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Lesley Lowe FEHRtPEERS November 17, 2011 Page 2 of 2 TRIP GENERATION Project trip generation refers to the process for estimating the amount of vehicular traffic a project would add to the surrounding roadway system. Estimates for trip generation under each land use scenario were developed by using rates and equations contained in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Trip Generation, (8th Edition). For the purpose of this assessment, the total trip generating potential of each land use scenario was estimated, not accounting for internal trips between different uses on the site or pass-by trips (pass-by trips are trips that are already on the roadway system and might make an interim stop on an already planned trip). The resulting trip generation estimates are summarized in Table 2 for each of the land use scenarios indicated in Table 1. TABLE 2 TRIP GENERATION COMPARISONS AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour Scenario Daily In Out Total In Out Total Current Zoning' 9,020 128 82 210 384 399 783 Housing lement 8,090 115 130 245 358 355 713 Project Alternatives 1-33 5,160 77 165 242 255 208 463 Alternative 44 8,410 121 150 271 378 364 742 Proposed Project 5 3,930 59 154 213 203 153 356 Notes: 1. 210,000 square feet retail 2. 159 multi-family homes and 163,000 square feet retail 3. 345 multi-family homes and 68,600 square feet retail 4. 212 multi-family homes and 163,000 square feet retail 5. 345 multi-family homes and 40,000 square feet retail Source: Fehr&Peers,2011. As shown in Table 2, the development level currently contemplated for Site 8 generates less daily and peak hour traffic than the level of development assumed in the analysis of the HE and HE Alternatives. Based on this trip generation assessment and the analysis previously presented in the DSEIR, development of Site 8 with 345 multi-family homes and 40,000 square feet of retail is not expected to result in worse intersection service levels than presented in the DSEIR. Please contact Kathrin if you have questions or comments.