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Valpico Road and Fairoaks Road are both minor two lane, two way roadways in <br />the project vicinity. Valpico Road extends east and west between MacArthur <br />Drive and Chrisman Road. Valpico Road consists of one paved lane in each <br />direction with graded shoulders on both sides. It currently experiences a two <br />way ADT of approximately 900 vehicles. <br />Fairoaks Road extends east and north from MacArthur Drive to Valpico Road as <br />indicated in Figure 3.3-1. It consists of two paved lanes with graded <br />shoulders and currently experiences a two way ADT of approximately 200 <br />vehicles. The intersections of Fairoaks Road with MacArthur Drive and Valpico <br />Road are controlled with stop signs on Fairoaks Road. <br />All of the above roadways currently operate at a level of service (LOS) A or <br />basically free flow conditions. A level of service is standardized means of <br />describing an intersection or roadway's operating characteristics based upon <br />traffic volumes and intersection/roadway capacity. The potential LOS ranges <br />from A to F with A representing the best possible or free flow conditions and <br />F the worst or jammed conditions. A description of the possible LOS is <br />provided in Table 3.3-1. Table 3.3-2 provides a summary of existing roadway <br />volumes, capacities and LOS. <br />Transit. Public transit service in the project area is currently very <br />limited. San Joaquin County operates County Area Transit (CAT), a demand <br />responsive countywide service. However, the system does have a limited number <br />of vehicles and does experience some scheduling problems due to the extent of <br />the current service area. Furthermore, use of the system is limited to the <br />elderly and handicapped. <br />The City of Tracy currently contracts with San Joaquin County to operate Tracy <br />Trans, also a demand responsive system. Tracy Trans does not currently <br />provide service to the project area. However, the service is available to <br />areas outside the City limits and could possibly serve the project area in the <br />future. <br />Trio Generation. Trips which would be generated by the proposed project were <br />estimated using Institute of Transportation Engineers standard generation <br />rates for single family, detached dwelling units. Based upon these rates, the <br />ultimate proposed project of 14 residential units is forecast to generate 140 <br />one way trips per day. Of these, approximately 14 would be completed during <br />the A.M. peak hour and 14 during the P.M. peak hour as indicated in Table <br />3.3-3. <br />Trip estimates were also generated for buildout of the remaining 384 acres <br />bounded by MacArthur Drive, Linne Road, Chrisman Road and Fairoaks Road. <br />Review of Table 3.3-3 will indicate buildout of the additional 384 acres, <br />assuming 1.5 acres per dwelling unit, would generate an additional 2,050 trips <br />per day. Of these, approximately 205 are forecast to be completed during the <br />A.M. peak hour and 205 during the evening peak hour. <br />Trip Distribution. Trips which would be generated by the proposed project and <br />buildout of the surrounding area were distributed to the surrounding roadway <br />network assuming the majority would be oriented to jobs in the San Francisco <br />Bay Area. A previous Environmental Impact Report completed for the project <br />3.3-3 <br />