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Pleasanton Downtown Specific Plan EIR Scope of Work — Bicycle access and circulation within and adjacent to the plan area, including preparation of maps showing existing and planned bicycle facilities in the plan area. This review will consider the updated Appendix G Environmental Checklist Form for transportation. Congestion Management Agency Assessment A separate analysis of regional roadways is recommended to comply with requirements of the Alameda CTC. The Alameda CTC requires the analysis of project impacts to Metropolitan Transportation System (MTS) roadways for development projects that would generate more than 100 PM peak hour trips. We will evaluate up to 20 roadway and freeway segments for the Alameda CTC assessment. Vehicle Miles of Travel Fehr& Peers will use the City of Pleasanton and Alameda CTC models to assess vehicle miles of travel (VMT) for the proposed plan. This analysis will be conducted using guidance from the state Office of Planning and Research (OPR). This analyses will be done for baseline (existing conditions), No Project, Project, and up to two additional alternatives. Average travel speeds will be calculated for use in air quality, GHG, and noise analyses.The resulting VMT estimates will be compared to other sources for reasonableness, including the California Household Travel survey, and other VMT estimates prepared by other regional agencies as available. As per OPR's latest technical advisory,VMT assessments are optional until 2020. However, other responsible agencies may provide comments on the public review environmental document related to the provision of a VMT analysis and we assume that this the VMT analysis would be prepared for informational purposes only unless the City adopts VMT thresholds of significance¢ prior to the completion of the assessment. o Utilities and Service Systems (BKF, D&B). Describe existing utility providers, system capacity,and improvement plans.Evaluate the net change in the demand • for water, wastewater, solid waste, and energy, relative to existing and planned capacity for the utilities. Discuss whether implications of the project trigger the expansion or construction of other new infrastructure or facilities, based on the infrastructure needs assessment and related information provided by BKF (see Task 4). E. CEQA-Required Impact Analysis (D&B). As required, additional impacts need to be assessed beyond the detailed analysis by topic area. These include Growth-Inducing Impacts, Significant Environmental Effects of the Proposed Project, Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes,and Effects Found Not to Be Significant. 4 Although the City of Pleasanton has discretion to establish VMT-related significance criteria, OPR guidance specifies that a project generating 15 percent less than baseline VMT could be considered less-than-significant. - 7-