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t MOUNTAIN HOUSE NEIGHBORHOODS K AND L INITIAL STUDY 5.ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST <br /> I 15. TPANSPORTATIONrrRAFFIC <br /> Fill <br /> t The proposed project supports the integrated land use and circulation plan <br /> concept in the Master Plan, as follows. <br /> Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities. As originally envisioned in the Master Plan, <br /> Class I, Il, and III bike routes are proposed throughout Mountain House. The <br /> proposed bike routes provide direct connectivity within Mountain House and <br /> externally to off-site locations. <br /> Sidewalks are proposed on all residential streets. In addition,direct pedestrian <br /> access connections would be provided at strategic locations. These pedestrian <br /> iaccess points would promote a walkable environment by providing a more direct <br /> connection to major streets and collectors. <br /> P Transportation Demand Management. TDM,also known as Mobility <br /> Management, is a general term for various strategies that increase transportation <br /> system efficiency. There are many different TDM strategies with a variety of <br /> transportation impacts.Although most individual TDM strategies only affect a <br /> small portion of total travel,the cumulative impacts of a comprehensive TDM <br /> program can be significant. A set of TDM measures has been adopted as <br /> documented in the Mountain House Community—TDM Program and Transit <br /> Plan(The Hoyt Company, 1997), Table 5.15-13 is a summary table of TDM <br /> measures and action items of the plan. To date,the TDM measures that have <br /> been implemented include bike storage, bus stops,taxi,and or dial-a-ride <br /> f i service. <br /> As already noted in the Setting section,the San Joaquin Regional Transit District <br /> (SJRTD) provides public transit services in the Stockton metropolitan area, as <br /> f well as intercity and interregional commuter services. The SJRTD provides bus <br /> r services between the San Joaquin County region and other Bay Area cities and <br /> Sacramento. The SJRTD operates nearly 11 bus trips per day between San <br /> Joaquin County(Stockton, Tracy, Lodi, Escalon, Ripon, and Manteca)and the <br /> South Bay, East Bay, Sacramento, and Napa regions. According to the draft <br /> MHCSD TDM program,the MHCSD should work with SJRTD to commence <br /> service to the Mountain House Parkway/Central Parkway park-and-ride lot once <br /> more then 1,000 homes have been occupied. The MHCSD currently has a bus <br /> stop location for Tri-Delta Transit(TDT), Contra Costa County's bus system. <br /> _.R From this location,TDT provides two lines of service totaling three round trips <br /> daily. The service includes stops at Lawrence Livermore Labs, Sandia Labs, <br /> RHacienda Business Park, and the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station.This service <br /> I meets the Master Plan requirement for in-community transit to a major public <br /> s � <br /> transportation system. <br /> y Table 5.15-14 summarizes some of the transit service triggers. Market forces <br /> will influence the land use buildout patterns in the 12 neighborhoods of the <br /> Mountain House community and will determine the level of transit demand. <br /> However, a local transit plan with a good headway that serves all major <br /> employment centers will go a long way to promote transit use. No mitigation <br /> i measures are necessary for the proposed project. <br /> I <br /> t <br /> i Ssnn i l 5-189 <br /> Fj <br />