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3.07. Transportation/Circulation Impacts (Additional Traffic, Congestion, Parking, Hazards, etc.) Thc Project includes one Little League baseball field, one larger Pony League baseball field, one informal baseball field, children's play areas, small picnic areas, and trails. The Parks and Community Services Depa~ tment estimates that maximum combined usc of the Project area may reach as high as 450 persons. Full use would probably occur only during weekend basement tournament times. The Department further estimates that approximately 2.5 persons per vehicle would be expected to travel to and from the Project area. This would result in up to 180 vehicles traveling in each direction to the site to accommodate up to 450 persons during the times of maximum weekend toumamen~ use (10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M). Traffic for normal weekday peak times (5:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M.) would not be expected to exceed 64 trips in each direction to accommodate the maximum anticipated use of 160 people. This new traffic would not significantly impact either on-site or off-site traffic levels of service since the existing Bernal Property Phase I Specific Plan street improvements were designed to accommodate thc Project uses, as well as build-out of the entire 516-acre Bemal Property. All vehicular access to thc site would arrive and depart by way of the Valley Avenue route to Bemal Avenue. Following the completion of the Valley Avenue under-crossing of the raikoad tracks and the extension to Junipero Street (now anticipated for the spring of 2006), new routes to Case Avenue and Sunol Boulevard will be opened. For addition discussion and evaluation of traffic impacts associated with development of the entire Bemal Property, including the Community Park, of which the Project is a part, please refer to the Phase I Bemal EIR. A total of 64 permanently paved parking spaces are proposed to accommodate the normal non-tournament park use times. An additional 48 temporary gravel surface spaces are also planned to accommodate overflow weekend tournament parking. X May be Insignificant Insignificant Significant if Mitigated 3.08. Noise Impacts (Increases, Exposure to High Levels) Development of the Project would generate added noise primarily from vehicular traffic, small crowd baseball game cheering, and amplified game announcing. For additional background information please refer to the Phase I Bemal EIR. Average daily vehicular traffic during the baseball season is generally not expected to exceed approximately 64 round trips. Noise created by traffic would initially be confined to Valley Avenue and Bernal Avenue. 8