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Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland Draft Initial Study – Negative Declaration December 2014 Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland Draft Initial Study – Negative Declaration Prepared by: Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District 1600 Franklin Street Oakland, California 94612 Contact: Denise C Standridge, General Counsel With the Assistance of: Rincon Consultants, Inc 180 Grand Avenue Oakland, California 94612 December 2014 This report is printed on 50% recycled paper with 10% post-consumer content and chlorine-free virgin pulp Initial Study - Negative Declaration Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Initial Study Project title Lead agency name and address Contact person and phone number Project location Project sponsor’s name General Plan designations Zoning Project Description Surrounding land uses and setting 10 Other public agencies whose approval is required ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTED 17 DETERMINATION 18 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST 19 I Aesthetics 19 II Agriculture and Forest Resources 20 III Air Quality 22 IV Biological Resources 29 V Cultural Resources 30 VI Geology and Soils 31 VII Greenhouse Gas Emissions 34 VIII Hazards and Hazardous Materials 39 IX Hydrology and Water Quality 40 X Land Use and Planning 43 XI Mineral Resources 46 XII Noise 47 XIII Population and Housing 53 XIV Public Services 53 XV Recreation 55 XVI Transportation/Traffic 56 XVII Utilities and Service Systems 58 XVIII Mandatory Findings of Significance 60 AC Transit District i Initial Study - Negative Declaration Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland List of Figures Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure 5a-5d Regional Location AC Transit Route Network 10 Line 680 – Proposed Service Extension 11 Line NL – Proposed Service Extension 12 Existing Conditions - Selected New Segments in Oakland 13-16 List of Tables Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table 10 Table 11 Table 12 Summary of Proposed Service Improvements for March 2015 Proposed Changes to Daily Platform Hours – 72R Option Proposed Changes to Daily Platform Hours – 72/72M Option Health Effects Associated with Non-Attainment Criteria Pollutants 23 Thresholds of Significance for Operational-Related Criteria Air Pollutants and Precursors 25 Change in Number of Bus Trips by Route – Spring Service Expansion Plan 27 Change in Number of Bus Trips by Road Segment 27 Proposed Project Consistency with Applicable Climate Action Team Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Strategies 37 Land Use Compatibility for Noise Environments 49 Human Response to Continuous Vibration from Traffic 51 AASHTO Maximum Vibration Levels for Preventing Damage 52 Summary of Proposed Service Improvements for March 2015 57 Appendices Appendix A – Noise Datasheets and Modeling Results AC Transit District ii Initial Study – Negative Declaration Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland INITIAL STUDY PROJECT TITLE Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland LEAD AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit District) 1600 Franklin Street Oakland, California 94612 CONTACT PERSON AND PHONE NUMBER Denise C Standridge, General Counsel (510) 891-4733 PROJECT LOCATION The proposed Project would affect bus service in the Cities of Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley, San Pablo, Richmond, El Cerrito, Albany, Fremont, Milpitas, Newark, and Union City One transbay line from Oakland to San Francisco would also be affected This geographic area encompasses the Project Area as referred to in this Initial Study Please refer to figures and for the regional location and the extent of the affected routes PROJECT SPONSOR’S NAME AC Transit District (Same as Lead Agency) GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATIONS Multiple designations within the Project Area ZONING Multiple designations within the Project Area PROJECT DESCRIPTION a Spring Service Expansion Plan The proposed Spring Service Expansion Plan (the “Project”) consists of specific AC Transit District service expansion proposals, including two options to increase weekend service along the San Pablo Corridor on Lines 72, 72R and 72M in west Contra Costa County, increased weekend service on lines 46 and 339, and extended weekday trips on Line 680 to the East Bay Innovation Academy in Northern Alameda County In South Alameda County, proposals include increased spans on Saturdays on lines 200 and 212, and increased weekend frequency on line 217 This Initial Study evaluates the environmental impacts associated with each option for service expansion AC Transit District Initial Study – Negative Declaration Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland The proposed Spring Service Expansion Plan would span much of AC Transit’s service area in Alameda and Contra Costa counties Six of the expansion proposals are considered “major adjustments” and require a public hearing due to the proposed increase in weekend service hours or service on new street segments not previously served AC Transit’s December 2014 Recapitulation Report indicates that baseline platform hours1 for the entire transit system in the Winter 2014 service period totaled approximately 3,290 daily hours for Saturday service and approximately 6,004 daily hours for weekday service Overall, there would be an increase of (0.02%) platform hour on weekdays and an increase of at most 157 (5%) platform hours on weekends if Option 72/72M were adopted and at most 205 (6%) platform hours on weekends if Option 72R were adopted.2 Table provides a description and explanation of the proposed changes Table Summary of Proposed Service Improvements for March 2015 San Pablo Avenue Service Improvement Options Line 72R Line 72 Line 72M    New weekend service between 9:00 a.m to 8:00 p.m at 15 minute frequency Increase frequency between 9:00 a.m and 8:00 p.m from 30 minutes to 20 minutes Increase frequency between 9:00 a.m and 8:00 p.m from 30 minutes to 20 minutes Oakland Weekend Service Line 339   Line 46  Line 680  Extend route to serve new school (weekdays) South County Weekend Span/Frequency Improvements Line 200 Line 212 Line 217    Service to Chabot Center Service to Zoo at the existing weekday hourly frequency (NonSummer Weekends) Service to the Zoo at increased 30 minute frequency for summer vacation (Summer Weekends) Extension Increase span from 8:00 p.m to midnight (Saturday only) Increase span from 8:00 p.m to midnight (Saturday only) Increase frequency from 40 minutes to 30 minutes all day) Increased Weekend Service on the San Pablo Corridor Lines 72, 72M, and 72R offer service along the San Pablo Avenue Corridor Lines 72 and 72 R service Contra Costa College (600 Mission Bell Drive, San Pablo), while Line 72 also services Hilltop Mall (2200 Hilltop Mall Road, Richmond) Line 72M serves Point Richmond and McDonald Avenue in Richmond Currently Lines 72 and 72M operate at 30 minute frequencies on the weekend As Line 72R does not run on the weekend, these two lines experience regular overcrowding AC Transit District is considering two proposed options for expanding weekend service to accommodate the heavy ridership and growing demand: Platform hours refers to the total scheduled time a bus spends in passenger service Platform hours are used as a benchmark to calculate the efficiency of service by comparing “pay to platform” hours (AC Transit District, http://www.actransit.org/customer/transit-glossary/, accessed November 24, 2014) Weekend percent change derived from the daily platform hours on Saturdays (approximately 190 hours for 72R Option and 142 hours for 72/72M Option) plus weekend daily platform hours (15 hours in the Summer due to Line 46) AC Transit District Initial Study – Negative Declaration Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland Operate Line 72R, which currently runs only on weekdays, every 15 minutes between 9:00 a.m and 8:00 p.m This option would require an additional 130 daily platform hours on Saturday and Sunday, resulting in an additional 14,538 annual platform hours Operate Line 72 and 72M every 20 minutes, an increase from the current weekend 30 minute frequencies The lines would maintain the same service spans, but would operate at increased frequencies of every 20 minutes on Saturday and Sunday between 9:00 a.m and 8:00 p.m This option would require an additional 82 daily platform hours on Saturday and 118 daily platform hours on Sunday, resulting in an additional 11,339 annual platform hours Both options would provide better overall service with higher frequencies along the San Pablo corridor – the primary trunk line for West Contra Costa County Only Option would provide better service in Richmond along Macdonald Avenue and to Hilltop Mall but with less frequency south of the Del Norte BART Station than Option Weekend Service on Line 46 to the Oakland Zoo For many years AC Transit staff has received requests for weekend service to the Oakland Zoo (9777 Golf Links Road, Oakland) from passengers and zoo staff The zoo receives most of its visitors on the weekend, and this expansion would support local access to a recreational facility for families in Oakland and the Inner East Bay, and help regional access through the connection at Coliseum BART In addition, AC Transit staff has received requests for Sunday service on Line 46 to provide access to churches in the area Churches in the area include Living Faith Christian Church (9530 Mountain Boulevard, Oakland), Saint Paschal Baylon Catholic Church (3700 Dorisa Avenue, Oakland), and Saint Cuthbert’s Episcopal Church (7932 Mountain Boulevard, Oakland) The service span would deliberately mirror the opening hours of the zoo and the service would therefore run between 9:00 a.m and 5:00 p.m., which is shorter than the weekday span As the zoo receives more visitors in the summer vacation period, increasing the frequency for summer weekend service from every 60 minutes to every 30 minutes would better accommodate the increase The non-summer weekend frequencies would remain the same as the weekday at 60 minute frequencies The weekend expansion would require an additional daily platform hours during nonsummer weekends and 17 daily platform hours during summer weekends, resulting in 1,083 additional annual platform hours Weekend Service on Line 339 to the Chabot Space and Science Center Over the years, both passengers and staff at Chabot Space and Science Center (10000 Skyline Boulevard, Oakland) have requested that AC Transit serve the Center on weekends The Chabot Center, much like the zoo, receives most of their visitors on the weekends This expansion AC Transit District Initial Study – Negative Declaration Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland would provide transit access for local visitors as well as visitors from across the region via the connection at the Fruitvale BART Station The service span of the weekend route would coordinate with the opening times of the Center 9:00 a.m to 10:00 p.m on Saturdays and 9:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m on Sundays The weekend service would operate at a 40 minute frequency, providing better service than the weekday service for the higher weekend demand In addition to the Chabot Center, there are other weekend destinations on the route, which is expected to help increase productivity Other destinations include the Greek Orthodox Church (4700 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland), the Mormon Temple (4780 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland) and Woodminster Amphitheater (3300 Joaquin Miller Road, Oakland) in Joaquin Miller Park The weekend service would also provide better frequency along Fruitvale Avenue The new service would provide transit access at the busiest times for the Center and is intended to grow ridership on the line The weekend expansion would require an additional 27 daily platform hours on Saturday and 19 daily platform hours on Sunday, resulting in 2,495 additional annual platform hours Saturday Span Extension of Line 212 In December 2013, staff implemented the South County Restructuring Plan, which included new weekend service on Line 212 Line 212 serves Pacific Commons in Fremont, a major retail destination that includes a movie theater, along with many restaurants Staff concluded there is enough late night activity on the weekend to warrant a late night service to Pacific Commons on Saturday from 8:00 p.m to midnight The expanded service would require an additional daily platform hours on Saturday, resulting in 320 additional annual platform hours Saturday Span Extension of Line 200 The South County Restructuring Plan also implemented the new Line 200, which serves the major corridors in Fremont and Newark along Mowry Avenue and Decato Road The line also serves New Park Mall (2086 Newpark Mall, Newark) and other major retail and restaurant destinations around Lido Faire (35233 Newark Boulevard, Newark) Staff concluded there is enough late night activity on Saturday nights to warrant a late night service to these major corridors from 8:00 p.m to midnight The expanded service would require an additional 13 daily platform hours on Saturday, resulting in 680 annual platform hours Weekend Increased Frequency on Line 217 Line 217 experienced substantial increased weekend ridership over the last year, largely due to the opening of the North Western Polytechnic University (47671 Westinghouse Drive, Fremont) Many of their students rely on AC Transit for their commute and some trips on Line 217 AC Transit District Initial Study – Negative Declaration Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland experience overcrowding issues Staff proposes to relieve the weekend overcrowding by increasing the frequency from 40 minute headways to 30 minute headways The expanded service would require an additional 14 daily platform hours on Saturday and Sunday, resulting in an additional 1,580 annual platform hours Extending Line 680 The District received a request for new bus service from the East Bay Innovation Academy (EBIA), a new Oakland Unified School District charter school serving grades 6-12 The new school is located at 3400 Malcolm Avenue in Oakland Staff recommends extending Line 680 (Lakeshore to Bishop O’Dowd) to serve EBIA The existing service carries 22-28 passengers per trip and has sufficient remaining capacity to accommodate the additional loads from EBIA (refer to Figure for a map of the proposed Line 680 extension) Staff proposes to serve these streets on weekdays while school is in session for one trip in the morning and one trip in the afternoon The proposal requires an additional daily platform hour during the week, resulting in an additional 203 annual platform hours Summary of Bus Usage and Service Hour Changes As shown in Tables and below, daily platform hours for the affected routes under the proposed plan would increase by approximately hour on weekdays, 190 hours on Saturdays, 163 hours on Sundays, and at most 17 hours on weekends for a total annual platform hour increase of 20,899, if the Board adopted the 72R Option.3 If the Board adopted the 72/72M Option, daily platform hours for the affected routes under the proposed plan would increase by approximately hour on weekdays, 142 hours on Saturdays, 151 hours on Sundays, and at most 17 weekend hours for a total annual platform hour increase of 17,700 Table Proposed Changes to Daily Platform Hours – 72R Option Route 72R 72/72M 339 46 (Summer) 46 (Non-Summer) 680 200 212 217 Total 72R Option Summer Total 72 R Option Non-Summer Saturday 130 82 27 Sunday 130 118 19 Weekend Weekday 17 13 14 190 190 14 163 163 17 1 Annual 14,538 11,339 2,495 314 769 203 680 320 1,580 20,899 20,899 Weekday, Saturday, Sunday and Weekend are specific day types used by AC Transit in service schedules AC Transit District Initial Study – Negative Declaration Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland c Proposed service expansion within the Project Area is intended to improve ridership by increasing the frequency and service hours on select routes and extending existing services to new street segments The Project would have no effect on airport operations, aircraft flight patterns or place new transit improvements in locations that could pose a safety risk to aircraft or transit operators and passengers No impact would occur d The proposed expansion is intended to improve ridership by increasing the frequency and service hours on select routes and extending existing services to new street segments Proposed service expansion would not result in the construction of any new roadway design features or the introduction of incompatible equipment Bus frequency would not increase to the extent that buses would present a safety hazard due to their numbers on the road Bus stop poles are typically located off of the vehicle travel way and are sited as to not interfere with visibility or circulation Therefore, the proposed Project would not increase hazards by introducing a design feature or incompatible use within the area affected by the proposed Project No Impact would occur e The proposed expansion is intended to improve ridership by increasing the frequency and service hours on select routes and extending existing services to new street segments New transit stops would not block access driveways or otherwise affect emergency access or circulation throughout the area affected by the proposed Project Bus stop poles are located off of the vehicle travel way and are sited as to not interfere with visibility or circulation Bus frequency would not increase to the extent that buses would present an obstacle to emergency vehicles No impact would occur f The Spring Service Expansion Plan and services on new streets in Oakland are being proposed by AC Transit to increase the productivity of existing transit resources and grow ridership in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties The proposed Project would complement rather than conflict with existing transit plans or related plans affecting pedestrian or bicycle resources Transit improvements in proximity to pedestrian and bicycle facilities would be designed to avoid conflicts or otherwise impact the safety of these facilities No impact would occur Potentially Significant Impact Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated Less than Significant Impact No Impact XVII UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS Would the Project: a) Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the applicable Regional Water Quality Control Board? AC Transit District 58 Initial Study – Negative Declaration Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland Potentially Significant Impact Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated Less than Significant Impact No Impact XVII UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS Would the Project: b) Require or result in the construction of new water or wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? c) Require or result in the construction of new storm water drainage facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? d) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the Project from existing entitlements and resources, or are new or expanded entitlements needed? e) Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider which serves or may serve the Project that it has adequate capacity to serve the Project’s projected demand in addition to the provider’s existing commitments? f) Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to accommodate the Project’s solid waste disposal needs? g) Comply with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste? a All improvements would occur within existing paved roadway corridors in developed areas No restrooms or other sources of wastewater would be constructed as part of the proposed Project, and no uses that would increase water demand are proposed Thus, no wastewater would be generated that could exceed treatment requirements of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, and there would be no impact b All improvements would occur within existing paved roadway corridors in developed areas No restrooms or other sources of wastewater would be constructed as part of the proposed Project, and no uses that would increase water demand are proposed No water or wastewater AC Transit District 59 Initial Study – Negative Declaration Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland treatment facilities would be constructed or expanded as part of the proposed Project and there would be no impact c All improvements would occur within existing paved roadway corridors in developed areas No changes in runoff quantities are expected to change as a result of Project implementation, as no new paved or graded areas are proposed and new bus stop poles would have minimal coverage in areas that are predominantly impervious No new or existing storm water drainage facilities would be constructed or expanded to accommodate the proposed Project and there would be no impact d The proposed Project would not require the use of potable water Thus, no new or expanded entitlements would be needed as a result of Project implementation and there would be no impact e No restrooms or other sources of wastewater would be constructed as part of the proposed Project, and no new uses that would generate water demand are proposed Thus, the proposed Project would not affect wastewater treatment capacity and there would be no impact f The proposed Project would not involve new operations or uses that would increase the generation of solid waste A nominal amount of construction waste may be generated as part of installation of bus stop poles, but the amount would be negligible and could be accommodated within existing landfills Impacts would be less than significant g Consistent with the discussion above, solid waste disposal associated with the proposed Project would be managed by the AC Transit waste disposal vendor Disposal would occur consistent with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste management No impact would occur Potentially Significant Impact Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated Less than Significant Impact No Impact XVIII MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE a) Does the project have the potential to substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self- sustaining levels, eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? AC Transit District 60 Initial Study – Negative Declaration Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland Potentially Significant Impact Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated Less than Significant Impact No Impact XVIII MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? (“Cumulatively considerable” means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)? c) Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? a As discussed under items IV, Biological Resources, and V, Cultural Resources, in this Initial Study, the proposed Project does not have the potential to substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self- sustaining levels, eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal, or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory There would be no impact in this regard b No impacts identified in the Initial Study have the potential to be cumulatively considerable The expanded services of the affected bus lines have the potential to reduce a number of cumulative impacts in such issue areas as traffic, air quality and greenhouse gas emissions There would be no impact in this regard c As discussed throughout the Initial Study, in particular where air quality, hazards and hazardous materials, greenhouse gases, noise and public services are discussed, among others, the Project would not result in significant environmental effects which would cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly There would be less than significant impacts in this regard AC Transit District 61 Initial Study – Negative Declaration Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland REFERENCES Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District December 2014 Recapitulation Report Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Exploring Alternatives Accessed on November 21, 2014 Accessed at: 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Accessed on: November 21, 2014 Accessed at: http://www.epa.gov/airquality/urbanair/ United States Environmental Protection Agency May 2002 Health Assessment Document for Diesel Engine Exhaust Union City Adopted February 2002 Union City General Plan Transportation Element Accessed on November 24, 2014 Accessed at: http://www.ci.unioncity.ca.us/home/showdocument?id=302 Wang, Guihua 2008 Lifecycle Analysis of Air Quality Impacts of Hydrogen and Gasoline Transportation Fuel Pathways U.C Davis Institute of Transportation Studies Whiffen, A.C 1971 A Survey of Traffic-Induced Vibrations Transport and Road Research Laboratory (RRL Report LR418) Crowthorne, Berkshire, England AC Transit District 65 Initial Study – Negative Declaration Spring Service Expansion Plan and Service on New Streets in Oakland This page intentionally left blank AC Transit District 66 Appendix A Noise Datasheets and Modeling Results File name File number Data number Frequency-weight Time-weight Filter Center/High pass filter cutoff Low pass filter cutoff Time setting Start Time Stop Time Lx1 Lx2 Lx3 Lx4 Lx5 Ly AU2_0301 A Fast 15min 11/18/2014 10:56 11/18/2014 11:14 L10 L33 L50 L90 L95 Lppeak File name File number Data number Frequency-weight Time-weight Filter Center/High pass filter cutoff Low pass filter cutoff Time setting Start Time Stop Time Lx1 Lx2 Lx3 Lx4 Lx5 Ly AU2_0301 A Fast 15min 11/18/2014 10:56 11/18/2014 11:14 L10 L33 L50 L90 L95 Lppeak Decibel Addition and Subtraction Sound levels are generally expressed in decibels, which are logarithmic and so cannot be manipulated without being converted back to a linear scale You must first antilog each number, add or subtract and then log them again in the following way: For example, adding three levels 94.0 + 96.0 + 98.0: * * * * CASE INFORMATION * * * * * * * * Results calculated with TNM Version 2.5 * * * * Mandela Parkway * * * * TRAFFIC VOLUME/SPEED INFORMATION * * * * Automobile volume (v/h): 0.0 Average automobile speed (mph): 0.0 Medium truck volume (v/h): 0.0 Average medium truck speed (mph): 0.0 Heavy truck volume (v/h): 0.0 Average heavy truck speed (mph): 0.0 Bus volume (v/h): 8.0 Average bus speed (mph): 35.0 Motorcycle volume (v/h): 0.0 Average Motorcycle speed (mph): 0.0 * * * * TERRAIN SURFACE INFORMATION * * * * Terrain surface: hard * * * * RECEIVER INFORMATION * * * * DESCRIPTION OF RECEIVER # Residences Distance from center of 12-ft wide, single lane roadway (ft): 32.8 A-weighted Hourly Equivalent Sound Level without Barrier (dBA): 54.2 DESCRIPTION OF RECEIVER # Distance from center of 12-ft wide, single lane roadway (ft): 32.8 A-weighted Hourly Equivalent Sound Level without Barrier (dBA): 54.2 TNM_MadnelaParkway.txt[11/26/2014 10:16:08 AM]