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Administrative Draft Environmental Impact Report <br /> Gill Medical Center Project <br /> Ramp Junction Levels of Service <br /> Table 4.19-14 presents LOS on each study ramp junction under Existing Plus Project conditions. Traffic <br /> volumes under Existing Plus Project conditions would be generally higher than under Existing Conditions. <br /> Under Existing Plus Project conditions, LOS at all four study ramp junctions would be at acceptable LOS C <br /> or better and related impacts are less than significant. No improvements are needed at these ramp <br /> junctions to achieve acceptable LOS. <br /> Table 4.19-14.State Route 99 Ramp Merge and Diverge Level of Service-Existing Plus Project <br /> AM Peak Hour PM Peak Hour <br /> Ramp Junction Freeway Ramp Freeway Ramp <br /> Volume Volume Density LOS Volume Volume Density LOS <br /> SR 99 Southbound Diverge to Eight Mile 3,639 268 25.9 C 3,022 293 22.5 C <br /> Road Off-Ramp(Existing) <br /> SR 99 Southbound Merge from Eight Mile 3,639 329 25.1 C 3,022 246 21.2 C <br /> Road On-Ramp(Existing) <br /> SR 99 Northbound Merge from Eight Mile 2,936 369 22.0 C 3,826 243 25.6 C <br /> Road On-Ramp(Existing) <br /> SR 99 Northbound Diverge to Eight Mile 2,936 231 21.5 C 3,826 320 26.5 C <br /> Road Off-Ramp(Existing) <br /> Notes: LOS=Level of Service.SR=State Route.Density is expressed in passenger cars per mile per lane. <br /> Increased Demand for Public Transit <br /> Phase 2 development of the medical office building and 100-bed hospital would generate more than 90 <br /> percent of the overall project trips ((2,088 + 1,501) - 3,975 = 0.903). Consequently, Phase 2 development <br /> would result in a relatively larger increase in demand for public transit compared to Phase 1 only. <br /> In May 2020, a representative of the applicant participated in a video conference with Ms. Kimberly Gayle, <br /> Deputy Chief Executive Officer of SJTRD. During this conference, the potential for SJRTD to provide <br /> service to the project site via Hopper Route 93 was discussed (Jolley pers. comm.) Hopper Route 93 <br /> currently travels along West Lane adjacent to the project site. However, access to the southbound portion <br /> of the Hopper route from the project site would require a new transit stop along the west side of West <br /> Lane. The following factors make development this transit stop infeasible: <br /> physical constraints (i.e., pedestrians would have to cross the four-lane divided West Lane); <br /> land ownership (i.e., neither the County nor the applicant own the land on the west side of West <br /> Lane, where the southbound transit stop would be located); and <br /> potential safety concerns (i.e., pedestrian travel across and along West Lane). <br /> Transportation 4.19-36 October 2021 <br />