Peggy - Vallco impact misc

From: Peggy Griffin
Date: Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 11:21 PM
Subject: Vallco EIR Scoping Comments - misc
To: Piu Ghosh <PiuG@cupertino.org>
Cc: Grace Schmidt cityclerk@cupertino.org

1)     traffic analysis - EIR should analyze using both the current level of service methodology currently in use and the vehicle miles travelled methodology that has been released in draft form by the Office of Planning and Research. If either approach indicates significant impacts, the impacts should be considered significant.

2)     What will be the electrical and gas supply for the new project?

a)     How much will the project increase greenhouse gas generation?

b)     How will greenhouse gas generation be mitigated?

3)     What will be the growth-inducing impact of the project?

a)     Will the project result in increasing the pressure on the local housing market, resulting in increased housing sale and rental prices and forcing lower income households out of the area, increasing their commute distances to reach jobs in the area?

4)     What will be the cumulative impact of this project plus other objects in and around Cupertino, especially the nearby Apple campus expansion?

5)     What will the seismic safety impacts of the large green roof park area be?

a)     Has such a large green roof project been done previously in a seismically active area like Cupertino?

 

Sincerely,

Peggy Griffin