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Hacienda TOD Standards and Design Guidelines Initial Study As shown in Tables 1 and 2, above, transportation is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the San Francisco Bay Area, in Alameda County, and in the City of Pleasanton. As shown in Table 5, below, it is anticipated that the proposed project would generate fewer peak hour trips than the existing entitlement. Table 5 Estimated Peak Hour Trips, Proposed and Existing* Project AM Peak PM Peak Total Hour Trips Hour Trips Trips Pro.osed Project 675 881 1,556 Existin: Entitlement 1,306 1,298 2,604 Notes: the `l xistei g Entitlement" is the entitlement assumed in prerdaa General Plan land use analyses for the project sites. Source: 00 of Pleasanton — I an/1c Engineering. There are approximately 11,000 jobs within 1/2 mile of the project sites; and approximately 800 housing units. The proposed uses with less commercial square footage and with additional apartments will provide a pedestrian /bicycle and transit friendly mix of uses in this employment hub. A BART station is within 1 /z mile of the proposed project. It is estimated that the proposed project would generate 1,048 few peak hour trips daily than the existing entitlement. This reduction includes a 20% trip reduction for the proposed uses based on their location relative to the mix of existing uses within Hacienda Business Park and its proximity to BAItT. Hacienda Business Park is currently dominated by commercial development. Greenhouse gas emissions from vehicular traffic are minimized when a community has housing sufficient to allow local employees to live in the community. This is based on the assumption that such a relationship (a balance between jobs and available housing) will reduce the distance travelled to work and therefore will reduce vehicular emissions. The current (as of 2006) jobs to housing relationship in the City of Pleasanton is "out of balance" with approximately 57,700 jobs, 25,765 housing units and about 36,393 employed residents (or approximately 1.6 jobs for every employed resident). The addition of up to 1,595 new residences will reduce this imbalance as compared to implementation of the existing entitled office development. For these reasons, GHG emissions due to operation of the proposed project are expected to be less than without implementation of the PUD amendments to adopt the Hacienda TOD Standards and Design Guidelines. To further offset GHG emissions, the proposed project will incorporate best management practices (BMPs), such as BMP #1, #2, #8, and #9 as described in Table 3 (above). While these emissions would not eliminate project Cif G emissions, their inclusion in the project would result in a lower GHC; emission level than had they not been incorporated into the project. Construction Emissions. The proposed project will incorporate best management practices (BLrvlPs), such as recycling /reusing construction and demolition debris as described in BMP #7 in Table 3 (above), to reduce construction emissions. GHG emissions due to construction of the proposed project are considered less - than - significant. Draft, Subject to Revision 19 2/11/2011