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Mountain House Specific Plan III <br /> ........................................................................................................................................................................... <br /> CHAPTER TEN: AIR QUALITY AND <br /> TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT <br /> 10.1 INTRODUCTION <br /> r. This chapter summarizes Master Plan provisions related to air quality compliance and transportation <br /> demand management, and states both the Plan Description and Implementation for Specific Plan III. <br /> L <br /> Additional information is found in Chapter Three: Land Use, Chapter Eight:Energy and <br /> Telecommunications,and Chapter Nine: Transportation and Circulation. The MHCSD Transportation <br /> Demand Management(TDM)Program and Transit Plan contain requirements for transportation demand <br /> management. <br /> In addition to being subject to the control and approval of the County, issues of air quality and <br /> transportation management at Mountain House are subject to the regulatory control of the San Joaquin <br /> Valley Air Pollution Control District(SJVAPCD), the San Joaquin Council of Governments(SJCOG) <br /> Congestion Management Plan, and State and Federal requirements. <br /> 10.2 TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT <br /> 10.2.1 Master Plan Summary <br /> The primary issue affecting air quality is the impacts of transportation,especially single occupant <br /> vehicles and trucks that use diesel fuel. The Master Plan provides a range of requirements to reduce the <br /> L normally expected number of automobile trips and thereby reduce air quality impacts associated with <br /> development of residential, employment, and other land uses at Mountain House. These include the <br /> promotion of telecommuting; encouragement of alternative transportation modes including walking, <br /> bicycling,transit,or cleaner fuels vehicles; community design that reduces internal trip lengths and <br /> creates a jobs/housing balance to reduce external trips; and reduction of air pollution from <br /> Z <br /> non-automobile sources. <br /> 10.2.2 Specific Plan III Description <br /> Specific Plan Ill is bordered by I-205 to the south and Mountain House Parkway to the east which will <br /> carry large volumes of vehicles. In addition,I-205 carries substantial numbers of diesel powered trucks. <br /> According to a records search for stationary sources of TACs monitored by the SJVAPCD,no stationary <br /> Y <br /> sources of toxic air contaminants were found within one-quarter mile of the project site. (ARB 2004b; <br /> San Joaquin County 1991;U.S. EPA 2004b). <br /> Draft 03/14/05 10-1 <br /> ............................................................................................................................................................................ <br /> r <br />