VOTE NO ON MEASURE X (AIM)
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Measure X (AIM Initiative)" has gathered enough signatures to be placed on the upcoming November ballot. Many people have questioned what they signed!
They are further questioning after experiencing the traffic on July 4 and September 11. Sausalito streets were gridlocked!
It is vital that we make our voices heard. If passed in November, Measure X ( AIM) could fundamentally alter building regulations and strip residents of their right to vote on major building and land-use changes. Remember: Measure X (AIM)impacts development from the north end of town all the way to the Spinnaker Peninsula-from Bridgeway to the shoreline and beyond into the water. The parking lot at the Spinnaker and the area around the Sausalito Yacht Harbor would be zoned for large, 4 story large buildings.
Measure X (AIM) is a 200 + page document that many signatories had admittedly not read when proponents of AIM presented them with a flowery fairy tale re development changes
As Save our Sausalito (SOS) calculated, Measure X (AIM) could increase development along the waterfront and east of Bridgeway by 650% or up to 6.4 million square feet. The Mall of America is 5.6 million square feet. See Simulation below:
VOTE NO ON MEASURE X (AIM)
In transportation engineering and urban planning, estimating the traffic impact of a specific land use relies primarily on the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual (Xie, 2022). For a standard, single-tenant or multi-tenant commercial office building (ITE Land Use Code 710), traffic volumes are calculated using metrics of "Gross Floor Area" (GA)
measured in thousands of square feet (KSF). According to historical and baseline ITE averages, a standard standalone suburban or general office building produces approximately 10.8 to 12.3 daily vehicle trips per 1,000 square feet of floor area (Cervero, 1988).
• Baseline Calculation: 6,400,000 sq ft/1000= 6400X12.3= 78,720 daily trips. • Note: A "trip" is defined as a single, one-way vehicle movement either entering or exiting the site. Therefore, daily trips would generally equate to about 40,000 vehicles arriving and departing over a 24-hour period.
Another issue MEASURE X (AIM) glosses over is the impact of traffic should the full 6.4 million square feet be developed.
Should Measure X( AIM) pass with a potential of 6.4 MILLION SQUARE FT OF DEVELOPMENT, many water views will be blocked throughout town. Emergency vehicle, evacuation and general gridlock on our small town streets would result. Remember the mess on July 4,2026.
