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​The Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning is a group of local volunteers dedicated to making Mountain View as beautiful, economically healthy, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian accessible, and affordable as possible.

MVCSP member interest and expertise covers areas such as housing, transportation, the environment, the economy, and beyond!

MVCSP generally meets on the second Thursday of every month from 6:30-8:30 PM. The location varies. See "What's Hot" below and the Calendar for upcoming-meeting details.

To get the latest MVCSP updates in your inbox, click here to subscribe to our announcement-only email list (about one message per week).

What's Hot?

  • ​Tuesday, April 24th, 5:30 PM: City Council meeting, City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street
    For information on the City web site:
    http://mountainview.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=26094
    Including:
    3. STUDY SESSION
    3.1 Solid Waste Agreements and Zero Waste Policy
    6. PUBLIC HEARING
    6.1 Fiscal Year 2018-19 CDBG/HOME Funding Cycle-Public Hearing
    7. NEW BUSINESS
    7.1 Adopt 2015 Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Recommended
    Actions7.2 Adopt 2015 Local Government Operations Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
    7.1 and 7.2 will be the last sustainability presentation to Council before the annual “Narrative Budget” meeting on May 1st.
    From Bruce Karney: "Steve Attinger will share data showing that over the last 10 years emissions have gone up 10% compared to a goal of 10% reduction. (That's 2015 vs. 2005) Other Task Force members and I will recommend an increase in the Sustainability department's headcount (adding 3 people, one of whom should be Chief Sustainability Officer reporting to the City Manager) and increasing the department budget by $750K/year.  Other recommendations will be delivered in June. We would like lots of people to turn out for this meeting."
  • Wednesday, April 25th, 3:00 PM: City workshop: “Streetscape” plan for El Camino Real, City Hall, Atrium conference room (1st floor), 500 Castro Street
    Your input is needed as the City of Mountain View is preparing a “streetscape” plan for El Camino Real. The purpose of the streetscape plan is to provide design standards to create a more pedestrian, bicycle and transit friendly environment throughout the corridor.
    The City is hosting a workshop to educate stakeholders like you about the project’s vision, and solicit input about proposed design standards for public improvements such as crosswalks, bicycle facilities, landscaping and pedestrian-scaled street lighting. Please join us on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 3pm to 5pm in the Atrium Conference Room at City Hall. Information about the project is available online at ECR Streetscape (http://www.mountainview.gov/ECRstreetscape).
  • Wednesday, April 25th, 6:30 PM: Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee (B/PAC) meeting, City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street
    For information on the City web site:
    http://laserfiche.mountainview.gov/Weblink/Browse.aspx?startid=215624
    Including:
    Item 6.1 - El Camino Real Streetscape Plan
    The El Camino Real Streetscape Plan will develop design standards and options to implement the streetscape guidelines set forth in the 2014 El Camino Real Precise Plan. The design standards will be used by private developers and City capital improvement projects to improve mobility for all modes of travel along the corridor and will ensure that a coherent and consistent streetscape for El Camino Real will emerge over time.v
  • ​Thursday, May 10th, 6:30 PM: Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning (MVCSP) general meeting, Deb's place (respond to this message if you need location details).
    Summary agenda:
    * Introductions, preliminaries.
    * Presentation #1: Steve Attinger, City of Mountain View Environmental Sustainability Manager
    * Updates from MVCSP committees.
    * Development updates.
    * Upcoming City meetings, agenda items.
    * City advisory body updates (B/PAC, EPC)
  • ​For more about the above and other items, see NEWS AND UPDATES and CALENDAR.
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