Based on these new findings and condition of approval, the pedestrian, bicycle and transit <br />circulation requirements of EC 9.8320(5)(b) are met. <br />Constitutional Findings for Required Improvement <br />It is in the public interest that the portion of Capital Drive abutting Lots 18 and 19 of the PUD <br />has a paved width of at least 21 feet and 5 foot curbside sidewalks along the edge of Capital <br />Drive abutting Lots 18 and 19, all within the existing right-of-way, to ensure safe and adequate <br />bicycle and pedestrian circulation to nearby residential areas and neighborhood activity <br />centers. <br />There is a nexus between the requirement to improve the portion of Capital Drive abutting Lots <br />18 and 19 with a paved width of at least 21 feet and 5 foot curbside sidewalks along the edge of <br />Capital Drive abutting Lots 18 and 19, and the public interest at issue. EC 9.8320(5)(b) requires <br />that the PUD provide safe and adequate transit systems, including bicycle and pedestrian <br />circulation, both within the PUD itself and as necessary to access adjacent and nearby <br />residential areas. A minimum of 21 feet of paving and 5 foot curbside sidewalks along the edge <br />of Capital Drive abutting Lots 18 and 19 will allow pedestrians and bicycles to more safely utilize <br />Capital Drive to access adjacent and nearby residential areas and neighborhood activity centers. <br />The requirement to improve the portion of Capital Drive abutting Lots 18 and 19 with a paved <br />width of at least 21 feet and 5 foot curbside sidewalks along the edge of Capital Drive abutting <br />Lots 18 and 19, all within the existing right-of-way, is roughly proportional to the impact that <br />the proposed development will have on the City's transportation facilities. The proposed <br />development will result in up to 33 new residential dwelling units (with 5 currently existing on <br />the subject site). It can reasonably be expected that the majority of traffic from these new <br />residential lots will take access via Capital Drive. Currently, it appears that approximately 19 <br />existing dwellings take access onto Capital Drive north of proposed Lots 18 and 19; thus, the <br />additional 33 residential units will increase the number of residential units that access Capital <br />Drive by roughly 173 percent. The construction of the new residential units will result in an <br />increase of vehicular traffic onto Capital Drive by approximately 150 new vehicular trips per day <br />as estimated using the applicant's calculated trip generation rate of 4.53 trips/unit/day in the <br />applicant's Traffic Safety and Street Connectivity Study included in the record (dated August 8, <br />2017). <br />The record shows that the portion of Capital Drive abutting Lots 18 and 19 is approximately 90 <br />feet long. Given that the PUD will generate an additional 150 vehicle trips per day on Capital <br />Drive, along with additional pedestrian and bicycle trips, and given the small amount of <br />improvement that will be necessary, the requirement to improve the portion of Capital Drive <br />abutting Lots 18 and 19 with a paved width of at least 21 feet and 5 foot sidewalks along the <br />Final Order: Capital Hill PUD (PDT 17-1) Page 25 <br />