It's also worth noting the Gamel Way project. Because it triples the number of units, all existing tenants can be rehoused. The huge increase in unit count was only possible because of some unique circumstances, but increasing height and density limits would make it possible in more places!

why do we need more growth? At this rate the place is going to look like Queens: miles of ugly low rise housing, not dense enough to really support transit, quality of life going down, down, down. Can we get some of these people who want to move in to go to Texas instead?

I agree with Seth Neumann although I am happy for people to live here. I know this is a great place to live but we are ruining what makes this a great place to live. Traffic is terrible, the roads need work due to the big construction trucks driving on them all the time to support the new building work. Maybe I am blind, but I don't see other local cities stepping up to build all this housing. I don't think the infrastructure is keeping up. Can't we slow things down a bit?

Kudos to the City for trying to solve this challenging problem (way more jobs than housing) and for reaching out to the community for ideas. I plan to attend the virtual meeting for my neighborhood. While many communities have resisted and are resisting doing their part to address the regional housing supply issue, MV is far from alone in taking action. Redwood City, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and San Jose are all doing quite a bit too, maybe even more than MV.

Texas called. They don't want our housing crisis.