2.
Response
to
Comments
2.9
Individual
Responses
to
Comments
from
Organizations
See
for
discussion
of
internal
capture
reductions
for
proposed
development
within
the
Baylands.
Calculations
of
GHG
emissions
from
the
developer-sponsored
plans
assumed
trip
generation
estimates
of
the
Transportation
analysis,
the
basis
of
which
is
presented
on
pages
4.N-72
and
4.N-
73
of
the
Draft
EIR.
It
should
be
noted
that
both
the
URBEMIS
and
CalEEMod
models
weigh
internal
trips
the
same
as
any
other
vehicle
trip
by
assuming
a
region-wide
average
trip
length
for
each
trip
type
(see
and
The
Draft
EIR
makes
no
assertion
as
to
whether
impacts
are
“acceptable”
or
unacceptable,”
only
whether
impacts
exceed
the
significant
thresholds
identified
in
the
Draft
EIR.
See
4
for
discussion
of
the
relationship
between
the
CEQA
and
planning
reviews
being
undertaken
for
the
Baylands,
as
well
as
for
discussion
of
“significant
unavoidable”
impacts
and
“unacceptable”
impacts.
Mode
share
for
proposed
Baylands
development
is
described
on
page
4.N-76
of
the
Draft
EIR,
and
is
based
on
local
data
and
projections.
Mode
share
was
evaluated
and
compared
among
several
resources
including
the
Candlestick
Point/Hunters
Point
Shipyard
EIR,
San
Francisco
CEQA
Guidelines,
BATS
2000,
the
American
Community
Survey
2005-2009,
2010
Census,
and
travel
characteristics
of
comparable
transit-
oriented
developments
in
California.
From
these
sources,
the
mode
split
used
for
the
Baylands
Draft
EIR
was
developed.
Replacing
auto
trips
with
transit
trips
is
an
effective
way
to
reduce
the
GHG
emissions
of
a
project.
Increasing
the
use
of
transit
is,
in
fact,
a
key
component
of
the
Bay
Area’s
regional
plan
for
GHG
emissions
reduction,
the
Plan
Bay
Area
sustainable
communities
strategy.
While
these
projects
are
unfunded,
the
Draft
EIR
assumes
reasonably
foreseeable
transportation
infrastructure
projects
that
have
previously
been
proposed
and
included
in
environmental
analyses
for
nearby
projects
as
cumulative
2030
baseline
improvements,
including
the
Candlestick
Point–Hunters
Point
Shipyard
EIR
(approved
development),
with
the
exception
of
the
Bayshore
Caltrain
Station
relocation
and
T-Third
Light
Rail
Extension.
Implementation
of
these
improvements
would
be
based
on
fair-share
funding
measures
through
inter-jurisdictional
study
and
cooperation.
The
2013
Bi-County
Transportation
Study,
prepared
in
consultation
with
San
Mateo
County
and
the
cities
of
Brisbane
and
Daly
City
and
published
by
the
San
Francisco
County
Transportation
(SFCTA),
“represents
a
consensus
approach
among
the
public
partners
to
project
development
and
funding
for
the
Bi-County
transportation
investment
program
and
a
commitment
to
continue
efforts
and
discussions
on
Bi-County
funding…”
Because
the
transit
Brisbane
Baylands
Final
EIR
2.9.3-71
May
2015