Community Groups*: Additional meetings held between February and September 2021 (outside of the two publicly noticed community meetings) ● Neighborhood Associations
○ Santiago Villa Neighborhood Association*
● Community
○ Cafecito*
○ Community Services Agency*
○ Pear Theatre*
● Housing
○ Bay Area Housing Action Coalition
○ League of Women Voters Mountain View/Los Altos*
○ Mountain View YIMBY*
○ Silicon Valley at Home
● Ecology, Sustainability, & Transpo ation
○ California Native Plant Society
○ Canopy
○ Carbon Free Mountain View*
○ Friends of Stevens Creek Trail*
○ Greenbelt Alliance
○ GreenSpacesMV*
○ Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning*
○ Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
○ Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter
○ Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
*denotes local Mountain View group
Note: All feedback collected as of 10/4/21. All project information referenced above is subject to change as the project evolves.
For more information, please visit g.co/no hbayshore or contact Nikki Lowy and Brooke Ray Smith at no [email protected].
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North Bayshore Framework Master Plan Community Survey #1 - Summary • Google launched an online survey in September 2021, in English, Spanish and Mandarin. • The link was posted to the North Bayshore project website (g.co/northbayshore), and shared to community meeting participants, nearby neighborhood associations, and other local stakeholder groups. • 41 unique responses were received between September 3 and November 1, 2021. • 81% of respondents who provided their zip code (optional) live in 94043, 94041, or 94040 areas of Mtn View.
How often do you visit North Bayshore? What brings you to North Bayshore? What would entice you to visit more frequently? What activities that currently require a car trip would you prefer to walk to?
From your perspective, what makes North Bayshore
unique today? (Attribute ranked “most important” shown here) What would you most like North Bayshore to be
known for in the future?
Note: Multiple answer selections per question were allowed, so percentages may exceed 100.
November 2021
49%
15%
12%
12%
7%
5%
Monthly
Daily
Once a week
I've only been here once or twice
I live here
Several times per week
How often do you visit North Bayshore?
Number of responses
Parks & open
spaces
Entertainment
Food & drink
Work here
Live here
Commute through
Never been
0 10 20 30
What brings you to North Bayshore?
Number of responses
Easier ways to get
here safely
More public open
spaces
More places to eat
More shops &
services
I do visit frequently
More entertainment
Diverse housing
options
0 5 10 15 20
What would entice you to visit more frequently?
Number of responses
Go to a park or
playground
Shop for daily needs
Eat at a restaurant
Get a coffee or drink
Access personal
services
Shop for clothing, gifts
Go to the gym
Go to a movie or
concert
Pick up take-out food
Go to work
I can already walk or
bike to these
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
What activities that currently require a car trip would you prefer to walk to?
Number of responses
Go to a park or
playground
Shop for daily needs
Eat at a restaurant
Get a coffee or drink
Access personal
services
Shop for clothing, gifts
Go to the gym
Go to a movie or
concert
Pick up take-out food
Go to work
I can already walk or
bike to these
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
What activities that currently require a car trip would you prefer to walk to?
Number of responses
Ranked as most important
Shoreline Amphitheater,
Lake & Park
Access to nature
Google’s offices
Movie theater
Computer History Museum
Pear Theatre
Restaurants and shops
Other
0 5 10 15
From your perspective, what makes North Bayshore unique today? Number of responses
Exemplary sustainability
and urban biodiversity
Beautiful and inviting
parks and open spaces
A welcoming and
convenient place to live
Something for everyone -
inclusive of all ages and
demographics
A destination for dining
and entertainment
A place for innovation
and big ideas
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
1st choice 2nd choice 3rd choice
What would you most like North Bayshore to be known for in the future? 49%
15%
12%
12%
7%
5%
Monthly
Daily
Once a week
I've only been here once or twice
I live here
Several times per week
How often do you visit North Bayshore?
78%
35%
28%
23%
16%
13%
53%
51%
46%
43%
43%
38%
35%
35%
35%
28%
13%
51%
48%
45%
33%
33%
30%
28%
Number of responses
Go to a park or
playground
Shop for daily needs
Eat at a restaurant
Get a coffee or drink
Access personal
services
Shop for clothing, gifts
Go to the gym
Go to a movie or
concert
Pick up take-out food
Go to work
I can already walk or
bike to these
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22
What activities that currently require a car trip would you prefer to walk to?
No h Bayshore Framework Master PlanCommunity Meeting #1 SummaryOctober 2021 Meeting Information● In suppo of community engagement around the No h Bayshore Framework MasterPlan, two community meetings of the same content were hosted by Google andLendlease on Wednesday, September 29 from 6:00-7:00 p.m., and Saturday, October 2,11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.● The meetings were conducted on Google Meet with interactive audience Q&A a er alive 20-minute presentation by Google & Lendlease sta , with simultaneous Spanishinterpretation.● Meetings were noticed via multiple channels, including physical mailers sent 30 days inadvance to all owners and occupants within 750 of project boundary; emails toneighborhood associations & local community groups; applicant’s project website(g.co/no hbayshore) and City’s project website (mountainview.gov/googleshorebird);and yers posted around the No h Bayshore neighborhood.● Approximately 45 community members in total a ended across the two meetings.● Name and email sharing were optional to encourage more pa icipation, however, mosta endees who voiced questions, concerns or ideas seemed to live in the nearbyneighborhoods.● The feedback summarized below represents questions, ideas, and comments su acedduring live audience Q&A in the two community meetings.● The project team also conducted an optional online survey as well as meetings withover 25 nearby neighborhood associations and key local groups between February andSeptember 2021 - see complete list of community groups at the end of this document.
Key Takeaways: Community a endees were interestedto learn about the project, askinggeneral questions such as the unit mix for both market rate and a ordable housing,transpo ation demand management (TDM) programs, and programming of open space.A endees expressed suppo for a local grocery market as well as oppo unities to improveconnectivity and bicycle-pedestrian amenities throughout No h Bayshore. Overall, a endeesexpressed appreciation for the information shared, and for the potential project in general.People seemed aware that the project is in its early stages and that there will be moreoppo unities to engage as the project evolves.
Key Feedback Themes:● Housing○ Questions about the unit mix and prices of market rate and a ordable housing.○ Questions about mechanisms for a ordable housing delivery and process foridentifying a ordable housing developer(s). 1 ○ Appreciated 20% a ordable housing target with 5% inclusionary.● Retail & Community Spaces○ Desire for a grocery store, ideally independent (not a major chain store).○ Desire for a bike shop that both xes and sells bikes.○ Other retail ideas: gym, bookstore, tea house.● Open Space & Ecology○ Questions about biodiversity, plant and tree pale e.○ Questions about protections for the egret colony.○ Desire for more places to sit in No h Bayshore.● Education○ Question about the size of the land parcel that will be dedicated to the City,who could then choose to allocate it for a new elementary school.○ Question about how Google and the City of Mountain View will work with theMountain View-Whisman School District.● Transpo ation & Mobility○ Desire for local, walkable amenities, services, and shops.○ Desire to mitigate existing tra c on N. Shoreline Boulevard.○ Desire for be er public transit in No h Bayshore.○ Appreciate the proposed new no h/south streets and pathways.○ Appreciate the plan's intention to connect bike paths to Stevens Creek Trail.○ Appreciate completion of the Green Loop, increased bike connectivity.○ Appreciate relocation of Shorebird parking garage. 2 Community Groups: Additional 60+ meetings held between September 2021 andSeptember 2022 (outside of the publicly noticed community meetings)● Neighborhood Associations○ Santiago Villa Neighborhood Association*● Community○ Cafecito*○ Community Services Agency*○ Pear Theatre*● Civic and Business○ Chinese Language Civic Leadership Academy*○ Mountain View Chamber of Commerce*○ Spanish Language Civic Leadership Academy*● Housing○ Bay Area Housing Action Coalition○ League of Women Voters Mountain View/Los Altos*○ Mountain View YIMBY*○ Silicon Valley at Home● Ecology, Sustainability, & Transpo ation○ California Native Plant Society○ Canopy○ Carbon Free Mountain View*○ Friends of Mountain View Parks*○ Friends of Stevens Creek Trail*○ Great Streets Mountain View*○ Greenbelt Alliance○ GreenSpaces Mountain View*○ Livable Mountain View*○ Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning*○ Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society○ Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter○ Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition *denotes local Mountain View group
Note: All feedback collected as of 9/24/22. All project information referenced above is subjectto change as the project evolves.
For more information, please visit g.co/no hbayshore or contact Nikki Lowy and Brooke RaySmith atno [email protected]. 3 No h Bayshore Framework Master PlanCommunity Meeting #2 SummaryOctober 2022 Meeting Information● In suppo of community engagement around the No h Bayshore Framework MasterPlan, two community meetings were hosted by Google and Lendlease on Wednesday,September 21 from 6 00-7 00 p.m., and Saturday, September 24, 11 00 a.m. - 12 00 p.m.● The meetings contained identical content and were conducted on Google Meet withinteractive audience Q&A a er a live 20-minute presentation by Google & Lendleasesta , with simultaneous Spanish and Mandarin interpretation.● Meetings were noticed via multiple channels, including physical mailers sent 20 days inadvance to all owners and occupants within 750 of project boundary; a projecte-newsle er to approximately 350 subscribers; emails to neighborhood associations &local community groups; applicant’s project website (g.co/no hbayshore) and City’sproject website (mountainview.gov/googleshorebird);and yers posted around theNo h Bayshore neighborhood.● Twenty seven community members in total a ended across the two meetings.● While sharing personal information, including name and city of residence, was optionalto encourage more pa icipation, most a endees who voiced questions, concerns orideas seemed to live in Mountain View.● The feedback summarized below represents questions, ideas and comments su acedduring live audience Q&A in the two community meetings.
Key Takeaways:Community a endees largely focused their questions and comments on No h Bayshoremobility, including existing and future tra c on Shoreline, ingress and egress routes into andout of the district, and existing and planned public transpo ation projects. Additionalquestions touched on housing, retail and service o erings, trees, sea level rise, projecttimeline, and Shoreline Amphitheatre.
Key Feedback Themes:● Housing○ Questions about the housing unit mix, target resident demographic, andwhether rental or for-sale. ● Transpo ation & Mobility○ Appreciate the integration of land uses to balance tra c ow and reduce cartrips○ Desire for be er public transit in No h Bayshore. 1 ○ Concern about existing tra c and signalized intersections on No h ShorelineBlvd○ Questions about tra c and parking○ Questions about ingress and egress routes to the district○ Question about Charleston Corridor improvements ● Retail & Community Spaces○ Desire for a grocery store○ Desire for a medical facility (non-emergency) ● Public Realm & Open Space○ Desire for tree canopy that provides shade throughout the day○ Desire to see evergreen trees○ Question about redwood retention vs removal○ Interest in public a process ● Topics Related to City Projects and Initiatives○ Concern about su cient City emergency services (police, re) to serve theincreased population in No h Bayshore○ Questions about approval schedule and process○ Question about sea level rise strategy○ Question about future of Shoreline Amphitheatre 2 No h Bayshore Framework Master PlanMeeting Summary of the October 14, 2022 Mobility Follow-Up Community Session ● The meeting took place via Google Meet from 12-1pm on Friday October 14, 2022.● 10 community members a ended, + 2 City representatives (Diana Pancholi + JimLightbody) + 1 VTA representative (Robe Swierk)● Google/Lendlease team included Nikki Lowy & Brooke Ray Smith (CommunityDevelopment Managers for Google & Lendlease respectively), Sophia Forde(Transpo ation Infrastructure Planner, Google), Michael Wooley-Ousdahl(Transpo ation Planning & Operations Manager, Google), and Neil Smolen(Development Project Manager, Lendlease)● Most questions and interest focused on public transit in No h Bayshore● A community member asked whether there could be a follow-up session with MVCSP’snew “MV Transit Working Group” focused on citywide public transit integration &coordination, and how to improve e ciency and be er integrate the existing systems(VTA, MV Community Shu le, and MVGo. Caltrain was not mentioned explicitly butimplied). The Google/Lendlease (G/LL) team replied that this may be a question for theCity, if the intended focus would be on citywide mobility.● There were questions about the various bridges over Stevens Creek:○ Whether or not the Charleston Bridge project is moving forward?■ The G/LL team shared that it is their understanding that the City Councildecided not to pursue that project.○ Possibility for a bike/ped bridge at La Avenida and/or a bridge closer to 101?● A community member noted that the segment of Stevens Creek trail under US 101 hasa dark/light contrast coming in and out of the underpass. Community urged theimpo ance of upgrading that segment to reduce such dark/light contrast.● There was a question about whether additional VTA bus stops are planned along N.Shoreline Blvd - the G/LL team wasn't able to o er an answer to that at this stage andmentioned this is a City-led project.● There were some additional questions about timing and phasing of the master planoverall and of the delivery of parking.
No hBayshoreFrameworkMasterPlanCommunityOpenHouseSummaryApril 2023 OpenHouseInformation● Insuppo ofcommunityengagementaroundtheNo hBayshoreMasterPlan, GoogleandLendleasehostedanOpenHouseonSaturday, April 22from9 00-11 00am. TheOpenHousewasinadditiontothetworequiredCommunityMeetingsthatwereheldinSeptember2021&2022respectively. ● TheOpenHousewashostedat1245CharlestonRoadandlocatedon-sitewithintheShorebirdneighborhoodoftheMasterPlan.● TheOpenHouseincludedaseriesofeightinformationboardsontopicsrangingfromhousing, openspace, mobilityandsustainability, aswell asfeedbackoppo unities.● Translationserviceswereavailablebutnonewererequestedbytheeventa endees.● TheOpenHousewaspromotedviaanemail totheProject’smailinglist.● Thi y-ninecommunitymembersa endedoverthecourseofthemorning.● Mosta endeesaskedquestions, andmadecommentsregardingtheMasterPlan, withseveral a endeesinquiringaboutcurrentleasingoppo unities, bothresidential andcommercial. 1 ● Twospeci cfeedbackquestionsweresolicitedofeventpa icipants: whatareyoumostexcitedaboutregardingtheMasterPlan, andwhatwouldencourageyoutocometoNo hBayshoreontheweekend. Feedbackissummarizedbelow.
KeyTakeaways:A endeeswereinterestedtolearnabouttheproject, askinggeneral questionsabouthousing,parksandopenspace, amenitiesandmobility. ThecommunityalsocommentedaboutissuesregardingNo hBayshorebutoutsideofthescopeoftheMasterPlaneg. tra cassociatedwitheventsatShorelineAmphitheatre.
General questionsandcommentsincluded:● Timingofdeliveryofresidential development, publicparks, retail andamenities● Whattypeofretail o eringandprogramisproposed● SOVtarget, andmicromobilityoppo unities● Parkingforretail uses, andhowparkingisbeingmanagedingeneral● WhatimprovementsareproposedalongShorelineBlvdtoaddressexistingtra cissues FeedbackWall:
Note: All feedbackcollectedasof4/24/23. All projectinformationreferencedaboveissubjecttochangeastheprojectevolves. 2