Presentation from Trudi Ryan, City of Sunnyvale, Growth Without Gridlock

1. Sunnyvale Cool Cities
August 27, 2014

2. TDM
Sunnyvale Policies
Moffett Park
Green Building Program
Conditions of Approval
Design Guidelines

3. Transportation Demand Management
Strategies and policies to reduce travel demand or to redistribute demand in space or in time
NOT
Tedium

4. Who
◦Cities, Employers, Residents
What
◦Reduce or Redistribute Travel
When
◦Peak-hour commute, all day
Where
◦Destinations and Origins
Why
◦Reduce Single-vehicle Auto Trips
◦Improve Air Quality
◦Improve Health
How

5. Smart Growth principles that can affect travel behavior
Density
◦Fewer vehicle-trips
Diversity
◦Close proximity symbiosis
Design
◦Improved pedestrian and bicycling environment
Destination
◦Fewer automobile trips and VMT

6. Site and Building Design
Programs and Resources
Goals/Targets Reductions
◦Based on ITE Rates
Implementation
Monitoring and Evaluation
◦Driveway Counts
◦Surveys
Penalties for Non-Compliance

7. Site location near a rail station
Financial incentives (subsidized transit passes)
Parking restrictions/parking costs
Private shuttle buses

8. Lack of outreach efforts
◦Marketing, promotions, new employee onboarding information
Lack of funding for transit subsidies
◦VTA Eco Pass and other subsidized programs
Lack of jurisdiction enforcement
◦Monitoring, reporting compliance and penalty application)
Lack of transit resources
◦at or near project location

9. Various Zoning Code Updates
1997 *General Plan Goals – LUTE
1999 TDM Tool Kit
1999 “High FAR” review criteria
2004 Moffett Park Specific Plan
2005 Council Policy on Residential TDM
2003 Downtown Specific Plan
2007 *Precise Plan for El Camino Real
2008 PDAs
2012 PDAs
2014 Climate Action Plan
*2015 *Lawrence Station Area Plan*
*2015 *Peery Park Specific Plan
* Initial Preparation or Updates in Progress

10. 2003-04
Zoning
◦MP-I 35% - 80% FAR
◦MP-TOD 50% - 60% FAR
Green Density Bonus
Mandatory TDM
◦30% Peak Hour Reduction
◦25% Total Reduction

11. MPBG
◦formerly Moffett Park Business and Transportation Association
◦Privately initiated and run
◦Voluntary
◦Support TDM programs
◦Represent Business Interests

12. Minimum Levels
◦LEED
◦B.I.G.
Incentive Bonus
◦FAR 10%
◦DU 5%
◦Height 5 feet
Mandatory TDM
◦Same as project w/o Bonus
Underground Parking Bonus
◦Height 5 feet

13. Frontage Sidewalks
◦Required by Code
◦New Walkability Standards
◦Preserve Trees/setback from curb
Sidewalk Extensions
◦Across other properties
Bus Stop Upgrades
Enhanced Trail to Caltrain
Bicycle Parking
TDM

14. Net new trips
Pays for Citywide improvements
◦Striping (including bicycle lanes)
◦Sidewalks
◦Intersections
◦Major infrastructure
Mary Avenue
101/237

15. Pedestrian Walkways
Interface on Major streets
◦El Camino Real
◦Building entries
Location of Bicycle Facilities

16.  Areas/Plans
◦ Downtown
◦ Tasman Crossing
◦ El Camino Real
◦ Fair Oaks Junction
◦ E Sunnyvale (pending)
◦ LSAP (Pending)
 Implementation
◦ Developer Improvements
 Sidewalks, buffer areas, enhanced lighting, bulb outs
 SOP Fee
◦ Public Investment
 Area signage
 Information kiosks
 Enhanced intersections (crosswalk, countdown signals)

17. Trudi Ryan, Planning Officer
City of Sunnyvale
tryan@sunnyvale.ca.gov