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May 13, 2016

VTA Development Review ProgramAnnual Report for 2015

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Presentation Outline

I. BackgroundII. Data Snapshot

a. Development Review Activity for 2015

b. Select Projects Under Construction in 2015

III. Key Themes for 2015http://www.relatedsantaclara.com/renderings/

http://www.cupertino.org/vallcohttp://www.skyscrapercity.org

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Background

VTA reviews, analyzes, and tracks land use developments within and near Santa Clara County to improve land use/transportation coordination, promote alternative travel modes, and encourage a balanced approach to addressing congestion.

• Development Review Program – Comment on development and plan applications, track and report project approvals.

• Major Development Construction – Track significant development projects.

• Congestion Management Program (CMP) Monitoring Report – Track and analyze land use approval data submitted by Member Agencies(15 cities plus County of Santa Clara)

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Development Review Activity for 2015

Countywide/Citywide Plans• Campbell Housing Element

• County Health Element

• Cupertino Community Vision 2040 & Housing Element

• Gilroy General Plan Update

• Morgan Hill Horizon 2035

• Menlo Park General Plan Update

• San Jose Envision 2040 SEIR

• San Jose General Plan Amendments

• Sunnyvale Land Use & Transportation Element (LUTE)

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Select Projects Under Construction or Completed in 2015

Map shows major projects (greater than 100 units residential or 50,000 sq. ft. non-residential) known to VTA staff to be under construction or completed in 2015.

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Key Themes of 2015 Annual Report

1. Major Projects and Plans: Development Boom Continues Around the County

2. Transit-Oriented Development and Transit Operations: Prioritizing the ‘T’ in TOD

3. Emerging Mixed-Use Districts: Single-Use Areas Get a Make-Over

4. Transportation Demand Management: Cities Get Serious About Reducing Car Trips

5. Ensuring Safe and Comfortable Sidewalks: Getting the Details Right

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• Major Projects and Plans that were reviewed by VTA or approved by Member Agencies in 2015:

• Commercial/Employment-Focused: 8 Projects• Projects > 1 million gross square feet of office• Project with significant retail

• Residential-Focused: 5 Projects • Projects > 1,000 housing units

Major Projects and Plans: Development Boom Continues Throughout the County

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Major Projects and Plans: Development Boom Continues Throughout the County

1. City Place, Santa Clara• Up to 6.7 M g.s.f office • Proposed • 1.5 M g.s.f retail/entertainment• 700 hotel rooms• Up to 1,360 residential units

3. Dell Avenue Area Plan, Campbell• 2.3 M net new s.f. office • Proposed • 20K net new s.f. retail• 300 residential units

2. The Hills at Vallco, Cupertino• 2 M g.s.f. office • Proposed • 625K g.s.f. retail/entertainment• 800 residential units• Replacing 1.3 M s.f. existing retail

Commercial/Employment-Focused Projects

Related Santa Clara Public Presentation October 2015

http://thehillsatvallco.com/?page_id=213

4. Peery Park Specific Plan, Sunnyvale• 2 M net new s.f. office • Proposed • 200K net new s.f. retail• 215 residential units

Dell Avenue Area Plan, City of Campbell, June 2015

Peery Park Specific Plan Initial Study, City of Campbell, June 2015

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Major Projects and Plans: Development Boom Continues Throughout the County

5. Moffett Towers II, Sunnyvale• 1.65 M g.s.f. office • Proposed • Replacing 924,500 s.f. existing office

7. Santana West, San Jose• 1 M g.s.f. office • Proposed • 29K g.s.f. retail

6. Lawrence Station Area Plan, Sunnyvale• 1.2 M net new s.f. office • Proposed • 2,323 residential units

Commercial/Employment-Focused Projects

http://www.moffett-towers.com/index.htm

http://www.lawrencestationinsunnyvale.org/#!Mixed-use land use alternative/zoom/c1fs9/imageij4

8. North 40 Specific Plan, Los Gatos• 125K g.s.f. office • Approved• 400K g.s.f. retail• 364 residential units• Up to 150 hotel rooms

http://news.theregistrysf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Federa-Realty-Santana-Row-San-Jose-real-estate-The-Registry.png

North 40 Specific Plan, Town of Los Gatos, June 2015

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Major Projects and Plans: Development Boom Continues Throughout the County

1. Downtown Strategy EIR Update, San Jose• 4,000 residential units • Proposed

3. Lawrence Station Plan, SC• 3.500 residential units • Proposed • 104K s.f. retail

2. N. Gilroy Neighborhoods Plan • 3.996 residential units • Approved Dec. 2015• 337K s.f. office (rescinded Jan. 2016)

Residential-Focused Projects

San Jose Greater Downtown Strategy for Development, SJDA, January 2001 North Gilroy Neighborhoods Districts Urban Service Area DEIR, EMC Planning, Aug 2015

5. The District, Milpitas• 1,169 residential units • Approved• 84K s.f. retail

Lawnrence Station Area Plan NOP, City of Santa Clara, September 2015 http://news.theregistrysf.com/milpitas-on-track-with-its-great-mall-district-redevelopment/

4. Santa Clara Sq, Santa Clara• 1,800 residential units • Approved• 40K s.f. retail

https://www.irvinecompany.com/santa-clara-square

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Transit Oriented Development & Transit Operations: Prioritizing the ‘T’ in TOD

• Safety and operational efficiency are VTA priorities; travel time competitiveness is important for VTA and its customers.

• VTA supports TOD projects next to rail stations and frequent bus lines.• VTA works with local agencies to consider potential impacts to safety, travel time and

reliability on VTA services.

City Place, Santa Clara• Project proposes new signalized intersection Tasman Drive crossing light rail tracks.• VTA requests Transit Signal Pre-emption for light rail vehicles.

http://goo.gl/maps/7AJjgqaw6Bn

Related Santa Clara Public Presentation October 2015

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Transit Oriented Development & Transit Operations: Prioritizing the ‘T’ in TOD

Park View Towers and Marshall Squares, San Jose • Project will increase utilization of existing driveways/crossings at LRT tracks.• VTA recommended protected crossings and ongoing coordination.

http://media.bizj.us/view/img/6276691/20150424park-view-towers-dan-yvonneview11*1200xx4000-2250-0-226.jpg

http://www.mercurynews.com/portlet/article/html/imageDisplay.jsp?contentItemRelationshipId=6610171

Projects within Santana Row / Valley Fair / Winchester Urban Village Area• Projects will increase congestion on Stevens Creek/Winchester, affecting core VTA bus service.• VTA recommended measures/contributions to prioritize bus movement.

MARSHALL SQUARESPARK VIEW TOWERS

http://s3-media1.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/BynUbzE3d5v6IUEr0dxBPw/o.jpg

ST. JAMES PARK LRT STATION

http://binged.it/1n1bWAZ

S T E V E N S C R E E K B L V D

http://news.theregistrysf.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Federa-Realty-Santana-Row-San-Jose-real-estate-The-Registry.png

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2015/11/30/exclusive-25-story-mixed-use-tower-proposed-for.html

VOLARSANTANA WESTPORTION OF TRI-VILLAGE AREA

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Emerging Mixed Use Districts: Single Use Areas Get a Make-Over

Santana Row/Valley Fair Area• Volar Mixed Use (Pictured) – 330 residential units,

30,000 s.f. office and 20,000 s.f. retail (proposed)• Santana West – 970,000 s.f. office and 29,000 s.f.

retail (proposed)• Santana Row Expansion – 510,000 s.f. office, 55,000

s.f. retail (approved) • 500 Santana Row – 234,000 s.f. office (under

construction) • Valley Fair Expansion – 650,000 s.f. additional retail

(approved)• 2850 Stevens Creek Hotel – 138 rooms, 12-story

(pending approval)http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2015/11/30/exclusive-25-story-mixed-use-tower-proposed-for.html

Santa Clara Square• Adding residential & retail to Bowers/Scott

office district• Residential/mixed use project (1,800 units

and 40k s.f. retail) approved December 2015

• Retail center (125k s.f., includes Whole Foods) approved 2014, under construction

https://www.irvinecompany.com/santa-clara-square

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City of Mountain View 11-10-2015 City Council Study Session Memo

North Bayshore Precise Plan

• Council directed staff to study up to 9,100 residential units in employment-dominated area (November 2015)

• Precise Plan Update expected to take approximately 2 years

The Hills at Vallco

• Proposal to redevelop existing retail center with office, residential, retail, and recreational uses

• NOP circulated October 2015

Project Renderings posted to Cupertino website, September 2015

Emerging Mixed Use Districts: Single Use Areas Get a Make-Over

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Sunnyvale began requiring third-party monitoring of project trip generation for projects in the Moffett Park Specific Plan; and included 20-35% trip reductions with annual monitoring in the Peery Park Specific Plan.

Palo Alto initiated Transportation Management Association (TMA) to balance Downtown parking needs and neighborhood quality of life.

http://www.paloaltotma.org/

Mountain View included 45% single occupant vehicle (SOV) mode share goal, trip caps and annual monitoring in the North Bayshore Precise Plan; first Trip Monitoring Report accepted by Council in June 2015

Peery Park Specific Plan Initial Study, June 2015

North Bayshore Precise Plan Trip Monitoring Report, June 2015

Transportation Demand Management: Cities Get Serious About Reducing Car Trips

Ensuring Safe & Comfortable Sidewalks: Getting the Details Right

• Pedestrian safety and comfort on a roadway is influenced by the width and quality of the buffer between the sidewalk and the roadway. Supported by nationally recognized standards, e.g. Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) 2010, and National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO).

• VTA reviewed 92 total projects in 2015

• Provided pedestrian accommodation comments on 67 projects, of which VTA recommended that 40 projects provide detached, buffered sidewalks.

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Ensuring Safe & Comfortable Sidewalks: Getting the Details Right

2011 Condition-Attached sidewalks

http://goo.gl/maps/h3zBLwibp6o

2011 Condition – Attached sidewalks 2015 As-Built Condition – Attached sidewalks

Google Earth Imagery 3/2015Google Earh Imagery 10/201116

Ensuring Safe & Comfortable Sidewalks: Getting the Details Right

Proposed Site Plan

Existing Street View https://goo.gl/maps/KpWSaBYZfjM2

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Existing Condition-Attached sidewalks

Proposed Street Section –Detached and buffered sidewalks

Building Façade

Proposed Site Plan – Detached and buffered sidewalks

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