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ALTERNAT)~$ ~S:~D - WEP Highway to access the WEP~ Re EPA Alternative does not comply with bicycle and pedestrian requirements of the TranspoFtation planning RUle (TPR). his alternative fails to meet the proj~t pu~ose and need because it would not meet the operational requirements of an expressway using only intersections and existing rights-of- way~ NmerOus intersections fail to meet mobility standards of LOS D or be~er for Signalled and LOS E or better for unsignalized intersections. Traffic at the intersection at West 11a and Beltline would be 240 percent over capacity Traffic at the intersection at West 11 th and Danebo would be 184 percent over capacity Traffic at West 11t~ and Green Hill would be 111 percent over capacity ~ese congestion problems cause this alternative to be unsafe and inet25cient and ~erefore, ~easonabte. EPA Optimized A)temative This alternative generally would follow the same concept of the EPA Alternative, except the facility would be designed to meet the level ofservSce requirements of a parkway to the western terminus near Oak Hill. This alternative would potentially require interchanges at WEP/Betttine Highway, Beltline H st 11t~ Avenue, and West 1 It~ Avenue~Terry Street, and frontage roads along much, if not all, of the section west of Beltline in order to achieve acceptable operating conditions. To address addkional capacity requirements and provide for safe operations there would need to be the following changes to the transportation system: Added east m west connections between Danebo Avenue and Beltline Highway, Closure of the Danebo Avenue/West 1 lth intersection, Extension of Tero~ Street to West 11 th Avenue, and Substantial widening (potentially up to a total of 8 lanes along portions) of'West 1 lth Avenue. Project design engineers and planners have determined that this alternative is not reasonable. There simply is not enough room between Terry Street and the proposed WEP/Beltline Highway interchange (inclusive) to place ~e three interchanges needed and meet the design requirements of the project. Moreover, a~y design that would remotely approach meeting the geometric design requirements would: * Displace substantial property ~sociated with the West La~,m Mernorial Park cemelery and/or the Lane Memorial Gardens cemetery e Displace several commemial or industrial properties in the vicinity of the West 11 ~ Street ~d Beltline/West 11t~ Avenue interchanges including the Baxter RV Center, and businesses along Arrowsmith Street and Terry Street. Green Hil~ Road Alternative This alternative would use the Modified Project alignment between Highway 99 and Green Hill)Road, extending the roadway improvements south of the railroad tracks to the western terminus of the WEP via two optional alignments.