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The following two tables summarize how morning peak hour driving time increases slightly, while driving distances decrease significantly for local drivers when the widening is removed from the roadway network. Cut-through traffic is listed separately by roadway type used and is not included in the trip purpose totals. Table 8 Citywide Change in Vehicle Hours Traveled if the Foothill Road Widening Were Removed from the General Plan Roadway Network Trip Purpose Morning Peak Hour Traffic Local Collector Minor Major Streets Streets Arterials Arterials Total Home / Work 0 -2 -4 5 -2 Home / School 0 1 4 0 4 Home / Shop / Social / Recreation 0 0 -1 I 0 Not to / from Home 0 -1 1 2 2 Hours spent driving Hours spent driving Hours spent driving Hours spent drivin Total 0 -2 0 7 4 Morning Cut-through traffic 0 0 -3 0 -3 Hours spent driving Hours spent driving Table 9 Citywide Change in Vehicle Miles Traveled if the Foothill Road Widening Were Removed from the General Plan Roadway Network Trip Purpose Morning Peak Hour Traffic Local Collector Minor Major Streets Streets Arterials Arterials Total Home / Work 0 15 -327 -18 -330 Miles Traveled Home / School -2 18 -157 -33 -174 Miles Traveled Home / Shop / Social / Recreation 0 10 -115 -1 -105 Miles Traveled Not to / from Home 1 -1 -64 24 -41 Miles Traveled Total - 1 42 -663 -28 -650 Miles Traveled Morning Cut-through traffic 0 0 -70 -28 -98 Miles Traveled Morning Peak Hour Cut-through Traffic The 1996 General Plan Roadway Network Model projects that about 145 cut-through vehicles use portions of Foothill Road during the morning peak hour. Based on the miles traveled and travel times for cut-through traffic, it appears that not widening Foothill Road would reduce the SR 05:027 Page 37