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Mitigation Measure 4.14-10): Provide local-serving commercial uses throughout the project site to facilitate walk trips for local shopping. The Mitigated Plan proposes 12 "neighborhood centers" to be centrally located in each of the 12 proposed neighborhoods of Mountain House. The nei hborhood centers could include small retail stores such as delis or markets, as well ay care centers, churches, or similar local-serving uses. The intent is to provide a neighborhood focus and allow the opportunity for casual walking trips. As people almost invariably drive for their daily and weekly grocery shopping needs, the Mitigated Plan also proposes three community commercial centers, each containing a modern full-sized grocery, drugstore, and shops. One community center would be situated in each of the three "villages" comprising the overall residential development. The intent of the community commercial centers is to reduce the length of automobile trips by providing a number of community retail centers, thereby avoiding the need to drive to the Town Center for daily and weekly grocery and related shopping. IMPACT 414-6 (Project trips would result in significant traffic levels on internal roadwayaL Mitigation Measure 4.14-6(a): The internal road adjacent to the Freeway Commercial parcel should be upgraded to a major arterial with six travel lanes by 2010. Mitigation Measure 4.14-6(b): The north-south minor arterial proposed for the west side of the project site should be upgraded to a six-lane arterial between the town center and the site north of Byron Road by 2005. Mitigation Measure 4.14-6(d): The Specific Plan should provide for an additional minor arterial in the west-central area of the site that would allow internal arterials in this portion of the site to remain four lanes at buildout. In response to these mitigation measures, the Mitigated Plan proposes a different configuration of major roadways, with the intent to avoid internal six-lane arterials which would divide neighborhoods within the project. The plan shows two north- south limited-access "expressways" on the east and west edges of the project site. The intent of these roadways is to provide quick access from the northern parts of the community to the freeway or other points south. A central north-south parkway connects destinations within the community, such as commercial centers, parks, the Town Center, and the river. Another north-south road services employment and other uses along the east side of the project. -7- The SWA Group