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Mr. Lee said the MTC survey was done about every ten years and asks about all trips from about 10,000 households. A new study is due to be out next month of all transit-oriented developments. The study Mr. Brozosky referred to dealt with apartment complexes and all apartments were within one-third mile of the station. It demonstrates in a suburban environment, one can see lower driving rates. Mr. Brozosky asked if studies had been done to show whether it was better to have high density residential development near a BART station or was it better to have more businesses, so people could commute in and go to jobs? Mr. Lee said his firm has done many of those studies for BART and other clients in Sacramento. Generally speaking, residential is better in suburban areas. It is different in downtown areas like San Francisco or Oakland. Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill are more transitional. Pleasant Hill has about 20% less drive alone traffic. By and large residential development is better near transit in suburban areas. Employment uses will occur with time as the area becomes more mixed. Mr. Brozosky believed the major difference between Pleasant Hill and Pleasanton is that in Pleasant Hill people can go in more directions. Most people would go to jobs in San Francisco, while in Pleasanton the next big job center away from the Tri-Valley is in Silicon Valley. It seemed better to him to put high-density residential development by an ACE train station than by BART. He felt most transit-oriented development was not at the end of a line. Mr. Lee agreed this is a different situation, but it does present an opportunity to enhance transit connections to the east. Mr. Brozosky asked how much control Pleasanton had over development of the BART parcel? Mr. Iserson said the city had discretionary approval over a housing development on that site. If it is a BART facility such as a station, parking structure, etc. then the city has no control. For the Stoneridge BART station, the city would have approval of any office or residential component. Mr. Brozosky believed it would be necessary to build a multi-level parking structure in order to get more density near the station. Mr. Iserson agreed. Mr. Brozosky asked if there were demographic studies available of the population of those currently living in the residential areas of the business park, how many children, ages, commute destinations, etc.? Joint Workshop City Council/Planning Commission 9 1 0/25/05