city of sunnyvale - growth without gridlock 8 27-14
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Presentation from Trudi Ryan, City of Sunnyvale, Growth Without GridlockTRANSCRIPT
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Sunnyvale Cool Cities
August 27, 2014
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TDM
Sunnyvale Policies
Moffett Park
Green Building Program
Conditions of Approval
Design Guidelines
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Transportation Demand Management Strategies and policies to reduce travel
demand or to redistribute demand in space or in time
NOT Tedium
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Who ◦ Cities, Employers, Residents
What ◦ Reduce or Redistribute Travel
When ◦ Peak-hour commute, all day
Where ◦ Destinations and Origins
Why ◦ Reduce Single-vehicle Auto Trips ◦ Improve Air Quality ◦ Improve Health
How
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Smart Growth principles that can affect travel behavior
Density ◦ Fewer vehicle-trips
Diversity ◦ Close proximity symbiosis
Design ◦ Improved pedestrian and bicycling environment
Destination ◦ Fewer automobile trips and VMT
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Site and Building Design
Programs and Resources
Goals/Targets Reductions ◦ Based on ITE Rates
Implementation
Monitoring and Evaluation ◦ Driveway Counts
◦ Surveys
Penalties for Non-Compliance
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Site location near a rail station
Financial incentives (subsidized transit passes)
Parking restrictions/parking costs
Private shuttle buses
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Lack of outreach efforts ◦ Marketing, promotions, new employee onboarding
information
Lack of funding for transit subsidies ◦ VTA Eco Pass and other subsidized programs
Lack of jurisdiction enforcement ◦ Monitoring, reporting compliance and penalty
application)
Lack of transit resources ◦ at or near project location
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Various Zoning Code Updates 1997 *General Plan Goals – LUTE 1999 TDM Tool Kit 1999 “High FAR” review criteria 2004 Moffett Park Specific Plan 2005 Council Policy on Residential TDM 2003 Downtown Specific Plan 2007 *Precise Plan for El Camino Real 2008 PDAs 2012 PDAs 2014 Climate Action Plan *2015 *Lawrence Station Area Plan* *2015 *Peery Park Specific Plan
* Initial Preparation or Updates in Progress
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2003-04
Zoning ◦ MP-I 35% - 80% FAR
◦ MP-TOD 50% - 60% FAR
Green Density Bonus
Mandatory TDM ◦ 30% Peak Hour Reduction
◦ 25% Total Reduction
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MPBG ◦ formerly Moffett Park Business and Transportation
Association
◦ Privately initiated and run
◦ Voluntary
◦ Support TDM programs
◦ Represent Business Interests
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Minimum Levels ◦ LEED ◦ B.I.G.
Incentive Bonus ◦ FAR 10% ◦ DU 5% ◦ Height 5 feet
Mandatory TDM ◦ Same as project w/o Bonus
Underground Parking Bonus ◦ Height 5 feet
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Frontage Sidewalks ◦ Required by Code
◦ New Walkability Standards
◦ Preserve Trees/setback from curb
Sidewalk Extensions ◦ Across other properties
Bus Stop Upgrades
Enhanced Trail to Caltrain
Bicycle Parking
TDM
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Net new trips
Pays for Citywide improvements ◦ Striping (including bicycle lanes)
◦ Sidewalks
◦ Intersections
◦ Major infrastructure
Mary Avenue
101/237
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Pedestrian Walkways
Interface on Major streets ◦ El Camino Real
◦ Building entries
Location of Bicycle Facilities
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Areas/Plans ◦ Downtown ◦ Tasman Crossing ◦ El Camino Real ◦ Fair Oaks Junction ◦ E Sunnyvale (pending) ◦ LSAP (Pending)
Implementation ◦ Developer Improvements
Sidewalks, buffer areas, enhanced lighting, bulb outs
SOP Fee
◦ Public Investment Area signage
Information kiosks
Enhanced intersections (crosswalk, countdown signals)