HomeMy WebLinkAbout84-9 TRANSPORTATION 3 OF 9pbjective
10.1 Provide £a radequate' bicycle circulate art ,liid fa.cila c ies
as a ftincti.onal aiternative to the aut0ta0b: dj And
:for
recreation.
Politic's
10.1.1 The County 'chill encourage the cita.es to prepaxc
andpropose comprehens i.ve urban
aro'a la1cycle
Plans to the County for review anal adoption.
10,1.2 Construction or expall sion 'of all nt400x arteria),
Shall consider bicycle paths o'f Class TI
better., or
10.1. Residential Clevelopme'nts should incorporate
internal circulltion networks that encourage
bicycle use and Which
connect to the external
bicycle circulation system.
Prodxam; The County 1vi11 map an integrated
system of suggested rural bicycle route'cv4ich
focus on serving gas recreational
routes around
urbanareas. and use the flap as an initial SteP,
pt
c,onjunctiun wII city bicycle plans,, for
establishing a, comprehensive bicycle plan.
Implementation: near and middle term.
Ob.jectave
10.2 P ro vi de a b.ic cle s
y ys,tem Which can bb ntegratecl with
Other transportation modes.
Policies
10. Z'.1 Bicyl a parkin £aci].ities should be ezicauraged
in apartment complexes, major commercial, pro-
fes.si.onal office, 'industrial-, and educational
sites, along W,th ood routes >tl .
g chit. foster
bicycle '<<
use.
IQ.2..2tult'i-modal transportation facilities such as
park-and-ride lots and bus stops, should' provide
adequate and secure bicycle parking facilities.
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Transportation Element
Environmerita] Impact Report
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- Table of Content
Page
Introduction
87
2.0
Project 'Description
87
3.0
Environmental Seting
88
4.0
Significant Environmental Impacts and riitigation Measures
88
4.1 Air` Quality
L
4.2 Water Quality
88
4.3 Erosion
gl
4.4 Drainage
91
4.5 Vegetation, Fish and 'Wi 1,d;life
92
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4.6 Land Use
93
4.7 Noise -
4.8 Prime Agricultural Resources
93
94
4.9 Archaeological and I•Iistor'ical' Resources
94°
4.10 Transportation Fuel Consumption
94
4,11 Transportation and Circulation
4.12' Transportatihn and Hazardous and Toxic Matoria]s
4, 15 1pulb'lic vices and Imptacts, -
95
96
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4.14 Visual andScenic uaisca
Q. _ X., 's .
96
5.0
Unavoidable Adverse Impact
96.
6:,0
Alternatives to the project
97
Short -Term Uses Versus Long -Term Productivxy
98
$°0
Trreverfiable Chances to the Environment �
98
9.0
Growth -Inducing Impact's, 1
` 99
104
Liszt of Agencies and Persons Contac t ed
99
that despite increasing vehicle emissions, controls, motor'
vehicle emissions will increase slowly to the year 2000
after reaching a loW sometime in the late 1980's
point or
early 19901s. in other words, the increased total traffic
in Butte County is expected t0 outpace the effectiuc;ness
of Californias present' vehicle emissions control program.,
Butte County, is, presently classified by the Environmental
Protection Agency as an air duality n0nattainment area
for ozone 05), carbon monoxide (CO) , and is not classified;
for total suspe"nded particulate In 1979, the County prepared
a nonattainmentair quality plan which shows how the County
'
intends to meet Federal air quality standards before the end of
1987. The Butte County`onattainment Ilan indicates tltit
California's .Motor Vehicle Emissions Control Prol;ram 14;(1,1
reduce 03 and CO emissions, along with controls on sttrtionexy
and area- sources, to levels which meet the Federal air gtiality
standards. Recent air quality data far,Butte County j1.1d.icztes
that 03 and CO levels have been Teduced, and that the County
may be an a position to seek: redesignation as pi area meeting
Federal air quality standards for these pol.luttlnts in the near
future. Cumulative effects of increasing; vehicle emissions on
the ability of the, County to meet Federal air quality standards
in the lon,g-term future is presently uncertain:
An estimate of 1981 and year.'2000 motor vehicle emissions
- was prepared by the- Butte County -Air Pollution ControlDistrict
(APCD), based on estimated vehicle m?:1es traveled for each
r respective year. The APCD estimates assume that the State's
1985 motor vehicle emissions standards would be full operational
in the; year 2000 vehicle mi.xy as shown on the following page.
Impact"
l The fir c{uality in .Butte County could. be significantly
I mpacted ';by increasing vehicle 'mike>s of travel from
,motor vehicles.
Z Lacalized fall and early wintertime CO 1eve Is in the
Chico urban area could viola.te'Federal air quality standards
'as development and motor vehicle travel increase xn the
urban area.
,
a �
1. ]Cmpact on future air quality caused, by increasing mobile
source erissionsrould be mitigated, by policy 3.1.1,
L
2 The potential' for CO air quality violations ,in the Chico
u r an area t+toild iae niitigated !tiy poliGi;es 31. ] ,; 3,.1,
an. 1.1.2.
Appendix D k,
g aj 9
Levels of Service'
The
eevel-of-service concept is used to define the
between a h ghwayIs traffic volume and
a relationship,
is an
cap'acit
c?xtrcrriely, useful ta.al in hi htva y, , therefore,
txaffic volume that can Planning. The y
vi,ximum
be carried atyanyase.lected levet, of
service is re to as the."service volumee for
The Iii hwa Capacity
:bfanv that level
tions for six levels al describes relative o erat�n> .
forced of serva.ce which dotoi-
range frompfree ' 9
flaw ra£fic condition, (1)
Level of service strictly defined, applies to a
roadway of sthe ignificant length., sec ian of
A
g service l;e.ve1 descrit,es how
Cbmfart, convenxenCee'vel relates to reasonable driving
.Table"
speed,
$conomy, and safety.
are utul;xed in while"Level Ftp Five service levels
in g 100
a- forced flow e.Xceed-
percent of a'highway s capacity was not incl uded
The ltighjvay Capacity rianual define
following manner: (2)
s sia, levels of se;xvice in
,, the
L Service A describes a condition of £ree;flo�v
vovumes f a, �g'�"speeds. Tra ffic with
density is lowmit,g, with speeds
controlled by driver dosire.s
canditions. There is little �orpnodreil11
iandiphysical roadway
due to the presence of other vehicles, and dxiversmaneuvexabilzty
their desired
speeds with little or"no delay, can maintain
Level of Service B is in a :zone o£ stable flow '
s ee s , With aperatiz�g.
p Binning to be restricted
Drivers
somewhat b tra;£fZc conditions.
s ill have`reas y
•
o.nable freedom to select theirs
and lane of op
Beds
with a l,ow rQeri.lit Reductions in speed are not unreas 1e,
p babiiity ,of tra£f c flow being restricted.
lower limit (lowest
T'heb
speed, highest volume) of this leve -
1 of,
service has been aSsociated'�;ith service volumes
sign o£
g 'i.n o
ru used
ral highways. e
LeVel of Service G is still in the zone of stable £l..o v
an maneuveraoz ity are more closely';cont'rolled
r , butt speeds
by the' ha. ghe. r
CYj Ei ghway Capacity Manu� ayighway Research Ido
Report 87, �3atonal Academy aid, Special
o£ Sciences
Council, 1965., National Research
pgS' 806 1
,103=
re nf`i ned to 8peci F
ai c pot i ci,<es.
Elro'ri: Comments weco
E. ;,N1tLaughi n: Pr'ovi sl ons in t'he V ement recei ved wi de sljppart,
especi a,1'1 y the devel o'pment tof a rural bt cycl e plan, (here were
tV�o ma j ar ad.di ti o°ns to the routes `I i stud ( oh paged:) i ncl udi,ng:
1. Honey R:un Rd. from the Skyway to the Covered E�rt dge ,and,
2 Keefer Rd, to Cohasset Rd'o to the Sacr;;amento Northern
kai'I road ri z)ht Of wa;y,, sh'ou1 dr a 11 l raaci, ab andonUnt occur and
a bikeroute ensure,
These routes: could easi,ty reeve bi;cyele comrouters.
Response: Staff recommAii.d that tho Keefer Rd, . to Cohasset to
of-wa r�o.uI .b,e 1 nc1 uld,ed i tt flip suq fisted: 1 i' 't on
t g
the .NIR rtgh y
Page 6G The Hgniey Rust MV. route condi ns tao maity grade and
design problems to f�.�> nc"udecl on a 1 i st sUge� t: i t1q bike mutes
that sh,oul d be, consi deredl, In a rural bike, p11 an.
B. SPECfFZC' OMi� N'IS ON. POLICIES (page 70�-r36j'
0b,j'ect1 ve
It is a 1an.d use, not tr ns`artatior issue. (Bolster)
Response: Obi,or+i ve 1.'.1 and the pol icier underit are
essential to effe,cti ve coardi pati on oP c rculati an r►d 1 and use
pol i ries di rectl rel ate and reFl pct the
p'ol 1 ci es, rr,e5� y
general l anqua le and criteria of the Land Uqe E1,cMen t...
evelop a transportati on system i n a maw her �vha ' e,nc0tira-9
eFFf i e i ent: 18 qd, uti 1 i zati on. a The reverse i s: ;al so' t mporttirt`t,
t�,►evet pp land use pnc�i i cps that encourage an of Pi ci'ertt
traitsport,at1on system.>" (A'1deny'
Response:: Commont`noted;.
Pol1,cy '1. 1. 1 and' P o 11 c,y1'::
Idol 1 ci es 1.1.1 , 1.'1. - ,1. 1.O 0i ch f'ol IT o,w 0Ellecti v 1 1 shou l d
bo un(ler (th,eg) Land Use r;EIOmensterl
response:See response to Objective i• 4
Agrees with p611G1'+5 1.,19,• a,ncl 1 1.2' (Al.denll'
Pa,l i'cy
Level:opmeht i n the', vi ci, ni ty; of exi IS ►tct, ht clhways, shoal d 'be
c'I usterr d to .r i ni rn:t ze, .the h`ump,or o, expeit.i ve anrh d ;t1�geraus
inter set ansa.: The' pra,`vi ^ion oF: r�ss'enti a;l 5ervi c' s i ri' the ►rear
Qw .,
RNsponse: See O e Comments ofthe Ci ty of Chi o a►i ( {:he "
errUin staff response
a:nd recommendation.
Deferred mai ntenaWoe i F put oft )'ong enough, actu t') 1 y
could cos t more,. to correct. (Ei�t.rd11)
K'esp0nse; this comment agrees with s"taff21s anal ysi and'
firtrJings and irnp`(ied in Section 4.0 the
of draft's teXE.
Pnl i 0 2. 2
po'I i cy f s not appropriate: 1 aPd use should be de"termi nod
'I ter con i derat�� on is gi yeti to i rrfrastructut
e costs; bud; not;
vi ce--versa. Tire rest l is at' that detertni nati on - hoUTt'l `be shQV n
i n he, Land 'llse1eme n.t. (Bolster)
ResponscJ: MuCh of the .discussion for this policy, is"Faurid in
Septi ons" "4, 0 and ,6. of the text. c,t
vdn the la1'g taiouht of
1 and i n the County {:hat contai n"s w'i de rangt ncd 1tnd 'use an,.l
zoning densi'tiesi trre fact of this
rhe Caunl;.r's policy is unavoidable;
present ;emphasis on projrrct bye, project"
det"erm1 nations does,
i n fzct, poi ht out the importance oaf "L,,his
proposed po 1.Icy;
policya.id Policy 2. 2. 3
Elsewhere i n the. `document We 1:earn than heat/"y truck"5,. cio
rrior damage to' raatis tharl i
s calji ensued by -truck User fees:
Ute feel t minimrm, this pUb1 c sUbsidy to �truc.kir, shotrl d
be wi dcl y �, C-kh0wI edged to
the _ ubl i c,
p f urt,her, We b,el i e'we the
bnutty should sturdy ways to eliminIbe this sub 'd which
beiieFi i;s
on1- one; kind of Iran>sportati o t.
S _ "l (Alen).
Response The issue 'of tr U, k. fees „i �" a S, ti ,an'd fed olra�li ssuP.
Pragrsi
A procir�m for road mai'ntena►rce 'shawl cl be Jeuelop danl
aP'tct� a detIc t i ed stU y` of 'exi"sti
beet), �Fi riart"Ci,h� ` shdrl.fa) l s
ma_d f�'oa-d mai nteanr, h .
i nctcasi n e def' 61 is result, not, only" fro ip
,casts., but :01so from fund di ver�sion '
,into:'
r�Qnhi ghwtty t1PS, Before tryi hg to, tai Use more motley, or rt:~ir
in�5rtt�y, it is �irrrp+� ativ:e that, a det.a:i led
aceounti;nq of fu'
dt versi otis be prepared. Ecilri t bi't i tY r'�uir that t`�`ca1
pro�iiwams tie" b"sed "u"pari`
acctrra`t, f'ristoatc�l fact: (E3c�lst;t})
��nfordc��kr1 e h6adev d
h+ord", � o pm�rrt a�gree�nerrts,�etihaktlte
et) fo"rice kil e'! should" he undt;r1,i
ne,d'. F'r�e� treri .i y�..
de.ye I;opm ,nt aIreeMents have been..no,t».bi rd i n a
tan-enF�,r:cF�atyl
th
G. �1e" h"e��1 "k the .el vG�iopmeh"tr��t reerrent
w
p'Ci rceI i s de, pe'Wdent on futurc" access. The pt 1 i cy should be
r~eta,ined, , ,
Policy 1 1.
UYinec'es3ary policy. (f3o1s'teP�
Response: Pp g practices
.. p This p�,Ti cy i s i n su ort,, of exi sti n trnd
s'houl d be r,eta i,nPd,
-
Roads should be. kept as narrow a;spossible to min m`ix buflding
d.nd mai ttt+:nance casts. Al sb,narrow:' roads i n btril t�up arQas
h'a ye been shoran tohaves positive social aria nP'i ghliorhdod
bpnefi"ts .such as !<;eepirrg traffic speeds down, cue'. (Alfieri)'
F:'sponse:, TheecormentAs noted. See Policy $. ,
P 0 i cy 4. 1.10
lmpossi bl,e to accurately assess: (Bol sten)
Response: iStaff dIsagrem The isste of off
-sito roast
improvement. is: argued over tolis tantly. lFn1ess the C00:ity had
the Funds to cover offsite improvements, they wlI,1 no't be°
mi t:i .rated.
ffie .foI 16.0 ng should ,be� added: -The Gounty shoti1 dmandate
rersonably extensive studies to anticipate trapsportatiari
.�
impacts, e;speci a1 y i n the case ,of 1 urge,, si rt:gl e rise ( g
ausi ri�j or' sFto dpi n� and y) dw,vel.o' merits. Al dean)
P
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k'esporise: Th t s. corrlrne 't i snswe,i�e�J by the abject ves and
pot i cues c'onta ned :i n p°oil i cy �iec i on' 6: 2fi: Snet i al S+tird{i es
and Speci fi c ptatls (pap s. %a"79,
poli cy A. 1. iq
Agree with policy. (M dirt )
R+i g"htwofWways Shaul d be retained" so that 'other oP trunci t
,forhls
may, be i ncrorpo.t?ated at 1 aver date. : (tCot'ej
Rep!�ri.se: P.i ght, 01 way, f.ar* trarr5i t soul d be-'c6ir5i'dered tinder
the proposed -pal i cy;:
11 11 11 MM r
��,han wi'1 1 to s�tou1 tl, anal .�in.clude p'i'th qP��, (GO stet
esp.ar sMake e;, chancl`e r�ote�d.
g
n by erOslo `n control p1 an i tsel cannot preveAt eros orl,
(Cole) -
Response: Comment noted.
po;l icy
!n my opi'ni on` i t `'i s not prroper' to sped f y standards
yenet,a'I plan e1 ement---they are more approp.r atr11 y . pl aced i n
design criteria acid improvGmen� standards ordinane0s, (E3olsten)
Response.,:. This i�s Gl e�ar1 a pt i , i ss4 � and t elatEd to the
Y ocy'-
Saf0ty E1 Pment, as noted i n . the res once to t;lic comr�ents of the
- >� '
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County Fire Warden. f;he issue is properly parE of b6 t, the
Transportation arrd Wety E1 em+ants. Desi 911si:andards shout d
provide the tochn;f cal Beta 1, 1 to 1 mpl einetit s:tch pot i cy ss`ues.
fo1icy 5.1:2
Is not appropri ate to a transp( tati on 01eme t. 810 11 stet);
kesp'onse Tli s pol i ry coul,d be deleted and rely on the
C 1 i fo,rni a En�i rota Qtlal i t,y Act:. Sitaff 'rec0MMP,nds
00.1 e t i on.
Rrogrzm.'
Sams comment app 7`1es ..a.s. for p.oi icy'
Res<<ions6; see r0Spo,ate to. abou,e comment.
P01icy
p01 i cy seems to admit' that mor:e detai 1 Ed 1 and use pl atiriilig i s
in some areas. If this is t;rtle, the Land Use Element
needed
sho:ial-d sped�;fy w�hero,, and then any spe�clfic pyail W�SU1d need, to
address transportation also. {Bolster)
x
ate sp once: `Ihe Y�an(I t)se laleme7it csi;ab7- shed a program a
prpate area P1 ans,
Th nc,I udi rtig for ci r'�ul ati on Speer f � c pl an should be
eneauraed, as the policy indicans, to res:olvc cirul��on
prod eats, hi cannot be deter mi neo i�;r
p - - nes .
advanre. due to utrclef i n� dra 0:�al s and' 1 oc ti o
. h -P
F ao;t,hi 1 'I �tudi es', 1 ie th'e one just rotnpl eted 1y the Cara,n.ty,
yi "o 1 d tt e" 111'. 0, r, � o`n` heeded t°o ma{�e prec�i se and
approprt'i ate ! anc.1 a �f� desi gnati 0rts
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Planning Department, A.ttn: Mdrk Radabaugh
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Department of Public!Works
su,e�ccri'Draft,County
Circulation Element
oATM
October 1.2, 1983
Listed below axe comments from our transportation planning secfion re�;ara.ing
the above documentp
6.1+1(Paradi8e Area 'Bus' Service) . We do not plan to extcnd bus service to
Paradise Pines by tie late SOS.
6 �E3 a:id 6.44 '(Ba cyc7 e Ridership and Pedestrian Access �•: As indicated in the
text, bicycle idisg in rural areas is primarily recreational. Bec1u'se the
bicyclb tits not beim used as a mode of transportation, it would appear that
discussion of tin the circulation element is perhaps inconsistent With the
old'
purpose of this element, The same would htrue for pedestrian activity
as discussed in tate tori
Policy 901.1 The wards "fixed -route and.scheduled" should bpaeliminated.
The''policy should not imply that the only method of prov:dirig public transit
is by fixed route sjnce demand response, and hybred systems caa often be more
effective and efiici.ent.
O ectivd 9,A ; . PtoViding ,for : "recreational' oppartttnd t t cs has never been
and probablynever will be, an,,objective of any county operated or BOAC •-;
required transit system. 7t shauld, therefore, not be referred to as an
ob ject: ive .
Objective 10.1 We do not feed. that recreations.! use of the bCyGle shoutid be
discussed in the same context as use of the biaycl-a as a mode of tt trportation.
ParLti.cularly, ,we have iio intention Of sp.endi.ng funds uncle' our control Crr
recreation facilities,,
Ob.� e ative 735 Recreational. lii djigl andpgging txAls would x>bt 'be trans••
portation facilities and shou7.d not, in our opinic� i, corttpetC for tvansporta•-
tion funds.
If- you "wy.sh to discuss this further, please contact %'reel„ .
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