Several policies proposed back up your point about forcing people into using public transit by building giant apartment buildings with nowhere near sufficient parking in already congested areas. For example, “parking permits.”. Council has discussed giving existing residents “permits” while not offering them to new tenants of these giant apartments – basically trying to compel them to ditch their cars, which they need, for a bus or light rail. It’s nonsensical. Or developers trying to incentivize tenants in others ways to get rid of their cars before leasing up in an apartment. It’s absolutely ridiculous the way in which New, dense housing is being constructed, especially looking at the current VTA strike going on weeks now.

They need to scale down density and provide parking while making necessary infrastructure updates so existing communities and new tenants aren’t caught up in a total traffic and parking quagmire.

Of course they are mostly placing these developments in working class areas of East SJ and downtown where they’ve already sent the message our voices dont matter.

If you think Alum Rock Avenue is congested now….
Wait until the Residents try to take their places on Alum Rock Avenue after being forced up to White Road to make a U-Turn and head West(Downtown), on the extremely Crowded Alum Rock Avenue – DAILY.

The Residents of the East Hills are are expected to switch to McKee Road or Take White Road to Story Road, with the congested Traffic on Alum Rock Avenue going West towards the Freeways, Light Rail, BART, and Diridon Station.

THE CITY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SAID THEY WANT TRAFFIC TO GET SO BAD ON ALUM ROCK AVENUE THAT COMMUTERS WILL GET FED UP AND TAKE VTA.

The truth is stated above.

If you do not trust what I am commenting, then ask the San Jose Department of Transportation – THEY SAID IT TO COUNCILMAN ORTIZ AND EAST VALLEY LEADERS.

HERE IS THE KICKER –
THERE ARE 3 MORE BUILDINGS BEING BUILT FROM THE OLD ORCHARD SITE TO CAPITOL AVENUE.

The Transportation Department admitted in that same meeting that they have no clue how the other 1,500 residents are going to get to Alum Rock Avenue from their Driveways facing the Fire Station and Ceder Lane Neighborhood.

Think about that for a second.

Chaotic Traffic every morning between White Road and Capitol Avenue on Alum Rock Avenue, COMPOUNDED BY NEW RESIDENTS, because the City refuses to study the impact on Alum Rock Avenue from Development that is not built yet.

The City is not acting PROACTIVE.

THE CITY IS NOT EVEN THINKING ABOUT BEING REACTIVE.

THE CITY IS NOT THINKING ABOUT THIS AREA AT ALL.

QUESTIONS –
01. What is the reason for the lack of Attention – the City said that maybe it’s because there are no development Dollars from the Big Development?

~ That is not fully true…. Darren offered to help pay for Traffic Moderating Improvements because he wants to – NOT BE THE PROBLEM!!!!!

The other Buildings West of the Orchard Hardware site have no direction for exiting their buildings from the City that they have relayed to the Community -ARVAC, ARUVA, Plata Arroyo.

That means there will be 1,600 cars making a left turn from their Housing Units onto West Bound Alum Rock Avenue – EVERY MORNING!!!!!

AGAIN, IMPLORE YOU TO TEST MY STATEMENTS BY ASKING THE CITY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT IF I AM REPORTING THEIR STATEMENTS TO THE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND COUNCILMAN ORTIZ CORRECTLY.

02. What is the Plan for moving the New Residents from their RENTAL Living Units – ON TO ALUM ROCK AVENUE?

03. WHY IS THE CITY NOT TALKING TO THE ROSE AVENUE RESIDENTS AND THE AJOINING NEIGHBORHOODS RESIDENTS TO LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE ABOUT TO BE – NEGATIVELY PARKING IMPACTED, BY PARKING OF THE INVADING RESIDENTS OF THE NEW BUILDINGS.

03. THE EXIT TO CAPITOL AVENUE IS CONGESTED NOW…. WHAT IS THE CITY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PLANNING TO DO SO THAT THE RESIDENTS AROUND THE NEW BUILDINGS WILL NOT BE EXTRA IMPACTED BY THE INVADERS – PARKING OR MOVING TOWARDS WHITE AND CAPITOL AVENUE ON ROSE AVENUE?

04. WHAT ARE THR CITY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PLAN FOR OUR STUDENTS WALKING TO SCHOOL.ON THE SIDEWALK DURING HEAVY COMMUNTE TRAFGIC LEAVING THE RENTAL HOUSING UNITS?

04. What is the plan at WHITE AND ALUM ROCK AVENUE for crossing our students during Commuter Traffic Hours when 700 Residents are going to be forced to make a right onto Alum Rock Avenue and go up to White Road to make a U-tun to go West?

05. Are the Rose Avenue Fire Gates going to be locked to prevent Outside Access to the new Buildings and Property?

06. What are the Department of Transportation plans to make sure that the Fire Department can easily leave to EMERGENCIES during Commuter Traffic Hours.

07. In Short –
WILL THE HEAVIER TRAFFIC THAT THE CITY HAS NOT STUDIED – BLOCK THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FROM SAVING LIVES BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC IS GOING TO BE WORSE LATER-ON, WITH THE NEWLY ADDED TRAFFIC COMMUNTERS.

Look – Darren in not the bad guy or the Enemy.

We need his housing!!!

But, TRAFFIC IS NOT HIS PROBLEM!!!!!

FINALLY,
The Traffic is going to create a daily mess because of the lack of forethought.

The City is not the only people that can think about improving Traffic Conditions.

We do not need a Degree to look into the future by studying Traffic History.

If we do not know our History, We are doomed to repeat it!!!!!!

This is my opinion with the Traffic History I know.

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I am always open for discussion.

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In Community Spirit,
Danny Garza Ironworkrdanny@yahoo.com

President
Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association and Gateway East N.A.C.

I have mixed feelings about this. ~$125,000 (I) – ~$180,000 (F) is a lot of money, but not in this area. So sad people making that are struggling to pay rent, and struggling to find affordable housing. I hope this addresses some of the demand.