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The City has reviewed the Division Street- Del Valle Parkway traffic volumes and intersection on several occasions, each time opting for measures which tend to minimize traffic rather than accommodate it. Del Valle Parkway easterly of Hopyard Road has not been built to its original four-lane configuration, and the General Plan now shows it as a two-lane road. Division Street is likewise not planned to be widened beyond its two-lane configuration. The City most recently chose not to require dedication/reservation of right-of-way at the intersection (from the expanding church) to accommodate the preferred traffic signal lane configuration. A traffic signal while using the existing bridge on Division Street is not practical ifa southbound left-turn lane is included. The existing stop sign was installed as a traffic-calming device, not due to traffic need. Right-of-way is available for the planned widening (with the caveat about the traffic signal described above). New landscaping has been planted in the area which would be used for widening, particularly southerly of Black Avenue. Between Valley Avenue and Black Avenue, there are already two southbound lanes but one northbound lane until reaching the shopping center at the northerly ends. There is no new planned development along this route. Funding would be from local traffic fees or City General Fund revenues. Model Output To analyze the pros and cons of widening this roadway from a traffic perspective, the traffic forecasting model was used to study roadway users during the morning and evening peak hour to assess: · Who would use the widened roadway (local or cut-through)? · Where were Pleasanton drivers coming from or going to as they used the road? · What was the purpose of the trip (work, school, shop, recreation, etc.)? · What impact did the roadway widening have on driving times and driving distances for local drivers? · How did the roadway widening effect traffic volumes at 135 City intersections? · How did the roadway widening effect cut-through traffic in Pleasanton? The following is a summary of the traffic forecast model outputs assuming Buildout of the 1996 General Plan Land Use and Roadway Network. · At Buildout, Hopyard Road north of Del Valle Parkway carries about 700 vehicles per hour (VPH) during the morning peak hour. Without the widening, traffic volumes only go down by two vehicles per hour during the morning peak hour along Hopyard Road between Valley Avenue and Del Valle Parkway. · At Buildout, Hopyard Road north of Del Valle Parkway carries about 1,200 vehicles per hour (VPH) during the evening peak hour. During the evening peak hour, traffic SR 05:027 Page 43