The GreenTRIP

Connect Initiative

Growth With Out Gridlock

Sunnyvale

Cool Sunnyvale, SVLG and Friends of Caltrain

August 22, 2014

Ann ChengGreenTRIP Program Director

Presentation with Trudi Ryan, Martin Alkire, Jeff Oberdorfer, Adina Levin

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

One MILLION

households do not have

access to an

affordable home

1) Certifications: Support model projects with

expanded GreenTRIP certification

2) Research

• Online Parking Database

• Fill Data gaps on Affordable Homes and TDMs

To support:

3) Stakeholder Engagement and Education

4) Integration into plans, city polices and models

GreenTRIP Connect Strategies

1) Certifications: Support model projects with

expanded GreenTRIP certification

2) Research

• Online Parking Database

• Fill Data gaps on Affordable Homes and TDMs

GreenTRIP Connect Strategies

GreenTRIP Certification

1. Advisors, Partners2. Approved traffic reduction strategies3. Stories

GreenTRIP Advisory Committee

2.2 Parking Spaces per Unit

Required Parking

2.2

Units 801Parking Spaces

1,800

Parking Cost $33.3 million

GreenTRIP Strategies

NONE

A whole quarter of

the building is parking

2.2 Parking Spaces per Unit

vs. 0.7

Required Parking

Change 2.2 0.7

Units +220 801 1,021

Parking Spaces

-1,086 1,800 714

Parking Cost

-$20.1 million

$33.3 million $13.2 million

GreenTRIP Strategies

+$6 million 1 free pass & 1 free carshare

membershipper unit

More room for homes, shops and

services!

Pay for parking separately from cost of renting or purchase of home.

Parking Optional

New Levels• Existing

Buildings• Portfolio• Zero Parking

Coming Soon..• Platinum

15 Project

s Certifie

dSince 2009

Projected Impacts of First 15 Certified Projects

$8,588 – AAA avg. annual car

cost: saved by every household that reduces car ownership

$17 million increased revenue for transit agencies

79,460 fewer miles driven per day

First Community Housing Fourth Street Family Apartments, San

Jose

First Community Housing

FREE Transit Passes for All Residents

1,133 passes$42,876 annual cost

1100 units in 11 projects

Mario Virgen, ResidentFourth Street Apartments, San Jose

Mario gets a free transit pass normally $850 a year.

I’m saving one month of rent with

EcoPass.

BEFORE

$2.3 million Parking Garage

Below GradeGarage $48k per space

49 Parking Spaces

AFTER

$1.27 million Traffic Reduction Strategy Package

Garden Village: First Zero Parking

Project

•Outdated Codes

•Insufficient Data

•Reduced Planning Staff

•Information Mismatch

•Community Opposition

Barriers to Infill

1) Certifications: Support model projects with

expanded GreenTRIP certification

2) Research

• Online Parking Database

• Fill Data gaps on Affordable Homes and TDMs

GreenTRIP Connect Strategies

Research

1. Advisors, Partners2. GreenTRIP Parking Database3. Caltrans RFP on Multi Modal Trip

Generation methodology4. Resident Surveys5. CHPC CNT Report for Cap & Trade

Parking Data Collection

• By 2014: 75- 100 sites• Projects mostly in places planning for most

growth, varying by – Place Type (urban – suburban)– Unit Size, Resident Type (senior, family,

disabled)– Affordable, Market Rate and Condo– Traffic Reduction Strategies (carshare,

unbundled parking, transit passes)– Transit access

• GreenTRIP Connect tool will build on this data

BETA VERSION as of 7/31/14

Map Legend Drop Down Menu

Building Info Pop-Up Tab

Parking Info Pop-Up Tab

Building Info Filter

Parking Info Filter

Location Info Filter

Transportation Info Filter

Building

Report

Building

Report:

Parking & Transportation Information

Coming Up Fall 2014 - 2015

1. September 18th - Release Parking Database

2. December - Launch GreenTRIP Platinum Program in San Jose

3. May 2015 – Find matching funds for GreenTRIP Connect!

Ann ChengGreenTRIP Program Director

Ann@TransFormCA.org(510) 740-3150 x316

TransFormwww.TransFormCA.org

GreenTRIP Programwww.GreenTRIP.org