Livable Sunnyvale is co-sponsoring this special event with Friends of Caltrain and other partners. The Bay Area needs to build many more homes to address the housing affordability crisis, but we don’t want to worsen the climate crisis or our traffic challenges. You can advocate for affordable homes with great transportation options that will help make your community more healthy and connected. Join us to: Learn about the connections between housing affordability, traffic reduction, and climate change; Hear how communities are planning and building in ways that reduce the need to driveSee how you can help make your community more walkable, affordable, and transit-friendly.Learn about upcoming decisions in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale to…

When we last saw the El Camino Real Specific Plan, at the end of 2017, Sunnyvale's City Council had selected a preferred land use alternative from among the four presented for consideration (click on the links for the staff report and  meeting video).  After receiving recommendations from the ECR Plan Advisory Committee (ECRPAC), staff and the Planning Commission, considering input from the online survey and public workshops, hearing input from public speakers at the hearing, and much deliberation, the City Council selected Alternative R PLUS as the land use plan to be studied and developed further. Of the four alternatives, ALT-R PLUS is the land use plan that identified the greatest amount of residential development opportunity along the El…