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All political power is inherent in the people. Government is instituted for their protection, security, and benefit, and they have the right to alter or reform it when the public good may require. Constitution of the State of California: Article 1, Section 2. 2015 - For current ideas on the remaining 6-acres, go to:. UPDATE (Oct 23, 2011) :. Kirk presented at the Santa Clara City Council meeting on Oct 11, 2011. This slide. And the following comments. 3 Requested clarification from the City Manager since...

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Some Ideas for Policy Makers | The Winchester Urban Village

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The Winchester Urban Village. Some Ideas for Policy Makers. February 22, 2016. Note: this posted was originally part of a large submittal to the City of San Jose on 6/26/15]. The following are some general ideas for how to develop the Winchester Urban Village with the year 2040 as the endpoint. These ideas are not set in stone, but are intended to stimulate other ideas and help further the conversation. Illustration: The Bigger Picture. Growth Oriented Mindset –. 8211; As a high school economics teacher ...

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Other Premises and Assumptions | The Winchester Urban Village

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The Winchester Urban Village. Other Premises and Assumptions. August 10, 2015. The Person Machine interface will change everything….sooner, rather than later. The following are additional premises to the ideas that follow in the final section of this document. Smart growth in the form of more compact communities (e.g. denser) can actually reduce the cost of city services on a per capita basis and increase per acre tax revenues. Automation and new technology promise to remove friction from the economy and...

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Adopt a Cop | The Winchester Urban Village

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The Winchester Urban Village. May 15, 2016. The price of housing is a huge challenge in recruiting police officers to live in San Jose, according to the affable San Jose Chief of Police, Eddie Garcia. Speaking at the 5/14 District 1 Leadership Group, Garcia emphasized the importance of having police officers that live in and participate in the community. One idea that might start to help in some situations is to steal an idea from the San Jose Giants. What if the San Jose Police Department. Matching up h...

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Turning Eyesores Into Housing and Trails | The Winchester Urban Village

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The Winchester Urban Village. Turning Eyesores Into Housing and Trails. December 21, 2016. With land at a premium in Santa Clara County, we need to better utilize existing public land. It should be possible to produce housing that is more affordable on public land than in locations where the land has to be acquired from a private entity. When that land intersects with areas that could potentially have good transit options, such as an expressway, it is even better. This approach. where a concrete plat...

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Local Assets and Liabilities: | The Winchester Urban Village

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The Winchester Urban Village. Local Assets and Liabilities:. February 21, 2016. Note: this post was submitted as part of a larger document to the City of San Jose on 6/26/15]. The following lists some of the local assets and liabilities. Please comment in the comment box below, as you see fit. This area has a great location;. Access to two major freeways. Close to downtown San Jose and the airport. Near the Los Gatos Creek, which is a great recreational trail. Century Theater historic building. At some p...

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The Transformation of Transportation Will Change the Built Environment | The Winchester Urban Village

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The Winchester Urban Village. The Transformation of Transportation Will Change the Built Environment. June 29, 2015. Click to learn more. With some even predicting that steering wheels could be outlawed. Just as the car changed the way West Coast cities developed, mobility. What mobility services might look like in 2040 and the associated costs. Many of the rich might not even buy cars, as vehicle sharing could be more convenient for many and a lower-cost, higher. There are hundreds of billions to be mad...

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NATCO: Plan for a Post-Steering Wheel World | The Winchester Urban Village

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The Winchester Urban Village. NATCO: Plan for a Post-Steering Wheel World. July 12, 2016. Image courtesy of ED Design and Mike Robinson]. The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) just released their policy statement on automated vehicles last month, which echoes what many of us suggested at the 7/11/16 WAG meeting. To paraphrase what Kirk Vartan so eloquently said, “The renderings we saw [last night] would have been great if this were 15 years ago.”. The NATCO report is here:.

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Winchester Fiber Update | The Winchester Urban Village

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The Winchester Urban Village. July 13, 2016. Fiber to the Home By Year End? Aerial Fiber Strand Installation. As these words are typed, this author is looking out his window at pulleys that hold AT&T’s fiber optic cable. This fiber is a much needed update to the 60 -year-old copper infrastructure that provides last-mile connectivity from residents and businesses to the Internet (to be fair, the Internet wasn’t around when the copper infrastructure was built). Typical Fiber Splice Cabinet. And one of thos...

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Planning for Tomorrow & Not Today’s Perception | The Winchester Urban Village

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The Winchester Urban Village. Planning for Tomorrow and Not Today’s Perception. March 29, 2016. Noted transportation and legal expert, Bryant Walker Smith’s. Recently published 46 page article,. How Governments Can Promote Automated Driving. Is a must-read guide for. Walker summarizes why his advice is important when he suggests:. 8220;In short, governments should plan on the basis of tomorrow’s potential utility, not today’s purported perception.”. 8220;…governments should ensure that their planni...