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nDel ~ 70 achieve VMT reduction are disclosed in the FEIS Mitigation and Monitoring Plan. For the first phase of MDP implementation (which includes the East Village lift and parking lot), the transportation analysis concluded that potential increases in peak hour traffic volumes on Brush Creek, Highline, and Owl Creek roads and any net increase in VMT in the nonattainment area could be adequately mitigated through increasing RFTA transit service by six coaches (40 passenger). The permittee will be required to finance the cost of these vehicles, including their annual operating costs or otherwise implement equivalent measures agreed to by the agencies with jurisdiction. . Recommendation for an expeditious upgrade of the Owl Creek Road to collector standards and its utilization as a dedicated HOV/bus route. This route should later be upgraded to some type of fixed guideway, assuming the feasibility and practicability of such a system is confirmed. Initial analysis results indicate that the fixed guideway system must be extended into downtown Aspen before substantial reductions in VMT in the nonattainment area will be realized. . Recommendation for the development of a fixed-guideway transit system from downtown Aspen to the airport/Tiehack vicinity. . Recommendation for the expeditious development of an intercept parking lot at the Brush Creek Road/Highway 82 intersection and the addition of the HOV lanes between Brush Creek Road and Aspen. . Recommendation that free skier shuttle service be extended to downvalley population centers, or that other incentives be utilized to encourage downvalley day-skier transit ridership. . Recommendation that ASC submit MOP proposals for the Aspen Highlands and Tiehack Ski Areas for environmental analysis funded by an MOU/Collection agreement. Gondola connections between the Tiehack ~nd Snowmass Ski Areas and between the Tiehack and Aspen Highlands Ski Areas have the potential to significantly reduce VMT associated with skier traffic, if these systems are adequately integrated with a mass transit system to downtown Aspen. Further analysis is needed to determine potential effects on VMT, as well as on the physical and biological components of the human environment. Therefore, these gondola connections will be analyzed with the Aspen Highlands and Tiehack MOP proposals. . Recommendation for implementation of electronic signage and a local radio channel to advise day skiers of parking and roadway restrictions and conditions, parking lot status, and other information to avert needless congestion and high traffic problems. i. Air Quality . Ensuring conformity with Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act as amended (42 U. S. C. 7401 et. seq.) by recognizing that potential air quality impacts in the nonattainment area from ski area expansion are inextricably linked to potential increases in VMT and requiring the permittee to demonstrate that measures are in place to ensure no net increase in VMT. RECORD OF DECISION Page . 25