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VTA and community groups urge San José to study Santa Teresa, Winchester and Alameda sites for mixed‑use housing
Summary
VTA representatives and local housing advocates asked staff to study large VTA parcels (Santa Teresa and Sironi) and to evaluate adaptive reuse of religious and school sites; neighborhood speakers urged context‑sensitive development on Winchester and expressed traffic and scale concerns.
Representatives from the Valley Transportation Authority and local nonprofit housing advocates urged the working group to evaluate specific publicly owned and underused parcels as candidates for mixed‑use housing near transit.
Brant Van Brocklin of VTA said the agency has asked city staff to study VTA‑owned parcels around Santa Teresa and Sironi — more than 60 acres of developable land — so that any rezoning retains employment capacity while…
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