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two miles southeast of the East Dublin/Pleasanton Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station. The project site is served by the Livermore-Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA)Wheels Bus Service. There are currently existing bus pullouts with shelters located in the project vicinity, one on each side of West Las Positas Boulevard. All streets in the project vicinity have sidewalks and crosswalks at signalized intersections. Bike Lanes exist on West Las Positas Boulevard west of Hacienda Drive and on Willow Road adjacent to the Hart Middle School. According to the Pleasanton Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan, bike lanes are planned on West Las Positas Boulevard east of Hacienda Drive and along Stoneridge Drive. The Pleasanton General Plan requires site-specific traffic studies for all major developments which have the potential to exceed Level of Service (LOS) D at major intersections and requires developers to implement the mitigation measures identified in these studies in order to maintain LOS D or better. Exceptions are made for the Downtown and "Gateway Intersections"where the LOS D or better standard may be exceeded. A traffic study was prepared by Whitlock &Weinberger Transportation, Inc. (W-trans), to analyze the traffic and circulation for this project. The Traffic Impact Analysis dated February 10, 2014, is attached to this report (Exhibit B). The traffic study analyzed the near-term and cumulative/long-term traffic scenarios with and without the project. The near-term scenario includes the existing traffic plus anticipated traffic from approved but not yet built projects. The cumulative/long-term (or build-out) scenario consists of development that has not received final plan approval from the City but has been identified to be completed in the long term with the build-out of the Pleasanton General Plan. Regional traffic growth is also considered in the cumulative/long-term scenario. The study included seven study intersections. The study evaluated queuing under the Existing plus Approved Project and Cumulative a.m. and p.m. peak-hour conditions; internal circulation for the proposed development; pedestrian, bicycle and transit facilities; and safety factors. Traffic conditions at the study intersections were analyzed for the weekday AM and PM peak hours of traffic. The AM peak hour is typically between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. and the PM peak hour is typically between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. It is during these periods that the most congested traffic conditions occur on an average day. The AM and PM peak hour vehicular trips for the proposed projects were developed based on trip generation rates contained in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) publication Trip Generation, 9th Edition. This is a standard reference used by jurisdictions throughout the country and is based on actual trip generation studies at numerous locations in areas of various populations. The proposed project is anticipated to generate an average of 1,177 new vehicle trips on a daily basis, including 90 additional trips during the a.m. peak hour and 110 additional trips during the p.m. peak hour. Please see the following table from W-trans study: PUD-103/Summerhill Apartment Communities Planning Commission Page 17 of 34