The EIR should consider the effect (likely positive) on reduced car traffic that an increased use of bikes brings to an urban environment. The Scenario 2 Bicycle Enhanced Network could do this.

Also important to note is that, with more bike and pedestrian activity in areas like Palms and Westwood, businesses will benefit, leading to more vibrant local communities, thereby reducing the perceived need of residents to drive across town to go to a good restaurant or bar. That kind of community development will reduce emissions and traffic more than merely replacing automobiles with bikes; it will also keep folks connected to their own neighborhoods.