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​Welcome to 
​Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning

We are a group of local volunteers dedicated to making Mountain View, California, 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 receive the latest MVCSP updates in your inbox, click here to subscribe to our announcement-only email list (about one message per week).

To search our site, use the field below. Another option: Google search works well if you include site:mvcsp.org in the search field.​

What's coming up

  • Tuesday, February 10th, 5:00 PM: City Council meeting. City Hall, Council Chambers (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.
    For information on the City website:
    https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1352174&GUID=4769EC0B-0AD2-40B6-9925-FD6A272B9753
    Including:

    3. STUDY SESSION
    3.1 Legislative Program Priorities for 2026
    4. CONSENT CALENDAR
    4.1 Notice of Intention to Vacate Public Street and Easement at 881 Castro Street
    4.2 Transit Center Grade Separation and Access Project (Castro and Evelyn Improvements), Project 21-35-Design Concept
    5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC ON NONAGENDIZED ITEMS
    6. STUDY SESSION
    6.1 Charter Modernization - 2026 Ballot Measure
    7. NEW BUSINESS
    7.1 R3 Zoning District Update - Development Standards and Strategies
  • Wednesday, February 11th, 4:00 PM: Administrative Zoning meeting. City Hall, Plaza conference room (2nd floor), 500 Castro Street and see remote access details in the agenda file.
    For information on the City website:
    https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1366321&GUID=483A7BCF-6545-451A-8E99-72D7178ECF6F
    Including:

    2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
    3. PUBLIC HEARING
    3.1 Mixed-Use Residential Project at 490 East Middlefield Road Development Agreement
    Request for a Development Agreement between the City of Mountain View and WTA Middlefield, LLC for an eight-story, mixed-use building with 460 apartment units, utilizing State Density Bonus Law, and approximately 9,371 square feet of ground floor commercial replacing an existing office building, and the removal of 29 Heritage trees on a 2.86-acre site.
  • Wednesday, February 11th, 6:00 PM: Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. Maple Room and Video Conference, 201 South Rengstorff Ave and see remote access details in the agenda file.
    For information on the City website:
    https://mountainview.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&ID=1351643&GUID=CF305CFF-0803-4345-8DDF-5DF8E44D9265
    Including:

    4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
    5. NEW BUSINESS
    5.1 Heritage Tree Removal Application Appeal - 2415 Benjamin Drive
    Adopt a Resolution of the Urban Forestry Board of the City of Mountain View to Deny the Appeal, Uphold Staff’s Decision, and deny the removal of one (1) Heritage Tree at 2415 Benjamin Drive.
  • ​​​​Thursday, February 12th, 6:30 PM: Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning (MVCSP) general meeting. Hybrid: Location: Deb's (contact [email protected] if details needed).
    ​To connect with the meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/bnb-jyjv-uwr
    Or dial: ‪(US) +1 484-416-4647‬ PIN: ‪388 566 059‬#. More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/bnb-jyjv-uwr?pin=4249719644556
    ​    Agenda file: 
    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_4UCAVa8r0WO8Wom6OmZdo19SV80m8czpSKFkzu4exo/edit?usp=sharing
    Summary agenda:
    * Introductions, preliminaries
    * Presentation #1: Brian Jones, the new fire department chief
    * Member led discussion #1: Deborah Vasquez on materials recycling in the Mountain View community and on a potential Air Quality Sensor project.
    * Member led discussion #2: Cliff Chambers on potential presentations from Senator Becker and/or Assemblyperson Berman at a future general meeting. Cliff would like to gauge interest in setting up a planning committee for this.​​
    ​* Development updates
    * Discuss past presentations
    * City Advisory Body updates
    * Updates from related community organizations
    * Final comments​
  • ​For more about the above and other items, see NEWS AND UPDATES and CALENDAR.​​
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Related Organizations and Stakeholders in Mountain View
Organizations in and around Mountain View dedicated to making our city as sustainable as possible, in all ways:​​