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This analysis should not be used to reach conclusions regarding design details since, as was cautioned, the conditions simulated do not necessarily represent realistic ones. Rather, the arterial level capacity analysis and the highway trip assignments indicate the redistribution of travel patterns that will occur and form the basis for identification of appropriate mitigation measures. Fashion Square Trip Assignment Without New Freeway Ramps A qualitative "what if" type of analysis was conducted regarding the effect of a failure to implement all or part of the proposed new freeway ramp additions in the vicinity of Fashion Square. The effect of the redistribution of freeway oriented traffic shown in Figure 27. It should be noted that his assignment is for freeway trips only (69.6 percent of total trips) and intended to depict only the changes to travel patterns resulting if none of the new ramps are constructed. II- - The two new freeway ramps to be located on the west side of Fashion Square are the most important ones in terms of diverting traffic L. away from Main Street. If these two ramps are not constructed, then an additional 2,674 vehicles in the peak period (935 vehicles in the peak LX hour) will be superimposed on the arterial streets surrounding Fashion * Square. With the new ramps, this same traffic would not impact any I, arterial streets. Failure to provide these two ramps will have a significant detrimental impact on both Main Street and La Veta Avenue. All of this traffic will involve left turn maneuvers from arterial streets further magnifying the impact. Likewise, concentration of all this new freeway traffic at the existing on/off ramp location will overload those facilities. Aside from the two new freeway ramps which directly serve Fashion Square, significant impacts will result from failure to provide several other new ramp installations or modifications. Failure to 102