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City staff indicated that the possibility of relocating the bus stop to the faz side of the intersection of Alton Avenue and Fairview Street was discussed with OCTA. This relocation would 1) potentially involve acquisition ofright-of--way which would make the relocation infeasible and 2) due to the necessary distance from the raikoad tracks that the bus stop would need to be placed; OCTA would consider this amid-block bus stop. Mid-block bus stops are discouraged by OCTA as they tend to encourage bus passengers to cross the street at an unprotected mid-block location as opposed to a protected cross-walk. OCTA has indicated to city staff that construction of bus turnouts can conflict with bus and passenger vehicles when the bus is attempting to leave the turnout. While construction of a turnout would remove the bus from the through traffic flow on northbound Fairview Street, the bus would need to turn out into the same through traffic lane in order to leave the turnout. OCTA indicated to city staff that construction of the bus stop in conjunction with a right turn lane would also serve to remove buses from the through traffic flow. However, the buses would still need to turn out into the through traffic lane in order to travel northbound through the intersection and passenger vehicles would continue to be delayed in the right turn pocket behind any stopped buses. In terms of the traffic capacity and delay analyses presented previously in this report, review of the ICU and HCM worksheets indicates that the northbound right turn volume at the intersection of Alton/Fairview would be 77 vehicles during the morning peak hour and 178 vehicles during the afternoon peak hour under Existing plus Project traffic conditions. The analyses indicate that there is no need for a separate right turn lane based on intersection lane capacity or based on intersection delay. Typically, cities consider the addition of right turn lanes at the point when the right turn volume at an intersection reaches about 250-300 vehicles or if the shared through/right lane is operating at LOS E or F. Traffic Analysis for - 16 - October, 2007 Alton Court Residential Development 75A-147