Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 10:38 AM
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Downtown lot eyed for housing
Original post made on Oct 31, 2017
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 10:38 AM
Comments (15)
Posted by Geek
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Oct 31, 2017 at 2:08 pm
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Oct 31, 2017 at 2:08 pm
Bye, bye, farmers market.
Posted by Resident
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Oct 31, 2017 at 2:27 pm
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Oct 31, 2017 at 2:27 pm
"At this point, the estimated construction wouldn't likely start until 2022."
That's an eternity. If things proceed on schedule (lol), that's 6 years from a completed project.
Posted by Marc
a resident of Castro City
on Oct 31, 2017 at 2:42 pm
a resident of Castro City
on Oct 31, 2017 at 2:42 pm
Are we planning to solve for parking issues or is the council still under the fairy dust belief that none of the units will own cars....
Posted by Ugh
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Oct 31, 2017 at 3:50 pm
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Oct 31, 2017 at 3:50 pm
Yes, by all means, the city should use their most valuable piece of (prime) property to provide taxpayer assisted housing and wipe out a huge portion of their already woefully inadequate parking at the same time. That way they can kill two birds with stupidity at the same time.
Posted by Timothy Regis
a resident of Waverly Park
on Oct 31, 2017 at 3:53 pm
a resident of Waverly Park
on Oct 31, 2017 at 3:53 pm
What kind of mixed up set of values do the commenters here have that they prefer using land to temporarily hold cars than to provide housing for people?
Posted by A Talking Cat
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Oct 31, 2017 at 4:28 pm
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a resident of Old Mountain View
on Oct 31, 2017 at 4:28 pm
A Talking Cat is a registered user.
Why not do both? An 8 story building could have several levels of parking and retail, with condos on top.
Posted by psr
a resident of The Crossings
on Oct 31, 2017 at 4:56 pm
a resident of The Crossings
on Oct 31, 2017 at 4:56 pm
It would be great if the city council could figure out that their numerous social engineering efforts have all been enormous disasters and total wastes of taxpayer money. Isn't insanity partially defined as repeating the same mistakes while expecting different results?
By all means, make sure it is next to impossible for anyone to park downtown and make use of the restaurants and other businesses there, then act surprised when those businesses tank because only bikers and those within walking distance can support them. It won't be the first time.
As for me, I will continue to take more and more of my business elsewhere, since the needs of those not in the demographics favored by the council are never taken in account when decisions are made.
Posted by DWT
a resident of Waverly Park
on Nov 1, 2017 at 8:05 pm
a resident of Waverly Park
on Nov 1, 2017 at 8:05 pm
I haven't been able to patronize businesses in downtown Mtn. View for years simply because there is no parking. Eddie's Quilting moved several years ago because his patrons could not park anywhere nearby.
Posted by @Timothy Regis
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Nov 2, 2017 at 10:34 am
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Nov 2, 2017 at 10:34 am
Yes, that are very bad people that prefer using land to temporarily hold cars than to provide housing for people... prefer using land to temporarily hold airplanes than to provide housing for people...prefer using land to temporarily hold students than to provide housing for people....prefer using land to temporarily hold groceries than to provide housing for people....prefer using land to temporarily hold sick patients than to provide housing for people...
Posted by John
a resident of Monta Loma
on Nov 3, 2017 at 4:39 am
a resident of Monta Loma
on Nov 3, 2017 at 4:39 am
More like developer eyes downtown lot to build row houses and make lots of money
Posted by realist
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Nov 4, 2017 at 2:09 pm
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Nov 4, 2017 at 2:09 pm
Why does everyone think they have the right to live cheaply downtown?
Price is used to regulate supply and demand.
Whatever it is, you cant all have it.
Stop overbuilding and stop overpopulation.
Sooner or later it all gets screwed up for everyone.
If you cant afford it, go somewhere else. Stop whining.
Posted by Christopher Chiang
a resident of North Bayshore
on Nov 4, 2017 at 5:56 pm
Christopher Chiang is a registered user.
a resident of North Bayshore
on Nov 4, 2017 at 5:56 pm
Christopher Chiang is a registered user.
Prices should be based on supply and demand, when people try to restrict natural supply, who are the ones "truly" asking for a handout?
Posted by YIMBY
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Nov 6, 2017 at 11:37 pm
a resident of Another Mountain View Neighborhood
on Nov 6, 2017 at 11:37 pm
@realist
Give up your Prop 13 subsidy, then you can talk about how no one deserves to live cheaply somewhere.
Posted by Howard
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Nov 7, 2017 at 9:11 am
a resident of Blossom Valley
on Nov 7, 2017 at 9:11 am
Yes, I see city hall is next to that lot.
I think we should redevelop both the parking lot and the city hall lot into section 8 housing for the poor working class.
Maybe we could build 500 city subsidized units for these homeless that are living on our streets?
Where, are the poor going to live and why doesn't Mountain View help them?
Posted by Pro housing
a resident of Castro City
on Nov 9, 2017 at 2:51 pm
a resident of Castro City
on Nov 9, 2017 at 2:51 pm
Would like to see some affordable housing
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