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actions required to comply with this policy. 33. Policy F. 13 (Transportation Element) "Support transportation strategies that enhance neigh~borhood livability.' The proposed improvements to Garden Way~ the area's primary collector road~ is to utilize traffic calming fbatures, landscaped medians, access management and on-street parking to maintain traffic functions and retail viability while increasing pedestrian comi%rt and safety. Street improvements also include bike lanes and transit stops. The result 'will be a livable, viable neighborhood center. 34. Policy F. 15, 2 (Transportation Element) ~Acceptable and reliable performance is defined as *** Level of Service D [outside the downtown area].*** In some cases, the Level of Service on a facility may be substandard. The local goverrLment jurisdiction may find that transportation system improvements to bring perl:brmance up to standard within the planning horizon may not be feasible~ and safety will not be compromised, and broader community goals would be better served by allowing a substandard level of service?' Garden Way is a major collector that is already substandard and projected to get much worse as the area grows. The street network planned for Garden Way at the busiest intersection will provide Level of Service (LOS) Er and LOS F at the southernmost driveway to the commercial center, at peak demand after improvement. Improvements to alleviate this low LOS would lessen pedestrian accessibility through the node, thus broader community- goals are served by allowing this substandard level of service. (Reference: Memorandum dated March 7~ 2001, fi:om Kittelson & Associates~ Inc.) 35. Policy F. 16 (Transportation Element) ~'Promote or develop a regional roadway system that meets combined needs to travel through~ within, and outside the region." Garden Way, which traverses the study area, is the only street connection past Highway I-105 between Coburg Road and Pioneer Parkway. Its ability to accommodate regional through-traffic is critical to the overall function of the street network. Garden Way has been designed to accommodate the large amounts of projected traffic in a mamer that accommodates other modes of transportation, supports the proposed neighborhood retail center, would not encourage traffic to cut-through residential areas, and discourages speeding. 36. Policy F.23 (Transportation Element) "Require bikeways along all new and reconstructed arterial and major collector streets?~ Bike lanes are proposed along the reconstructed Garden Way, a major collector street. 37. Policy F.27 (Transportation Element) "Provide fbr a continuous pedestrian network with reasonably direct travel routes between destination points.' Pedestrian connections are proposed throughout the newly developing portions of the node; other areas are already built with varying degrees of pedestrian access between properties. The Exhibit C - 16