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TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE <br /> <br />FINDINGS (Do not publish) <br /> <br /> The City Council of the City of Pleasanton hereby finds and <br />determines that: <br /> <br /> 1. Traffic studies projecting future traffic levels within <br /> the City and adjoining freeways show that traffic will <br /> reach intolerable levels of congestion unless <br /> substantial measures are taken to reduce commute hour <br /> traffic levels; these studies indicate that a forty- <br /> five percent (45%) reduction in peak hour traffic is <br /> necessary to meet minimum standards of traffic levels <br /> of service and that greater reductions may be necessary <br /> to avoid intolerable levels of service (LOS E or <br /> worse). <br /> <br /> 2. Companion studies project that the forty-five percent <br /> (45%) reduction is necessary to meet carbon monoxide <br /> concentration standards along local streets. Measures <br /> being undertaken to minimize the effects of future <br /> ambient noise levels along local streets and freeways <br /> are being based on future traffic volumes and <br /> distributions projected with the forty-five (45%) <br /> reduction in peak hour traffic. <br /> <br /> 3. The 1991 Bay Area Clean Air Plan determined that motor <br /> vehicles are the major source of air pollution in the <br /> Bay Area and that commute travel accounts for 25% of <br /> total daily trips and 33% of vehicle miles travelled. <br /> In order to help decrease emissions by reducing vehicle <br /> use, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District <br /> adopted Regulation 13, RUle 1, (Trip Reduction <br /> Requirements for Large Employers). It mandates that <br /> employers with 100 or more employees implement programs <br /> to increase average vehicle ridership for commute <br /> trips. <br /> <br /> 4. Pleasanton's Transportation Systems Management, (TSM) <br /> program has been proven to be capable of reducing peak <br /> hour traffic levels and is simple, inexpensive, and <br /> effective. <br /> <br /> 5. Reductions in vehicular trips, both absolutely and <br /> within peak hour periods, are beneficial in terms of <br /> reducing traffic congestion, vehicular emissions, <br /> energy consumption, and noise levels. The improved <br /> traffic levels of service, air quality, and ambient <br /> noise levels contribute to making the City an <br /> attractive and convenient place to live, work, visit, <br /> and do business. <br /> <br /> 1 <br /> <br /> <br />