Pleasanton Citizens for Responsible Growth v. City of Pleasanton CA1/2

BACKGROUND

The Project In 2009, the city approved an update to its General Plan, which included an economic and fiscal element that contained an aggressive program to retain and expand business. Part of this program is the project at issue here, which is known as the Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone project (hereafter, the “project” or “JDEDZ”). The project would change the city’s land use designations and zoning of land situated along Johnson Drive near the I-680 and Stoneridge Drive within the city for various commercial and industrial uses, including the construction of a Costco warehouse store and gas station. The EIRs and the Project Approvals In September 2015, the city released the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (Draft SEIR). The Draft SEIR incorporated by reference the “Johnson Drive EDZ Transportation Impact Analysis,” prepared by Fehr and Peers Transportation Consultants in May 2015, which

2 analyzed the effect that the project would have on traffic conditions on roadways and freeways within the vicinity of the project site. That analysis used a “level of service” (LOS) measurement to describe traffic congestion and delay at intersections based…