Farshid Iravani_RedactedFrom: farshid iravani ]
Sent: Monday, March 12,2018 11:31 AM
To: City of Cupertino Planning Dept. <planning@cupertino.org>
Cc:
Subject: Vallco Future
Cupertino Planning Department
Attn: Piu Gosh
Dear Piu;
Vallco future planning is in full swing again. I am 24 year resident of Cupertino, living
on Hyde Avenue within 1 mile of the site.
I list a few of my concerns some of which I learned from Apple Campus 2 development:
1. Traffic and Accidents:
I used to drive my children to Silicon Valley Academy right off Tantau/Quail and
Dunford in Santa Clara. I will drive on Tantau as it becomes Quail and make a right
turn on Dunford. This used to be a very pleasent drive, not many cars on this road.
With the construction starting it became a a very busy road, number of accidents on the
corner of Stevens Creek and Tantau went up. In a period of 3 weeks, I personally saw 3
of them. We took our children our SVA and they are attending nearby schools (Hyde
Middle and Cupertino high).
Considering Vallco proposal is aiming to be about twice larger than Apple 2, what
planning is being done to mitigate the construction and regular traffic. As you know
many of us use Miller to get to 280 and I am afraid with construction at Vallco, that
traffic will divert to the side streets (i.e. Tantau, DeAnza, Lawerence) and Stevens Creek
and Bollinger. It will be mess.
2. Pollution
Despite continuous sweeping, the demolition and on-site re -processing of the concrete
on Apple 2 campus, created a lot air -born particles (these are cancerous stuff that reside
in concrete), I believe we will be subjected to more cancer causing dust with Vallco
construction. Apple prided itself in 92% re -use of the old material (sand and concrete)
but they never mentioned that amount of dust and cancer producing dust they
generated. Please have SHP provide an estimate on hazardous material as a result of
demolition and on-site processing of the waste (if that is going to be their plan).
3. Additional Residential Units
With figures running from 800 to 4000 new apartments in addition to multiple million
square feet of office space, I like to know developer's plan to deal with increase in
student population, parent's traffic in taking their kids to schools and overall capacity of
the city's water and sewer system to handle the additional population
4. privacy
Few years ago, there was plan to raise the heights on some of the buildings at Vallco (I
think it was the parking lot), this even caused a lot of grief among the homeowners
behind the mall. With plans to raise the building heights to more than 140 feet (and may
be more), is there any concern about the privacy of the residents behind Vallco? Has the
developer even considered this matter in their planning?
5. HWY 280 Traffic
I was hoping there will be a dedicated exit to Apple2 Campus from HWY 280, much
like the dedicate exist lane to Agilent (old HP) from Lawerence Expressway. My wish
never came true! Please have the developers plan and construct and implement their
traffic plans before beginning construction. Wolfe Road exist construction was only
recently opened and construction of 280 to Lawerence is only just starting!!
I look forward to hearing from you and planning department as Vallco future plans are
being reviewed.
Thanks
Farshid Iravani