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DRAFT 3. Circulation Element improvements were installed prior to development of major business parks in North Pleasanton, resulting in the uncongested levels of service in Pleasanton today. Figure 3-10 shows existing and buildout configurations at major intersections. New improvements identified on Table 3-8 and shown on Figure 3-10 must be installed to address existing congestion and to ensure that future development does not result in increased congestion. Projects with the most immediate need are shown on Table 3-8 to be constructed before 2010. Projects without an identified funding source or development plans are shown to be constructed beyond 2010. The policies and programs of the City support the installation and financing of these improvements by developers of new projects as these are built. However, if development is allowed to proceed in an area without these improvements, congestion is likely to occur beyond City standards. Table 3-8 summarizes the intersection and roadway lane improvements required to support full development of the Planning Area. Unlike the list of regional projects identified in the Triangle Study, relatively few new roadways need to be constructed in Pleasanton. Stoneridge Drive extension, Busch Road, and El Charro Road are the three remaining segments of roadway that are not yet constructed. All three roadways axe significant and necessary parts of Pleasanton's local circulation system. An emergency vehicle accessway lucking Stoneridge Drive to El Charro Road will serve emergency access needs for the development of Staples Ranch until such time as the Stoneridge Drive extension is constructed. The timetable for construction of the Stoneridge Drive extension will depend on reaching an agreement with Pleasanton's regional partners -Livermore, Dublin, and Alameda County - for a strategic approach and funding plan for relieving traffic congestion in the Tri-Valley. That plan will include improvements to I-580, I-680, and SR 84, as well as completion of a regional arterial network that includes Dublin Boulevard, Jack London Boulevard, Portola Avenue, and Stoneridge Drive. El Charro Road will also provide relief to the Pleasanton network by providing a new roadway with direct freeway access along the eastern edge of Pleasanton. The construction of this roadway, however, must be considered carefully and constructed to offset the congestion due to Pleasanton trips, not as a tool to alleviate freeway congestion. Local Funding The City of Pleasanton created a Pleasanton Traffic Impact Fee (TIF) in 1998 to assure that all future development contributes its fair share towards the cost of local traffic improvements necessary for buildout of the General Plan. Prior to 1998, the City relied on large-scale development projects to construct the needed traffic improvements rather than a fee, but as the city approaches buildout, the size of the developments will be reduced and dispersed and not able to directly finance construction of Circulation Element 012908 clean 3-31 City Council 012908