Comments on: Opinion: Concerned citizens launch website on impacts of proposed Main Street project

By: ken

ken — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:55:51 +0000

Wow, just ran across this letter and the comments following. I'm amazed how the commenters don't understand how big One Paseo will be. Sure, it's not UTC, with 1 million square feet, but if you combine it with the approved development at the Town Center, you get around 700,000 square feet, or 70% of UTC. Add to this the commercial, residential, hotel and parking structures, and you get about 3.6 million square feet!

UTC is currently undergoing an expansion where they will add commercial, residential and hotel. After it's complete, UTC will be SMALLER than the One Paseo project. Sure, One Paseo has more commercial and less retail, but it will have a total size that is larger than UTC!

And, for people who want to shop there, the estimate of around 30,000 additional cars on the road is correct. You can do the calculations yourself, just see the City's Traffic Trip Manual, it's easy to find. Or, see CarmelValleyMainStreet.com for more thoughts.

By: CarmelValleyRes

CarmelValleyRes — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:11:15 +0000

As a resident of Carmel Valley, I received the booklets sent by the developer and it looks like a beautiful snow job is underway. The traffic congestion with a development this size can only be avoided with alternative transportation. The current plan does not provide an answer to deal with the traffic it will generate. Traffic is going to be congested if this goes through.

By: John - Carmel Valley

John - Carmel Valley — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:26:26 +0000

Not sure why Jerry Mailhot is making assumptions about Main Street increasing wait times when the traffic studies and EIR have not been completed. I see this as an opportunity to fix some of the traffic problems that currently exist, by utilizing developer fees to improve intersections and make other road improvements.
I support the Main Street project – it’s a an attractive plan for that area and will bring a much needed gathering place, something unique that we currently lack. It’s the best use of this land, and really the only available space for a “Main Street” point of interest in Carmel Valley.

By: CarmelValleyJon

CarmelValleyJon — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:44:32 +0000

I respectfully disagree with Jerry Mailhot, and think his description of the Main Street project is horribly embellished. Comparing Main Street to the University Town Center is absurd – it’s like comparing an iPhone to a payphone.

Main Street is a community village with mixed uses while UTC is a traditional shopping mall. UTC has over 1 million more square feet of retail commercial space – 8 times more than the proposed Main Street. The Macy’s Department store at UTC includes 155,000 square feet – almost the total amount of all commercial space included at Main Street. UTC has three hotels adjacent holding more than double the number of rooms of the one boutique hotel at Main Street.

Bottom line, UTC and Main Street are not comparable.

Carmel Valley needs a Main Street. What Kilroy has proposed will fit perfectly with the surrounding community and provide something unique that we currently lack.