’s daily thresholds. The results of each assessment informed the City which improvements should be advanced for inclusion in the proposed General Plan. Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-1 General Plan Update Project #: 172760 June 3, 2014 Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Sacramento, CA Circulation Preferred Alternative: Prado Road (Full interchange with phased implementation) Bishop Extension Orcutt Overpass LOVR By-Pass Hwy 1/Hwy 101 &Broad ramp closures Marsh/Higuera - 2 way Mission Plaza Expansion Madonna –Realign Chorro & Broad – Realign Boysen & Santa Rosa (Includes grade-separated crossing for bike/ped. Include turn restrictions Bianchi/Pismo/Higuera Realignment New collector – Tank Farm to Buckley DT Transit Center Calle Joaquin connection to Dalidio Dr Vachel Realign Victoria Connection Broad Street – Consolidate access See attachment 1 for the configuration diagrams of the above stated improvements. Page N-2 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis General Plan Update Project #: 172760 June 3, 2014 Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Sacramento, CA The following provides the operational summaries of the adjacent facilities when the effect of each improvement is tested: a.The Effect of Not Having the Single Point Urban Interchange (SPUI) at SR-1 and SR-101: Intersection Operations of Facilities Adjacent to the SPUI Under Max Build-Out Conditions: Intersection Operations of Facilities Adjacent to the Proposed SPUI when the Improvement is Removed: Intersection AM Volume AM Delay AM LOS Mov. Failures PM Volume PM Delay PM LOS Mov. Failures Santa Rosa & Olive 3282 14.3 B None 4186 23 C NBL - LOS F NBL 95% Q at >=282' Santa Rosa & Walnut 2200 15 B None 2434 15.6 B None SR-1 & SR-101 SPUI 5667 34.1 C None 5655 45.9 D SEL - LOS F SBL 95% Q at >=456'SEL2 - LOS F SEL 95% Q at >=253'SBL 95% Q at >=187' NEL2 95% Q at >=522'SEL 95% Q at >=444' NEL2 95% Q at >=759' FULL BUILD Intersection AM Volume AM Delay AM LOS Mov. Failures PM Volume PM Delay PM LOS Mov. Failures Santa Rosa & Olive 3162 20.9 C SBL - LOS F 3705 15.4 B None Santa Rosa & Walnut 2622 42.1 D WBR - LOS F 2891 43.8 D WBR - LOS F WBR 95% Q at >=282'WBR 95% Q at >=393' SBL 95% Q at >=111' FULL BUILD MINUS SPUI AT SR-1 AND SR-101 AND NO RAMP CLOSURES A p p e n d i x N , S e n s i t i v i t y A n a l y s i s P a g e N - 3 General Plan Update Project #: 172760 June 3, 2014 Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Sacramento, CA Roadway Segment Operations of Facilities Adjacent to the Proposed SPUI when the Improvement is Removed: Finding Based on the operational results – the Hwy 1/Hwy 101 &Broad ramp closures improvement concept should be advanced. Roadway Segment Roadway Type Adjusted 2035 Average Daily Traffic LOS* Olive Local, 2-lanes 2,771 C Olive Local, 2-lanes 4,981 C Walnut Local, 2-lanes 3,179 C Walnut Local, 2-lanes 11,346 D *2013 Quality/Level of Service Handbook, Florida Department of Transportation East of Santa Rosa East of Santa Rosa Location West of Santa Rosa West of Santa Rosa P a g e N - 4 A p p e n d i x N , S e n s i t i v i t y A n a l y s i s General Plan Update Project #: 172760 June 3, 2014 Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Sacramento, CA b.The Effect of Not Having the Two-Way Conversion of Higeura Street and Marsh Street between Santa Rosa Street and Johnson Ave: Operations of Facilities Adjacent to the Two-Way Conversion under Max Build-Out Conditions: Operations of Facilities Adjacent to the Proposed Two-Way Conversions when the Improvement is Removed: Roadway Segment Operations of Facilities Adjacent to the Proposed Two-Way Conversions when the Improvement is Removed: Finding Based on the operational results – the Two-Way Conversion of Higeura Street and Marsh Street concept should be advanced. Intersection AM Volume AM Delay AM LOS Mov. Failures PM Volume PM Delay PM LOS Mov. Failures Johnson & Mash 831 6.8 A None 1360 16.6 B None Johnson & Higuera 844 19.7 C None 1063 32.3 D None Santa Rosa & Mash 1343 12.3 B None 2289 10.8 B None Santa Rosa & Higuera 831 5.1 A None 2636 8.1 A None No Queuing Issues Predicted FULL BUILD Intersection AM Volume AM Delay AM LOS Mov. Failures PM Volume PM Delay PM LOS Mov. Failures Johnson & Mash 849 27.1 C None 1337 44.6 D None Johnson & Higuera 914 14.6 B None 1030 17.5 C None Santa Rosa & Mash 1192 10.7 B None 2062 10.6 B None Santa Rosa & Higuera 1807 5.2 A None 2382 6.7 A None No Queuing Issues Predicted FULL BUILD WITHOUT CONVERTING MARSH AND HIGEURA TO TWO WAY Roadway Segment Roadway Type Adjusted 2035 Average Daily Traffic LOS* Marsh Arterial, 3-lanes 9,544 B Higuera Arterial, 2-lanes 3,895 C *2013 Quality/Level of Service Handbook, Florida Department of Transportation Location West of Santa Rosa West of Toro A p p e n d i x N , S e n s i t i v i t y A n a l y s i s P a g e N - 5 General Plan Update Project #: 172760 June 3, 2014 Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Sacramento, CA c.The Effect of Not Having the Los Osos Valley Road Extension: Operations of Facilities Adjacent to the LOVR Extension under Max Build-Out Conditions: Operations of Facilities Adjacent to the Proposed LOVR Extension when the Improvement is removed: Finding Based on the operational results – the Los Osos Valley Road extension concept should be advanced. AM Volume AM Delay AM LOS Mov. Failures PM Volume PM Delay PM LOS Mov. Failures Buckley & LOVR Ext 1370 14 B None 2180 18 B None LOVR & Higuera 2229 13 B None 2627 21 C SBR 95% Queue >780' LOVR Ext & LOVR 1860 11 B None 2770 29 C None FULL BUILD AM Volume AM Delay AM LOS Mov. Failures PM Volume PM Delay PM LOS Mov. Failures Buckley & LOVR Ext LOVR & Higuera 2549 20 C None 3658 87 F NBL LOVR Ext & LOVR Full Build Minus LOVR Extension Does not exist Does not exist P a g e N - 6 A p p e n d i x N , S e n s i t i v i t y A n a l y s i s General Plan Update Project #: 172760 June 3, 2014 Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Sacramento, CA d.The Effect of Not Having the Bishop Street Extension: Operations of Facilities Adjacent to the Proposed Bishop Street Extension under Max Build-Out Conditions: Operations of Facilities Adjacent to the Proposed Bishop Street Extension when the Improvement is removed: Finding Based on the operational results – the Bishop Street extension concept should be advanced. AM Volume AM Delay AM LOS Mov. Failures PM Volume PM Delay PM LOS Mov. Failures San Luis Drive & Johnson 2099 3 A None 2267 3 A None Broad & Orcutt 3127 18 B NBL 3888 27 C SBL LOS E Broad & South & Santa Barbara 3868 106 F All approaches.3918 52 D EB, WB approaches FULL BUILD AM Volume AM Delay AM LOS Mov. Failures PM Volume PM Delay PM LOS Mov. Failures Buckley & LOVR Ext LOVR & Higuera 2549 20 C None 3658 87 F NBL LOVR Ext & LOVR Full Build Minus LOVR Extension Does not exist Does not exist A p p e n d i x N , S e n s i t i v i t y A n a l y s i s P a g e N - 7 General Plan Update Project #: 172760 June 3, 2014 Kittelson & Associates, Inc. Sacramento, CA Appendix 1 Circulation Alternatives Page N-8 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis LO V R  & Bu c k l e y  Ro a d  Vi c i n i t y Bu c k l e y R d Vachell Rd Ta n k F a r m R d Su b u r b a n R d  IS S U E S ‐ Co n g e s t i o n  Al o n g  Hi g u e r a ,  Tank  Farm,  & LOVR ‐ Lo s  Ve r d e s  Ne i g h b o r h o o d s  Access ‐ WB  Bu c k l e y  Ro a d  Ac c e s s    FO O D  4  LE S S T E N N I S   W A R E H O U S E RV  ST O R A G E 2 3 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-9 1. Ta n k  Fa r m  Ro a d  to  Bu c k l e y  Ro a d 1- 2 . E x a m p l e A l i g n m e n t Is s u e :   ‐ He a v y  Co n g e s t i o n  Hi g u e r a ,  LO V R ,  & Ta n k  Fa r m ‐ Co n n e c t i v i t y  be t w e e n    Ta n k  Fa r m  Ro a d  an d  Bu c k l e y  Road Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  1 ‐2:  Wh e r e  to  in t e r s e c t  wi t h  Su b u r b a n  Ro a d  Di s t u r b s  so m e  ex i s t i n g  st r u c t u r e s  & pr o p e r t i e s Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  1 ‐3:  In t e r s e c t i o n  wi t h  Su b u r b a n  Ro a d  Te n t  Tr a c t  29 4 3  (Earthwood)  Ma y  Di s t u r b  se v e r a l  ex i s t i n g  st r u c t u r e s  & pr o p e r t i e s  Cr e e k  cr o s s i n g Ge n e r a l  Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t :  Co n n e c t i o n  co u l d  be  ma d e  fa r t h e r  ea s t  an d  co o r d i n a t e d  with  the  Chevron Sp e c i f i c  Pl a n Buckley RdVachell RdSuburban RdTank Farm Rd 1- 1 . E x i s t i n g C o n d i t i o n s Bu c k l e y R d Vachell Rd Oc t a g o n B a r n Su b u r b a n R d Ta n k F a r m R d Bu c k l e y R d Vachell Rd Su b u r b a n R d Ta n k F a r m R d 1- 3 . E x a m p l e G e n e r a l A r e a f o r A l i g n m e n t FO O D  4  LE S S MA R R I O T T RV  ST O R A G E FO O D  4  LESS MA R R I O T T RV  ST O R A G E FO O D  4  LE S S MA R R I O T T RV  ST O R A G E Page N-10 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Buckley Rd 2. LO V R  to  Bu c k l e y  Ro a d  Co n n e c t i o n 2- 1 . E x i s t i n g C o n d i t i o n s 2- 2 . E x a m p l e L O V R B y p a s s A l i g n m e n t Is s u e :   ‐ Ea s e  of  ac c e s s  en t e r i n g  & ex i t i n g  Lo s  Ve r d e s ‐ Vo l u m e  of  tr a f f i c  pa s s i n g  by  Lo s  Ve r d e s ‐ Fu t u r e  Co n g e s t i o n  at  LO V R  & Hi g u e r a ‐ LO V R  Co n n e c t i o n s  to  Bu c k l e y Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  2 ‐2:  Mo v i n g  ro a d  an d  no i s e  im p a c t s  fr o m  on e  si d e  of  Los  Verdes  to  the  other.  Op e n  sp a c e  an d  ag r i c u l t u r a l  im p a c t s  Ca r e f u l  no t  to  di s t u r b  Oc t a g o n  Ba r n  Sm a l l  we t l a n d  no r t h  of  Oc t a g o n  Ba r n Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  2 ‐3:  Al i g n m e n t  of  LO V R  By p a s s  Ca r e f u l  no t  to  di s t u r b  Oc t a g o n  Ba r n Vachell Rd Bu c k l e y R d Vachell Rd Oc t a g o n B a r n Su b u r b a n R d Ta n k F a r m R d Suburban RdTank Farm Rd Bu c k l e y R d 2- 3 . E x a m p l e B u c k l e y R o a d A l i g n m e n t Vachell Rd Su b u r b a n R d Ta n k F a r m R d FO O D  4  LE S S MA R R I O T T RV  ST O R A G E FO O D  4  LESS MA R R I O T T RV  ST O R A G E FO O D  4  LE S S MA R R I O T T RV  ST O R A G E Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-11 3- 2 . V a c h e l L n . R e a l i g n m e n t 3. Va c h e l l  Ro a d  to  Hi g u e r a  Ro a d Is s u e s :   ‐ Hi g u e r a  & LO V R  Co n g e s t i o n ‐ Sk e w  of    in t e r s e c t i o n  at  S.  Hi g u e r a  an d  Va c h e l l  Road ‐ LO V R  Co n n e c t i o n s  to  Bu c k l e y Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  3 ‐2:  Im p a c t s  bu i l d i n g s    & pr o p e r t y  Po t e n t i a l  ad d i t i o n a l  tr a f f i c  on  LO V R  in  fr o n t  of  Los  Verdes Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  3 ‐3:  Im p a c t s  pa r k i n g  lo t  fo r  ad j a c e n t  bu s i n e s s e s ,  em e r g e n c y  ac c e s s  is s u e s 3- 2 . E x i s t i n g A l i g n m e n t 3- 3 . V a c h e l L n . C u l - d e - S a c Vachel Ln.Vachel Ln. Vachel Ln. Page N-12 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis LO V R ,  Hi g u e r a ,  & Ma d o n n a  Vi c i n i t y   IS S U E S ‐ Hi g h  Vo l u m e s  Al o n g  Madonna  & LOVR ‐ Cu t  th r u  tr a f f i c  in  W. Oceanaire  Neighborhood ‐ WB / E B  Ac c e s s  fo r  E. Oceanaire  Neighborhood Ne e d   ne i g h b o r h o o d   in p u t  on   co n n e c t i v i t y Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-13 4. P r a d o  Ov e r p a s s  / In t e r c h a n g e 4- 1 . E x i s t i n g C o n d i t i o n s 4- 2 . E x a m p l e P r a d o R o a d E x t e n s i o n w i t h F u l l I n t e r c h a n g e 4- 3 . E x a m p l e P r a d o R o a d E x t e n s i o n w i t h O v e r p a s s O n l y Is s u e s :   Li m i t e d  ea s t ‐we s t  co n n e c t i v i t y  th r o u g h o u t  city Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  Si t e  4 ‐2:  Re l i e v e s    in t e n s i t y  an d  co n g e s t i o n  at  LO V R  & Madonna  interchanges.  Re l i e v e s  in t e n s i t y  an d  co n g e s t i o n  al o n g  Ma d o n n a  Road  & Oceanaire Ne i g h b o r h o o d s .  El k s  La n e  re a l i g n m e n t  or  cu l ‐de ‐sa c  Co u l d  be  co m b i n e d  wi t h  Ca l l e  Jo a q u i n  Ex t e n s i o n Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  Si t e  4 ‐3:  Wo u l d  no t  re l i e v e  tr a f f i c  at  LO V R  or  Ma d o n na  & may  drive  further  expansion of  th o s e  in t e r c h a n g e s .  El k s  La n e  re a l i g n m e n t  or  cu l ‐de ‐sa c  Re q u i r e  cl o s u r e  or  ac c e s s  co n t r o l  on  El k s  La n e . Ge n e r a l  Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s :  Co n t i n g e n t  on  co o p e r a t i o n  wi t h  Ca l t r a n s  Pr o v i d e s  ac c e s s  to  pr o p o s e d  Da l i d i o  pr o p e r t y  development  Co n s i d e r a t i o n  fo r  ex i s t i n g  de v e l o p m e n t  on  ea s t  side  of  US  101 Da l i d i o P r o p e r t y Da l i d i o P r o p e r t y Da l i d i o P r o p e r t y Page N-14 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis 5- 1 . E x i s t i n g C o n d i t i o n s 5- 2 . O p t i o n a l C o n n e c t i o n f r o m N e i g h b o r h o o d t o F r o o m Is s u e s :   ‐ Li m i t e d  ac c e s s  fr o m  S.  Oc e a n a i r e  ne i g h b o r h o o d  to  the  East. LOVR, Madonna   Ro a d ‐ In c r e a s e d  di f f i c u l t y  wi t h  Fr o o m  Ex t e n s i o n  & LO V R  Volume  Increases Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  LO V R  & Ma d o n n a  Ro a d :  Si t e  co n s t r a i n t s  ma k e  ro u n d a b o u t  or  ad d i t i o n  of  lanes  highly  challenging. This li k e l y  wo u l d  re q u i r e  ad d i t i o n a l  ri g h t ‐of ‐wa y  an d  disruption  of  existing   bu i l d i n g s .  Op t i o n a l  co n n e c t i o n  fr o m  ne i g h b o r h o o d  to  Fr o o m  & or  LOVR  to  provide al t e r n a t i v e  ex i t  fr o m  ne i g h b o r h o o d  bu t  ma y  le a d  to  Cut  thru  traffic.  Se e k  in p u t  fr o m  ne i g h b o r h o o d  re s i d e n t s  as  to  whether  they  need  different co n n e c t i v i t y . 5- 3 . O p t i o n a l C o n n e c t i o n f r o m N e i g h b o r h o o d t o L O V R 5. Oc e a n a i r e  Ne i g h b o r h o o d  Co n n e c t i o n s Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-15 6. Fr o o m  Ra n c h  an d  Ca l l e  Jo a q u i n  Co n n e c t i o n s to  an d   wi t h i n  Da l i d i o  Pr o p e r t y 6- 1 . E x i s t i n g C o n d i t i o n s 6- 2 . E x a m p l e w i t h O n e I n t e r n a l I n t e r s e c t i o n 6- 3 . E x a m p l e w i t h S e v e r a l I n t e r n a l I n t e r s e c t i o n s Is s u e s :   ‐ Co n n e c t i v i t y  fo r  Fr o o m  Ra n c h  Ro a d  an d  Ca l l e  Joaquin ‐ He a v y  Co n g e s t i o n  on  Ma d o n n a  & LO V R  Ro a d s ‐ Cu t  Th r u  Tr a f f i c  In  N.  Oc e a n a i r e  Ne i g h b o r h o o d Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  6 ‐2:    Co n n e c t  Ca l l e  Jo a q u i n  to  Ma d o n n a  Ro a d  Co n n e c t  Fr o o m  Ra n c h  Wa y  to  Ca l l e  Jo a q u i n  at  one  (1) location Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  6 ‐3:    Co n n e c t  Ca l l e  Jo a q u i n  to  Ma d o n n a  Ro a d  Co n n e c t  Fr o o m  Ra n c h  Wa y  to  Ca l l e  Jo a q u i n  at  two  (2) or  more  locations Ge n e r a l  Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s :    Ca l l e  Jo a q u i n  Ex t e n s i o n  wi t h  Pr a d o  Ro a d  co n n e c t i o n  can  enhance  circulation an d  al l e v i a t e  tr a f f i c  at  LO V R  in t e r c h a n g e  an d  LO V R  & Madonna  Road  Re d u c e  tr a f f i c  im p a c t s  on  ex i s t i n g  ne i g h b o r h o o d s .  Ac t i v e  st r e e t  ed g e  / pa r k i n g  be h i n d  bu i l d i n g s  Tr a i l  co n n e c t i v i t y  Bi c y c l e  ac c e s s    be t w e e n  Da l i d i o  pr o p e r t y  an d  co m m e r c i a l  areasProposed Prado Road improvementsProposed Prado Road improvements Pr o p o s e d P r a d o Ro a d i m p r o v e m e n t s Pr o p o s e d P r a d o Ro a d i m p r o v e m e n t s Page N-16 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Mi d  Hi g u e r a  Vi c i n i t y 8 7 IS S U E S ‐ Hi g h  Vo l u m e s  Al o n g  Higuera ‐ Ac c e s s  Ma n a g e m e n t  Issues ‐ Pe d e s t r i a n  Cr o s s i n g s  Issues ‐ Aw k w a r d  In t e r s e c t i o n s Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-17 7. Ma d o n n a  / Hi g u e r a  In t e r s e c t i o n 7- 1 . E x i s t i n g C o n d i t i o n s 7- 2 . E x a m p l e R e a l i g n m e n t a n d I n t e r s e c t i o n I m p r o v e m e n t s Is s u e :  Sh a r p  tu r n s  an d  di f f i c u l t  si g h t l i n e s  at  sk e w e d  intersection Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  7 ‐2:    Im p a c t s  Ca l t r a n s  bu i l d i n g  Po s s i b l e  lo c a t i o n s  fo r  ro u n d a b o u t s  or  ot h e r  in t e r s e c t i o n  improvements  Po t e n t i a l  to  in c r e a s e  cu t ‐th r o u g h  tr a f f i c  on  Br i d g e  Street  Without  Additional me a s u r e s .  Op t i o n s  fo r  pr e v e n t i n g  cu t ‐th r o u g h  tr a f f i c :  Ha l f ‐st r e e t  cl o s u r e  Fu l l ‐st r e e t  Me d i a n  di v e r t e r  Sa f e t y  en h a n c e m e n t  fo r  bi k e s  an d  pe d e s t r i a n s  Co n t i n g e n t  on  co o p e r a t i o n  wi t h  Ca l T r a n s Ma d o n n a R d H i g u e r a S t . Bridge St So u t h S t Beebee St H i g u e r a S t . Br i d g e S t So u t h S t B e e b e e S t Ex a m p l e C u t T h r u P r e v e n t i o n M e a s u r e s Ma d o n n a R d H i g u e r a S t . Br i d g e S t So u t h S t B e e b e e S t In s t a l l cu t - t h r o u g h pr e v e n t i o n me a s u r e s Me d i a n Re s t r i c t i o n Po s s i b l e Ro u n d a b o u t Po s s i b l e Ro u n d a b o u t Page N-18 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis 8. H i g h  & Pi s m o  / Hi g u e r a  In t e r s e c t i o n 8- 1 . E x i s t i n g C o n d i t i o n s 8- 2 . E x a m p l e C o n v e r s i o n o f H i g h S t . t o O n e W a y Is s u e :   ‐ He a v y  Co n g e s t i o n  in  In t e r s e c t i o n ‐ Aw k w a r d  In t e r s e c t i o n  al i g n m e n t  af f e c t s  sa f e t y ‐ Lo n g  pe d e s t r i a n  cr o s s i n g s Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  8 ‐2:    On e  wa y  co u p l e t  sy s t e m  be t w e e n  Hi g h  St .  Pi s m o  & Beach  St.  Im p a c t s  Dr u m  Ci r c u i t  bu i l d i n g  Ma y  al l o w  ad d i t i o n a l  on ‐st r e e t  pa r k i n g  on  Hi g h  between  Higuera  and  Walker  Mo d i f y  tr u c k  ro u t e s  & re d u c e s  im p a c t  on  ne i g h b o r h o o d Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  8 ‐3:    On e  wa y  co u p l e t  sy s t e m  be t w e e n  Hi g h  St .  Pi s m o  & Beach  St.  Re a l i g n s  Pi s m o  St .  to  al i g n  wi t h  Bi a n c h i  Ln .  Im p a c t s  Th e  Su b  bu i l d i n g  In t e r s e c t i o n  co n t r o l  ev a l u a t i o n  ne c e s s a r y  Im p r o v e s  in t e r s e c t i o n  op e r a t i o n s  an d  pe d e s t r i a n  crossings H i g u e r a S t . Br i d g e S t So u t h S t 8- 3 . R e a l i g n m e n t o f B i a n c h i L n Hi g h S t . Hi g h S t . Hi g h S t . GL A C I E R  IC E GL A C I E R  IC E GL A C I E R  ICE Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-19 Br o a d  St r e e t  & Jo h n s o n  Av e n u e  Vi c i n i t y Or c u t t R d . 9 10 11 12 Is s u e s : ‐ Hi g h  vo l u m e s  on  Br o a d  & Johnson ‐ Ne i g h b o r h o o d  cu t  th r u  traffic ‐ Pe d e s t r i a n  co n n e c t i o n s  across  Broad  Street ‐ Vi c t o r i a  Av e n u e  co n n e c t i o n s SL O H S FR E N C H HO S P I T A L AL B E R T S O N S SI N S H E I M E R PA R K AM T R A K ST A T I O N Page N-20 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis 9. Vi c t o r i a  Av e  Co n n e c t i o n 9- 1 . E x i s t i n g C o n d i t i o n s 9- 2 . E x a m p l e C o n n e c t i o n o f V i c t o r i a A v e n u e a n d E m i l y S t Is s u e s : ‐ He a v y  Br o a d  St r e e t  Co n g e s t i o n ‐ Lo c a l  Ac c e s s  li m i t a t i o n s ‐ Pe d e s t r i a n  Co n n e c t i o n s  Ac r o s s  Br o a d Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  9 ‐2:  Co m p l e t e  Vi c t o r i a  Av e .  Co n n e c t i o n Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  9 ‐3:  Co n s o l i d a t e  ac c e s s  po i n t s  in t o  en h a n c e d  cr o s s i n g s  Re c l a s s i f y  Br o a d  St r e e t  Fr o m  Hi g h w a y / R e g i o n a l  Route  to  Parkway  Arterial Mo y l a n T e r r a c e De v e l o p m e n t Moylan Terrace Development In c o m p l e t e G r i d 9- 3 . E x a m p l e C o n s o l i d a t e d A c c e s s W / A c c e s s M a n a g e m e n t ( T u r n R e s t r i c t i o n s ) Mo y l a n T e r r a c e De v e l o p m e n t Wo o d b r i d g e Mi t c h e l l Ca u d i l l Wo o d b r i d g e Mi t c h e l l Ca u d i l l Wo o d b r i d g e Mi t c h e l l Ca u d i l l Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-21 9a .  Br o a d  St r e e t  Ar e a Moylan Terrace Development Wo o d b r i d g e Mi t c h e l l Ca u d i l l 9a - 1 . E x i s t i n g G e n e r a l P l a n 9a - 2 . T a s k F o r c e I n p u t Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t  on  9a ‐2:    No  lo n g e r  in c l u d e  Mc M i l l a n  ar e a  in  th e  So u t h  Br o a d  Street  area Page N-22 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis 10 . B i s h o p  St  Ex t e n s i o n 10 - 1 . E x i s t i n g C o n d i t i o n s Is s u e : ‐ No  Ea s t / W e s t  Co n n e c t i o n s  be t w e e n  Br o a d  & Johnson ‐ He a v y  Co n g e s t i o n  al o n g  Br o a d  & Jo h n s o n ‐ Cu t  Th r u  Im p a c t s  to  Pi s m o / B u c h o n N e i g h b o r h o o d ‐ Li m i t e d  em e r g e n c y  re s p o n s e  ro u t e s Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  10 ‐2:  Mu s t  co o r d i n a t e  wi t h  Un i o n  Pa c i f i c  Ra i l r o a d  Re d u c e s  cu t  th r u  tr a f f i c  in  ot h e r  ne i g h b o r h o o d s  Im p a c t s  to  ex i s t i n g  ne i g h b o r h o o d  on  Bi s h o p Ro u n d h o u s e S t 10 - 2 . P l a n n e d C r o s s i n g Ro u n d h o u s e S t Ov e r p a s s FI R E ST A T I O N FR E S H  & EA S Y FR E S H  & EA S Y FI R E ST A T I O N Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-23 11 . Ma r s h /  Hi g u e r a  & Pi s m o  / Bu c h o n Tw o ‐wa y  Ro a d s  an d  Co u p l e t s 11 - 2 . C o n v e r t B u c h o n t o O n e - W a y Is s u e :   ‐ Fi r s t  po i n t  of  E/ W  co n n e c t i o n  is  ne i g h b o r h o o d  leading  to  cut  thru  traffic ‐ On e  wa y  st r e e t  sy s t e m  ma k e  ne x t  po i n t  of  E/ W  connection  further ‐ He a v y  Sc h o o l  Ti m e  Cu t ‐th r u  tr a f f i c  on  Bu c h o n S t r e e t . Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  11 ‐2:  Re d u c e s  ne i g h b o r h o o d  tr a f f i c  by  el i m i n a t i n g  SB  movements  Li m i t s  ac c e s s  fo r  ne i g h b o r h o o d  re s i d e n t s . Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  11 ‐3:  Re d u c e s  ne i g h b o r h o o d  tr a f f i c  by  pr o v i d i n g  sh o r t e r  routes.  Ch a n g e s  ac c e s s  an d  im p a c t s  on ‐st r e e t  pa r k i n g  for  business  along  these se c t i o n s  of  Hi g u e r a & Ma r s h . 11 - 1 . E x i s t i n g C o n d i t i o n s 11 - 3 . C o n v e r t M a r s h & H i g u e r a t o T w o - W a y ( C a l i f o r n i a t o S R ) AL B E R T S O N S SL O H S AL B E R T S O N S SL O H S AL B E R T S O N S SLOHS Page N-24 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis 12 . Or c u t t R d .  Ov e r p a s s  Ra i l r o a d  Crossing 12 - 1 . E x i s t i n g O v e r p a s s R a i l r o a d C r o s s i n g 12 - 2 . E x a m p l e O v e r p a s s R a i l r o a d C r o s s i n g Is s u e :  Li m i t e d  ea s t ‐we s t  co n n e c t i v i t y  ci t y ‐wi d e Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  12 ‐2:    En h a n c e d  sa f e t y  ov e r  ex i s t i n g  ov e r p a s s  cr o s s i n g  Mu s t  co o r d i n a t e  wi t h  Un i o n  Pa c i f i c  Ra i l r o a d  Ot h e r  lo c a t i o n s  fo r  ov e r p a s s  cr o s s i n g s  ma y  be  considered  Im p a c t s  to  RR  sa f e t y  tr a i l . Ro u n d h o u s e S t Or c u t t R d Ov e r p a s s R a i l r o a d Cr o s s i n g Ro u n d h o u s e S t Or c u t t R d Overpass Railroad Crossing Ro u n d h o u s e S t Or c u t t R d CH E V R O N CH E V R O N CH E V R O N MO R R I S  & GA R R I T A N O I N S . Ex a m p l e O v e r p a s s a l i g n m e n t Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-25 Do w n t o w n 15 14 13 16 IS S U E S ‐ Hw y  10 1  Ho o k  Ra m p s :  Ti g h t  Spacing  & Neighborhoods ‐ He a v y  Co n g e s t i o n  at  1  an d  101  Interchange ‐ Do w n t o w n  Tr a n s i t  Ce n t e r ‐ Mi s s i o n  Pl a z a  Do g l e g MI S S I O N CO U R T H O U S E CI T Y  HA L L MI S S I O N  SC H O O L Page N-26 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis 13 . Br o a d  St  Do g  Le g  (M i s s i o n  Pl a z a  Ex p a n s i o n ) 13 - 1 . E x i s t i n g C o n d i t i o n s 13 - 2 . E x a m p l e E x t e n s i o n o f P e d e s t r i a n P l a z a 13 - 3 . E x a m p l e E x p a n s i o n o f P e d e s t r i a n P l a z a Is s u e :  Co n f u s i o n  re g a r d i n g  pa s s ‐th r o u g h  al o n g  Br o a d  Street Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t  on  13 ‐2:    Po t e n t i a l  fo r  pe d e s t r i a n  st r e e t s c a p e  en h a n c e m e n t Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t  on  13 ‐3:  Be n e f i t s  to  an d  im p a c t  on  Mo n t e r e y  St r e e t  re s i d e n c e s  west  of  Broad  Street  Fu l l  Cl o s u r e  vs .  Wo o n e r f ,  or  a  mi x  of  cl o s u r e  an d  Woonerf MI S S I O N MI S S I O N MI S S I O N Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-27 14 . Tr a n s i t  Ce n t e r  Re l o c a t i o n 14 - 1 . E x i s t i n g C o n d i t i o n s 14 - 2 . E x a m p l e S i t e L a y o u t o n H i g u e r a S t r e e t Is s u e :  Tr a n s i t  ce n t e r  co u l d  be  a  “s e l f ‐co n t a i n e d ”  hub   Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  14 ‐2:    Pe d e s t r i a n  sa f e t y  en h a n c e m e n t s  at  Sa n t a  Ro s a  Street  and  Higuera Street  Ot h e r  pr o p o s e d  al t e r n a t i v e s  re q u i r e  ri d e r s  to  cross  Higuera  Street  to  access so m e  bu s  ba y s  Ac q u i s i t i o n  of  pr i v a t e  pr o p e r t y  Im p a c t s  on  ad j a c e n t  pr o p e r t i e s  Po t e n t i a l  be n e f i t s  to  ad j a c e n t  pr o p e r t i e s  Po t e n t i a l  sh i f t s  in  tr a f f i c  fl o w  an d  ro u t e s  dr i v e r s  choose  Co o r d i n a t i o n  wi t h  tr a n s i t  ag e n c i e s  Po t e n t i a l  co n v e r s i o n  of  Hi g u e r a St .  to  Tw o  Wa y . Hi g u e r a S t r e e t A l t e r n a t i v e 6 , SL O C O G C o o r d i n a t e d T r a n s i t Ce n t e r S t u d y , Ma r c h 5 , 2 0 1 2 Pe d e s t r i a n sa f e t y en h a n c e m e n t s Ex a m p l e S i t e L a y o u t W / T w o - W a y T r a f f i c Hi g u e r a S t r e e t A l t e r n a t i v e 6 , SL O C O G C o o r d i n a t e d T r a n s i t Ce n t e r S t u d y , Ma r c h 5 , 2 0 1 2 Pe d e s t r i a n sa f e t y en h a n c e m e n t s BA N K  OF AM E R I C A SH E L L GA S  ST A T I O N Page N-28 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis 15 . CA ‐1  & US  10 1  In t e r c h a n g e 15 - 1 . E x i s t i n g F r e e w a y A c c e s s T h r o u g h N e i g h b o r h o o d s 1 5 - 2 . P o t e n t i a l f o r E n h a n c e m e n t o f I n t e r c h a n g e SB o n / o f f ra m p s CR SB o n / o f f R a m p s (O l i v e S t ) NB o n / o f f r a m p s (O s o s S t ) NB o n / o f f r a m p s (T o r o S t ) Is s u e s :   ‐ Do e s  No t  Me e t  Mo d e r n  De s i g n  St a n d a r d s ‐ He a v y  Co n g e s t i o n  on  Sa n t a  Ro s a ‐ Ra m p  sy s t e m  ro u t e s  tr a f f i c    th r u  su r r o u n d i n g  neighborhoods Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  15 ‐2:    Re d e s i g n  in t e r c h a n g e  to  al l e v i a t e  tr a f f i c  on  ne i g h b o r h o o d  streets  Im p a c t s  to  ad j a c e n t  bu s i n e s s e s  an d  pr o p e r t i e s  Po t e n t i a l  Ac c e s s  Re s t r i c t i o n s  at  ad j a c e n t  in t e r s e c t i o n s  (Olive  & Walnut)  Cl o s u r e  of  ex i s t i n g  ra m p s  to  ne i g h b o r h o o d  st r e e t s  Os o s St r e e t  an d  Ol i v e  St r e e t  To r o  St r e e t  an d  Ol i v e  St r e e t  Br o a d  St r e e t 15 - 2 . E x a m p l e I m p a c t t o S u r r o u n d P r o p e r t i e s PO L I C E ST A T I O N SH E L L  GA S ST A T I O N SH E L L  GA S ST A T I O N PO L I C E ST A T I O N Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-29 16 . Br o a d  St .  & US  10 1  In t e r c h a n g e SB o n / o f f ra m p s SB o n / o f f R a m p s (O l i v e S t ) NB o n / o f f r a m p s (T o r o S t ) Is s u e s :   ‐ Do e s  No t  Me e t  Mo d e r n  De s i g n  St a n d a r d s ‐ Ra m p  sy s t e m  ro u t e s  tr a f f i c    th r u  su r r o u n d i n g  neighborhoods Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  16 ‐2:    Re d e s i g n  in t e r c h a n g e  to  al l e v i a t e  tr a f f i c  on  ne i g h b o r h o o d  streets  In c r e a s e d  tr a f f i c  vo l u m e  at  Sa n t a  Ro s a NB o n / o f f r a m p s (O s o s S t ) 16 - 1 . E x i s t i n g F r e e w a y A c c e s s T h r o u g h N e i g h b o r h o o d s 1 6 - 2 . P o t e n t i a l f o r R a m p C l o s u r e Page N-30 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Sa n t a  Ro s a  & Fo o t h i l l  Vi c i n i t y Fo o t h i l l B l v d Broad St Bo y s e n A v e St e n n e r G l e n St u d e n t H o u s i n g Ro u g e o t P l 17 18 IS S U E S ‐ Bo y s e n A v e .  Pedestrian  Crossings ‐ Aw k w a r d  Intersections AL B E R T S O N S FI R E  DE P T . CA L  PO L Y AG  FI E L D S Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-31 17 . Pe d e s t r i a n  Ac c e s s  Ne a r  Fo o t h i l l  Blvd 17 - 1 . E x i s t i n g C o n d i t i o n s 17 - 2 . O v e r / U n d e r P a s s C r o s s i n g Fo o t h i l l B l v d St e n n e r G l e n St u d e n t H o u s i n g 17 - 3 . B o y s e n A c c e s s C l o s u r e – B i k e s & P e d A c c e s s O n l y Is s u e s :   ‐ Pe d e s t r i a n s  ja y w a l k  ac r o s s  Sa n t a  Ro s a  St r e e t  north  of  Foothill  Blvd ‐ Fu t u r e  Ca l P o l y M a s t e r  Pl a n  Pe d e s t r i a n  & Bi k e  Connections Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  17 ‐2:    En h a n c e  sa f e t y  fo r  al l  mo d e s  Fo l l o w s  ex i s t i n g  pa t h w a y  pr e f e r r e d  by  pe d e s t r i a n s  Co u l d  pr o v i d e  na t u r a l  da y l i g h t  in  tu n n e l  wi t h  op e n i n g  along  median Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  Si t e  17 ‐3:  Po t e n t i a l  cl o s u r e  of  Bo y s e n at  Sa n t a  Ro s a  to  fu r t h e r  enhance  or  provide  for ov e r  or  un d e r  pa s s  cr o s s i n g . Bo y s e n A v e Fo o t h i l l B l v d St e n n e r G l e n St u d e n t H o u s i n g Bo y s e n A v e Fo o t h i l l B l v d St e n n e r G l e n St u d e n t H o u s i n g Bo y s e n A v e CL U B  24 GY M CL U B  24 GY M CL U B  24 GY M CH E V R O N CH E V R O N Page N-32 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis 18 - 2 . C h o r r o R e a l i g n m e n t 18 - 3 . B r o a d & B o y s e n R e a l i g n m e n t Is s u e :   Fo o t h i l l  Bl v d  an d  Ch o r r o S t r e e t  in t e r s e c t i o n  is  skewed; volumes  at   Fo o t h i l l  Bl v d  an d  Sa n t a  Ro s a  St r e e t  in t e r s e c t i o n  eventually  will  exceed  capacity   of  cu r r e n t  ge o m e t r y Ge n e r a l  Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s :    Be t t e r  si g h t l i n e s  fo r  dr i v e r s  at  ri g h t  in t e r s e c t i o n  than  at  skewed  intersection  Re a l i g n m e n t  of  Ch o r r o S t r e e t  wo u l d  re d u c e  pe d e s t r i a n  crossing  time  along Fo o t h i l l  Bl v d  Co o r d i n a t i o n  wi t h  Ca l t r a n s  at  Fo o t h i l l  Bl v d  an d  Santa  Rosa  Street  In c r e a s e  ca p a c i t y  of  in t e r s e c t i o n  at  Fo o t h i l l  Bl v d  and  Santa  Rosa  Street  Co s t s  fo r  in t e r s e c t i o n  im p r o v e m e n t s  an d  ma i n t e n a n c e Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  18 ‐2:    Ro u n d a bo u t s  ca n  be  de s i g n e d  sa f e l y  to  ac c o m m o d a t e  all  modes, including pe d e s t r i a n s  an d  bi c y c l i s t s  Ri g h t ‐of ‐wa y  ap p e a r s  to  be  ad e q u a t e  fo r  ro u n d a b o u t  design  Ro u n d a b o u t  pr e c l u d e s  ve h i c u l a r  tr a f f i c  fr o m  sp e e d i n g  through  intersection Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  18 ‐3:    Im p a c t s  to  bu i l d i n g s  an d  pr o p e r t i e s  Im p a c t  to  ad j a c e n t  fi r e  st a t i o n Fo o t h i l l B l v d Broad St Fo o t h i l l B l v d Broad St 18 . Ve h i c u l a r  Ac c e s s  Ne a r  Fo o t h i l l  Blvd Fo o t h i l l B l v d Broad St 18 - 1 . E x i s t i n g C o n d i t i o n s CL U B  24 GY M CH E V R O N CL U B  24 GY M CHEVRON CL U B  24 GY M CH E V R O N Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-33 Bi c y c l e  Ci r c u l a t i o n  – B i c y c l e  Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n   Pl a n   1- 1 . Ta n k F a r m R o a d Fo o t h i l l C o r r i d o r Ci t y  Bi k e  Pl a n Ro u t e s  in d i c a t e d  as  hi g h  priority  at  Future  Fair Is s u e :  Bi c y c l e  co n n e c t i v i t y  co u l d  be  im p r o v e d  ci t y w i d e Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  Bi c y c l e  Ci r c u l a t i o n :  Co n s i d e r  an  al t e r n a t i v e  to  co n v e r t  on e  la n e  on  Hi g u e r a to  a  bi k e  la n e  be t w e e n  Jo h n s o n  an d  Ni p o m o .  Lo o k  fo r  op t i o n s  to  co m p l e t e    th e  co n n e c t i o n  of Ma d o n n a  Ro a d  to  La g u n a  Mi d d l e  Sc h o o l . Page N-34 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Ci t y  Wi d e  Is s u e :  Tr u c k  Ro u t e s  co n t i n u e d Is s u e :  He a v y  tr u c k s  do  no t  ke e p  to  id e n t i f i e d  tr u c k  ro u t e s Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  Tr u c k  Ro u t e s :  So m e  le g a l  li m i t a t i o n s  to  ma n d a t i n g  tr u c k s  us e  on l y ce r t a i n  st r e e t s  Tr u c k s  pa r k  on  lo c a l  st r e e t s  ov e r n i g h t Ci t y ‐ap p r o v e d  Tr u c k  Ro u t e s Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-35 Ci t y  Wi d e  Is s u e :  Ga t e w a y s Ga t e w a y s  in t o  th e  Ci t y Is s u e :  Ga t e w a y s ;  id e n t i f i c a t i o n  of  Sa n  Lu i s  Ob i s p o  as   pe o p l e  en t e r  th e  ci t y Di s c u s s i o n  Po i n t s  on  Ga t e w a y s :  Wh a t  ot h e r  lo c a t i o n s  ar e  ap p r o p r i a t e  fo r  ga t e w a y im p r o v e m e n t s ?  Ga t e w a y  im p r o v e m e n t s  ma y  in c l u d e :  La n d s c a p e d  me d i a n s  Wa y f i n d i n g s i g n a g e  We l c o m e  si g n a g e  Ar c h e s  Li g h t i n g  en h a n c e m e n t s  Pa v e m e n t  fe a t u r e s  Si d e w a l k  li g h t i n g  Di f f e r e n t  ty p e s  of  pa v e m e n t  fo r  cr o s s w a l k s Ex i s t i n g  Ga t e w a y Pr o p o s e d  Ga t e w a y  Lo c a t i o n Page N-36 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis S.  Oc e a n a i r e  Ne i g h b o r h o o d  Co n n e c t i o n  to   Fr o o m  (P r i o r  lo c a t i o n ) Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis Page N-37 Page N-38 Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis     Please see the next page.    city of san luis obispo General plan Update www.slo2035.com General Plan Update Project #: 172760  June 29, 2014 Page 1  Kittelson & Associates, Inc.  Sacramento, CA    TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM   City of San Luis Obispo  General Plan Update  Sensitivity Analyses of the Roadway Improvements  City of San Luis Obispo, Central Coast Transportation Consulting, Kittelson & Associates Inc.     Date: June 29, 2014 Project #: 172760 To: Jake Hudson, City of San Luis Obispo From: Jim Damkowitch, Franklin Cai, T.E. cc:     As shown in Section 2.0, of the DEIR Project Description (Tables 2.4‐2 and 2.5‐1, respectively), the  proposed LUCE Update includes sixteen potential development areas (including the South Broad Street  Special Planning Area) and seventeen proposed street network changes.  The latter entails changes to  the physical transportation assets of the City of San Luis Obispo.  This includes new roadway connections  (new centerline miles of roadway), one‐way to two‐way conversions, realignments, over‐crossings, new  interchanges and road/ramp closures.  A complete listing of the candidate improvements are provided  on the following page.   All the listed improvements are reflected in the General Plan DEIR Maximum Build‐Out alternative.  Many of these improvements have been included or considered as part of past planning studies  performed for or by the City of San Luis Obispo – including the existing General Plan. The project  description adopted by Council included multiple options for various projects, therefore a circulation  network which represented the maximum build of those options was studied and a sensitivity analysis of  the various alternative options was conducted. The purpose of this memorandum is to detail the  sensitivity analysis of the individual options. Using the 2035 Maximum Build‐Out condition as the basis,  each proposed roadway improvement was analyzed in isolation to determine its operational efficiency  and impact to the surrounding street network.    The operational software SYNCHRO was used to evaluate study intersections adjacent to each  improvement.  Intersection LOS, turn movement LOS and 95th percentile queues were analyzed with and  without the improvement.   Segment LOS was also determined based on the City’s daily thresholds.    The results of each assessment informed the City which improvements should be advanced for inclusion  in the proposed General Plan.      General Plan Update Project #: 172760  June 29, 2014 Page 2  Kittelson & Associates, Inc.  Sacramento, CA  Circulation Areas of Change Considered for Inclusion for the Proposed Project:    Prado Road (Full interchange with phased implementation)     Bishop Extension     Orcutt Overpass (not analyzed as part of this analysis)      LOVR By‐Pass     Hwy 1/Hwy 101 &Broad ramp closures     Marsh/Higuera ‐ 2 way     Mission Plaza Expansion     Madonna –Realign     Chorro & Broad – Realign     Boysen & Santa Rosa (Includes grade‐separated crossing for bike/ped.  Include turn restrictions     Bianchi/Pismo/Higuera Realignment     New collector – Tank Farm to Buckley     DT Transit Center (not analyzed as part of this analysis)     Calle Joaquin connection to Dalidio Dr     Vachel Realign (not analyzed as part of this analysis)     Victoria Connection (not analyzed as part of this analysis)     Broad Street – Consolidate access           Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  3   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   Th e  fo l l o w i n g  pr o v i d e s  th e  op e r a t i o n a l  su m m a r i e s  of  th e  ad j a c e n t  fa c i l i t i e s  wh e n  th e  ef f e c t  of  ea c h  im p r o v e m e n t  is  te s t e d :   A. Bu i l d  Pr a d o  Rd .  Ov e r p a s s  On l y  & El i m i n a t e  Pl a n n e d  Ra m p s   WI T H  RA M P S   In t e r s e c t i o n s   AM   Vo l u m e   AM   De l a y   AM   LO S   Mo v .  Fa i l u r e s   PM   Vo l u m e   PM   De l a y   PM   LO S   Mov. Failures   Ma r s h  & Hi g u e r a   21 0 0   17 . 9   B  ‐   26 0 7   86 . 1   F   EBT,NBR,SBT   Ma d o n n a  & Hi g u e r a   26 3 4   33 . 8   C  ‐   32 4 5   71 . 5   E   EBLT,NBLT, SBT   Ma d o n n a  & NB  10 1   17 6 9   8. 7   A  ‐   21 9 1   18 . 4   B  ‐   Ma d o n n a  & SB  10 1   19 6 5   23 . 5   C  ‐   24 3 2   29 . 4   C  ‐   Pr a d o  & Hi g u e r a   43 8 8   49 . 1   D   WB L , N B L T R , S B L T   48 3 9   35 . 6   D   NBL   LO V R  & Hi g u e r a   24 5 1   17 . 4   B  ‐   26 0 7   21 . 2   C  ‐   LO V R  & NB  10 1   27 3 2   45 . 7   D   NB L   37 8 1   57 . 8   E   EBT, WBL, NBL   LO V R  & Ca l l e  Jo a q u i n  / SB  10 1   31 6 6   24 . 2   C  ‐   44 3 3   40 . 3   D   WBT, SBL     WI T H O U T  RA M P S   In t e r s e c t i o n s   AM  Vo l u m e AM   De l a y   AM   LO S   Mo v .  Fa i l u r e s   PM   Vo l u m e   PM   De l a y   PM   LO S   Mov. Failures   Ma r s h  & Hi g u e r a   29 3 8   64 . 8   E   EB T ,  NB L ,  SB T   29 0 9   15 1 . 1   F   EBT,NBL,SBT   Ma d o n n a  & Hi g u e r a   34 0 0   10 4 . 3   F   EB L T ,  NB L T , S B T   33 0 7   10 4 . 3   F   EBLT,NBLT,SBT   Ma d o n n a  & NB  10 1   24 5 4   13 . 1   B  ‐   30 4 0   22 . 6   C  ‐   Ma d o n n a  & SB  10 1   27 1 5   29 . 2   C  ‐   30 7 3   39 . 4   D   EBL   Pr a d o  & Hi g u e r a   36 2 9   61 . 5   E   WB L , N B L T , S B L T   38 6 0   22 . 1   C   NBL   LO V R  & Hi g u e r a   29 2 0   50 . 4   D   NB L   31 0 5   44 . 1   D   SBR   LO V R  & NB  10 1   31 5 0   84 . 1   F   EB T ,  WB L ,  NB L   43 1 0   10 1 . 0   F   EBT,WBLT,NBLR   LO V R  & Ca l l e  Jo a q u i n  / SB  10 1   34 4 5   30 . 0   C   EB L   46 9 1   75 . 2   E   EBL,WBL,NBLT,SBL     Impacted  Intersections     Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  4   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   LO S  & Da i l y  Vo l u m e s  Wi t h o u t  Ra m p s :         Tr a f f i c  Re d i s t r i b u t i o n  Re s u l t i n g  Fr o m  Ra m p  El i m i n a t i o n :                                  Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  5   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   Fi n d i n g   El i m i n a t i n g  a  pl a n n e d  fu l l  in t e r c h a n g e  re d i s t r i b u t e s  tr a f f i c  to  th e  LO V R ,  Ma d o n n a ,  & Ma r s h / H i g u e r a  In t e r c h a n g e s  ca u s i n g  volumes  at  those   in t e r c h a n g e s  an d  su r r o u n d i n g  in t e r s e c t i o n  to  op e r a t e  be l o w  le v e l  of  se r v i c e  th r e s h o l d s .  Du e  to  th e s e  po t e n t i a l  im p a c t s  it ’ s  recommended  that   th e  pl a n n e d  fu l l  ac c e s s  In t e r c h a n g e  at  Pr a d o  Rd .  sh o u l d  no t  ch a n g e  at  th i s  ti m e .  Ad d i t i o n a l  de t a i l e d  su b a r e a  tr a f f i c  an a l y s i s  will  be  conducted  as   pa r t  of  ad j a c e n t  de v e l o p m e n t ;  th e s e  st u d i e s  ma y  id e n t i f y  ot h e r  se c o n d a r y  im p r o v e m e n t s  th a t  wo u l d  al l o w  fo r  th e  el i m i n a t i o n  of  the  ramps.  B. El i m i n a t e  Pl a n n e d  Bi s h o p  St r e e t  Ex t e n s i o n :  WI T H  BI S H O P  ST R E E T  EX T E N S I O N   In t e r s e c t i o n s   AM   Vo l u m e   AM   De l a y   AM   LO S   Mo v .  Fa i l u r e s   PM   Vo l u m e   PM   De l a y   PM   LO S   Mov. Failures   Sa n  Lu i s  Dr i v e  & Jo h n s o n   20 9 9   21   C  ‐   22 6 7   18   B  ‐   Br o a d  & Or c u t t   31 2 7   18   B   NB L   38 8   27   C   SBL   Br o a d  & So u t h  / Sa n t a  Ba r b a r a   38 6 8   10 6   F   AL L   39 1 8   52   D   EBT,WBL,WBT,NBL,SBL   Se g m e n t s   Av e r a g e  Da i l y  Tr a f f i c   Ma x .  Th r e s h o l d   Exceeds  Threshold   Pi s m o   4, 0 0 0   3, 0 0 0   YES   Bu c h o n   3, 0 0 0   3, 0 0 0   NO     WI T H O U T  BI S H O P  ST R E E T  EX T E N S I O N   In t e r s e c t i o n s   AM   Vo l u m e   AM   De l a y   AM   LO S   Mo v .  Fa i l u r e s   PM   Vo l u m e   PM   De l a y   PM   LO S   Mov. Failures   Sa n  Lu i s  Dr i v e  & Jo h n s o n   23 3 4   21 . 5   C  ‐   22 6 7   18   B  ‐   Br o a d  & Or c u t t   30 3 3   19 . 7   B   NB L   38 8   27   C   SBL   Br o a d  & So u t h  / Sa n t a  Ba r b a r a   36 6 3   54 . 4   D   EB T , W B L T , N B L , B S L T   39 1 8   52   D   EBT,WBL,WBT,NBL,SBL   Se g m e n t s   Av e r a g e  Da i l y  Tr a f f i c   Ma x .  Th r e s h o l d   Exceeds  Threshold   Pi s m o   6, 0 0 0   3, 0 0 0   YES   Bu c h o n   4, 0 0 0   3, 0 0 0   YES    Im p a c t e d  Intersections/Segments   Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  6   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   Tr a f f i c  Re d i s t r i b u t i o n  Re s u l t i n g  Fr o m  El i m i n a t i o n  of  Ex t e n s i o n :     Fi n d i n g   El i m i n a t i o n  of  th e  pl a n n e d  Bi s h o p  St r e e t  Co n n e c t i o n  wo u l d  re d u c e  pr o j e c t e d  tr a f f i c  co n g e s t i o n  at  Br o a d  & So u t h / S a n t a  Barbara  to  acceptable   le v e l s .  Ho w e v e r ,  El i m i n a t i o n  of  th e  ex t e n s i o n  wo u l d  al s o  pu s h  ad d i t i o n a l  tr a f f i c  in t o  th e  Pi s m o  & Bu c h o n  ne i g h b o r h o o d s  such  that  volumes   wo u l d  ex c e e d  ac c e p t a b l e  le v e l s .  Th e r e f o r e  it ’ s  re c o m m e n d e d  th a t  th e  pl a n n e d  Bi s h o p  St r e e t  ex t e n s i o n  no t  be  ch a n g e d  at  this  time. Given  the   co s t ,  de s i g n  di f f i c u l t i e s ,  an d  ot h e r  op e r a t i o n a l  im p r o v e m e n t s  it ’ s  al s o  su g g e s t e d  th a t  th e  fo l l o w i n g  po l i c y  be  ad d e d :   “T h e  Ci t y  sh a l l  co n d u c t  a  de t a i l e d  su b a r e a  tr a f f i c  an a l y s i s  to  de t e r m i n e  if  se c o n d a r y  me a s u r e s  ca n  be  ma d e  to  al l o w  fo r  el i m i n a t i o n  of  the  Bishop   St r e e t  Ex t e n s i o n  an d  pr o t e c t i o n  of  ne i g h b o r h o o d  tr a f f i c  le v e l s . ”     So u t h   Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  7   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA     C. El i m i n a t e  Pl a n n e d  Or c u t t  Ra i l r o a d  Ov e r p a s s   Fi n d i n g   Th e  Or c u t t  Ra i l r o a d  Ov e r p a s s  wa s  in i t i a l l y  pl a n n e d  in  or d e r  to  ad d r e s s  de l a y s  re s u l t i n g  fo r  tr a i n s  st o p p e d  on  th e  tr a c k s  bl o c k i n g  traffic. Since  this   pl a n  wa s  ad o p t e d  ra i l  tr a f f i c  ha s  ch a n g e d  an d  th e s e  ty p e s  of  oc c u r r e n c e s  ar e  no w  ra r e .  Al s o  in t e r i m  im p r o v e m e n t s  ha v e  been  implemented  that   fu l l y  ad d r e s s  al l  cu r r e n t  an d  fo r e c a s t e d  op e r a t i o n s .  Ho w e v e r ,  be c a u s e  ra i l  tr a f f i c  is  ou t s i d e  th e  Ci t y ' s  co n t r o l  an d  co u l d  re s u m e  to  prior   co n d i t i o n s ,  ch a n g i n g  th e  cu r r e n t  pl a n n e d  ov e r p a s s  is  no t  re c o m m e n d e d  at  th i s  ti m e .     D. Ad d  Lo s  Os o s  Va l l e y  Ro a d  By p a s s   WI T H O U T  LO V R  BY P A S S   In t e r s e c t i o n s   AM   Vo l u m e   AM   De l a y   AM   LO S   Mo v .  Fa i l u r e s   PM   Vo l u m e   PM   De l a y   PM   LO S   Mov. Failures   Bu c k l e y  & By p a s s  ‐   LO V R  & Hi g u e r a   25 4 9   20   C   No n e   36 5 8   87   F   NBL,SBTR   By p a s s  & LO V R  ‐     WI T H  LO V R  BY P A S S   In t e r s e c t i o n s   AM   Vo l u m e   AM   De l a y   AM   LO S   Mo v .  Fa i l u r e s   PM   Vo l u m e   PM   De l a y   PM   LO S   Mov. Failures   Bu c k l e y  & By p a s s   13 7 0   14   B  ‐   21 8 0   18   B  ‐   LO V R  & Hi g u e r a   22 2 9   13   B  ‐   26 2 7   21   C  ‐   By p a s s  & LO V R   18 6 0   11   B  ‐   27 7 0   29   C   NBL        Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  8   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   Tr a f f i c  Re d i s t r i b u t i o n  Re s u l t i n g  Fr o m  Ad d i t i o n  of  By p a s s :       Fi n d i n g   Ad d i t i o n  of  th e  LO V R  By p a s s  im p r o v e s  th e  in t e r s e c t i o n  op e r a t i o n s  of  LO V R  & Hi g u e r a ,  ho w e v e r  ot h e r  sm a l l e r  sc a l e  me a s u r e s  already  identified   as  pa r t  of  th e  Ch e v r o n  dr a f t  EI R  ac c o m p l i s h  a  si m i l a r  im p r o v e m e n t .  A  by p a s s  wo u l d  re d u c e  de l a y s  fo r  re s i d e n t s  ex i t i n g  Lo s  Verdes  and  a  roadway   in  th i s  ar e a  wo u l d  be  ne e d e d  to  pr o v i d e  ac c e s s  to  de v e l o p m e n t  al o n g  th i s  co r r i d o r .  Ho w e v e r ,  th e  by p a s s  wo u l d  ha v e  po t e n t i a l  creek, noise, and   fa r m l a n d  im p a c t s .  Al s o  th e  By p a s s  wo u l d  be  an  ov e r a l l  ne t  ne u t r a l  ci r c u l a t i o n  pr o j e c t  wi t h  a  lo w  co s t / b e n e f i t  ra t i o .  Th e r e f o r e  based  on  the   po t e n t i a l  im p a c t s  an d  lo c a l i z e d  be n e f i t  it ’ s  no t  re c o m m e n d e d  th a t  a  ro a d w a y  be  si t e  pl a n n e d  an d  ap p r o v e d  as  a  ca p i t a l  project  at  this  point.  Ra t h e r  it ’ s  re c o m m e n d e d  th a t  th e  fo l l o w i n g  po l i c y  be  ad d e d  to  al l o w  fo r  pl a n n i n g  an d    im p l e m e n t a t i o n  of  a  ro a d w a y  as  part  of  adjacent   de v e l o p m e n t :   "D e v e l o p m e n t  wi t h i n  th e  ar e a  bo u n d  by  Hw y  10 1 ,  Lo s  Os o s  Va l l e y  Ro a d ,  & Hi g u e r a  st r e e t  sh a l l  in c o r p o r a t e  a  ne w  ro a d w a y  connection  in  some   fo r m  fr o m  Lo s  Os o s  Va l l e y  Ro a d  to  Hi g u e r a . "   Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  9   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   E. Ad d  In t e r c h a n g e  Up g r a d e s  at  SR ‐1  an d  SR ‐10 1 : 1  WI T H O U T  IN T E R C H A N G E  UP G R A D E S   In t e r s e c t i o n s   AM   Vo l u m e   AM   De l a y   AM   LO S   Mo v .  Fa i l u r e s   PM   Vo l u m e   PM   De l a y   PM   LO S   Mov. Failures   Sa n t a  Ro s a  & Ol i v e   31 6 2   20 . 9   C   SB L   37 0 5   15 . 4   B  ‐   Sa n t a  Ro s a  & Wa l n u t   26 2 2   42 . 1   D   WB R   28 9 1   43 . 8   D   WBR,SBL   Hw y  1  & 10 1  ‐   Lo c a l / C o l l e c t o r  Se g m e n t s   Av e r a g e  Da i l y  Tr a f f i c   Ma x .  Th r e s h o l d   Exceeds  Threshold   Wa l n u t  E/  Sa n t a  Ro s a   9, 0 0 0   3, 0 0 0   YES   Ol i v e  E/  Sa n t a  Ro s a   4, 0 0 0   5, 0 0 0   YES   Wa l n u t  W/  Sa n t a  Ro s a   10 , 1 0 0   3, 0 0 0   YES   Ar t e r i a l  Se g m e n t s   Av e r a g e  Da i l y  Tr a f f i c   LO S   Exceeds  Threshold   Ol i v e  W/  Sa n t a  Ro s a   10 , 2 0 0   C   NO   Sa n t a  Ro s a  N/  10 1   44 , 0 0 0   F   YES   Sa n t a  Ro s a  S/  10 1   23 , 0 0 0   D   NO     WI T H  IN T E R C H A N G E  UP G R A D E S   In t e r s e c t i o n s   AM   Vo l u m e   AM   De l a y   AM   LO S   Mo v .  Fa i l u r e s   PM   Vo l u m e   PM   De l a y   PM   LO S   Mov. Failures   Sa n t a  Ro s a  & Ol i v e   32 8 2   14 . 3   B  ‐   41 8 6   2. 3   C   NBL   Sa n t a  Ro s a  & Wa l n u t   22 0 0   15   B  ‐   24 3 4   15 . 6   B  ‐   Hw y  1  & 10 1   56 6 7   34 . 1   C   SB L ,  NB L   56 5 5   45 . 9   D   SBL, NBL   Lo c a l / C o l l e c t o r  Se g m e n t s   Av e r a g e  Da i l y  Tr a f f i c   Ma x .  Th r e s h o l d   Exceeds  Threshold   Wa l n u t  E/  Sa n t a  Ro s a   5, 2 0 0   3, 0 0 0   YES   Ol i v e  E/  Sa n t a  Ro s a   2, 0 0 0   5, 0 0 0   NO   Wa l n u t  W/  Sa n t a  Ro s a   7, 6 0 0   3, 0 0 0   YES   Ar t e r i a l  Se g m e n t s   Av e r a g e  Da i l y  Tr a f f i c   LO S   Exceeds  Threshold   Ol i v e  W/  Sa n t a  Ro s a   2, 2 0 0   A   NO   Sa n t a  Ro s a  N/  10 1   48 , 0 0 0   F   YES   Sa n t a  Ro s a  S/  10 1   30 , 0 0 0   D   NO     Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  10   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   Tr a f f i c  Re d i s t r i b u t i o n  wi t h  In t e r c h a n g e  Up g r a d e s :     Fi n d i n g   Th e  cu r r e n t  in t e r c h a n g e  is  pr o j e c t e d  to  ha v e  ma n y  op e r a t i o n a l  is s u e s  an d  ne i g h b o r h o o d  im p a c t s  by  20 3 5 ,  up g r a d e s  to  th e  interchange  such  as   co n v e r s i o n  to  a  si g n a l  po i n t  ur b a n  in t e r c h a n g e  le s s e n  th e s e  im p a c t s  an d  op e r a t i o n a l  is s u e s .  Th e r e f o r e  it ’ s  re c o m m e n d e d  that  this  be  added  as  a   pr o j e c t .    Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  11   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   F. Co n v e r t  Hi g u e r a  St r e e t  an d  Ma r s h  St r e e t  be t w e e n  Sa n t a  Ro s a  St r e e t  an d  Jo h n s o n  Av e :     WI T H O U T  TW O  WA Y  CO N V E R S I O N   In t e r s e c t i o n s   AM   Vo l u m e   AM   De l a y   AM   LO S   Mo v .  Fa i l u r e s   PM   Vo l u m e   PM   De l a y   PM   LO S   Mov. Failures   Jo h n s o n  & Ma r s h   84 9   27 . 1   C  ‐   13 3 7   44 . 6   D  ‐   Jo h n s o n  & Hi g u e r a   91 4   14 . 6   B  ‐   10 3 0   17 . 5   C  ‐   Sa n t a  Ro s a  & Ma r s h   11 9 2   10 . 7   B  ‐   20 6 2   10 . 6   B  ‐   Sa n t a  Ro s a  & Hi g u e r a   18 0 7   5. 2   A  ‐   23 8 2   6. 7   A  ‐   Se g m e n t s   Av e r a g e  Da i l y  Tr a f f i c   LO S   Exceeds  Threshold   Ma r s h   5, 0 0 0   A   NO   Hi g u e r a   2, 8 0 0   A   NO     Fi n d i n g   Cu r r e n t l y  Ma r s h  & Hi g u e r a  st r e e t s  be t w e e n  Jo h n s o n  & Sa n t a  Ro s a  ar e  un d e r u t i l i z e d  an d  un d e r  de v e l o p e d  wh i l e  pa r a l l e l  neighborhood  streets   ar e  ex c e e d i n g  vo l u m e  th r e s h o l d s .  Co n v e r s i o n  of  th e s e  st r e e t s  fr o m  on e ‐wa y  to  tw o ‐wa y  wi l l  im p r o v e  th e i r  ut i l i z a t i o n  an d  draw  some  traffic  from   pa r a l l e l  ne i g h b o r h o o d  st r e e t s .  In t e r s e c t i o n s  an d  se g m e n t s  ca n  op e r a t i o n a l l y  ac c o m m o d a t e  th e  co n v e r s i o n .  Th e r e f o r e  it ’ s  recommended  that   th i s  be  ad d e d  as  a  pr o j e c t .   WI T H  TW O  WA Y  CO N V E R S I O N   In t e r s e c t i o n s   AM   Vo l u m e   AM   De l a y   AM   LO S   Mo v .  Fa i l u r e s   PM   Vo l u m e   PM   De l a y   PM   LO S   Mov. Failures   Jo h n s o n  & Ma r s h   83 1   6. 8   A  ‐   13 6 0   16 . 6   B  ‐   Jo h n s o n  & Hi g u e r a   84 4   19 . 7   C  ‐   10 6 3   32 . 3   D  ‐   Sa n t a  Ro s a  & Ma r s h   13 4 3   12 . 3   B  ‐   22 8 9   10 . 8   B  ‐   Sa n t a  Ro s a  & Hi g u e r a   83 1   5. 1   A  ‐   26 3 6   8. 1   A  ‐   Se g m e n t s   Av e r a g e  Da i l y  Tr a f f i c   LO S   Exceeds  Threshold   Ma r s h   10 , 0 0 0   C   NO   Hi g u e r a   4, 0 0 0   B   NO   Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  12   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA     G. Ex p a n d  Mi s s i o n  Pl a z a  :  LO S  & Da i l y  Vo l u m e s  Wi t h  Mi s s i o n  Pl a z a  Ex p a n s i o n :         Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  13   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   Tr a f f i c  Re d i s t r i b u t i o n  wi t h  Mi s s i o n  Pl a z a  ex p a n s i o n :     Fi n d i n g   Ex p a n s i o n  of  th e  Mi s s i o n  Pl a z a  ca u s e s  mi n o r  to  mo d e r a t e  re d i s t r i b u t i o n s  of  tr a f f i c  wi t h i n  th e  do w n t o w n .  Ni p o m o  St .  ex c e e d s  it  level  of  service   th r e s h o l d  on  is o l a t e d  bl o c k s ;  ho w e v e r  th e  ex p a n s i o n  im p r o v e s  pe d e s t r i a n  ac c e s s  & sa f e t y  an d  en h a n c e s  th e  do w n t o w n  atmosphere. Overall  the   ex p a n s i o n  of  mi s s i o n  pl a z a  ca n  be  ac c o m m o d a t e d  wi t h  th e  cu r r e n t  st r e e t  ne t w o r k .  Th e r e f o r e  it ’ s  re c o m m e n d e d  th a t  th i s  be  added  as  a  project. Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  14   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   H. Re a l i g n  Ma d o n n a  at  Hi g u e r a  :  LO S  & Da i l y  Vo l u m e s  wi t h  Re a l i g n m e n t :           Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  15   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   Tr a f f i c  Re d i s t r i b u t i o n  wi t h  Re a l i g n m e n t :     Fi n d i n g   Re a l i g n m e n t  of  Ma d o n n a  at  Hi g u e r a  is  pr i m a r i l y  ju s t  a  ge o m e t r i c  mo d i f i c a t i o n  re s u l t i n g  in  an  ov e r a l l  ne t  ne u t r a l  ci r c u l a t i o n  change  and  a  low   co s t / b e n e f i t  ra t i o .  Ho w e v e r ,  th e  pr o j e c t  wo u l d  im p r o v e  in t e r s e c t i o n  al i g n m e n t ,  sa f e t y ,  an d  op e r a t i o n s .  Al s o  th e  re a l i g n m e n t  could  facilitate   gr e a t e r  de v e l o p m e n t  of  th e  tw o  ad j a c e n t  pr o p e r t i e s .    Th e r e f o r e  ba s e d  on  th e  lo c a l i z e d  be n e f i t  it ’ s  no t  re c o m m e n d e d  th a t  realignment  be  site   pl a n n e d  an d  ap p r o v e d  as  a  ca p i t a l  pr o j e c t  at  th i s  po i n t .  Ra t h e r  it ’ s  re c o m m e n d e d  th a t  th e  fo l l o w i n g  po l i c y  be  ad d e d  to  al l o w  for  planning  and   im p l e m e n t a t i o n  as  pa r t  of  ad j a c e n t  de v e l o p m e n t :   "D e v e l o p m e n t  of  th e  pr o p e r t i e s  No r t h  an d  So u t h  of  Ma d o n n a  Rd .  We s t  of  Hi g u e r a  sh a l l  in c o r p o r a t e  a  de t a i l e d  ge o m e t r i c  analysis  and  associated   im p r o v e m e n t s  fo r  Ma d o n n a  Ro a d  we s t  of  Hi g u e r a  an d  th e  in t e r s e c t i o n  of  Hi g u e r a  an d  Ma d o n n a "   Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  16   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA     I. Re a l i g n  Br o a d ,  Ch o r r o ,  & Bo y s e n  at  Fo o t h i l l  :  LO S  & Da i l y  Vo l u m e s  Wi t h  Re a l i g n m e n t s :        Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  17   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   Tr a f f i c  Re d i s t r i b u t i o n  wi t h  Re a l i g n m e n t s :       Fi n d i n g   Re a l i g n m e n t  ca u s e s  vo l u m e s  to  de c r e a s e  on  Br o a d  & Sa n t a  Ro s a  bu t  in c r e a s e  on  Ch o r r o  St r e e t  su c h  th a t  Ch o r r o  St r e e t  ex c e e d s  Neighborhood   vo l u m e  th r e s h o l d s .  So m e  fo r m  of  re a l i g n m e n t  of  Br o a d  & Ch o r r o  wo u l d  im p r o v e  in t e r s e c t i o n  op e r a t i o n s  an d  sa f e t y .  Al s o  the  grade  separated   pe d e s t r i a n  cr o s s i n g  wo u l d  pr o v i d e  im p r o v e d  ac c e s s  to  & fr o m  re s i d e n t i a l  ne i g h b o r h o o d s  an d  th e  co m m e r c i a l  ce n t e r  to  Ca l P o l y .  The  grade   se p a r a t e d  pe d e s t r i a n  is  re c o m m e n d e d  to  be  in c l u d e d  as  a  pr o e c t ,  ho w e v e r  du e  to  th e  po t e n t i a l  ne i g h b o r h o o d  im p a c t s  it ’ s  not  recommended   th a t  re a l i g n m e n t s  be  si t e  pl a n n e d  an d  ap p r o v e d  as  a  ca p i t a l  pr o j e c t  at  th i s  po i n t .  Ra t h e r  it ’ s  re c o m m e n d e d  th a t  th e  fo l l o w i n g  policy  be  added  to   gu i d e  ad j a c e n t  de v e l o p m e n t :   "D e v e l o p m e n t  of  Un i v e r s i t y  Sq u a r e  sh a l l  in c o r p o r a t e  a  de t a i l e d  ge o m e t r i c  an a l y s i s  an d  as s o c i a t e d  im p r o v e m e n t s  fo r  th e  intersections  of  Boysen   & Sa n t a  Ro s a ,  Fo o t h i l l  & Ch o r r o ,  an d  Fo o t h i l l  &B r o a d  in  ad d i t i o n  to  an y  dr i v e w a y  ac c e s s  po i n t s  al o n g  Fo o t h i l l  Bl v d . "     Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  18   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   J. Re a l i g n  Hi g h  & Pi s m o  at  Hi g u e r a  :    LO S  & Da i l y  Vo l u m e s  Wi t h  Re a l i g n m e n t s :       Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  19   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   Tr a f f i c  Re d i s t r i b u t i o n  wi t h  Re a l i g n m e n t s :     Fi n d i n g   Re a l i g n m e n t  of  Hi g h  & Pi s m o  at  Hi g u e r a  is  pr i m a r i l y  a  lo c a l i z e d  ge o m e t r i c  mo d i f i c a t i o n  re s u l t i n g  in  an  ov e r a l l  ne t  ne u t r a l  circulation  change  and   a  lo w  pu b l i c  co s t / b e n e f i t  ra t i o .  Ho w e v e r ,  th e  pr o j e c t  wo u l d  im p r o v e  in t e r s e c t i o n  al i g n m e n t ,  sa f e t y ,  an d  op e r a t i o n s .  Th e r e f o r e  based  on  the   lo c a l i z e d  be n e f i t  an d  pr o p e r t y  im p a c t s  it ’ s  no t  re c o m m e n d e d  th a t  re a l i g n m e n t  be  si t e  pl a n n e d  an d  ap p r o v e d  as  a  ca p i t a l  project  at  this  point.  Ra t h e r  it ’ s  re c o m m e n d e d  th a t  th e  fo l l o w i n g  po l i c y  be  ad d e d  to  al l o w  fo r  pl a n n i n g  an d  im p l e m e n t a t i o n  of  a  ro a d w a y  as  pa r t  of  adjacent   de v e l o p m e n t :   "R e ‐De v e l o p m e n t  of  pr o p e r t i e s  at  th e  in t e r s e c t i o n  of  Hi g h  & Pi s m o  at  Hi g u e r a  sh a l l  in c o r p o r a t e  a  de t a i l e d  ge o m e t r i c  an a l y s i s  and  associated   im p r o v e m e n t s ”     Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  20   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA     K. Ad d  Ne w  No r t h / S o u t h  Co l l e c t o r  Be t w e e n  Ta n k  Fa r m  & Bu c k l e y    LO S  & Da i l y  Vo l u m e s  wi t h  Ne w  Co n n e c t i o n :       Bu c k l e y   Ta n k  Fa r m   Pr a d o   Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  21   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA    Tr a f f i c  Re d i s t r i b u t i o n  wi t h  Ne w  Co n n e c t i o n :     Fi n d i n g   A  ne w  No r t h / S o u t h  co l l e c t o r  be t w e e n  Bu c k l e y  an d  Ta n k  Fa r m  pr o v i d e s  ad d i t i o n a l  ac c e s s  to  Av i l a  Ra n c h  an d  ad j a c e n t  pr o p e r t i e s  and  reliefs   tr a f f i c  co n g e s t i o n  al o n g  S.  Hi g u e r a  St r e e t .    Th e r e f o r e  it ’ s  re c o m m e n d e d  th a t  th i s  be  ad d e d  as  a  pr o j e c t .  Th e r e  ma y  be  po r t i o n s  of  this  road  that   wi l l  be  pl a n n e d  an d  co n s t r u c t e d  as  pa r t  of  ne w  de v e l o p m e n t  in  th e  ar e a .    Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  22   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   L. DT  Tr a n s i t  Ce n t e r   Pr e l i m i n a r y  mo d e l i n g  of  th e  tr a n s i t  ce n t e r  sh o w e d  th a t  th e r e  wa s  ne g l i g i b l e  im p a c t  on  ov e r a l l  tr a n s i t  fo r e c a s t s  as  a  re s u l t  of  relocation  or   co n s o l i d a t i o n .  Ho w e v e r  co n s o l i d a t i o n  of  th e  tr a n s i t  ce n t e r  is  pr e d i c t e d  to  ha v e  si g n i f i c a n t  op e r a t i o n a l  be n e f i t s .  Th e r e f o r e  it’s  recommended   th a t  th i s  be  ad d e d  as  a  pr o j e c t  th a t  wi l l  oc c u r  in  co o p e r a t i o n  wi t h  SL O C O G  an d  RT A .   M. Ex t e n d  Ca l l e  Jo a q u i n  to  Fr o o m  or  Pr a d o  Rd .    LO S  & Da i l y  Vo l u m e s  wi t h  Ne w  Co n n e c t i o n :     Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  23   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA       Fi n d i n g   Th e  Ca l l e  Jo a q u i n  ex t e n s i o n  to  Fr o o m  Ra n c h  Wa y  do e s  no t  dr a w  en o u g h  tr a f f i c  to  wa r r a n t  th i s  ne w  co n n e c t i o n .  It ’ s  no t  re c o m m e n d e d  that  this   be  in c l u d e d  as  a  pr o j e c t  or  po l i c y .      Ge n e r a l  Pl a n  Up d a t e   Pr o j e c t  #:  17 2 7 6 0   Ju n e  29 ,  20 1 4   Pa g e  24   Ki t t e l s o n  & As s o c i a t e s ,  In c .    Sa c r a m e n t o ,  CA   N. Va c h e l  Re a l i g n m e n t   Th i s  op t i o n  is  pr i m a r i l y  a  lo c a l i z e d  ge o m e t r i c  mo d i f i c a t i o n  an d  wh e n  co u p l e d  wi t h  th e  Bu c k l e y  ro a d  co n n e c t i o n  wo u l d  have  negligible  impact   on  ov e r a l l  ci r c u l a t i o n .  Th e r e f o r e  it ’ s  no t  re c o m m e n d e d  th a t  th i s  be  in c l u d e d  as  a  pr o j e c t  or  po l i c y .   O. Vi c t o r i a  Av e n u e  Co n n e c t i o n   Th e  tr a f f i c  an a l y s i s  fr o m  th e  pr i o r  Br o a d  St .  Co r r i d o r  Pl a n  dr a f t  EI R  re m a i n s  va l i d  in  re g a r d s  to  th e  Vi c t o r i a  Av e .  ex t e n s i o n .  The  extension   pr o v i d e s  an d  al t e r n a t e  NB  ro u t e  to  Br o a d  St r e e t  th e r e b y  re d u c i n g  Br o a d  St r e e t  co n g e s t i o n  an d  im p r o v i n g  lo c a l  ac c e s s .  It’s  recommended  that   th i s  im p r o v e m e n t  be  ca r r i e d  fo r w a r d  in  th e  Ge n e r a l  Pl a n .        September 12, 2014 City Council of San Luis Obispo, CA City Council Public Comment Agenda Item: LUCE FEIR Certification Council Members: We are a group representing 178 residential parcels of low density single family dwelling units, representing more than 500 City residents, as well additional non-resident owners. We respectfully request your careful consideration of the comments below with regard to certifying the FEIR for the LUCE update. We are a joint representative group of homeowners from the Los Verdes Park 1 Homeowners’ Association, Inc. and Los Verdes Park Two Homeowners’ Association, Inc. appointed to speak on behalf of the interests of all homeowners and residents within the two developments. Safety remains a major concern, but an increasing concern, as new development has been completed and approved for development in the past decade, is the cumulative traffic impacts and associated noise, safety, air quality and neighborhood character concerns related to poor levels of service at the intersection of South Higuera and Los Osos Valley Road as well as at the intersection of Los Verdes Drive and Los Osos Valley Road, and the inability for safe alternative modes of transportation in and around these two intersections. We recognize development in the area is coming. A significant portion of our constituents appreciate the benefits these developments bring, and we favor responsible planned development. That is what LUCE and other forward-looking policies are crafted to support. We are grateful that our City is updating its long term planning for the first time in two decades. We have been and will continue to be active participants in the discussion of planning decisions that impact the LOVR and South Higuera corridors. We are always willing to provide feedback and work with Staff, the Planning Commission and City Council to support and inform responsible development initiatives should you have need for our input. It is our understanding the required review of historical, present, and future (reasonably foreseeable) cumulative effects, helps prevent the adoption of multiple projects that individually demonstrate no significant effect when compared to current conditions, but collectively cause significant impacts on an area when incrementally adopted. The problem is particularly compounded when one EIR cites a measure in another pending project as the mitigation or analysis for the project at hand, as is happening with the LUCE and Chevron FEIRs. Cumulative effects are of concern since they could significantly change the usage of Los Osos Valley Road and affect the LVP communities. Impacts stem from changes to traffic patterns that subsequently influence air quality, pedestrian safety, multimodal and vehicular transportation safety and accessibility, noise levels, visual / aesthetic characteristics, and community character. As this LUCE is designed to present reasonably foreseeable cumulative effects between the present and 2035, its findings will be relied upon and referenced for future developments’ EIR studies until it is revisited for a future update, the timing of which is yet to be determined. We have included the attached table (Attachment A) to show a demonstration of recent and impending developments’ forecasted impacts to LOS at the Los Osos Valley Road and S. Higuera intersection for PM traffic. Not all EIRs examined included AM counts, and only a few included the intersection at Los Verdes Drive and Los Osos Valley Road. Our limited preparation time did not allow for inclusion of all planning projects and developments under review. To the best of our knowledge all cumulative impacts assume the Prado Road Interchange is built with ramps as a full overpass and interchange, with extension to Broad Street, as per the City’s General Plan. While this cross section does not show the full picture due to inconsistencies between EIRs, it represents a pattern of cumulative effects being spread when considered individually. Attachment B includes hyperlink citations for EIRs reviewed to date. Please note areas highlighted with blue text. As recently as 2003, a background analysis showed a LOS of A at this intersection. A 2007 City traffic forecasted the background level in 2015 to be at D, though development projects examined thus far—including one in 2009—all forecast cumulative levels of C. Both the LUCE EIR and Chevron Project EIR cumulative forecasts show degradation to LOS F for the LOVR / S. Higuera intersection without the Bypass or other mitigation measures, and assuming Prado Road built as a full interchange. Additional LUCE Prado Road analysis for Prado without ramps, assuming max build (including Bypass) shows this LOS raises to D. With the Bypass and Prado with ramps the LOS raises to C. The LUCE analysis does not include forecasts for this intersection without Prado and without the Bypass, which is how it is currently configured. The Bypass is needed to accommodate traffic from recent and impending developments (i.e. Chevron, Avila Ranch, etc.). It should not be made conditional solely on future development of two small residential developments between the Los Verdes Parks and US 101, as most recently recommended by staff. Please refer to our public comments on “Sensitivity Analysis” (also submitted for the September 16, 2014 Council Meeting) for discussion of this. According to the LUCE EIR, the Circulation Element Update did identify the Bypass as an appropriate infrastructure improvement, until a June 29th memo was presented to Council on July 1, 2014, at which time City Staff changed their recommendation to Council to preclude the Bypass as a project to be advanced. (Again, please refer to our public comment on “Sensitivity Analysis.”) We respectfully request that Council review these matters, and the ones indicated in our previous comment on “Sensitivity Analysis,” with staff prior to acceptance of the FEIR. Acceptance of the FEIR should be conditional upon the removal of the Sensitivity Analysis for the Bypass drafted June 29, 2014 and any related changes within the EIR document resulting from this analysis, and reinstatement of the initial Bypass finding that the Bypass should be advanced as a project, without condition. Thank you. (Prepared by: Sarah Flickinger, on behalf of the Los Verdes Parks 1 and 2 committee) At t a c h m e n t A Da t e o f E I R Tr a f f i c C o u n t So u r c e ( i f av a i l a b l e ) P r o j e c t Pa r a m e t e r ( i f a p p l i c a b l e ) B a c k g r o u n d De l a y Ba c k g r o u n d LO S Pr o j e c t De l a y Pr o j e c t LO S Cumulative DelayCumulative LOS Ju n e 2 0 0 3 Ci t e d a s v a r i o u s so u r c e s i n E I R F r o o m R a n c h Pr o j e c t C o n d i t i o n ( C o s t c o ) 15 . 1 B 16 . 8 B 2 6 C Ju n e 2 0 0 3 Ci t e d a s v a r i o u s so u r c e s i n E I R F r o o m R a n c h Fr o o m P a r c e l s ( C o s t c o p l u s tw o F r o o m p a r c e l s ) 15 . 1 B 19 . 1 B 2 6 C No v e m b e r 2 0 0 3 Tr a f f i c a n d ci r c u l a t i o n s t u d y pr e p a r e d b y F e h r & P e e r s , I n c . SL M a r k e t p l a c e (f o r m e r p r o j e c t ) 1 0 A NE E D N E E D N E E D N E E D MO N T H 2 0 0 9 * Fe h r & P e e r s 20 0 9 Pr e f u m o Cr e e k Co m m o n s ( ? ) Cu m u l a t i v e D e l a y i s w i t h Pr o j e c t 2 0 3 5 14 . 3 B 15 . 2 B 2 8 . 9 C MO N T H 2 0 1 1 * Tr a f f i c O p e r a t i o n Re p o r t , 20 0 7 LO V R In t e r c h a n g e Fo r e c a s t N o - B u i l d i s u s e d as 2 0 1 5 D e s i g n Y e a r Ba c k g r o u n d ; A l t e r n a t i v e 3 as P r o j e c t C o n d i t i o n 35 . 3 D 28 . 5 C 63.4 E No v e m b e r 2 0 1 2 Ov e r l a n d T r a f f i c Co n s u l t a n t s , I n c . , 20 1 2 T r a f f i c Co n d i t i o n s An a l y s i s C h e v r o n Fu t u r e C u m u l a t i v e D e l a y wi t h P r o j e c t 2 0 3 5 16 B 23 . 9 C 1 5 2 . 1 F No v e m b e r 2 0 1 2 Ov e r l a n d T r a f f i c Co n s u l t a n t s , I n c . , 20 1 2 T r a f f i c Co n d i t i o n s An a l y s i s C h e v r o n Pr a d o A n a l y s i s w i t h i n pr o j e c t , Wi t h o u t P r a d o , Fu t u r e C u m u l a t i v e D e l a y wi t h P r o j e c t 2 0 3 5 NE E D N E E D NE E D N E E D N E E D N E E D Ju n e 2 0 1 4 Sy n c h r o 8 R e p o r t , Ma s t e r C i t y Ne t w o r k , O c t o b e r 20 1 1 p l u s L U C E fo r e c a s t u n d e r Ma x B u i l d - O u t Co n d i t i o n s L U C E By p a s s A n a l y s i s , W i t h o u t LO V R E x t e n s i o n 18 C n/ a n / a 8 7 F At t a c h m e n t A Ju n e 2 0 1 4 Sy n c h r o 8 R e p o r t , Ma s t e r C i t y Ne t w o r k , O c t o b e r 20 1 1 p l u s L U C E fo r e c a s t u n d e r Ma x B u i l d - O u t Co n d i t i o n s L U C E By p a s s A n a l y s i s , W i t h LO V R E x t e n s i o n 18 C n/ a n / a 2 1 C Ju n e 2 0 1 4 Sy n c h r o 8 R e p o r t , Ma s t e r C i t y Ne t w o r k , O c t o b e r 20 1 1 p l u s L U C E fo r e c a s t f o r N o Bu i l d P r a d o R o a d op t i o n L U C E Pr a d o I n t e r c h a n g e A n a l y s i s , Wi t h o u t P r a d o , W i t h o u t LO V R E x t e n s i o n 18 C n / a n / a NOT AVAILABLE IN LUCENOT AVAILABLE IN LUCE Ju n e 2 0 1 4 Sy n c h r o 8 R e p o r t , Ma s t e r C i t y Ne t w o r k , O c t o b e r 20 1 1 p l u c e L U C E fo r e c a s t f o r f u l l in t e r c h a n g e a t Pr a d o L U C E Pr a d o I n t e r c h a n g e A n a l y s i s , Wi t h o u t P r a d o , W i t h L O V R Ex t e n s i o n 18 C n/ a n / a 4 4 . 1 D At t a c h m e n t B Pr a d o I n t e r c h a n g e 1 9 9 6 ht t p : / / w w w . d o t . c a . g o v / d i s t 0 5 / p l a n n i n g / a d v _ p l a n _ d o c s / p i d s / s t i p / 0 5 _ 4 1 1 2 0 / 0 5 _ 4 1 1 2 0 _ P I D . p d f Fr o o m R a n c h / C o s t c o ht t p : / / w w w . s l o c i t y . o r g / c o m m u n i t y d e v e l o p m e n t / d o w n l o a d / c o s t f e i r . p d f Da l i d i o R e p o r t s ht t p : / / w w w . s l o c i t y . o r g / c o m m u n i t y d e v e l o p m e n t / d a l i d i o . a s p Pr e f u m o ht t p : / / w w w . s l o c i t y . o r g / c o m m u n i t y d e v e l o p m e n t / d o w n l o a d / u n i f i e d g e n e r a l p l a n / J D a v i d / P r e f u m o _ F i n a l _ E I R - v 4 . p d f LO V R I C Do n ' t k n o w w e b a d d r e s s , b u t I h a v e a p d f Ch e v r o n ht t p : / / w w w . s l o c i t y . o r g / c o m m u n i t y d e v e l o p m e n t / d o w n l o a d / C h e v r o n E I R / c h e v r o n e i r . a s p Ch e v r o n T r a f f i c R e p o r t ht t p : / / w w w . s l o c i t y . o r g / c o m m u n i t y d e v e l o p m e n t / d o w n l o a d / C h e v r o n E I R / s e c t i o n s / A p p e n d i c i e s / A p p e n d i x % 2 0 D - Tr a f f i c % 2 0 R e p o r t % 2 0 C h e v r o n % 2 0 T a n k % 2 0 F a r m % 2 0 E I R . p d f LU C E sl o 2 0 3 5 . o r g September 15, 2014 City Council of San Luis Obispo, CA City Council Public Comment Agenda Item: LUCE FEIR Certification Council Members: Please be aware that the current status of the LUCE may limit Development Plan negotiations with Chevron, costing both the developer and the City to spend needlessly on a stop-gap measure for addressing poor LOS traffic conditions at the LOVR and South Higuera intersection. We apologize that not all references may be included at this time; preparation time and resource limitations force us to not yet have every citation referenced, but we are continuing the effort. We have reviewed the full EIR for the Chevron project. Two mitigation measures are proposed in the Chevron EIR. The full text of the T-5e Mitigation Measures from the Chevron EIR (December 2013, 4.3- 35) is as follows: “South Higuera Street and Los Osos Valley Road – The applicant shall participate in their pro-rate share of either (1) The right-of-way acquisition, design, and installation of a second southbound through lane, second southbound right-turn lane, and an eastbound right turn overlap signal phase concurrent with the northbound left turn; or (2) The extension of Buckley Road to the Los Osos Valley Road interchange (LOVR Bypass). This project is not currently in the City’s Circulation Element and is not contained in any impact fee programs established by the City or County. It is cumulative in nature and the City shall add this project into the TIF or AASP if the Circulation Element Update identifies it as an appropriate infrastructure improvement.” Throughout our conversations with City Staff via email and at a joint meeting between the Parks and Staff July 17, 2014, it our understanding that the traffic mitigation measures for the first option would be approximately $3 million, exclusive of secondary mitigations resulting from increased traffic between and around the neighborhoods. We were also told an estimated high of $15 million for the Bypass, though figures could come in lower, as land acquisition costs and mitigation measures for impacted agriculture and creek impacts are unknown without further study. Securing land while it is still zoned agriculture could prove fiscally advantageous. Our neighborhoods are expressly against the first stated mitigation measure option in the Chevron EIR as currently stated, for the myriad reasons addressed with the City during the Los Osos Valley Interchange Project development which resulted in a joint settlement agreement between the City of San Luis Obispo, CALTRANS, and our two homeowners’ associations, including but not limited to noise, air quality, safety, and other significant impacts. This first option, as referenced in the LUCE findings, requires secondary mitigation measures with regard to impacts on existing neighborhoods beyond the proposed City traffic mitigation. These secondary measures have the potential to exceed costs of a completed Bypass project. $15,000,000 Cost of Bypass - $3,000,000 Traffic Mitigation Measures for Mitigation Option 1 $12,000,000 Remaining $12,000,000 Remaining / ~500 Aggrieved Residents and Homeowners with impacts and decreased home values $24,000 Per Aggrieved Party remaining for Secondary Mitigation The above stated figures do not take into account legal fees, land acquisition, secondary mitigation measures that may be constructed, and so forth. The same scenario, beginning with the $12 million figure, taking into account only homeowners claiming loss of property values due to encroachment of LOVR would look like this: $12,000,000 Remaining / 180 178 Single Family Homes plus 2 Homeowners’ Associations $66,666 Per Aggrieved Party, exclusive of mitigation measure costs et al stated above The preferred mitigation measures have yet to be sorted out through the development agreement process between Chevron and the City. We recognize there is an environmental trade off here. However, in the question of long-term planning and transferring existing open space land uses into residential developments, it has to be expected. The first mitigation measure’s primary and secondary costs could easily surpass those of the bypass. New developments not yet designed will be better equipped to incorporate primary and secondary mitigation of impacts by design, lessening expensive retrofit secondary mitigation investments to be required of existing developers. The San Luis Obispo County APCD works closely with new developments to achieve this balance as projects are proposed. The LUCE FEIR document as it stands could tie Council’s hands with relation to negotiating in the matter of impact mitigation as it pertains to the Chevron development. In the Planning Commission hearings related to LUCE thus far, Commissioners appear to have opted to leave some of these major policy decisions for Council to inform. Council itself wanted to hold off on informing development negotiations until the findings of the LUCE were fully discussed. At this time the Parks want to preclude any further delay to upcoming development projects or certification of the LUCE, and we want to work proactively with City Staff, the Planning Commission and City Council to resolve circulation issues throughout the lower Higuera and eastern LOVR corridors in a way that does not compromise the character and safety of our neighborhoods, does not interfere with future planned or proposed projects, and enhances our ability, as residents, contributes to the City’s stated goals for meeting development and a sustainable City model. Additionally, adding beneficial infrastructure that meets current and impending City circulation needs in advance will support and encourage accelerated development of much needed workforce housing to support a long term sustainable community structure as supported by the City, the LUCE document with additional recommended amendment included herein, and the San Luis Obispo County Chamber of Commerce. The Bypass provides additional benefits, which should not be dismissed as localized, because that term herein is used only in relation to traffic levels of service programmatic analysis. Among others, these include regional commuter traffic relief, US 101 corridor congestion relief within the City limits, connectivity between US 101 and State Road 227, Air Quality issues related to poor levels of service, a scenic purpose-built gateway to the southern access point to the City, improved grid structure circulation as preferred by most circulation plans, ample space for multimodal services, improved infrastructure that encourages residential development, among others. Some of these benefits were included in public comment FEIR P-6 (attached). There are alternatives beyond what is suggested within the LUCE for the Bypass. Not all of the signals are necessarily needed in some alternatives, which would allow longer stretches between signalized intersections, preventing traffic impacts related to poor spacing known to be in the area. The existing LOVR could be adjusted to a limited circulation element dedicated to supporting multimodal travel between two developing areas of the City, giving a shorter preferential safe route for those traveling via bike or pedestrian traffic for everyday trips between connected areas, while retaining safe, protected (with or without signalization), limited localized access for existing and future residential projects in the area. It may even be a perfect opportunity to look at the parklet and Class 1 bike boulevard concepts referenced in the LUCE. With your consent and direction, we are happy to work with the City to explore these options so that collaboratively, with myriad input we can find a win-win-win for environmental impacts, multimodal transportation goals, and future development that support continued enjoyment of the SLO Life for all. These benefits can provide additional outside funding sources, in the form of a broad range of grants, regional transportation funds and State connectivity grants, and multimodal transportation grants, lessening the financial burden of the Bypass by distributing it across a broad number of sources, including Chevron and other development agreements and an early TIF funding cycle specific to the Bypass project. Please, we urge you, to make your certification of this document dependent on Staff advancing the Bypass Project with reverting to the LUCE finding originally stated in the June 3, 2014 document. Otherwise, Council summarily accepts a mitigation measure that has not yet been fully vetted through the development planning and mitigation review process, and could cause a cumulative effect of developer and City monies wasted on stop-gap measures that make the situation worse, and a costlier fix between now and the maximum build year that discourages future developers. Advancing the Bypass with the June 3, 2014 LUCE finding as part of your acceptance of this document allows Staff to create a project and fully vet this concept, its funding alternatives and its structural alternatives. This process will serve to support Chevron Development Agreement negotiations, encourage future developments (i.e. Creekside Development, Madonna at LOVR Development, among others identified within the LUCE), and take advantage of an extended funding cycle while planning early for an already identified, and previously recommended, long-term solution. Thank you. (Prepared by: Sarah Flickinger, on behalf of the Los Verdes Parks 1 and 2 committee) 1 Memo To: San Luis Obispo City Council From: Los Verdes Parks 1 & 2 Homeowners Associations' Collaborative Committee (prepared by Donna Di Gangi, resident Los Verdes Park 1, on behalf of the committee) CC: Kim Murry, Peggy Mandeville Date: September 14, 2014 Re: Public Comment, September 16, 2014 Council Meeting Agenda Item for LUCE FEIR: Sensitivity Analyses Two distinctly different "sensitivity analyses" appear on the slo2035 website. (See Attachment A to view how these two items appear on the slo2035 website.) 1. Volume V, Appendix N of the LUCE EIR contains the "Sensitivity Analysis", prepared June 4, 2014. (See Attachment B.) 2. Below the Draft EIR body, analysis of sensitivity appears in the form of a technical memorandum (see Attachment C), dated June 29, 2014, and posted sometime thereafter. The sensitivity analysis in Volume V, Appendix N appears as the official version, since it is a part of the Draft EIR document. The June 29, 2014 memo appears to be excludable (and we believe it should be excluded) from the Final EIR. The State Clearinghouse indicates that the Draft EIR was made available for public review on June 13, 2014. This coincides with the City's statement: "The public review period for the Draft EIR ran from Friday, June 13, 2014 to Monday, July 28, 2014." The State Clearinghouse does not indicate any updates to the Draft EIR, since the June 13, 2014 notification date. If the June 29th technical memorandum was intended to be officially included as part of the Draft EIR public comment process, it seems to have missed this opportunity. A commenter cannot be expected to notice (seek out) additional documents for public review, after the official notice date of June 13, 2014. All applicable documents must have had at least 30 days of availability for public review, if not required to have the full, stated 45 day review period from June 13 to July 28, 2014. Additionally, we find that analysis in the June 29th memo references project mitigation measures that do not exist -- namely, mitigation measures from the Chevron EIR. In particular, pages 7 and 8 of the June 29, 2014 memo discuss the LOVR Bypass. The first sentence of the LOVR Bypass "Finding" (see page 8, June 29th memo) references the draft Chevron EIR: Addition of the LOVR Bypass improves the intersection operations of LOVR & Higuera, however other smaller scale measures already identified as part of the Chevron draft EIR accomplish a similar improvement. [Emphasis added]  Page 2 Furthermore, the final (and draft) Chevron EIR does not specify the mitigation measure(s) that will be used. Instead the Chevron EIR offers possible options that have differing effects. Therefore, the LUCE should exclude analyses involving mitigation measures from the Chevron EIR, as they do not yet exist. In other words, the LOVR Bypass analysis/findings should be limited to projects and mitigation measures already adopted at the time of analysis. The inclusion of LOVR Bypass, as a project to move forward, provides significant improvement to the LOVR/Higuera intersection, one of the three busiest intersections in the City. The following table, whose traffic was analyzed assuming a full interchange at Prado Road, indicates the delay and LOS with and without this Bypass. Source: Page 7 of June 29, 2014 memo and also Page 6 of Volume V, Attachment N, LUCE EIR Note that the without the Bypass, PM LOS degrades from C to F (AM LOS degrades from B to C). The LOVR Bypass needs to move forward, in order to manage city traffic. The Bypass benefits all traffic traveling in and through the area, improves the perception of the City's gateway, and is integral to accommodating developments from Madonna to Broad. Overall, we urge the Council only adopt the "Appendix N, Sensitivity Analysis", as part of the FEIR for the LUCE, and specifically exclude the June 29, 2014 technical memorandum from LUCE FEIR documents, while moving plans for the LOVR Bypass and its funding forward, including: 1. Analysis of the Bypass without any presumed Chevron mitigation measures, 2. Analysis of the Bypass for its merits, without a full Prado Road interchange (with and without an overpass at Prado). This should also help provide analyses, in support of the first and second points made by Caltrans in response to the LUCE EIR, which are: 1. Making local circulation changes only 2. Establishing only an overpass at Prado 3. Modifying access at the LOVR and Madonna interchanges 4. Full or partial interchange connection at Prado Road  Page 3 3. Advancing the project into TIF funding, as recommended by the Planning Commission (see Table 8 of Staff Memo for September 17 and 18, 2014 meetings), 4. Evaluating the overall situation to determine what other development areas should contribute to funding, aside from the potential residential developments (LOVR Creekside) just east of 101/LOVR. Alternatively, we urge the Council to accept the FEIR with the conditions of a) striking the LOVR Bypass analysis and findings from pages 7 and 8 of the June 29th technical memorandum, b) utilizing only the LOVR Bypass analysis and findings from Volume V, Appendix N of the LUCE FEIR, and c) moving plans for the LOVR Bypass and its funding forward, as discussed in the four points above. Thank you.