LRC 07-18-2022 Item No. 6. Property Tax Allocation in Cupertino_Written CommunicationsLRC 07-18-2022
Item No. 6
Property Tax Allocation in
Cupertino
Written Communications
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Lauren Sapudar
From:Astrid Robles
Sent:Monday, July 18, 2022 10:30 AM
To:Lauren Sapudar
Subject:FW: LRC Item 6 Written Communications
Attachments:1 - Presentation.pdf
Astrid Robles
Assistant to the City Manager
City Manager's Office
AstridR@cupertino.org
(408)777-3314
From: Kitty Moore <ckittymoore@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2022 10:28 AM
To: Astrid Robles <AstridR@cupertino.org>
Subject: LRC Item 6 Written Communications
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Hi Astrid,
Please include the following presentation for Item 6 today:
https://cupertino.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=10909847&GUID=7250D6FD‐5826‐4CA5‐B6AA‐6CF56D43E214
Thank you!
Kitty Moore
Transit & Housing
Planning Commission Meeting 24 May 2022
Prepared by Planning Commission Chair Steven Scharf
While crafting our Housing Element,
and Selecting Sites, We Should
Consider the Reality of Current and
Future Mass Transit in Silicon Valley,
GHG, Equity, and Fairness for Families
of All Income Levels.
https://www.spur.org/sites/default/files/2014-07/SPUR_Freedom_to_Move.pdf
•Set clear sustainable transportation goals
and align resources to meet them.
•Develop mobility solutions beyond transit
Source: https://www.bestplaces.net/
Source: https://www.bestplaces.net/
Source: https://www.bestplaces.net/
Source: VTA
The 23/523 Does Not Constitute High-Quality Transit
Despite the 15 Minute Headways
Source: https://reason.org/commentary/does-bus-transit-reduce-greenhouse/
Buses: 21.4 Passenger Miles Per Gallon1
Private Vehicle: 39.5 passenger-miles per gallon2
1. Based on 2.33 MPG, 9.22 Average Passenger Load (nationwide, VTA is likely lower)
2. Based on 25 MPG at 1.58 passengers/vehicle
What About GHG and Fossil Fuel Use?
Source: https://www.truecar.com/best-cars-trucks/cars/fuel-electric/mpge-over-100/
and https://www.proterra.com/products/transit-buses/
Electric Buses: 25.1 MPGe (231 Passenger MPGe)
Tesla Model 3: 138 MPGe (218 Passenger MPGe)
What About Electric Buses?
Source: https://reason.org/
Source: http://meetingthetwain.blogspot.com/2017/07/cupertino-work-live-commute.html
Non-Stop VTA Bus Service from Cupertino to Major Employers
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Car Access and Economic and Social Mobility
“When poor households have or gain a car household
members are more likely to be or become employed, keep
their jobs, increase their earnings, work more hours, and
leave welfare programs”
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0739456X20950428
Car Access and Economic and Social Mobility
Underlying the economic benefits of car ownership is the
simple fact that one can more quickly and easily access
more jobs and other opportunities by car than by other
transportation modes in almost all neighborhoods in the
United States
Source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0739456X20950428
Car Access and Economic and Social Mobility
These geographic challenges are compounded by the
growth of poor and minority populations in the suburbs
where access to jobs is limited without a car and by
increasing gentrification in urban neighborhoods with
good transit service.
Source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0739456X20950428
Car Access and Economic and Social Mobility
Vehicle ownership is directly associated with improved
neighborhood satisfaction and better employment
outcomes. This is especially the case in Silicon Valley
because of very poor public transit and because of the
lack of a nine to five work environment.
Source: eMail to Committee from Affordable Housing Advocate
Car Access and Economic and Social Mobility
Carless households are more likely to miss and delay
medical care. Having a car increases school choice and
children in households without cars are less likely to
participate in school activities, leading to lower
educational attainment, less likelihood of being
employed, and lower earnings later in life.
Source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0739456X20950428
Car Access and Economic and Social Mobility
Studies using data from the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development’s Moving to Opportunity
experiment found that access to a car enabled low-
income households to move to low-poverty
neighborhoods
Source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0739456X20950428
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/auto-mobility-subsidizing-americas-commute/
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/auto-mobility-subsidizing-americas-commute/
State Legislation that Eliminates Minimum Parking Requirements
Hurts the Production of Affordable Housing Near Transit
•State Law allows developers to ignore cities’ parking
requirements and build new housing projects with little or no
parking if the project is close to a bus line even if the bus line
does not serve major employment areas.
•Economically-challenged families have a need for reliable
transportation. In Silicon Valley that means cars.
State Legislation that Eliminates Minimum Parking Requirements
Hurts the Production of Affordable Housing Near Transit
•Cities are unlikely to rezone parcels for greater height, along
transit corridors, if developers won’t include adequate parking.
•Developers will include adequate parking on market-rate
projects; not doing so would make units difficult to rent or sell.
•Failure to include adequate parking exports residents’ vehicles to
surrounding neighborhoods necessitating permit parking.
Source: https://energy.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Insights-into-Future-Mobility.pdf
“There are a variety of ways to provide personal mobility while reducing societal costs/”
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•Amtrak, airlines, public transit, and intercity buses have
seen drop-offs in excess of 60 percent.
•Only air travel will return to its pre-pandemic level.
•Cars will remain about 5 percent to 10 percent lower.
•Remote work will have an especially pronounced
effect.
The Future is EVs Powered by Renewables
•The Planning Commission and the City Council need to
carefully consider the issues of equity, transit availability,
and fairness when selection Housing Element Sites,
ensuring that the sites provide the necessary amenities for
residents of all income levels.
Conclusion