Post by Joe Cohen / Redsky

One of the lobbyists told me they’re included. This really needs to be cleared up

aug 25, 2025, 9:17 pm • 0 0

Replies

SB 79 points to PRC 21155 for its definition of major transit stop which includes RTP stops and thus stops 20-30 years away from construction. I would consider using the PRC 21064.3 definition instead.

(a) This chapter applies only to a transit priority project that is consistent with the general use designation, density, building intensity, and applicable policies specified for the project area in either a sustainable communities strategy or an alternative planning strategy, for which the State Air Resources Board, pursuant to subparagraph (H) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 65080 of the Government Code, has accepted a metropolitan planning organization’s determination that the sustainable communities strategy or the alternative planning strategy would, if implemented, achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. (b) For purposes of this chapter, a transit priority project shall (1) contain at least 50 percent residential use, based on total building square footage and, if the project contains between 26 percent and 50 percent nonresidential uses, a floor area ratio of not less than 0.75; (2) provide a minimum net density of at least 20 dwelling units per acre; and (3) be within one-half mile of a major transit stop or high-quality transit corridor included in a regional transportation plan. A major transit stop is as defined in Section 21064.3, except that, for purposes of this section, it also includes major transit stops that are included in the applicable regional transportation plan. For purposes of this section, a high-quality transit corridor means a corridor with fixed route bus service with service intervals no longer than 15 minutes during peak commute hours. A project shall be considered to be within one-half mile of a major transit stop or high-quality transit corridor if all parcels within the project have no more than 25 percent of their area farther than one-half mile from the stop or corridor and if not more than 10 percent of the residential units or 100 units, whichever is less, in the project are farther than one-half mile from the stop or corridor.

aug 25, 2025, 9:22 pm • 1 0 • view

See what I said here - I know 21155 includes it, but imo the SB 79 language filters it out

aug 25, 2025, 9:26 pm • 0 0 • view

I could have this wrong! I think the problem there would be that planned stops do count as 21155 Major Transit Stops, but I wouldn't think the present-tense operator "served by" could apply to future service, and I don't remember anything in the bill explicitly including them otherwise

aug 25, 2025, 9:25 pm • 0 0 • view