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City of Pleasanton Pleasanton Climate Action Plan 2.0 78 The CAP 2.0 is a policy document containing strategies and policies that are consistent with the Pleasanton General Plan Circulation Element and Pleasanton Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. CAP 2.0 Action P8 facilitates the adoption of a new ordinance that would require new commercial development to include amenities for bicyclists such as secured bicycle parking and employee locker rooms with showers, as well as dedicated bicycle parking for new multi-family residential development, and Action P9 would create a policy that allows community members to request the installation of new bicycle parking racks in public property. Additionally, CAP 2.0 Action P10 seeks to improve public transit connections to destinations within and nearby the City to make public transit a more attractive mobility option, and Action S4 would establish programs, such as bike safety courses, to increase the use of active transportation and school buses by students. These CAP 2.0 actions would advance active transportation and public transit within Pleasanton and decrease VMT and associated air pollutants and GHG emissions. These CAP 2.0 actions would be consistent with the Pleasanton General Plan Circulation Element and Bicycle and Pleasanton Pedestrian Master Plan goals related to improving multi-modal facilities, reducing VMT and single-occupancy vehicles, encouraging active transportation, and reducing vehicle congestion within Pleasanton. Furthermore, the CAP 2.0 would seek to reduce VMT within the City, consistent with CEQA Guidelines section 15064.3, subdivision (b). Therefore, the CAP 2.0 would result in no impact related to consistency with plans addressing the transportation circulation system and CEQA Guidelines section 15064.3, subdivision (b). c. Would the project substantially increase hazards due to a design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible use (e.g., farm equipment)? d. Would the project result in inadequate emergency access? The CAP 2.0 is a policy document containing strategies that are consistent with the Pleasanton General Plan and would not facilitate development beyond that allowed under the Pleasanton General Plan. Implementation of some CAP 2.0 actions, such as Action S8 which would provide for the addition of new green stormwater infrastructure, may involve construction within the local right-of-way. Construction activities have the potential to require lane closures and may impact traffic and vehicle speeds on the affected roadways; however, these impacts would be temporary and access to roadways would generally be maintained throughout project construction. Furthermore, future projects involving work in the public right-of-way would be required to coordinate with the City to ensure appropriate construction staging and adequate vehicular and pedestrian access on adjacent roadways pursuant to PMC Chapter 13.04, Encroachments.89 Compliance with the PMC would ensure that significant impacts to the circulation system design, including safety impacts and emergency access, would not occur. As such, construction of CAP 2.0 projects would not create transportation design hazards or result in inadequate emergency access. Furthermore, the CAP 2.0 would facilitate increased active transportation and public transit use and decreased VMT within Pleasanton, which in turn would reduce potential transportation hazards and congestion conditions that can hinder emergency response. Therefore, the CAP 2.0 would result in a less-than-significant impact related to transportation hazards and emergency access. 89 Pleasanton, City of. 2021. Municipal Code Chapter 13.04. Available: <https://qcode.us/codes/pleasanton/>. Accessed October 18, 2021.