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Grand Avenue Widening Project Environmental Impact Report Section 8.0 8.3 IMPACTS OF THE NO PROJECT ALTERNATIVE RELATED TO POPULATION AND HOUSING The No Project Alternative does not include any widening of the project segment of Grand Avenue. Therefore, this Alternative will not result in the acquisition of any residential units on this segment of Grand Avenue or in the displacement of any residents. No mitigation is required. 8.4 IMPACTS OF THE NO PROJECT ALTERNATIVE RELATED TO AIR QUALITY The No Project Alternative would not include any construction on Grand Avenue and, therefore, would not result in short term, construction related air emissions. No mitigation is required. As shown earlier on Table 3.4-2, existing carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations in the Grand Avenue area do not exceed the one and eight hour standards. In 2020, the No Project Alternative will result in increased CO levels, with the eight hour concentration at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Fruit Street approaching, but not exceeding, the standard. CO concentrations under the No Project Alternative would be greater at all three intersections for both the one and eight hour periods, compared to the with project conditions. The SCAG air quality policies, from the Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide, were shown earlier in Table 3.4-4. The No Project Alternative was evaluated for consistency with each of these policies. As shown in Table 3.44, the No Project Alternative is consistent with policy 5.11. Policy 5.07 was determined not to apply to the No Project Alternative.. Therefore, the No Project Alternative will not result in adverse impacts related to SCAG air quality policies. No mitigation is required. 8.5 IMPACTS OF THE NO PROJECT ALTERNATIVE RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION As shown earlier in Table 3.5-6, the No Project Alternative will result in levels of service E or F in the PM peak hour in 2020 at the following intersections on Grand Avenue: Seventeenth Street I-5 northbound ramps Fourth Street There is no on street parking on the project segment of Grand Avenue. Therefore, the No Project Alternative will not result in impacts related to on street parking. No mitigation is required. The SCAG transportation policies, from the Regional Comprehensive Plan and Guide, were shown earlier in Table 3.5-7. The No Project Alternative was evaluated for consistency with each of these policies. As shown in Table 3.5-7, the No Project Alternative is consistent with each policy, except for policy 4.60 and certain policies determined not to apply to the No Project Alternative. Policy 4.60 is related to the projects that reduce dependency on single occupant vehicle travel. Because the No Project Alternative is not consistent with the City's General Plan, which is the City's plan for implementing transportation and land policies in the City, it is not consistent with this SCAG policy. FIPROJ-ENMGrand eirWew Text - Gran&Section 8.0-new.doc Page 8-2