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the health of sensitive receptors, which would be reduced to less than significant with implementation of Mitigation Measures AQ-3 and AQ-4. • Energy,Climate Change,and GHG Emissions:The Reconfigured Site Plan Alternative would have similar significant impacts to the Plan in the area of energy,climate change,and GHG emissions. Given that the Reconfigured Site Plan Alternative would result in the same level of growth as the Plan and include all Plan policies,this alternative is anticipated to generate a similar level of GHG emissions as the Plan.As with the Plan,per service population emissions under the Reconfigured Site Plan Alternative are anticipated to exceed the efficiency metric that would constitute"sufficient progress" towards the goals established under SB 32 and EO S-3-05. Therefore,the Reconfigured Site Plan Alternative would also have a significant and unavoidable impact on the environment due to GHG emissions and would conflict with plans aimed at reducing GHGs. • Traffic and Transportation:The Reconfigured Site Plan Alternative would have similar significant impacts to the Plan in the area of traffic and transportation.The Reconfigured Site Plan Alternative would not reduce the severity of the significant LOS impacts identified for the Plan at intersections 1,7,or 17,or the vehicle queue impacts identified at intersections 6, 11, 16, 17,and 21.As with the Plan,implementation of Mitigation Measures TRA-1 through TRA-8 would be required to reduce these impacts to a level that is less than significant.The proposed extension of Peters Avenue under this Alternative would have the potential to create a safety hazard at the intersection of Main Street and Bernal Avenue, which would require realignment of either Peters Avenue or Main Street. Adherence to the City's roadway design standards would ensure that impacts related to safety hazards from roadway design would be reduced to less than significant.As with the Plan,the bicycle facilities proposed under this Alternative would not be consistent with those contemplated for the City's Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan,and a plan amendment would be required to make this impact less than significant with mitigation. Finding:The City Council finds that this alternative is infeasible in that it would have a more limited ability to meet the objectives of the Plan and that further it would also provide no significant advantage from an environmental standpoint over the Plan. While the Reconfigured Site Plan Alternative would satisfy most Plan objectives,the potential configuration of park space proposed under the Plan would be altered due to the extension of Peters Avenue and would compromise the objectives to provide a dynamic mix of community gathering places and ensuring a public realm that prioritizes green spaces,plazas,and parks to foster a sense of community and civic pride. Impacts to air quality and climate change would remain significant and unavoidable under this alternative,and impacts to air quality and traffic and transportation would remain less than significant with mitigation proposed by the Plan. Other environmental resources would result in less than significant impacts,similar to the Plan. Alternative 2:Reduced Development Alternative The Reduced Development Alternative represents the extent to which residential development in the proposed Town Square District would contribute to various environmental impacts, including traffic impacts. The Reduced Development Alternative would revise the proposed Mixed Use - Downtown destination to disallow residential mixed use in the Town Square District,but would otherwise include all other land use designations and changes,policies, and streetscape and facility improvements of the Plan. Projected non-residential development under this Alternative would be assumed to be the same as under the Plan,while residential development would be reduced by 124 units,for projected totals of 1,520 housing units,4,100 residents,and 3,500 jobs. • Air Quality:The Reduced Development Alternative would have similar significant impacts to the Plan in the area of air quality. The Reduced Development Alternative would result in a smaller 22 (MERV)filters. 13