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Mr. Haskell said they did not want to constrain traffic on Owens Drive, but rather to improve sidewalks, street trees, etc. to get a better way to walk to the BART station. He liked the idea of a north/south pedestrian connection. Part of the nature of a transit- oriented development is to not to created separate and discrete uses. Jennifer Pearce asked about the profile of the self-selectors in terms of people who would be living in this area. Ellen Greenberg, Freedman, Tung & Bottomley, 74 New Montgomery Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, responded the self-selectors would be households seeking urban environments with convenient living without dependence on auto travel for various trips. There would be many seniors in this group, but more likely they will be young working people who see this as convenient to work and who value the amenities of a city like Pleasanton for its parks, recreational opportunities, trails and with a great access via BART to more urban places. She noted the principals of transit-oriented development (TOD) act out differently in every place. Ms. Pearce referred to Pleasant Hill as an example of TOD and asked for further elaboration. Richard Lee, of Fehr & Peers, One Walnut Creek Center, 100 Pringle Avenue, Suite 600, Walnut Creek, referred to the census data for Pleasanton in 2000 and noted there was no residential development near the BART station in Pleasanton. He then referred to Pleasant Hill where there are residences nearer the BART station. Mary Roberts said the demographics presented appear to focus on younger people with no families or children, since there is no focus on school issues. It seems to be very different than Pleasanton as a whole. She noted the transportation studies would be dependent on that type of demographic. Mr. Haskell agreed this is different than Pleasanton and noted those are the self- selectors who would most likely live in that area. Ms. Roberts commented the Pleasanton staff performed a traffic study of the occupants of the Archstone Apartments and felt it would be interesting to review that. Many people appeared to be traveling south. She felt it would be interesting to see how many people from the apartments actually walked to BART or to work. Mr. Iserson said staff would locate the information and bring it back to a future meeting. Philip Blank referred to the information presented on other TOD projects that are under construction and asked if information had been compiled from TOD projects that are actually completed? Joint Workshop City Council/Planning Commission 2 10/25/05