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Cupertino City Councilmember Richard Lowenthal
Current Appointments
- Board member of
the County Library Joint Powers Authority
- Member of Cupertino's
Economic Development Team
- Board member of
Cupertino Community Services
- Cupertino's Representative
to the Santa Clara County Cities Association
Accomplishments of which I was a key contributor
- Approval of a Teen Center to be added to the Cupertino Sports Center
- Approval of the
Feasibility Study and CEQA report for the Stevens Creek Trail
- Begin construction
of the Stevens Creek Trail
- Completion of
the Cupertino reaches of the Saratoga/San Tomas Creek Trail
- Development of
CCS affordable housing and social service center
- Acquisition of
the mobile skate park
- Approval of the
library plan and architecture
- Design of the
new Civic Center plaza, integrated with the new library
- Creation of the
Lunar New Year Unity Parade
- Creation of the
We Value Youth committee
- Improved communication
through newspaper translation service
- Extended the library
hours
- Got more and better
self-checkout machines - now 20% of circulation
- Adopted the "Moving
In for Less" program that makes apartments
more affordable for teachers
- Down payment assistance
program for teachers in Cupertino
- New safe embedded
warning light crosswalks throughout Cupertino
- Traffic improvements
on Bubb Road, including crossing guards and right-turn
lane at
McClellan
- Initiated Union
Pacific/De Anza Trail Regional Task Force
- Helped minimize
impact on hillsides through the Environmental Review
Committee
- Every project
coming through council has a walkability
review – walkability
added to several projects
- Converted HP plans
to mixed use
- Lobbied in
Sacramento to help with housing and our budget
Other accomplishments of the Council during my term
- Opened pedestrian
access to Kennedy Jr. High fields
- Approval
of new park at City Center
- Approval of Redevelopment
Agency for Vallco area
- Added Farmer's Market
to Cupertino
- Increased Inclusive
Zoning ordinance to 15%
- Dramatic shift to
mixed-use zoning and projects
- Annexation of Garden
Gate
- Computer Recycling
program started with Apple Computers
Key short term goals
- Maintain Fiscal
Strength
- Retain good
retail businesses in Cupertino, encourage new businesses to come serve
our residents
- More housing for
people that work in Cupertino
- Build a great library
and make it the new center of Cupertino
- Combine the opportunities
at the Town Center office complex with the new library
- Create a parkway
connecting De Anza Boulevard to the new library
- Include pedestrian
retail like coffee shops and outdoor cafes
- Bring community festivals
and the Farmers Market to this parkway to help make it the place
to walk in Cupertino
- Enforcement of ridgeline
and hillside ordinances
- Ensure that all projects
are walkable
- New master plan for
McClellan Ranch and Blackberry Farm
- Include Stevens Creek
Trail
- Preserve Stocklmeier
orchard and home
- New Living History
Center
- Involve the neighbors
- Continue to make
progress on the trails
- Stevens Creek Trail
reach A construction
- Park for Rancho Rinconada
- Regnart Creek Trail
Key long term goals
- Break down ethnic
barriers to community in our city
- Create a walkable
city
- Make Cupertino
a good place for youth
- Improve the retail
business climate in Cupertino
- Make a "downtown" experience
in Cupertino
- Update the strip
malls
- Hillside and open
space protection
- Create a network
of trails
- Stevens Creek
Trail
- San Tomas Aquino/Saratoga
Creek Trail
- Union Pacific/De
Anza Trail
- Regnart Creek
Trail
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