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The Council could make the changes you requested or the following suggested changes to the last <br />sentence under "Land Use Element": <br />"The Land Use Element contains inel~es-policies la~xevvde-allowine mixed-use developments, <br />leeate-high-density uses near transit facilities, and p~es~neighborhood-serving retail ~t <br />t~near residential neighborhoods." <br />Ci~cu/ation E/ement.• <br />32. Could read, "The Circulation Element strives to provide safe and efficient circulation systems <br />throughout Pleasanton for automobile, public transit, pedestrian and bicycle travel." <br />Staff could make the following changes to the text: <br />The Circulation Element strives to provide safe and efficien~e~d circulation <br />systems throughout Pleasanton including for public transit as well as trails for pedestrian and <br />bicycle travel. <br />33. Circulation efficiency reduces energy consumption. <br />See discussion under 27, above. <br />34. Further, the TSMP (chapter....) reduces both vehicular trips and traffic congestion. <br />Staff could make the following changes to the text: <br />"Circulation objectives that limit energy usage would comply with the Energy Element, includine <br />" continuedit~g-te inclusion of <br />eneer~age-Transportation Systems Management policies (Chapter 17.24 of the Peeasantou Municipal <br />Code), which reduce both vehicular trips and traffic congestion." <br />Housing E/emenf.• <br />35. Do we really believe that only low income housing near employment reduces vehicle trips and energy <br />usage <br />No, but low-income housing is limited in Pleasanton. Pleasanton offers numerous market-rate <br />housing opportunities affordable to many employees. See suggested changes to text in item 36, <br />below. <br />36. Transit oriented development is not just low income. It can be starter housing, rental-housing etc. This <br />is not just low-income housing. <br />Staff agrees and inadvertently did not discuss transit-oriented development. Staff could make the <br />following changes to the text: <br />"Housing ebjeefitves- olicies that encourage additional lower-income housing a+could encourage <br />more lower-income workers to live neat employment, thus lowering vehicle trips and energy <br />usage. as would the policy to promote transit-oriented development. Policies in the Housine <br />Element to conserve energy and com}~ly with green-building.policies would also lower energy <br />usage.,, <br />McGovern's QBd4, Energy Element 6 5/25/2007 <br />