A "Notice of Availablity & Meeting Invitation" has been sent to residents within ½ mile of Tamien Light Rail/Caltrain Station. It's questionable if others in the Willow Glen neighborhood and surrounding areas have learned about the "Intitial Study/Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) that is included in this invitation.
This notice regards a parking structure project, a preliminary matter with regards to the overall building development. Currently, VTA is going forth with outreach meetings once again, before construction actually begins.
MEETING DATE:
To learn more about the Project an draft IS/MND, you are encouraged to attend the following community meeting:
Tuesday 18 November 2014
5:30pm to 7:30pm
San Jose Elks Lodge, No. 522
444 West Alma Avenue, San Jose, 95110
BRIEF:
Valley Transit Authority (VTA) is proposing a four or five level parking structure within VTA's existing Tamien Station Light Rail Transit surface parking lot in San Jose to accommodate future parking demand, due to light rail and Caltrain operations. The parking structure would provide up to 900 parking spaces.
OFFICIAL SUMMARY FROM THE CITY OF SAN JOSE:
"The Project would consist of a four- or five-level parking structure with all levels above-grade. The parking structure would provide up to 900 parking spaces. Electric vehicle charging stations would be provided. The location of the parking structure would require the existing bus transit loop to be relocated to the south side of the proposed structure. A passenger drop off/pick up location would be located either in the bus transit loop area or in a turnout along Lelong Street. Bioinfiltration facilities to capture storm water runoff would be located on the west side of the parking structure along Lelong Street and in the middle of the bus transit loop. Replacement landscaping would include California native and/or drought-tolerant plants. The Project also proposes a traffic signal at Lelong Street and the State Route 87 on/off ramps. Figure 2 in the IS/MND provides a conceptual site plan for the Project and an illustration of the internal parking structure circulation."
The Draft Initial Study/proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and technical appendices for the Tamien Station Parking Structure Project are now available at the following website:
http://131.103.70.39/cma/environmental_public/TamienStationParkingStructure/
DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS
Comments will be accepted at the meeting or by postal mail or email to the address below.
Comments regarding the potential environmental impacts of the proposed Project are requested by:
Comments will be accepted at the meeting or by postal mail or email to the address below.
Comments regarding the potential environmental impacts of the proposed Project are requested by:
5 pm on December 4, 2014.
VTA Environmental Programs/Resources Management Department
Attention: Ann Calnan
3331 North First Street, Building B-2 San Jose, CA 95134-1927
E-mail: tamien.parking@vta.org
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
See more about this matter at de·Anza Press:
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