CHAPTER 10 – HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - sacog

Sacramento County TPAs will see a variety of transportation improvements by 2035, including
new HOV lanes, auxiliary lanes, roadway widenings, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure
improvements, transit facilities, increased transit service, and roadway maintenance and
rehabilitation projects.
Because the Sacramento TPAs have large employment and commercial districts, they also tend
to have higher rates of congestion, as large volumes of people try to get to the same destinations
at the same times of day. Implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS will result in an overall
increase in the amount of congested VMT per capita in the Sacramento County TPAs. However,
as discussed above, it has one of the lowest numbers in the region. In addition, the Sacramento
County TPAs are expected to become denser and more compact through implementation of the
proposed MTP/SCS, meaning that destinations will be closer together. This could potentially
lead to faster emergency service response times.
Bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects within the Sacramento County TPAs will be built
within existing public service boundaries and will not impede the achievement of acceptable
service levels and response times.
Transit service will include increased frequency on local fixed route buses, major increases in
light rail service, new streetcar service, and more express bus service. As with bicycle and
pedestrian projects, new transit projects will not impede achievement of acceptable fire
protection, police protection, and emergency services including capital capacity, equipment and
personnel, and response times, as these projects will be constructed within existing service
boundaries and the increase in service levels will be minor compared to existing conditions.
Therefore, the potential for adverse emergency services and emergency evacuation plan impacts
related to transportation improvements from implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS in
Sacramento County TPAs are considered less than significant (LS) for Impact HAZ-7. No
mitigation is required.
Yolo County Transit Priority Areas
The Yolo County TPAs include the majority of West Sacramento and Davis. Yolo County TPAs
will grow by approximately 20,000 new housing units and 22,000 new jobs. This development
will occur on about 1,250 acres.
The Yolo County TPAs are already built out and have established public services, including
police, fire, and emergency response. Because new development would mostly be infill, the
service area of public service providers would not increase, but the total number of residents
served will increase. More compact development would allow service providers to meet
accepted service standards by leveraging existing facilities, equipment, and personnel without
necessarily needing to construct additional facilities.
Therefore, the potential for adverse emergency services and emergency evacuation plan impacts
related to land use changes from implementation of the proposed MTP/SCS in Yolo County
TPAs are considered less than significant (LS) for Impact HAZ-7. No mitigation is required.
MTP/SCS 2035
Sacramento Area Council of Governments
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