2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
toxic
air
pollutant
it
is
addressed
in
the
Hazard
section
of
the
Draft
EIR
not
in
the
air
quality/health
risk
assessment
analysis.
Reasonably
foreseeable
future
rail
projects
in
the
vicinity
of
the
Baylands
Project
Site
are
the
electrification
of
Caltrain
and
the
California
High
Speed
Rail
Project.
Electrification
of
Caltrain
would
reduce
localized
diesel
particulate
matter
(DPM)
concentrations
and
have
a
net
beneficial
air
quality
impact
in
Brisbane.
The
proposed
California
High
Speed
Rail
Project
would
also
be
electric
powered
and
not
increase
localized
pollutant
concentrations.
These
projects
are,
however,
not
part
of
proposed
Baylands
development,
and
project/service
decisions
made
by
Caltrain
and
the
California
High
Speed
Rail
Authority
will
be
made
by
those
agencies
independent
of
any
actions
the
City
of
Brisbane
might
make
regarding
proposed
development
of
the
Baylands.
Thus,
the
Draft
EIR
does
not
address
increases
in
rail
service
as
a
Baylands
development-related
impact,
and
addresses
electrification
of
Caltrain
and
High
Speed
Rail
as
part
of
cumulative
impacts
analyses.
The
assertion
that
high-speed
rail
might
require
submerged
tunnels
is
speculative
and
does
not
require
analysis
in
the
EIR.
Implementation
of
the
proposed
Transportation
Demand
Management
(TDM)
program
is
a
requirement
of
the
countywide
Congestion
Management
Program.
While
a
prohibition
on
single-
occupant
vehicles
within
the
Baylands
would
be
unenforceable,
the
City
will
consider
the
appropriateness
of
various
proposed
uses
as
part
of
the
planning
review
undertaken
for
the
Baylands.
As
indicated
on
page
4.B-40,
operational
project
emissions
would
need
to
be
reduced
by
the
86
to
92
percent
(for
PM
10
)
or
60
to
86
percent
(for
NOx
and
ROG)
to
reduce
the
air
quality
impacts
to
a
less
than
significant
level.
This
amount
of
traffic
reduction
exceeds
the
best
reduction
estimates
for
the
transportation
demand
measures
such
as
such
as
those
suggested
in
Comment
(BAAQMD,
2012).
Consequently,
the
impact
is
identified
as
significant
and
unavoidable.
Tables
4.B-15,
4.B-16,
4.B-17,
and
4.B-18
identify
transportation-related
health
impacts
for
the
DSP,
DSP-V,
CPP-V,
and
CPP-V
scenarios,
respectively.
The
analysis
estimates
increases
in
cancer
risks,
including
chronic
and
acute
impacts
that
would
result
from
proposed
development
of
the
Baylands,
as
well
as
transportation-related
PM
2.5
concentrations
that
would
result
from
Baylands
development.
Cumulative
air
quality
impacts
are
addressed
in
Draft
EIR
Chapter
6,
Significant
Unavoidable
Impacts,
Growth
Inducement,
Cumulative
Impacts,
and
Other
CEQA
Considerations
.
The
cumulative
cancer
risk
and
hazard
air
quality
impact
of
the
proposed
Plan
is
addressed
on
Draft
EIR
Page
6-19.
Unlike
a
project
level
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.1-10
May
2015