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<br /> 78 <br /> BRUCE LIEDSTRAND Page 8 <br /> COMMUNITY DESIGN DIRECfOR <br /> commuters.2 Funding is dependent on a statewide bond issue that has not yet <br /> been placed on the ballot.3 <br /> HSR service on the Peninsula would be provided by shared used of the Caltrain <br /> ROW, with one Mid-Peninsula station at either Redwood City or Palo Alto. If <br /> HSR is funded and implemented, Redwood City and Palo Alto will each need to <br /> determine whether an HSR station in downtown is compatible with local needs <br /> and policies. Some of the key issues to be reviewed as more information about <br /> local impacts becomes available are: <br /> 1. The Pattern of Development of the HSR Station Area. Is the HSR station <br /> area planned in an urban development pattern (like BART in Berkeley or <br /> San Francisco) with dense development immediately adjacent to the <br /> station, or is it in a suburban development pattern (like early BART <br /> suburban stations) with parking immediately adjacent to the station? The <br /> latter is likely to be incompatible with Downtown Redwood City's present <br /> and planned urban form. Surrounding the HSR st;;1tion with large parking <br /> areas and wide streets to serve them could destroy the pedestrian <br /> environment of Downtown. <br /> 2. Traffic and Parking. The number of passengers projected to arrive by car <br /> and the traffic and parking impacts. Can they be accommodated in a way <br /> that is consistent with what Redwood City wants for its Downtown? <br /> 3. Number of Tracks and Need for ROW. Does the location of a High <br /> Speed Rail Station in Redwood City cause an increase in the number of <br /> tracks and a ROW width that is unacceptable? <br /> 4. How Dense and Active a Downtown does Redwood City Want? It is <br /> quite possible that the Downtown selected for the HSR station will <br /> become the densest and most active downtown in the Mid-Peninsula. Is <br /> that desirable in Redwood City? <br /> Redwood City should closely monitor the continued progress of HSR and as <br /> more information becomes available on its impacts make a decision on whether <br /> to support an HSR station in Downtown Redwood City. <br /> 2 Summary of the High-Speed Rail System Business Plan. <br /> 3 See the California High-Speed Rail Authority website at http://www.cahi~hspeedraiLca,gov/ for <br /> additional information about HSR. <br /> .5- <br /> - - <br />