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The suggested outcome of this workshop is the identification of a preferred General Plan circulation network which would be the basis for adding/modifying land uses in future workshops. A critical element of this discussion is the assumed changes at intersections throughout the City as described in Appendix A, as all alternatives studied to date show traffic congestion and delay more than doubling by the Year 2025 without these or comparable intersection mitigations. Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: BACKGROUND This workshop is the next in a series of workshop discussions concerning traffic issues as part of the update of the General Plan Circulation Element. The goal of these workshops is to present the information necessary for the Planning Commission and City Council to evaluate future traffic conditions assuming Pleasanton's Existing + Approved land uses together with Regional "Build-Out" land uses and circulation network in place in the Year 2025, and to select a preferred cimulation network with which to evaluate alternative land uses. At the May 24, 2005 workshop, Council directed that this workshop include a discussion of"cut-through" traffic and an evaluation of three selected alternative circulation networks. This staff report contains an analysis of cut-through traffic existing in Pleasanton. It identifies the various types of cut-through traffic, identifies the streets and intersections most affected by it, and suggests policies for dealing with each type of cut-through traffic. In addition, this report evaluates the three alternative Pleasanton traffic network alternatives selected by the Council on May 24, as follows: Alternative A: The Existing + Approved circulation system in Pleasanton with intersection mitigations and gateway constraints; Alternative B: The Existing + Approved system with intersection mitigations and gateway constraints plus currently planned street widenings and extensions, except for the Stoneridge Dr. Extension and the W. Las Positas interchange; and, Alternative C: The Existing + Approved system with intersection mitigations and gateway constraints, plus widenings and extensions, including the Stoneridge Drive Extension and the W. Las Positas Blvd. interchange (modified 1996 General Plan circulation system.) CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE SELECTED CIRCULATION NETWORK Intersection LOS as reported in the various model hms, whether mitigated or not, is only one of the many factors which are important in a functioning cimulation system. The overarching goal in the 1996 General Plan is to have "...a safe, convenient and 5