2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
The
design
speed
used
in
the
Draft
EIR
for
the
proposed
Geneva
Avenue
extension
(35
mph)
is
based
on
its
classification
as
an
arterial
and
balance
of
multi-modal
access.
The
actual
speed
limit
to
be
posted
on
Geneva
Avenue
once
it
is
constructed
is
determined
by
the
City
of
Brisbane.
See
for
discussion
of
the
enforceability
of
TDM
programs.
The
draft
TDM
program
for
Project
Site
development
(adapted
from
the
proposed
Specific
Plan
prepared
by
the
applicant
for
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios),
described
on
pages
4.N-66
through
4.N-69
of
the
Draft
EIR,
will
be
required
by
the
San
Mateo
County
Congestion
Management
Plan,
but
is
not
relied
on
to
mitigate
Project
Site
development
impacts
to
less-than-significant
levels.
The
comment
does
not
raise
any
significant
environmental
issues
regarding
the
adequacy
of
the
Draft
EIR
or
its
analyses
and
conclusions.
The
recommendation
to
provide
employee
rideshare
and
park-and-ride
lots
to
discourage
proliferation
of
parking
lots
and
single
passenger
vehicle
usage
will
be
considered
during
the
City’s
planning
review
and
decision
making
for
the
Baylands.
Within
a
mixed-use
urban
setting
such
as
is
proposed
for
the
Baylands,
reduced
single
passenger
vehicle
usage
is
typically
most
effectively
achieved
through
increased
transit
usage
by
clustering
development
within
walking
distance
of
transit
and
providing
convenient
pedestrian
and
bicycle
facilities
to
access
transit
stations.
Rideshare
lots
and
park-and-ride
lots
are
typically
not
suited
for
a
mixed-use
urban
setting
as
they
tend
to
increase
the
number
of
vehicle
trips
to,
from,
and
within
development
sites.
As
stated
in
the
Draft
EIR
on
page
4.N-66,
the
goal
of
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenario
would
be
to
would
maximize
the
potential
job/housing
“matches”
onsite
and
with
the
11,500
residential
dwelling
units
proposed
north
of
the
Baylands
site
within
San
Francisco.
Large
employers
would
be
encouraged
to
offer
relocation
assistance
to
employees
who
agree
to
become
Brisbane
residents.
While
the
Draft
EIR
makes
no
claim
as
to
the
absolute
number
of
local
residents
who
are
also
employees,
providing
a
mix
of
housing
and
employment
types
in
one
area
increases
the
opportunities
for
local
job-housing
linkage.
The
placement
of
new
housing
and
employment
opportunities
in
close
proximity
to
each
other
is
a
key
component
of
the
San
Francisco
Bay
Area’s
Sustainable
Communities
Strategy,
Plan
Bay
Area
.
By
increasing
the
proximity
of
housing
and
employment
to
each
other,
opportunities
are
created
to
decrease
average
commute
lengths
by
giving
worker
a
realistic
opportunity
and
choice
to
live
within
walking
or
bicycling
distance
of
home.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.2-164
May
2015