A visit by key Silicon Valley business and community leaders to another of North America’s great cities, this annual program helps regional leaders to learn to best practices and bring back ideas to make our home an even better place to live and work.
In 2017, the Study Mission got a new look and feel as - Destination: Silicon Valley, on Nov. 1-3 in Monterey, Calif.
The delegates had the opportunity to hear presentations from speakers/panelists on seven key regional topics:
Housing
Transportation
Downtown San Jose
International Competitiveness
Emerging Technologies
Advanced Manufacturing
Regional Branding
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2017 Destination: Silicon Valley - Downtown San Jose
1. 5 BIG THINGS for DOWNTOWN
Google
BART
High Speed Rail
Building Heights vs. Airport (OEI)
St. James Park
2. Google
Potential Ideas/Areas of Consideration
1) Process and Community Engagement
a. Formation of a Downtown Community Stakeholder Working Group
b. Formation and participation in a Transportation Management Association (TMA)
c. Integration and representation with SJDA and PBID services
d. Coordination with SAP Center/Sharks
2) Branding and Marketing
a. Position west-side of Downtown as GoJo District
b. Ensure this area is constantly thought of as part of Downtown
c. Creation of a Silicon Valley Visitor Center
d. San Jose Central Station
3. Google
3) Parks and Public Spaces
a. Day-lighting of Los Gatos Creek Trail
b. Guadalupe Park redesign and intensification
c. Parks, plazas, paseos, cricket field
4) Transportation
a. Bringing “reality check” to High-Speed Rail
b. Unbundling and sharing parking
c. Is light rail tunnel in correct place?
d. Circulator Shuttle ala DASH
e. Redo the streets for up to 8,000 bikes
5) Architecture, Urban Design and Policy
a. Challenge the current OEI practice
b. “Next Generation” Architecture
c. Ground-floor detail and activation
d. Reusing the Dancing Pig sign
e. Affordable Housing Provisions