Bike to School Day 2018
NATIONAL SAFE ROUTES “BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY”
IN MAY 2018 IN WILLOW GLEN
Seasonally, every year, Bike to School returns in the spring, and Walk to School returns in autumn. This national event is organized locally by Stakeholders for a Safe Green Village (Facebook) in partnership with the National Center for Safe Routes to School (Facebook), and Willow Glen Neighborhood Association – WGNA (Facebook) is a regular co-sponsor.
BIKE TO SCHOOL occurs this May 2018.
Join children & adults around the world to celebrate the benefits of walking and bicycling:
— Bringing a sense of joy and fun!
— Encouraging children’s next stage of independence
— Promoting psychological well-being and alertness
— Fostering maturity and responsibility
— Creating habits of activity, empowerment and thinking differently
— Teaching children an awareness of what’s ahead “down the road.”
#BikeToSchool #SafeRoutes #StakeholdersSGV #WillowGlen #SanJose#WGNA
April 2018 Meeting on Affordable Housing
WGNA's next Board & Membership meeting on Thursday 12 April 2018 will include CORE Builders as the guest speakers on the topic of Affordable Housing projects in our area. This is part two of our "Urban Living" presentations. Paul Ring, V.P. of Development at Core Companies, will be the presenter.
Our meeting will be hosted at 7:00 PM in the community room of the Willow Glen Public Library, located on Minnesota Avenue. It's an open house meeting, and everyone is invited to join.
One of the major projects to be discussed by the guest speaker will be the Laurel Grove Family Apartments, located adjacent to the San Jose Diridon Transit Center, a major transit hub with access to both regional and local transportation, as well as free shuttles to the downtown core. Laurel Grove is the first project in Santa Clara County to be awarded funding from the state's Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) loan and grant program, which is administered by the Strategic Growth Council and implemented by the California State Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD). Laurel Grove also received a loan from HCD's Transit Oriented Development program. This is the first housing project in San Jose to be Bay-Friendly Landscaping rated by ReScape California, a nonprofit organization that recognizes excellence in sustainable landscape design, construction and maintenance practices.
CORE Builders will also present the nearby Race Street and Tamien Station Housing projects. Race Street includes 206 units of 100% Affordable Housing in Midtown San Jose. Tamien Station Housing is a mixed Transit Oriented Development (TOD) with affordable units for seniors and veterans.
The guest may also talk about other area projects, such as the Delmas Park Apartments, Agrihood, Sparq, etc.
Established in 1989, The Core Companies is a major builder in the San Francisco Bay area. Since its inception Core has developed more than 400 single-family homes, townhomes and condominiums, as well as 2,300 apartment units all within the South Bay region. In the last decade, Core has developed 17 properties with a total development cost of approximately $500 million.
March 2018 Meeting
Next Open House Board & Membership Meeting
March 8,2018 Thursday; Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Subject: Urban Living — Market Rate Housing; Midtown & Willow Glen; comprising aprox. 1,540 units total
Presenter: Konstantin Voronin, Republic Urban Properties, Inc.
Developing projects around the Willow Glen Planning Area:
- Meridian at Midtown, condominiums, approx. 220 units
- Ohlone Towers (3), condominiums, approx. 880 units
- Del Monte Park, soccer field, and dog park
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Tamien Station Towers (2), approx. 440 Units
- A Transit Village, with daycare center
- Tamien Neighborhood Park
Presentation begins at 7:40 PM to 8:10 PM
Safe Crossings on Bird Avenue
Letter to the City & Decision at City Hall —
WGNA Request to SJ City Council Districts 3 & 6
re. Safe Crossings on Bird Avenue
TO: Councilmember Raul Peralez (D3) & Dev Heinert Davis (D6)
SUBJECT: Improve Public Safety for primary school children attending Gardner Academy School on Illinois Avenue at Auzerais Avenue. Two major intersections along a California State Roadway — Bird Avenue — are unsafe crossings. First, there is Auzerais at Bird Avenue; and secondly, Virginia Street at Bird Avenue.
ACTION REQUESTED:
California State Senator Jim Beall, Jr. is requesting that the City of San Jose, Department of Transportation (DOT), conduct a traffic study of these two intersections. Once the studies are completed, the state of California will take on the necessary improvements to make these intersections safe for primary school children to cross. The timing of these two studies is very important.
Please get back to me within the next twelve working days with a resolution. That is, confirm a date and time when these two studies will be scheduled and expected to be completed. We would appreciate a copy of any correspondence sent to the San Jose DOT team, and their responses.
The Bird Avenue roadway has become increasingly busy, and with all the recent developments beginning at the north of the intersections, West San Carlos Street at Bird Avenue/ Montgomery Streets traffic will increase dramatically. The intersection of Auzerais Street, Bird Avenue and Interstate 280 (i.e., the on and off ramps) is already very dangerous.
See a JPEG version of WGNA's letter to the city here.
NOTICE: This item will be decided at the Rules and Open Government Committee in San Jose City Hall, on the Agenda for 2/14/2018. See the particulars in the below table:
| File #: | ROGC 18-094 Version: 1 |
| Type: | Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations, and Approvals |
| Status: | Agenda Ready |
| File created: | 2/8/2018 |
| On agenda: | 2/14/2018 |
| In control: | Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole |
| Title: | Autumn, Montgomery and Bird Corridor Study. (Peralez/Davis) |
| Attachments: | 1. Memorandum, 2. Letter from the Public |
January 2017 Meeting
Speak Out on California High Speed Rail —
Rail Transport Right-of-Way into San Jose
Join us at the next Board and Membership Meeting of the Willow Glen Neighborhood Association. This will be an "Open House" meeting on the second Thursday 11 January 2018 at 7:00 PM in the community room of the Willow Glen Public Library [also see the location on Facebook].
The guest speaker will be none other than the California High-Speed Rail Authority [Facebook].
Raise your questions and issues — sit in, listen in, and speak out on the rail transport right-of-ways into San Jose and how it will impact your neighborhood. What are your concerns? What do you want to say? This is your time to give feedback to the rail authority without the fuss of big city hall proceedings. You have your opportunity right here in your neighborhood to discuss with your neighbors and the authority that oversees rail development. [Also see the Facebook event]
See the meeting Agenda here.
Suggested video for viewing, "Opt 1 Lick Quarry to Pacheco Pass" (offsite on YouTube).
Town Hall Meeting in Gardner Neighborhood (December 2017)
Willow Glen Neighborhood Association hosted a special Town Hall Meeting in the Gardner Neighborhood on the second Thursday, 14 December 2017 at 7:00 pm.
- The Town Hall Meeting Agenda can be found here.
- The Town Hall Meeting Notes can be found here.
NOTE: this was not our usual meeting location. Instead, this particular meeting occurred at the Gardner Academy school at 502 Illinois Avenue, San Jose 95125.