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City of Pleasanton—Villages at the Quarry Project Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist 212 Potential for Site Cut Through Traffic Construction of the proposed project’s internal roadways would provide a new connection from Valley Avenue at Boulder Street with Busch Road at Street D. As illustrated on Figure 1B of the TIA, vehicles would be able to use Boulder Street, Street B, Street C, and Street D to complete this trip through the site as an alternative to the Valley Avenue to Busch Road route. A travel time study of these two routes was prepared to assess the attractiveness of cutting through the site. The study reflects the presence of traffic circles and speed humps within the project site. This study found the following results: • Valley Road and Busch Road – 110 to 130 seconds • Boulder Street, Street B, Street C, and Street D – 85 to 105 seconds The route through the project site is approximately 25 seconds shorter than the route using Valley Avenue and Busch Road. While the route through the project site is quicker, it is unlikely that substantial amounts of traffic would use this path. The route is indirect, involving five turns and traversing three traffic circles. In addition, the number of vehicles wanting to travel between Valley Avenue at Boulder Street with Busch Road at Street D is expected to be low, especially with the completion of the El Charro Road extension project. Stanley Boulevard to El Charro Road would be considerably faster for most origins and destinations than the use of Valley Avenue and Busch Road, or a cut-through trip through the project site. Recommendation: Monitor peak-hour cut through traffic and implement traffic calming measures to counteract the activity if it becomes an issue. Traffic calming measures such as chicanes, chokers, lateral shifts, speed humps or partial closures could minimize or eliminate cut through traffic. a) Affect to Circulation System Would the project: Conflict with a program plan, ordinance or policy of the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and pedestrian facilities? Summary of Housing Element Update FEIR The Housing Element Update FEIR indicated that development consistent with the Housing Element Update is not forecasted to generate transit, roadway, bicycle, or pedestrian use that would exceed the capacity of area facilities to serve that demand.