SECTION 0 & 1 SAN FRANCISCO ISSUES Caltrain & High Speed Rail service/stations Location of SF terminus (TTC and/or 4 th & King) and alignment must make sense from user perspective/greater ridership, and also provide greatest benefit to City, redevelopment opportunities, and other strategic investments) Provide better connections to transit/ for pedestrians and bicycles, minimize/reduce commuter travel time (door-to-door) Physical Connectivity Do not have structures that physically divide the community more than it is divided today Visual Impacts Do not have structures that visually divide the community more than it is today (i.e. is the railroad an imposing structure in the landscape that I can see from x distance away, or that reduces one s ability to see just beyond the railroad.) Do not block scenic views or vistas Do not have structures that are of a significantly larger scale when compared to the immediate environment Noise/Vibration Do not create train noise that is greater than it is today (whistles/horns, diesel engines, train wheels/brakes). Do not create train-related vibrations that are greater than they are today Urban Design & Community Character Alignment/infrastructure must be compatible with urban design and planning Natural Environment Minimize impacts to nearby parks Preserve drainage channels of creeks no reduction or obstruction to natural (daylighted) creeks, keep the same volume/flow of water and water quality San Francisquito Creek and Atherton Channel Traffic & Parking Minimize long-term traffic impacts associated with HSR station (passenger drop-off/pick-up, parking, etc.) Minimize construction-related traffic (i.e. reductions in access and street/parking capacity, truck traffic, shoofly limiting access, poor, road conditions) Economic health Overall project cost should be kept reasonable, mitigation costs implication that local jurisdictions will pay for cost over current construction estimates Housing/Neighborhood Minimize loss of housing, minimize residential property takes through eminent domain, otherwise provide compensation for taking severance damages. Minimize reductions in adjacent property values Need representation from Fair Oaks neighborhood to consider alternatives for vertical alignment Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 1 of 16
SECTION 0 & 1 SAN FRANCISCO Environmental/Social Justice Safety & Security Freight Service Minimized constraints (to vertical alternatives) due to maintaining freight service on the corridor Utilities/drainage (public works) Opportunities Leverage Existing Developments and Investments Improve freight rail access to port Improve access to Mission Bay Development Improve East/West Access Improve pedestrian and vehicle safety Reduce commuter time to central business district Partnership with Local Transit agencies Improve residential areas Station retail opportunities Open Space and parks Promote new development Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 2 of 16
SECTION 2 BRISBANE, S. SAN FRANCISCO, SAN BRUNO, MILLBRAE ISSUES Caltrain & High Speed Rail service/stations Improve South San Francisco Station, including location Consider relocation of Bayshore Station to improve regional connectivity Provide connectivity with region and compatibility with SFO Physical Connectivity Do not have structures that physically divide the community more than it is divided today Visual Impacts Do not have structures that visually divide the community more than it is today (i.e. is the railroad an imposing structure in the landscape that I can see from x distance away, or that reduces one s ability to see just beyond the railroad.) Do not block scenic views or vistas Do not have structures that are of a significantly larger scale when compared to the immediate environment Noise/Vibration Do not create train noise that is greater than it is today (whistles/horns, diesel engines, train wheels/brakes). Do not create train-related vibrations that are greater than they are today Urban Design & Community Character Minimize land use impact (impact = limit to future development opportunities) Ensure integration with Downtown San Bruno transit planning efforts Natural Environment Minimize impacts to nearby parks Maintain access to bay front Traffic & Parking Minimize long-term traffic impacts associated with HSR station (passenger drop-off/pick-up, parking, etc.) Minimize construction-related traffic (i.e. reductions in access and street/parking capacity, truck traffic, shoofly limiting access, poor, road conditions) Economic health Overall project cost should be kept reasonable, mitigation costs implication that local jurisdictions will pay for cost over current construction estimates Housing/Neighborhood Minimize loss of housing, minimize residential property takes through eminent domain, otherwise provide compensation for taking severance damages. Minimize reductions in adjacent property values Environmental/Social Justice Minimize impacts of HSR on Brownfield redevelopment Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 3 of 16
SECTION 2 BRISBANE, S. SAN FRANCISCO, SAN BRUNO, MILLBRAE Safety & Security Freight Service Maintain access to rail yard in Brisbane Bay lands Minimized constraints (to vertical alternatives) due to maintaining freight service on the corridor Utilities/drainage (public works) Opportunities Eliminate Kinder Morgan tank farm Relocate Bayshore station southerly Provide connectivity to DT Brisbane Brownfield remediation Geneva Avenue extension Enhance connectivity to bay (pedestrian access) Utility extensions Provide seamless SFO connection Move SSF train station Colma creek improvements Extend people-mover to San Bruno HSR station High-density TOD around new HSR station Further mitigate existing impacts on communities (noise, visual, etc.) Off-site mitigations Habitat restoration west-of-bayshore (SFO) Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 4 of 16
SECTION 3 BURLINGAME & SAN MATEO ISSUES Caltrain & High Speed Rail service/stations Minimize changes to historic Burlingame Caltrain station buildings, trees, provide same amount of parking as today Provide better connections to transit/ for pedestrians and bicycles, minimize/reduce commuter travel time (door-to-door) Physical Connectivity Do not have structures that physically divide the community more than it is divided today Visual Impacts Do not have structures that visually divide the community more than it is today (i.e. is the railroad an imposing structure in the landscape that I can see from x distance away, or that reduces one s ability to see just beyond the railroad.) Do not block scenic views or vistas Do not have structures that are of a significantly larger scale when compared to the immediate environment Noise/Vibration Do not create train noise that is greater than it is today (whistles/horns, diesel engines, train wheels/brakes). Do not create train-related vibrations that are greater than they are today Urban Design & Community Character Minimize land use impact (impact = limit to future development opportunities) Natural Environment Minimize impacts to nearby parks Preserve drainage channels of creeks no reduction or obstruction to natural (daylighted) creeks, keep the same volume/flow of water and water quality Mills Creek Culvert and Sanchez Creek Preserve historic trees Traffic & Parking Minimize long-term traffic impacts associated with HSR station (passenger drop-off/pick-up, parking, etc.) Minimize construction-related traffic (i.e. reductions in access and street/parking capacity, truck traffic, shoofly limiting access, poor, road conditions) Economic health Overall project cost should be kept reasonable, mitigation costs implication that local jurisdictions will pay for cost over current construction estimates Maintain access to downtowns Housing/Neighborhood Minimize loss of housing, minimize residential property takes through eminent domain, otherwise provide compensation for taking severance damages. Minimize reductions in adjacent property values Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 5 of 16
SECTION 3 BURLINGAME & SAN MATEO Environmental/Social Justice Safety & Security Freight Service Minimized constraints (to vertical alternatives) due to maintaining freight service on the corridor Utilities/drainage (public works) Opportunities Connectivity eliminate at-grade crossings Increase number of crossings Final mile gap E-W connections Open space Public private partnerships Safer and more efficient rail crossings Establish public transportation system in L.A. Mixed use, public space, housing, TOD Millbrae station square Connectivity airport to HSR, HSR to airport,, from/to Millbrae BART Open design for elevated alignment bike and pedestrian access below Funding of underground alignment through sale of air rights BART extension around the bay Grade separations Integration of east and west side of rail Affordable housing from more location and more remote locations Improve safety of BHS Elimination of at-grade crossings in downtown San Mateo, Burlingame and Millbrae Improve infrastructure Better Caltrain service Improve drainage system along and across tracks Linear park along rail alignment Communication trunk/wifi in rail row Better landscaping Improved bike capacity on trains Improve aesthetics along rail alignment Electrification Caltrain and HSR on same grade HSR in tunnel with Caltrain on top (except in downtown San Mateo) Improved station amenities Improved business districts, San Mateo, Burlingame and Millbrae Transit hub at train stations Improved feeder lines Increased tourists and opportunities Cities/county green policies enactment for construction/deconstruction processes Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 6 of 16
SECTION 4 BELMONT, SAN CARLOS & REDWOOD CITY ISSUES Caltrain & High Speed Rail service/stations Minimize changes to historic San Carlos Caltrain station buildings, trees, provide same amount of parking as today Provide better connections to transit/ for pedestrians and bicycles, minimize/reduce commuter travel time (door-to-door) Physical Connectivity Do not have structures that physically divide the community more than it is divided today Improve east/west connectivity Visual Impacts Do not have structures that visually divide the community more than it is today (i.e. is the railroad an imposing structure in the landscape that I can see from x distance away, or that reduces one s ability to see just beyond the railroad.) Do not block scenic views or vistas Do not have structures that are of a significantly larger scale when compared to the immediate environment Noise/Vibration Do not create train noise that is greater than it is today (whistles/horns, diesel engines, train wheels/brakes). Do not create train-related vibrations that are greater than they are today Urban Design & Community Character Minimize land use impact (impact = limit to future development opportunities) Coordinate with the San Carlos Transit Village Natural Environment Minimize impacts to nearby parks Preserve drainage channels of creeks no reduction or obstruction to natural (daylighted) creeks, keep the same volume/flow of water and water quality Fiesta Creek, Pulgas Creek, Cordilleras Creek Traffic & Parking Minimize long-term traffic impacts associated with HSR station (passenger drop-off/pick-up, parking, etc.) Minimize construction-related traffic (i.e. reductions in access and street/parking capacity, truck traffic, shoofly limiting access, poor, road conditions) Economic health Overall project cost should be kept reasonable, mitigation costs implication that local jurisdictions will pay for cost over current construction estimates Housing/Neighborhood Minimize loss of housing, minimize residential property takes through eminent domain, otherwise provide compensation for taking severance damages. Minimize reductions in adjacent property values Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 7 of 16
SECTION 4 BELMONT, SAN CARLOS & REDWOOD CITY Environmental/Social Justice Safety & Security Freight Service Minimized constraints (to vertical alternatives) due to maintaining freight service on the corridor Utilities/drainage (public works) Opportunities Green space/parks/urban forest Solar power Smart grid/networks/underground cabling Land/air rights Creek enhancements/flood control Storm water quality basins Improving divided communities Increase bike and pedestrian trails/access Go underground Convert Berm to viaduct Caltrain schedule enhancements Commuting alternatives Tourism additional business Airport connectivity Crossing enhancements Improving rail safety Do away with Caltrain and make it one system? Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 8 of 16
SECTION 5 ATHERTON & MENLO PARK ISSUES Caltrain & High Speed Rail service/stations Minimize changes to historic Menlo Park Caltrain station buildings, trees, provide same amount of parking as today Physical Connectivity Do not have structures that physically divide the community more than it is divided today Visual Impacts Do not have structures that visually divide the community more than it is today (i.e. is the railroad an imposing structure in the landscape that I can see from x distance away, or that reduces one s ability to see just beyond the railroad.) Do not block scenic views or vistas Do not have structures that are of a significantly larger scale when compared to the immediate environment Noise/Vibration Do not create train noise that is greater than it is today (whistles/horns, diesel engines, train wheels/brakes). Do not create train-related vibrations that are greater than they are today Urban Design & Community Character Minimize land use impact (impact = limit to future development opportunities) Natural Environment Minimize impacts to nearby parks Preserve drainage channels of creeks no reduction or obstruction to natural (daylighted) creeks, keep the same volume/flow of water and water quality San Francisquito Creek and Atherton Channel Traffic & Parking Minimize long-term traffic impacts associated with HSR station (passenger drop-off/pick-up, parking, etc.) Minimize construction-related traffic (i.e. reductions in access and street/parking capacity, truck traffic, shoofly limiting access, poor, road conditions) Economic health Overall project cost should be kept reasonable, mitigation costs implication that local jurisdictions will pay for cost over current construction estimates Housing/Neighborhood Minimize loss of housing, minimize residential property takes through eminent domain, otherwise provide compensation for taking severance damages. Minimize reductions in adjacent property values Need representation from Fair Oaks neighborhood to consider alternatives for vertical alignment Environmental/Social Justice Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 9 of 16
SECTION 5 ATHERTON & MENLO PARK Safety & Security Freight Service Minimized constraints (to vertical alternatives) due to maintaining freight service on the corridor Utilities/drainage (public works) Opportunities Use land recaptured from underground solutions Use rail corridor to connect neighborhoods with bike/walking paths Reduces congestion with Grade Separations Improve traffic circulation in downtown Menlo Park Include quality of Life with reduced noise Improve Caltrain service with frequent local stops Efficiently bring more visitors to downtown Menlo Park Improve east/west connectivity for bikes/peds Stack systems to recapture land area Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 10 of 16
SECTION 6 PALO ALTO ISSUES Caltrain & High Speed Rail service/stations Maintain Caltrain service 2009 peak hour levels of service during reconstruction Preserve (location and character of) historic Palo Alto Caltrain station Improve pedestrian/vehicular/transit/bicycle access to/from station Physical Connectivity Maintain current number of bicycle /pedestrian/ street connections between either side of the railroad Do not have structures that physically divide the community more than it is divided today Visual Impacts Do not have structures that visually divide the community more than it is today (i.e. is the railroad an imposing structure in the landscape that I can see from x distance away, or that reduces one s ability to see just beyond the railroad.) Do not block scenic views or vistas Do not have structures that are of a significantly larger scale when compared to the immediate environment Noise/Vibration Do not create train noise that is greater than it is today (whistles/horns, diesel engines, train wheels/brakes). Do not create train-related vibrations that are greater than they are today Natural Environment Protect historic trees (Palo Alto Tree Preservation Ordinance), particularly El Palo Alto Protect urban canopy and preserve the identity of Palo Alto (opportunity to create or add to the canopy) No net loss of park area in the city Preserve drainage channels of creeks no reduction or obstruction to natural (daylighted) creeks, keep the same volume/flow of water and water quality Traffic & Parking Minimize traffic impacts associated with HSR station (passenger drop-off/pick-up, parking, etc.) Minimize construction-related traffic (i.e. reductions in access and street/parking capacity) Palo Alto Alma Street Economic health Maintain existing level of parking and access to downtown businesses Palo Alto California Ave and University Ave business districts Housing/Neighborhood No loss of housing, no residential property takes. Minimize reductions in adjacent property values Minimize adverse impacts (incompatible aesthetics, out-of-scale structures, noise, traffic congestion, construction) to historic neighborhoods (Palo Alto Green Meadow Neighborhood) Environmental/Social Justice Do not disproportionately impact lower-income neighborhoods and locally-owned businesses Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 11 of 16
SECTION 6 PALO ALTO Safety & Security Improve railroad safety (safe means to cross, discourage trespassing) Freight Service Maintain freight rail service to major metropolitan centers / industries that exist on the Peninsula Utilities/drainage (public works) During construction, minimize disruption of utilities During construction, minimize exceeding point storm drain capacity At grade separations, road under rail does not flood Opportunities Double-decking HSR on top Slow down, stay on two tracks, temporal separation, leverage baby bullet More Connectivity restore connectivity Elimination of grade crossings suicide prevention HSR stations Economic development Real-estate development on ROW, near ROW Improve intersection @ University Ave, El Camino Real Electrification eliminate diesel Horn Blowing (though still @ stations) Better commuter service on Caltrain Bike Paths Increased Parklands, Playing fields Reconnect Alma? Improve Margueritte shuttle Improve events access to Stanford events Improve access to Town & Country Improve Palo Alto and Cal ave stations Opportunities of air rights development with private businesses Take train to Airport. Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 12 of 16
SECTION 7 MOUNTAIN VIEW ISSUES Caltrain & High Speed Rail service/stations San Antonio station maintain current Caltrain service levels Mountain View Transit Center maintain current levels of service and access to the transit center Physical Connectivity Maintain current number of bicycle /pedestrian/ street connections between either side of the railroad Do not have structures that physically divide the community more than it is divided today Visual Impacts Do not have structures that visually divide the community more than it is today (i.e. is the railroad an imposing structure in the landscape that I can see from x distance away, or that reduces one s ability to see just beyond the railroad.) Do not block scenic views or vistas Noise/Vibration Do not create train noise that is greater than it is today (whistles/horns, diesel engines, train wheels/brakes). Do not create train-related vibrations that are greater than they are today Natural Environment Preserve drainage channels of creeks no reduction or obstruction to natural (daylighted) creeks, keep the same volume/flow of water and water quality Traffic & Parking Minimize traffic impacts associated with HSR station (passenger drop-off/pick-up, parking, etc.) Minimize construction-related traffic (i.e. reductions in access and street/parking capacity) Economic health Maintain existing level of parking and access to downtown businesses Mountain View Castro Street Housing/Neighborhood Environmental/Social Justice Safety & Security Freight Service Utilities/drainage (public works) Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 13 of 16
SECTION 7 MOUNTAIN VIEW Opportunities East West Access for pedestrians and bikes Create a Bike/Ped corridor along tracks Create a safe crossing for the school, parks, and community Unifying residential neighborhoods across tracks Integrate multi-modal transit in the train station Develop more commercial opportunities along the rail and green space Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 14 of 16
SECTION 8 & 9 SANTA CLARA & SAN JOSE ISSUES Caltrain & High Speed Rail service/stations Improve system connectivity (HSR, Caltrain, ACE, Amtrak, BART, VTA LRT, Capitol Corridor, Buses, people mover to San Jose Airport) Improve/maintain station connectivity and pedestrian access Integration of planned ATN (?) at Diridon System must have thoughtful/functional interface with Caltrain stations: Santa Clara, College Park, Lawrence Station Provide HST service connection to city of Santa Clara Interface with CEMOF Improve/maintain same level of Station security Issues with southbound alignments from Diridon south to Merced Physical Connectivity Visual Impacts Incorporate aesthetics into design of Diridon station and elevated tracks that enhance visual experience Noise/Vibration Do not create train noise that is greater than it is today (whistles/horns, diesel engines, train wheels/brakes), especially as they impact residential neighborhoods: city of Santa Clara, College Park, Garden Alameda, Diridon/Georgetown. Do not create train-related vibrations that are greater than they are today Natural Environment Traffic & Parking Provide adequate parking (with a balanced approach to station access, i.e. pedestrians, bicycles, transit) Economic health Housing/Neighborhood See comment under Noise/Vibration Environmental/Social Justice Safety & Security Improve sec Freight Service Utilities/drainage (public works) Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 15 of 16
SECTION 8 & 9 SANTA CLARA & SAN JOSE Opportunities Diridon Station Iconic Station Commercial/Retail/Housing Place Making center of Activity Expanded Downtown Increased Densities Move Downtown towards the West Connection to Housing West of Diridon Santa Clara Station Area Plan BART Connection People Movers Housing Commercial Ref Doc: CSS3_003_Nov2009WorkshopSummary Page 16 of 16