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T -3- Routes: Maps of routes A -green and its alternates; B- re'ed•,G-blue and its al.terrate; and F -(McAbee proposal) were studied carefully and discussed with a represen- tative of the State Highway Commission. The Committee felt that any advocacy of the high foothill (F) route, which has considerable support from townspeople in Los Altos Hills, was nevertheless unrealistic in the light of the established state policy of locating freeways to serve maximum traffic need.s. Furthermore, unqualified support of Route A as at presently shown was unrealistic because of its almost certain abandonment to the north of Los Altos Hills due to extreme opposition. Access: The future problems which the Town of Los Altos Hills might need to solve in terms of freeway access roads and traffic attraction to the freeway were discussed. It is our understanding that the state at present is not prepared to underwrite the cost of freeway access roads and that the town would have to accept the traffic load and maintain or reconstruct access roads to handle the traffic. Obviously this problem would be minor if the freeway were located on the eastern per- imeter of the town, but most costly if the freeway were located back in the hills. Landsening: It is our understanding that our town, by enacting certain ordinances, can make it mandatory for the state to landscape any freeway section passing through Los Altos Hills. The Committee feels such landscaping is not only desirable, but absolutely necessary. Tree screens to reduce noise, minimize the visual impact of the freeway, and. generally enhance the landscape seem to this Committee to be a necessary requirement. A wider right of way to permit dense landscaping seems desirable. TI -Licking: The committee realizes that the elimination of freeway truck traffic is a controversial and, no doubt, presently impractical goal. Owen so, the Committee would like to raise the idea that a passenger -car - only freeway would. be desirable and that experience in other states makes it clear that such a limited freeway can be achieved. One possibility might be to eventual! -.7 make Fayshore Freeway and passenger car and truck route and Junipero Serra a landscaped parkway for passen- ger cars only. Community Cooperation: The problems presented to the state by conflicting minicipal opposition are obvious. It was the general opinion of the Committee that Los Altos Hill -3-