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Travel Behavior <br />The Parking Plan identifies the travel behavior of visitors to Downtown using anonymous <br />Global Positioning System (GPS) data. Approximately 85% of total trips to Downtown <br />have a trip origin in the Tri- Valley (Dublin, San Ramon, Pleasanton, or Livermore). On <br />weekdays, the highest proportion of trips (32 %) originates in Hacienda and Northeast <br />Pleasanton. On weekends, trips from Dublin and San Ramon represent the greatest <br />proportion, followed by northeast Pleasanton. The times of day that have the highest <br />percent of trips are mid -day (10:00 am to 3:00 pm) at 39 %, and late afternoon /evening <br />(3:00 pm to 7:00 pm) at 33 %. <br />Transit or shuttle service to and from Hacienda and /or the Stoneridge Shopping Center <br />area could provide added convenience to people who currently drive into Downtown. The <br />preponderance of weekday trips from Hacienda and Northeast Pleasanton also suggests <br />that enhanced bike connections to Downtown may reduce parking demand. <br />Way - Finding Signage <br />Based on the GPS data used to compile travel behavior, the Parking Plan proposes way - <br />finding signage (both vehicular and pedestrian) to direct visitors to under - utilized parking <br />areas, with the objective of making it easier for motorists to identify where to turn to <br />access public lots, and facilitating pedestrian access to and from parking lots. Staff has <br />started to implement this task by removing existing signs and fabricating and installing <br />new signs. <br />Future Growth Demand Scenarios <br />With the objective of identifying the number of parking spaces that would be needed in <br />the future, the Parking Plan evaluates parking demand over the existing supply based on <br />three growth scenarios: commercial growth only, residential growth only, and mixed -use <br />growth across three rates of growth: <br />• low (5% increase in commercial square footage and /or 100 additional residential <br />units); <br />• medium (10% increase in commercial square footage and /or 200 additional <br />residential units); and <br />• high (15% increase in commercial square footage and /or 500 residential additional <br />units). <br />As shown in Table 1, approximately 45 to 1,020 additional parking spaces may be <br />needed to accommodate anticipated demand. The growth anticipated in Downtown and <br />its associated parking demand should be updated once an update to the Downtown <br />Specific Plan is adopted. <br />Page 3 of 9 <br />