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the-art transit modes throughout the community, unlike an existing community. For example, all of the neighborhoods can be tied together with a combination of pedestrian. bicycle and transit routes. Each neighborhood can further be planned to be as self-sufficient as possible to minimize additional shopping or other trips. 3. Impact: The project would increase regional emissions of criteria pollutants through new vehicle travel and area source emissisons associated with residential and industrial uses in excess of threshold levels established by the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District. These emissions will delay eventual attainment of air quality standards. Mitigation: The EIR proposes a number of effective mitigation measures that will minimize air quality impacts. Mitigation measures include: mixing and orienting land uses to maximize opportunities for pedestrian and bicycle use by locating mutually supportive land uses in proximity to one another, including adequate park-and-ride and transit facilities, constructing an adequate network or bicycle and pedestrian trails, incorporation of an ambitious TDM strategy, and adherence to all applicable mitigations identified in the recently adopted San Joaquin Valley 1991 California Clean Air Act Air Quality Attainment Plan (adopted 1-92). Finding: Specific economic, social, or other considerations make infeasible any mitigation measures or project alternatives identified in the Final EIR. Supporting Facts: The EIR states that even with the incorporation of all recommended mitigation measures there would be an unavoidable, significant environmental impact. Supporting facts to the statement for this finding would be very similar to the findings for Transportation: i.e, regional air quality emissions will exceed recommmended levels whether or not this project is approved since traffic congestion and LOS will be at F on 1-205 over the Altamont Pass regardless during the planning period. The project will intercept some commuter trips that would otherwise go over the Pass, and thus improve air quality to some degree. Also the project will generate an internal jobs/housing balance at buildout which will minimize air quality degradation that might otherwise occur. The production of up to 18,755 jobs within Mountain House is another finding that can override the stated environmental impact. 4. Impact: The project will create growth inducing press.�:es on lands adjacent to the project, as well as undeveloped lands between the project site and the City of Tracy that cannot be mitigated to a less than significant level. Mitigation: The EIR proposes a number of mitigation measures to reduce and limit the growth inducment pressures that will result if this project is approved and developed. Mitigation measures include: a land use plan that provides a 'self-sufficient' mix of land uses that will encourage the Attachment C C-3 (PC: 4-9-92)