2.
Response
to
Comment
2.4
Master
Responses
to
Comments
along
the
extension.
Mitigation
Measure
4.G-
1g
states:
“Should
full
-access
intersections
along
the
Geneva
Avenue
extension
with
spacing
of
less
than
1,200
feet
be
proposed,
a
microsimulation
of
all
proposed
intersections
along
the
extension
(e.g.,
Synchro,
VISSUM)
shall
be
undertaken
to
analyze
interactions
of
green
and
red
signal
timing
and
demonstrate
that
operations
at
any
one
intersection
along
the
Geneva
Avenue
extension
would
not
affect
operations
at
any
other
intersection
along
the
extension
.”
The
microsimulation
analysis
called
for
in
Mitigation
Measure
4.G-1g
was
conducted
using
microsimulation
in
SimTraffic,
companion
software
to
Synchro,
and
is
included
in
Appendix
K-25
to
the
Final
EIR.
The
January
13,
2014
technical
memorandum
prepared
by
Fehr
&
Peers
concluded
that
signal
timing
could
be
achieved
such
that
(1)
traffic
would
not
back
up
from
one
intersection
to
another
along
the
proposed
Geneva
Avenue
extension,
even
where
intersections
were
closely
spaced;
and
(2)
roadway
level
of
service
performance
standards
along
Geneva
Avenue
would
be
met.
2.4.27
Master
Response
27,
Traffic
and
Circulation:
Inclusion
of
New
Development
in
Existing
Baseline
(No
Project)
Traffic
Volume
Comments
Several
comments
requested
clarification
of
whether
or
not
the
intersection
impact
analyses
set
forth
in
the
Draft
EIR
for
“Existing”
conditions
include
the
anticipated
increases
in
traffic
volume
from
proposed
developments
in
the
vicinity
of
the
Baylands.
Response
For
analysis
of
Existing
Without
Project
and
Existing
Plus
Project
conditions,
the
anticipated
increase
in
traffic
volume
from
nearby
proposed
development
is
not
included
in
the
baseline
traffic
volumes.
“Existing”
represents
current
conditions
and
does
not
include
any
future
development.
Future
development
from
proposed
development
surrounding
the
Baylands
is,
however,
includ
ed
in
the
analysis
of
“Cumulative”
conditions.
As
noted
on
page
4.N-7
of
the
Draft
EIR,
the
baseline
traffic
counts
were
collected
in
2007,
before
the
“Great
Recession,”
and
therefore
provide
a
more
accurate
depiction
of
existing
background
traffic
volumes
generated
by
post-recession
economic
activity
than
would
counts
performed
in
2010,
during
the
recession.
Spot
counts
performed
in
November
2012
confirmed
that
volumes
in
2007
were
higher
than
later-year
traffic
volumes.
The
2007
traffic
counts
used
in
the
Draft
EIR
are
therefore
an
appropriate
baseline
for
the
traffic
impact
analysis,
i.e.,
conservative
compared
to
post-
recession
counts.
Although
the
2007
traffic
counts
used
to
analyze
existing
conditions
do
not
take
into
account
the
added
trips
of
new
development
in
the
area
between
2007
and
2013,
the
added
trips
are
offset
by
the
loss
of
trips
due
to
the
economic
recession
that
generally
occurred
during
the
same
time
period,
resulting
in
little
if
any
net
change
in
trips
from
2007.
Thus,
the
use
of
2007
counts
is
reflective
of
the
Draft
EIR’s
2010
baseline
year.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.4-75
May
2015
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