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ATTACHMENT 1 Summary of Changes to the Draft Circulation Element The proposed changes to the background text of the Draft Circulation Element are indicated in the red-line version in Attachment 3. These changes include: • General editing, updating, and reorganizing of background material from the 1996 General Plan; • After the Purpose, adding a section on Sustainable Development and Planning; • Updating of the Streets and Highways section; • Under Description of Existing Roadway Network, updating discussion of regional roadway facilities, including discussion of the intersection of the 1- 580/1-680 interchange as well as the realignment of State Route 84 and the addition of truck-climbing lanes near I-680. The local roadway network, including the addition of eight arterials, has also been updated; • Under Existing Roadway Standards, updating the discussion of local roadway standards; and discussing exceptions to the level-of-service (LOS) standards in the Downtown and at gateways to Pleasanton; • Adding a Parking section including discussion of on-street parking and the residential permit parking program; and discussing off-street parking requirements and park-and-ride lots; • Updating Existing Traffic Conditions by adding information about ranking of and reasons for regional traffic bottlenecks, alleviation of bottlenecks, increased traffic volumes due to growth within Pleasanton, peak-period traffic extending beyond one hour to up to two hours, and traffic congestion due to school traffic; • Adding a discussion about Traffic Safety; • Updating the Traffic Projection Model and the Future Traffic Model Runs sections to discuss the current model used for this General Plan update. The update also includes renaming "Future Traffic Conditions" to "Buildout Traffic Conditions" and rewriting this section to reflect the changes expected in the future; • Adding a new section on Proposed Regional Roadway Improvements, including regional funding and projects to be developed using the Tri-Valley Transportation Development Fee; • Updating the Proposed Local Roadway Improvements section and adding a discussion of local funding (TIF); • Making minor edits to the Proposed Traffic Management Improvements section; • Updating the Potential Problem Intersections and Mitigations section to discuss needed mitigation measures; • Deleting the Proposed Funding Mechanisms section as funding is now discussed under proposed regional and local roadway improvements; Page 1