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Caltrans is concerned and then realities for the City. The realities may not be same. Caltrans <br />may have certain assumptions that it requires the City to do in the study, that the committee <br />believes will not happen. The committee has made sensitivity analysis to determine what may <br />or may not happen. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver felt it was a decent recommendation to do the project study and trip <br />reduction study. If the information is not available how can a decision be made. <br /> <br /> Mr. Homolka said when the committee looked at spending $300,000 is was also thinking <br />about the Bernal Avenue interchange, the Sunol Avenue interchange that may need to be <br />upgraded. The traffic consultant will include these two interchanges in the report. If an aerial <br />is done it will cover the whole area as well. This will save the time and money for these future <br />projects. <br /> <br /> Ms. Michelotti said the Bernal interchange was not on the map. She asked if there was <br />a recommendation for improvements to this interchange. <br /> <br /> Mr. Homolka understood that this interchange would be included in the San <br />Francisco/Bernal property improvements. The committee has tried to estimate how many cars <br />would go down to the Bernal Avenue interchange and what impacts this has on the build and no- <br />build scenario. <br /> <br /> Ms. Dennis asked if the committee was planning on doing an interchange model that <br />features pedestrian safety? Is this something that Caltrans would be involved in? <br /> <br /> Mr. Homolka said Caltrans may get involved but for them it is not a major concern. The <br />committee is looking at mitigation programs and not just the interchange. The committee has <br />done pedestrian counts. <br /> <br /> Ms. Dennis said if all the people were actually walking to the schools the pedestrian <br />traffic would increase. <br /> <br /> Mr. Homolka said the committee has looked at the issue from both sides. One is the <br />safety issue and the increased green time at pedestrian crossings. <br /> <br /> Ms. Dennis complimented the committee on its search for the truth and its focus on trip <br />reduction. <br /> <br /> Mr. Homolka said the committee believes there is a limit to what can be done with the <br />roads. So something else has to be done and that is what the committee is trying to focus on. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver remembered there was much debate about the elimination of the trip <br />reduction program and making it voluntary and the idea that businesses believed they could <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 7 05/21/98 <br /> <br /> <br />