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TransportationCommission | 2006-09-27 | 5 | Staff Garrison stated that the signal was actually installed after the traffic counts were done, so the existing traffic should be better than what was projected in the traffic study. In the 2003 mitigation the driveway next to the new Walgreens was supposed to make it a right turn only. This one has been implemented since last month. This mitigation was not assumed in the baseline. Chair Knox White said that under the pedestrian and bike circulation, everything in the EIR was previously approved, so there are no new bike or pedestrian amenities. The EIR reads as if these accommodations are part of the new plan, but there should be mitigations over and above this. He noted that the EIR does not look at project impacts on bicyclists and pedestrians off-site. He asked about the proposed addition of stop signs, except where it would cause traffic to back up. Staff Garrison said that for vehicles entering from Otis, stop signs may result in queuing onto Otis. If an east-west sidewalk is added, this may have to be reconsidered. Chair Knox White said that we're trying to create centers on the Island. Creating more parking is not the way. There's tremendously over parking this project, this amount may only be needed 3- 4 days per year. The minimum here is 4.0 spaces per 1,000 sq. ft., the same as the maximums at Alameda Landing. Staff Garrison said it would be useful for the Planning Board if there was some consensus from the TC about parking. He noted that addition of new sidewalks may required tradeoffs, such as reducing the amount of parking. Staff Garrison responded that the parking study that was done was a combination 2002 count compared to ITE's, which at the time was a little over 4 spaces per 1,000. This was applied to the additional floor area, and added 20% based on the improved selection of retailers. Chair Knox White asked if the traffic distribution is based on actual counts. Staff Khan said that distribution is based upon existing traffic patterns and future land use changes and it is determined by how the traffic is going from one place of origin to destination. Most of the time it goes down to a judgment call. Chair Knox White expressed concern that Target may have a different trip generation pattern than a shopping center. Chair Knox White recommended reducing the number of vehicle lanes and adding bike lanes to Otis, Park, and Shoreline, to mitigate the impacts of traffic on bicycle circulation. He also recommended mitigating the impacts of the increased vehicle traffic on pedestrians by widening the existing sidewalk along the west side of Park Street, much of which is three feet wide, and adding an east-west sidewalk along the inside Burger King and banks. Transportation Commission Page 5 of 12 9/27/06 Meeting Minutes | TransportationCommission/2006-09-27.pdf |