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arterial miles driven is significant, travel on residential collectors increases by 16,000 miles per year if West Las Positas Boulevard is not widened. The following two tables summarize how evening peak hour driving time would increase slightly, while driving distances decrease for local drivers when the road widening is removed from the roadway network. Table 22 Citywide Change in Vehicle Hours Traveled if the West Las Positas Widening Were Removed from the General Plan Roadway Network Trip Purpose Evening Peak Hour Traffic Local Collector Minor Major Streets Streets Arterials Arterials Total Home / Work 0 -4 9 11 15 Home / School 0 0 0 0 0 Home / Shop / Social / Recreation 0 -18 6 5 -8 Not to / from Home 0 -14 3 6 -4 Hours spent driving Hours spent driving Hours spent driving Hours spent driving Total 0 -36 18 22 3 Evening Cut-through traffic 0 0 7 -6 1 Hours spent driving Hours spent driving Table 23 CiW, wide Change in Vehicle Hours Traveled if the West Las Positas Widening Were Removed from the General Plan Roadway Network Evening Peak Hour Traffic Local Collector Minor Major Trip Purpose Streets Streets Arterials Arterials Total Home / Work -1 62 55 -109 7 Miles Traveled Home / School 0 0 0 0 0 Miles Traveled Home / Shop / Social / Recreation 1 5 39 -8I -37 Miles Traveled Not to / from Home 0 -5 10 -24 -19 Miles Traveled Total 0 62 104 -215 -49 Miles Traveled Evening Cut-through traffic 0 0 18 -123 -105 Miles Traveled Evening Peak Hour Cut-through Traffic The 1996 General Plan Roadway Network Model projects that about 10 cut-through vehicles use portions of West Las Positas Boulevard during the evening peak hour. Not widening West Las Positas Boulevard would have little effect on the total number of cut-through vehicles in the City during the evening peak hour. SR 05:027 Page 66