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existing Koster Road-Vernalis Road intersection and return to the existing Koster Road alignment about 6,400 feet further north near the Koster Road-State Route 33 intersection. The new Koster Road bypass would be built by the project developers. Homes which front on the existing Koster Road would be buffered from this new public roadway by golf course open space. With the elimination of through traffic, the roadway connections between the bypassed Koster Road section and its on-site replacement roadway would be reconfigured to serve only local traffic. Another major feature of the on-site circulation concept would be a Central Parkway which loops through the project site, connecting the residential villages to intersections with the realigned Koster Road at its north and south ends. This street would serve as the major on-site collector road, designed to distribute traffic to the villages and to direct traffic flow toward the Koster Road-State Route 132 intersection and to the State Route 33-Interstate Route 5 interchange. To make the project residential streets inviting to bikers and pedestrians and to slow traffic, in general, the streets will be kept narrow, curvilinear and relatively short. On-street parking will be encouraged, except on collector streets as noted on the next page, further slowing traffic. Fronting Roads. This development will increase the traffic loads on Durham Ferry Road, Bevis Road and Vernalis Road which front on the project site. It would be County policy to require widening and improvement of such adjacent roads. The project developers will widen these roads along the project site frontage to County standards. These roadways will be designed to handle the additional project-related traffic load. There will be adequate capacity on these three roads fronting on the project with the proposed improvements. r Pedestrian Walks. Bikeways and Parking. To enhance the recreation orientation of the neighborhood and to encourage non-vehicular travel, on- and off-street bike lanes and walking/jogging paths are proposed on the Concept Site Plan. In on-street locations, the bike paths will be provided within an eight-foot section of the street right-of-way. On-street parking is proposed to be limited on any secondary collector street with no parking allowed on the Central Parkway or the new Koster Road bypass. Parking for the golf clubhouse and the neighborhood convenience center is proposed to be entirely off-street according to San Joaquin County development standards. Off-street parking needs for the K-8 school and for other purposes (e.g. Park and Ride lots) will be defined at a later stage in project planning. Open Space Systems The Concept Site Plan proposes residential development in a series of villages which are interconnected by internal collector streets and bicycle and pedestrian paths. These individual , residential villages will be defined by a network of common open space areas, which includes the golf course, a Nature Preserve and landscaped greenways. Golf Courses/Clubhouse. The Concept Site Plan proposes the general physical layout for a tournament length 18-hole golf course. The final design for the golf courses will occur at the Tentative Map stage. The golf course would be open to all players, regardless of their place of residence. 17