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Draft Environmental Impact Report Page IV.B-15 Forward Inc. Landfill Expansion the percent of trucks was increased for the "With Project" scenarios compared to the "No Project" scenarios. Table IV.13-9 shows the results of the evaluation for the near term scenarios. All speeds would be in the acceptable range of LOS D or better. Southbound values are all LOS A because southbound traffic is uncontrolled at the project driveway. Table IV.B-9 AUSTIN ROAD (ARCH ROAD TO PROJECT SITE DRIVEWAY) ROADWAY SEGMENT ANALYSIS—NEAR TERM SCENARIOS LOS (Spee in mph) Scenarios Segment A I PM Description NB SB I NB SB Existing B(42.7) A(45) B(42.7) A(45) Existing Plus Approved Projects Two-Lane B(42.0) A(45) D(38.2) A(45) Existing Plus Approved Projects Plus Proposed Arterial B(41.7) A(45) D(36.0) A(45) Project Bicycles Since no bicycle facilities currently exist in the study area,no impact on bicyclists or bicycle facilities are expected. It is possible that added Forward Landfill truck traffic outside the study area may overlap with bikeways or bicycle usage. However, the added trips would disperse to many roadways outside the study area, and it is not expected that the increase on any individual roadway would create to a significant negative impact. Public Transit There is no transit service in the study area;thus, the project would not create any impacts on existing transit service. The nature of the proposed project is such that it would not create any significant demand for new transit service. Cumulative Impact Analysis Cumulative conditions are a long-range forecast of future conditions. Analysis of a proposed project under Cumulative scenarios is a way to evaluate project proposals after the project vicinity has been fully or more fully developed. Thus, the assessment of traffic under cumulative (no project) conditions is presented as a long-term baseline condition. The differences between traffic operations under cumulative (no project) conditions and traffic operations under cumulative-plus-project conditions are identified as long-term impacts of the proposed project. Cumulative Traffic Volumes San Joaquin County guidelines typically require an evaluation of cumulative conditions in year 2025. However,of the cumulative future projects in the vicinity, the largest is the proposed Mariposa Lakes development. The lead agency for this development is the City of Stockton, which uses year 2035 as the future horizon year for cumulative analysis. Therefore, as directed by County staff,year 2035 is used for the future analysis year in this EIR. The traffic study prepared for the Mariposa Lakes development is used as the source document for year 2035 traffic volumes. (TJKM, 2007).