August 7th Meeting: Housing Platform and Tactical Urbanism
At our next General Meeting, this Wednesday at 6:30 pm, we will discussed and vote on our Draft Housing Platform. You can find and comment on it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AqgyXihleL3jiT3U4Dn-3BP7jybAQIaVs6VXp8AWvs0/edit?usp=drivesdk. You can also send the steering committee feedback directly.If you would like to suggest changes, please get us your comments by Monday evening at the latest, so that we can consider incorporating them. As a reminder, per our bylaws, amendments require a two thirds vote to pass.Note that the sections on transportation and the environment are not yet done. We'll be working on finishing them in the next couple months. We will also have a presentation on Tactical Urbanism. The Livable Sunnyvale General Meeting is…
Livable Sunnyvale June 5th General Meeting – Age-Friendly Sunnyvale and Protected Bike Lanes
Come hear TWO great presentations at Livable Sunnyvale’s June 5th General Meeting. Everyone is welcome.· Tracey Gott from Age-Friendly Silicon Valley will update us on the Sunnyvale Action Plan. The City's age-friendliness assessment was completed in May 2018. What has happened since then? What's the timeline for completion and what can the residents expect?· John Cordes representing SVBC Santa Clara County Advocate will update us on Protected bikeways. What are these paths, and why do we need them? Most importantly, how will biking be safer for all riders using protected bike paths?Come learn how Livable Sunnyvale will impact these efforts.WHEN? Wednesday, June 5th, 6:30 pm to 8:45 pmWHERE? Toyota Sunnyvale, 898 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, 2nd floor conference room.This meeting is open to…
General Meeting – May 1: Fremont Corners Village Center and Steering Committee Election
Don't miss the May 1 meeting!1. Milo Trauss with True Life Companies is going to tell us about the Fremont Corners Village Center application. This project is in the early stages of application and has not begun formal community engagement. However, if you are attending our meeting, you will be among the first to offer input on this project!Fremont Corners is the corner where Longhorn Steak House and 24 Hour Fitness and many other small businesses reside at the corner of Sunnyvale-Saratoga and Fremont Ave.. 2. Livable Sunnyvale Steering Committee Election. All members are eligible to run and vote. Members who have declared will give a short candidate statement and then we’ll…
Livable Sunnyvale: Regional and Statewide Housing Solutions. Panel Discussion with Housing Experts
Livable Sunnyvale: Regional and Statewide Housing Solutions. Panel Discussion with Housing Experts There are a growing number of proposed State bills to address the housing crisis in California and the Bay Area. Join us for an informative discussion about the impact of these bills and how they relate to the CASA Compact. April 16, 20197 – 8:30pm – come early to help set upSunnyvale Elks Lodge #2128375 N. Pastoria Ave. (close to the intersection of Maude and Mathilda)
Caltrain 2040 Vision – Redwood City March 20
On March 20 in Redwood City Friends of Caltrain is hosting a presentation on Caltrain's 2040 Vision at Redwood City City Hall. The presentation will cover an exciting vision of the future showing how Caltrain could reach 250,000 daily trips by 2040 with up to 5-minute service at top station. The increase would be the equivalent of double-decking the 101 freeway These improvements will depend on decisions made in a visionary business plan that the Caltrain board will decide on this year. Come learn about the Caltrain business plan from the transportation and policy experts at the forefront of the effort, and learn how you can add your voice and help this…
Home Sweet CASA – March 14th in Menlo Park
On March 14, Michael Lane, Deputy Director of Silicon Valley at Home will help outline housing affordability solutions at the local, regional and state levels, providing an overview of the regional housing crisis and describing the set of proposed regional solutions developed through the CASA initiative. Co-sponsored by Palo Alto Forward, Menlo Together, Silicon Valley At Home, Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County RSVP here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/home-sweet-casa-taking-on-the-regional-housing-crisis-tickets-57735496424Facebook event link to share:https://www.facebook.com/events/2298809807008296/
March 6th Meeting is the Lawrence Station Area Sense of Place Plan Community Workshop
For the Livable Sunnyvale March General Meeting we are requesting all members of Livable Sunnyvale to attend the Sunnyvale Lawrence Station Area Plan Sense of Place Community Workshop. This Housing Development is large and needs to include Affordable Housing. The Lawrence Station Area Plan meeting is: Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at 6:30PM - 8:00PM Location: Ponderosa Park Building, 811 Henderson Avenue The Meeting Notice is posted here. Meeting Purpose This is Sunnyvale’s first community workshop to gather initial input from residents and other stakeholders towards the development of the LSAP Sense of Place Plan. The Sense of Place Plan would identify streetscape improvements to enhance the pedestrian and bicycling experience in the area. Please join…
General Meeting, February 6th: Measure A – Affordable Housing Bond Update
In November of 2016, Santa Clara County voters approved Measure A - a $950 million Affordable Housing Bond. It was projected that the Housing Bond would fund 120 new affordable housing developments over ten years, including 4,800 new units dedicated to Extremely Low-Income and Very Low-Income households.Council Member Glenn Hendricks, Sunnyvale's representative on the Measure A Oversight Committee, will give us an update on the distribution of funds from this measure.He will also provide an update on transportation funding for Sunnyvale. The meeting is February 6th, 6:30pm at Toyota Sunnyvale, 898 W El Camino Real, Sunnyvale. The meeting is in the 2nd floor conference room. Meetings are open to the public, everyone is…
General Meeting – January 9th: Downtown Sunnyvale Update and CASA
Our first item for Wednesday's meeting will be an update on Downtown Sunnyvale developments from Travis Duncan of CityLine. Between the ongoing construction of Whole Foods and the recently announced closing of Macy's, there will be a lot to talk about. Next we will discuss the CASA Compact. CASA is a ten point plan developed by MTC and ABAG (the Association of Bay Area Governments) to solve the housing crisis, and is based on three pillars: protecting tenants, preserving existing affordable housing, and producing new housing. The Compact passed the CASA steering committee 14-3 last month, and now goes to the ABAG executive committee, who will be voting on CASA at their…