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DRAFT 3. Circulation Element In addition to morning and evening peak commute hours, the City of Pleasanton has aschool-related commute that adds to traffic congestion. In the morning, the "school peak" coincides with the morning commute peak creating additional congestion on the local roadway system. The afternoon "school peak" is less extensive because the 3 p.m. release time does not coincide with the evening commute peak. Table 3-7 illustrates the existing and buildout levels of service for the signalized intersections in Pleasanton. As Pleasanton approaches buildout, the congestion levels, especially near the freeways, approach the acceptable limits identified as LOS D. Figure 3-5 shows existing levels of service while Figure 3-6 shows buildout levels of service with additional mitigations. At buildout, except for exempted Downtown and gateway intersections, the entire city would operate at level of service D or better with all mitigation measures implemented, as detailed in Table 3-8 and Figure 3-7. Traffic Safety On an ongoing basis, the Traffic Engineering Division in consultation with the Police Department monitors collision trends in Pleasanton. The Ciry annually ranks intersections based on collision frequency and identifies intersections with the highest number of collisions for more detailed analysis of collision causes and possible solutions. Efforts to reduce congestion and calm traffic also help to reduce collision-risk factors such as speeding and red-light n,nning. In addition to monitoring the existing roadway network's traffic safety, traffic studies for new development should also address roadway safety. Project traffic studies should address necessary improvements to network traffic safety as well as to pedestrian, bicycle, and existing local roadway safety needs. Traffic safety analyses should address project impacts with mitigation and improvement measures. These measures should focus on the arterial network's level of service improvements as well as on general roadway safety. For traffic safety the City has established minimum roadway right-of--way widths -including sidewalks, parking, landscaping, and bicycle lanes -ranging from 30 feet for alleys to 166 feet for thoroughfares with frontage roads. According to the Municipal Code, new residential roadway rights-of--way should be between 42 and 60 feet wide, depending on roadway type.3 During the Planned Unit Development process, the City may approve narrower roadways, if these would provide more safety fox pedestrians while still providing adequate bicycle and motor vehicle access. 3 Pleasanton Municipal Code, 19.36.040 Streets and thoroughfares -Width and geometrics, 2007. Circulation Element 012908 clean 3-17 City Council 012909