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<br />Mr. Wayne Rasmussen <br />March 22, 2006 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />o If the City chooses to use an alternative model other than the Alameda Countywide <br />Model for traffic impact analysis, then for the purposes of the CMP Land Use <br />Analysis Program, it should be demonstrated that the selected model output traffic <br />volumes are conservative compared with the Alameda Countywide Model, with <br />regard to the MTS roadways that are required to be analyzed, This comparison <br />should be included in the environmental document, <br /> <br />62, <br /> <br />The Land Use Analysis Program of the Congestion Management Program (eMP) <br />requires that "the jurisdictions must address all potential impacts of the project on the <br />Metropolitan Transportation System (MTS)", <br /> <br />Regarding which model to use for the CMP analysis, if a model other than the <br />countywide model is chosen, then it should be conservative in terms of traffic volumes <br />on the specified MTS roadways, which should be demonstrated and documented in thc <br />EIR, Typically, the countywIde model being a regional model tends to generate <br />relatively less traffic volume on a roadway in and around a city compared to a city <br />model, which would be more detailed, Since this is not the case here, and if the <br />countywide model is still not chosen for the CMP analysis, reasons for why the <br />countywide model is generating high volume of trips than the city model and why it is <br />not acceptable for impact analysis should be included in the ElR, <br /> <br />The DEIR neither ,analyses which model is conservative to use for the CMP analysis <br />nor includes the required CMP analysis on the specified MTS roadways as mentioned <br />in the above CMA's letter. Please note that the purpose of the Land Use Analysis <br />Program of the CMP is to identifY the impacts of the large scale projects that generate <br />over 100 p,m, peak hour trips over and above the existing conditions on the MTS <br />roadways, Since the proposed project meets this criterion, the EIR document should <br />include the CMP analysis on the specified MTS roadways as in the attached responsc, <br /> <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this Draft EIR for the above project. <br />Please do not hesitate to contact me at 5 I 0/836-2560 ext. 24 if you require additional <br />inforn1ation. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Saravana Suthanthira <br />Associate Transportation Planner <br /> <br />cc: file: CMP - Environmental Review Opinions - Responses - 2006 <br />