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Megan Campbell December 5, 2022 Page 5 SEIP-58196\2713340.1 3.The Kiewit Project Would Incorporate Robust Project-Specific, Feasible VMT Reduction Measures. The DEIR concludes that development consistent with the HEU would result in significant and unavoidable individual and cumulative VMT impacts; this makes sense given the relatively suburban nature and location of Pleasanton. Based on this conclusion, the DEIR studied Alternative Two, which would eliminate numerous rezone sites (including the Kiewit Site) that are not concentrated around transit centers. However, the DEIR also notes that as a programmatic level DEIR, it lacks the project-specific information necessary to measure the effectiveness of project- specific VMT reduction measures that could reduce the HEU’s VMT impacts.(See DEIR, at 3.14-23, 24.)7 For the Kiewit Site, Seefried would incorporate several meaningful VMT reduction measures that would substantially reduce project level VMT impacts. Understanding the importance of reducing VMT, as feasible,Seefried’s development team is diligently working to consider and incorporate substantial VMT reduction measures. It is anticipated these measures would include a robust multi- modal transportation system, with an extension of the Iron Horse Trail and a network of sidewalks and bike lanes, for the benefit of Kiewit Project residents as well as the broader community. The Kiewit Project also envisions encouraging other transportation demand management strategies, such as facilitating rideshare opportunities, providing information to residents regarding public transit options, and providing a neighborhood liaison to help effectively connect residents to public transportation opportunities. 8 Additionally, the largest typical contributor to VMT per household for projects in this type of locational setting tends to be commute traffic. 9 The Kiewit Project would include mostly single-family detached homes that would have an option for a dedicated home office; it is anticipated that this type of thoughtful home design would markedly decrease commuting in a post-COVID environment. 7 Mitigation Measure (MM) Trans-2 requires individual housing project development proposals that do not screen out from a VMT impact analysis to provide a quantitative VMT analysis. If this analysis indicates the project is above thresholds of significance, such projects must include VMT reduction measures. 8 The Kiewit Project is also anticipated to incorporate critical infrastructure improvements including an extension of Boulder Street and widening of Busch Road. 9 For example, the Bay Area Economic Council recently published the results of an Employer Poll of 185 large employers, and, over the last 12 months, the results show these employers expect approximately 25 percent of their respective workforce to be permanently remote with only approximately 30 percent expected to return to the office for four or more days per week. (Bay Area Council Economic Institute, Employer Network: Return to Transit Tracking Poll, September 2022.) 6(()5,(' 3DJHRI