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Traffic Impact Analysis <br />A Traffic Impact Analysis will be conducted and prepared to meet City and Caltrans' <br />requirements. The analysis for this project will, to the extent possible, utilize information <br />developed as part of the traffic analysis conducted as part of the originally certified EIR. The <br />Traffic Impact Analysis will evaluate the project alternatives for consistency with the City's <br />General Plan Circulation Element, City's Master Plan of Bikeways, Orange County <br />Transportation Authority Master Plan of Arterial Street and Highways, and SCAG's Regional <br />Comprehensive Plan and Regional Mobility Element. Project alternative impacts will also be <br />evaluated with respect to on-street parking and during the construction of the street widening <br />improvements. <br />Initially, a field review will be conducted to document the existing features of the affected <br />roadway segment and key study intersections within the limits of the project. URS also will <br />review available traffic count data from the City to determine if any recent counts have been <br />conducted within the study area. New traffic counts will be collected as needed to supplement <br />older or missing traffic data. It is assumed that all relevant and applicable cumulative projects <br />will be identified and will be provided by City staff. Finally, URS will collect all applicable <br />(approved) improvements at the study roadway segment and intersections that will by <br />implemented within the traffic analysis scenarios (i.e., existing and future analyses). <br />The traffic analysis will evaluate two key study intersections (i.e., Grand Avenue/Fourth Street, <br />and Grand Avenue/First Street), and roadway segment along the Grand Avenue between First <br />Street and Fourth Street. Study limits and locations will be confirmed in consultation with City <br />and Caltrans staff. Intersection analyses for both a.m. and p.m. peak hour conditions will be <br />conducted utilizing City traffic impact analysis guidelines and prescribed analysis <br />methodologies. Roadway segments will be analyzed using the City's maximum roadway <br />capacity LOS tables, and the study intersections will be analyzed using the Intersection <br />Capacity Utilization method. <br />URS will develop future baseline (No Project) traffic volumes using the latest approved City <br />traffic model projections. Future No Project Alternative LOS analysis will be conducted at the <br />study intersections and roadway segment. Based on the proposed build alternatives, URS also <br />will conduct Future Build Project Alternatives LOS analysis at the study intersections and <br />roadway segment. The traffic analysis also will provide, as necessary, traffic mitigation <br />measures at impacted locations for inclusion in the CEQA and NEPA documents. <br />Assumptions/Deliverables: <br />A total of five copies each of the draft and final technical studies will be delivered. <br />Draft technical studies will be reviewed no more than once each by the City and Caltrans <br />(allowing for one round of revision per comments issued by the City and Caltrans). <br />13