13. 19-1634 Public Hearing: Actions on Gateway Crossings project located at 1205 Coleman Avenue including General Plan Amendment to Santa Clara Station Very High Density Residential (51-120 du/ac) with a minimum commercial Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.20, revision to the Climate Action Plan to add Transportation Demand Management (TDM) goals for the new land use designation, creation of a new Very High Density Mixed Use Zoning District and Rezoning to that District, Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map, Development Agreement, Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP)
this project seems to be serving the Hotels, not the community. This is Santa Clara's opportunity to create a Grand Central Station and it should not be mostly hotels and private hotel conference rooms.
This development project does not make sense and is not right for the station area. I hate seeing how Santa Clara is developing without a specific plan.
The hotel space counting as retail component does not meet the City's requirement. This is an automobile forward project that happens to be by a transit site. This project is using an antiquated and inflexible podium deck construction type, limiting creativity and opportunity. We need a thriving urban village as a transit gateway to our Downtown and smaller footprints with new construction methods (more cost effective) for flexible future redevelopment opportunities.
I am not happy with this development as it is presented. I think that there is not a neighborhood surrounding the development, so it should be larger, taller. This is the perfect place for.a large development since it is close to a train station and a proposed BART station. Let's make it look good, as it will be the face of Santa Clara for those arriving by train, BART
This is the same trick Mariani is trying, deliberately getting approvals prior to the actual outreach meeting, making it almost impossible to require improvements from the outreach meeting. Making the outreach meeting an insulting waste of time.
This is a plum, being the center of transit and away from homes. Our chance to build some real density, but we are offered a shriveled raisin to improve their profits.
We can't undo this once done.
Just don't do it.
this project seems to be serving the Hotels, not the community. This is Santa Clara's opportunity to create a Grand Central Station and it should not be mostly hotels and private hotel conference rooms.
This development project does not make sense and is not right for the station area. I hate seeing how Santa Clara is developing without a specific plan.
The hotel space counting as retail component does not meet the City's requirement. This is an automobile forward project that happens to be by a transit site. This project is using an antiquated and inflexible podium deck construction type, limiting creativity and opportunity. We need a thriving urban village as a transit gateway to our Downtown and smaller footprints with new construction methods (more cost effective) for flexible future redevelopment opportunities.
Our city deserves better
I am not happy with this development as it is presented. I think that there is not a neighborhood surrounding the development, so it should be larger, taller. This is the perfect place for.a large development since it is close to a train station and a proposed BART station. Let's make it look good, as it will be the face of Santa Clara for those arriving by train, BART
What land Santa Clara has left is very precious. We need the right project for the gateway to the downtown and University.
I opposed the Gateway Crossings project because it doesn't provide the city what it needs. Sincere community outreach could accomplish this.
Please oppose this project and ask them to go back for more community outreach and then back to the drawing board.
Kind Regards,
Richard Bonito
This is the same trick Mariani is trying, deliberately getting approvals prior to the actual outreach meeting, making it almost impossible to require improvements from the outreach meeting. Making the outreach meeting an insulting waste of time.
This is a plum, being the center of transit and away from homes. Our chance to build some real density, but we are offered a shriveled raisin to improve their profits.
We can't undo this once done.
Just don't do it.