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in the area, the density of that development, and the pedestrian and bicycle facilities provided. Although not currently programmed, it is expected that Lower Sacramento Road in the vicinity of the project will ultimately be improved to a 6-lane roadway. This 6-lane facility would include bicycle lanes and sidewalks along each side of the roadway, and would ensure safe access to the facility for pedestrians and bicycles. The nearest residential development is approximately two miles from the project site. Residential development is likely to be built closer to the church in the future. It is recommended that serious consideration be given to improving the roadway as planned such that sidewalks and bicycle lanes are provided when residential development is constructed closer to the site. Due to the distance of existing development, pedestrian trips to and from the church, either during a weekday or Sunday service, and to either the church or the recreation facilities, is expected to be either zero or negligible for near term conditions. As residential development is constructed closer to the church, more pedestrian trips are possible, and thus serious consideration should be given to constructing sidewalks as planned. It is anticipated that a few bicycle trips would be generated by the project, although procedures are not available which would accurately predict the number. Again, due to the distance of existing development, bicycle trips are expected to be low, but possibly higher than pedestrian trips. It is doubtful that any bicycle trips, or only a negligible few, would be generated by people visiting the church itself on either a weekday or during weekend services. Instead, any bicycle trips are likely to be associated with the recreation facilities. Although it is not possible to accurately predict the likely number of bicycle trips, it is reasonable to assume that bicycle trips might equal perhaps 5% of estimated vehicular trips associated with recreation facilities. Since the recreation portion of the project is projected to generate 690 vehicular trips on an average day, and 50 trips during the weekday peak hour, the project might potentially generate approximately 35 bicycle trips per day, and approximately 2-3 during the peak hour. At present, the roadway is neither designated as a bike route, nor provides bike lanes. Instead, a paved shoulder approximately 3 ft. in width is provided along each side of the roadway which is occasionally utilized by bicyclists. For near term conditions the shoulder is all that would be available for bicyclists. As previously mentioned, Lower Sacramento Road will ultimately be improved to include striped bicycle lanes along each side of the roadway, ensuring safe access to the facility for bicycles. For safety reasons, bicyclists should be discouraged from riding to the facility until Lower Sacramento Road is improved to provide striped bike lanes. Delta Church of the Nazarene 4 t July 3,2001 Traffic Impact Analysis