2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
As
noted
in
Response
the
analysis
presented
on
page
4.N-85
is
relates
to
projected
demand
for
loading
spaces.
The
effect
of
trucks
on
roadway
operations,
including
by
the
Kinder
Morgan
tank
trucks
and
Recology
trucks,
is
included
in
the
operations
analysis,
and
is
represented
by
a
percentage
of
roadway
volume.
Kinder-Morgan
tanker
trucks
will
continue
loading
and
unloading
within
the
tank
farm,
and
will
not
create
a
demand
for
loading
docks
outside
of
the
tank
farm.
Similarly,
Recology
trucks
will
unload
and
load
within
the
Recology
site,
and
will
also
not
create
a
demand
for
loading
docks
outside
of
the
Recology
site.
The
proposed
development
being
analyzed
includes
concept
plan
and
General
Plan
level
information
for
all
four
scenarios
and
specific
plan
level
information
regarding
development
for
the
DSP
and
DSP-V
scenarios.
No
site-specific
development
projects
have
been
proposed,
neither
have
any
specific
tenants
for
onsite
development
been
identified
with
the
exception
of
Recology
modernization
and
expansion
in
the
CPP-V
scenario.
Because
the
types
of
businesses
that
would
be
permitted
under
each
scenario
are
known,
reasonable
assumptions
regarding
transit
trip
distribution
for
these
types
of
uses
were
evaluated.
As
stated
in
footnotes
a
and
b
of
Table
4.N-20,
transit
trip
distribution
by
origin
and
destination
is
derived
from
the
motor
vehicle
trip
distribution.
The
transit
destinations
were
then
assigned
to
transit
corridors
based
on
destination
accessibility
and
transit
attractiveness.
While
transit
attractiveness
may
have
a
subjective
component,
transit
attributes
such
as
travel
time,
frequency,
and
cost
are
not
subjective.
The
trip
distribution
of
residents
and
employees
traveling
to
and
from
the
Baylands
site
are
derived
from
similar
data
obtained
for
nearby
neighborhoods,
and
is
therefore
provides
a
reasonable
approximation
of
origin
and
destinations,
which
satisfies
the
CEQA
requirement
of
using
best
available
information
in
the
environmental
analysis.
The
comment
provides
no
factual
basis
to
support
the
assertion
that
the
San
Francisco
figures
“seem
inflated.”
The
page
referenced
in
the
comment,
4.N-87,
provides
information
regarding
the
assignment
of
transit
trips
to
various
direction
and
specific
transit
routes.
The
San
Francisco
Transit
Screenline
Analysis
assessment
was
conducted
for
four
quadrant
screenline
locations
within
San
Francisco:
northeast,
northwest,
southeast,
and
southwest.
The
Geneva-Harney
BRT
Line
that
would
serve
the
Baylands
site
and
east-west
travel
was
included
in
the
cumulative
analysis.
Existing
Muni
routes
that
serve
Balboa
Park
BART,
such
as
8X
and
8BX
would
not
provide
direct
access
to
the
Baylands
site,
and
it
can
be
expected
for
transit
customers
to
utilize
the
Geneva-
Harney
BRT
Line.
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.2-176
May
2015