01 - Laserfiche WebLink

coming off because they cannot get back on. He also said there are many congestion points within the City of Pleasanton at build-out, as volumes will get worse than today. So, at build-out, Pleasanton is less desirable to drive through and cut-through traffic will be reduced in the future. Commissioner Fox questioned how many vehicles would come off of I-580 in order to reduce I- 580 from F to E and then traverse either north or south of I-580 to their final destination. She sees that MTC talks about total vehicle hours of delay and she was trying to understand what traffic would be diverted to Pleasanton because it is more of an attractive route compared to the 4,320 hours of delay along the freeway in the PM currently. Mr. Tassano said the number is around 1,400 to 1,500 vehicles at build-out for the PM, and that Dublin experiences similar volumes. Commissioner Fox referred to the State Route 84 infrastructure improvements built into the model, and she asked if this assumed that State Route 84 was freeway-like, meaning that enough improvements have been built on State Route 84 so that the grades and curves are similar to what is found on a freeway. Mr. Tassano said no; for State Route 84, the model at build-out assumes that from the I-680 to past where GE is located at the base of the hill is exactly as it is today; a two-lane facility. Climbing the hill up to the top of Pigeon Pass and over to the other side is a four-lane facility and then this continues on from the bottom of the hill up to Jack London Boulevard, where it opens up to a six-lane facility up to I-580. Commissioner Fox said in terms of the freeway, she asked if it was in Livermore or Pleasanton’s discretion to turn on ramp metering at El Charro and I-580. Mr. Tassano said it was ultimately at Caltrans’ discretion; however, they have deferred to the local agency on whether to turn it on and at what rate. He said it was within the City of Pleasanton’s sphere of influence. Commissioner Fox questioned whether or not there was a ballot measure a few years ago about prohibiting growth north of I-580 past Fallon Road in Livermore so that theoretically, there may be limited road access to Livermore. Mr. Tassano said the North Canyons in Livermore and the Dublin Boulevard Extension are connected in their model at 2030 as a four-lane facility running from Fallon Road to El Charro along the north side. He said there is significant construction in Dublin’s East Specific Plan as well as construction in Livermore’s North Specific Plan for construction of housing. City Manager Fialho felt that in the future, Collier Canyon would connect to Fallon and Jack London would connect to Stoneridge if the City decided to put it through. In the east side there is substantial development as you see currently existing in Dublin, so this would just be a continuation all the way up to Fallon. On the Livermore side, that’s primarily commercial office and industrial; it connects to Airway and then eventually spills off into the new Isabelle Intersection being built. On Pleasanton’s side, it is conceived potentially to connect Stoneridge to El Charro and then from there, it connects to Jack London, and then it carries on into Livermore. He said the ballot measure which occurred 2+ years ago related to growth in North Livermore and substantial residential development and that was defeated by the voters of Livermore. It is now substantially less growth than what was contemplated in the measure. Commissioner Fox recused herself and left the room. Workshop Minutes 5 April 24, 2007