VTA Board Meeting

Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Chambers 70 West Hedding Street, San Jose, CA, United States

Agenda Item 6.3 on the Consent Calendar is "ACTION ITEM 1) Adopt a Resolution , establishing the 2016 Measure B Program; and 2) adopt the 2016 Measure B Program Category Guidelines." These guidelines are on pages 40-41 of the packet for the meeting. These guidelines will control the distribution of the funds collected from 2016 […]

Community Meeting on Stanford GUP

Palo Alto City Council Chambers 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, United States

STANFORD DEVELOPMENT DRAFT EIR PUBLIC MEETING ON OCTOBER 19th Who:  Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian What: A community meeting on Stanford University’s General Use Permit Application and the associated Draft Environmental Impact Report. Santa Clara County has released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for development proposed by Stanford University in its application for […]

City Council Meeting on Comprehensive Plan

Palo Alto City Council Chambers 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, United States

On October 23, 2017 the draft Comprehensive Plan and ancillary Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will be discussed and voted upon by our City Council. The Comprehensive Plan, as approved, will set forth a vision and policies for Palo Alto’s growth for the next 15 years. The draft Comprehensive Plan continues to allow tech firms to remain […]

Better Cupertino Forum on Regional Planning

Cupertino Community Hall 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA, United States

Bay Area cities face more and more challenges nowadays.  If you believe that more community discussion on regional planning for transportation, housing, retails, employment, and infrastructure maintenance …… will benefit us, please attend this forum

City Council Meeting on Comprehensive Plan

Palo Alto City Council Chambers 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, United States

At the First Public Hearing held on October 23, 2017, the Council considered the Planning & Transportation Commission’s recommendations in order to provide direction to Staff, and certify the Final EIR. Due to a large number of public comments, this item has been continued to the October 30th Council meeting at 5:30PM. The public may continue […]

Acterra Fall 2017 Lecture Series

Mitchell Park Community Center 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet Carl Pope, Inside Straight Strategies Former chairman of the Sierra Club and co-author of the new book, Climate of Hope, Carl Pope will present an evening of environmental insights and inspiration. Climate of Hope, a collaborative effort between Pope and former New York mayor […]

Palo Alto City Council

Palo Alto City Council Chambers 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, United States

PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of a Resolution Certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Comprehensive Plan Update; a Resolution Adopting Findings Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Related to Significant Environmental Impacts, Mitigation Measures and Alternatives; a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and a Resolution Adopting the Updated […]

Connecting Palo Alto Roundtables – Charleston Road and Meadow Drive

Mitchell Park Community Center, El Palo Alto Room 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA, United States

Charleston Road and Meadow Drive We have the opportunity to address long-standing challenges with the four grade crossings on the rail corridor that runs through our City. Join us to help evaluate potential grade separations at Churchill Avenue, Charleston Road and Meadow Drive, Palo Alto Avenue, as well as one session devoted to a tunnel […]