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08/10/2009 Jill Ekas Blake Lyon May 19, 2009 Page 3 tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions, the single greatest regional contributor to global warming. The Saltworks Site and the 50/50 Balanced Plan present a two -prong response to the unacceptable status quo. First, location placing housing in close proximity to existing job centers is one of the most effective means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from cars. Second, scale — with two square miles of open landscape, the 50/50 Balanced Plan presents a truly transit- oriented community. With mixed -use, higher density planning, walkable and bikable circulation patterns, multi -modal transportation opportunities readily accessible, and near -by neighborhood- serving uses, future residents will be able to avail themselves of a spectrum of daily destinations without having to use their personal automobile. City -wide Benefits As comprehensively presented in the attached Statement of Justification, the 50150 Balanced Plan benefits all residents of Redwood City, not just future residents of the Saltworks community. To name just a few of the community- wide benefits included in the 50/50 Balanced Plan: Approximately 200 acres of neighborhood parks and greenways, including the extraordinary Redwood City Bayside Park, providing three miles of active Bay -front engagement and an extension of the Bay Trail; • A more than 50 -acre improved Sports Complex with at least 15 improved baseball/softball and soccer fields; • Active restoration, creation, and enhancement of more than 400 acres of tidal marsh habitat; Quantity and capacity management of regional stormwater flows presently resulting in flooding adjacent to the Saltworks Site; • 4n -site infrastructure for a permanent transit system which can be leveraged in a public/private partnership with the City and other stakeholders to create a City -scale transit system integrating multiple centers throughout the City; and 14958 MUFF # 601