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I want to thank the Planning Commission and City Council for the very informative presentations on sea level rise, which
I watched on video. I had no idea how much the subsidence varied from the north to the south of the Bay and that
Crescent City is rising!
In general I support the points raised in the CRTP letter to you. CRTP is following the Gateway project much more closely
than I am and I’m grateful for their detailed suggestions.
For this coming week’s meetings the main issues seem to be:
 On Saturday please confirm that projects that comply with objective Gateway Plan requirements will
receive by-right, or ministerial, approval. It seems clear that otherwise there will be obstructive attempts to
block projects that fit the approved criteria.
 On Tuesday please confirm the need for taller buildings to allow walkable, transit-supportive residential
density in the Gateway Area. This is really a key component of Gateway.
 On Thursday please adopt new General Plan policies that support public transit improvements and avoid
perpetuating the car infrastructure. I recently visited my daughter in Los Angeles and was impressed all
over again what a tragedy it is that the the early 20th century use of electric vehicles and widespread public
transit had been destroyed by the automobile and its promoters.
Thanks for considering these points.
Dan Chandler
Daniel Chandler