2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
concentrating
development
within
the
northern
portion
of
the
site
will
be
considered
in
the
City’s
planning
review
and
decision
making
for
the
Baylands.
The
land
use
plans
for
each
development
scenario
cluster
a
substantial
portion
of
proposed
development
near
proposed
transit
facilities.
Studies
show
that
travel
by
walking
declines
as
distance
to
transit
increases,
so
it
is
expected
that
the
northwest
quadrant
would
have
a
higher
propensity
for
transit
usage
than
areas
outside
of
a
convenient
walking
distance.
Most
of
the
land
uses
are
within
½-mile
of
the
Bayshore
Intermodal
Station.
The
last
paragraph
on
page
4.N-67
is
revised
to
read
as
follows:
All
new
streets
and
intersections
within
the
Project
Site
would
be
designed
in
consideration
for
the
convenience
and
the
safety
of
pedestrians
and
bicyclists.
Project
Site
development
would
provide
extensive
Class
I,
II,
and
III
bicycle
routes
within
the
Project
Site
and
a
“Safe
Routes
to
School”
program.
Exclusive
bike
lanes
and
frequent
bus
rapid
transit
service
provided
by
existing
transit
agencies,
and
bus
rapid
transit
operating
in
dedicated
lanes
along
the
Geneva
Avenue
extension
with
signal
priority
constructed
as
part
of
Project
Site
development
would
offer
convenient
alternatives
to
driving
to,
from,
and
within
the
Project
Site.
Additional
transit
service
would
include
extended
Muni
routes,
increased
Muni
frequencies,
and
enhanced
connections
to
the
regional
network
(BART
and
Caltrain).
Project
Site
development
would
provide
rights-of-way
for
BRT
route
and
stations/stops.
The
Draft
EIR
(on
page
4.N-67)
does
not
claim
that
people
would
walk
rather
than
drive
when
provided
with
close,
high-quality
transit.
Rather,
it
states
that
by
providing
development
easily
accessible
by
a
short
walk
from
major
transit
corridors,
it
increases
the
attractiveness
of
walking
and
alternative
travel
modes.
The
link
between
distance
to
transit
and
transit
usage
is
documented
in
several
studies,
which
are
reviewed
in
the
Technical
Background
Document
on
the
Impacts
of
Transit
Access
(Distance
to
Transit)
Based
on
a
Review
of
the
Empirical
Literature
by
Tal,
Handy,
and
Boarnet
(2013)
(http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/sb375/policies/transitaccess/
transit_access_bkgd120313.pdf).
Ceverero
(2002)
focused
on
commute
trips
and
explored
the
impact
of
the
proximity
of
destinations
to
transit
stations
and
transit
mode
share
in
the
Bay
Area.
Other
studies,
including
the
2005
Development-
Related
Ridership
Survey
by
the
Washington
Metropolitan
Area
Transit
Authority,
show
that
people
are
much
more
likely
to
walk,
use
a
bicycle,
or
take
transit
if
these
modes
of
transportation
are
convenient
and
available
close
by.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.2-166
May
2015