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City of Pleasanton–10x Genomics Project Environmental Checklist and <br />Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Environmental Evaluation <br /> <br /> <br />FirstCarbon Solutions 125 <br />Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480024/ISMND/wp/21480024 10x Genomics Project Full Screencheck ISMND.docx <br />Environmental Issues <br />Potentially <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />Less than <br />Significant <br />Impact with <br />Mitigation <br />Incorporated <br />Less than <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />No <br />Impact <br />2.17 Transportation <br />Would the project: <br />a) Conflict with a program plan, ordinance or <br />policy of the circulation system, including <br />transit, roadway, bicycle and pedestrian <br />facilities? <br /> <br />b) Would the project conflict or be inconsistent <br />with CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3, <br />subdivision (b)? <br /> <br />c) Substantially increase hazards due to a <br />geometric design feature (e.g., sharp curves or <br />dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses <br />(e.g., farm equipment)? <br /> <br />d) Result in inadequate emergency access? <br /> <br />Environmental Evaluation <br />Setting <br />The information in this section is based, in part, on the 10x Genomics TIA Report prepared by Fehr & <br />Peers dated March 2021 which is included as Appendix J of this document. The following is a <br />summary of the results of the TIA prepared for the proposed project. <br />Potential project impacts on the transportation network were evaluated based on the City of <br />Pleasanton’s standards of significance and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) <br />recommendations for VMT impacts (The City of Pleasanton has yet to develop VMT guidelines). <br />These include assessments of the project’s effects on VMT, pedestrian facilities, transit services, <br />bicycle facilities, potential hazards, and emergency vehicle access. In addition, intersection Levels of <br />Service (LOS) were calculated to assess the proposed project’s consistency with City General Plan <br />operational thresholds. This was determined by measuring the effect Project traffic would have on <br />16 intersections in the vicinity of the site during the morning (7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.) and evening <br />(4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.) peak periods. Conditions were evaluated under Existing, Near-term and <br />Cumulative conditions without and with the Project. Operations of intersections internal to the site <br />were also evaluated and lane configuration and traffic control recommendations were developed. <br />To assess the project’s consistency with the City’s General Plan policies, level of service and queuing <br />assessments were undertaken. These analyses identified several inconsistencies with General Plan <br />policies. However, the proposed project would not degrade an intersection beyond established level <br />of service standards that was operating within the level of service standards prior to the addition of <br />project traffic. In addition to paying all local and regional transportation impact fees, the proposed <br />project would be required to construct improvements at the intersections of Stoneridge Drive at