We're holding a rally on October 22 at 4pm at Palo Alto City Hall to ensure that the Board of Supervisors will require Stanford to fully mitigate its impact over the next 20 years. Visit our Events page to find out more. RSVP here.
Our Demands
1) Stanford’s obligation to fully mitigate its impacts by building affordable housing must be non-negotiable. At a minimum, Stanford must build the number of units listed in the County’s draft Conditions of Approval.
2) The trip standards in the CoAs must be designed to motivate equitable, just transportation policies while complementing housing requirements. Housing employees closer to their workplaces increases equity, reduces overall traffic, and lessens vehicle emissions. We are committed to transportation standards that benefit working families living on campus and will put pressure on Stanford to improve benefits for workers.
For the trip standards to function as intended, the county must also ensure that several key transit and TDM improvements are eligible as trip credits:
4) The County should not negotiate a Development Agreement with Stanford University, unless transparency and good-faith conditions are met. Our conditions for a DA:
1) Stanford’s obligation to fully mitigate its impacts by building affordable housing must be non-negotiable. At a minimum, Stanford must build the number of units listed in the County’s draft Conditions of Approval.
2) The trip standards in the CoAs must be designed to motivate equitable, just transportation policies while complementing housing requirements. Housing employees closer to their workplaces increases equity, reduces overall traffic, and lessens vehicle emissions. We are committed to transportation standards that benefit working families living on campus and will put pressure on Stanford to improve benefits for workers.
For the trip standards to function as intended, the county must also ensure that several key transit and TDM improvements are eligible as trip credits:
- Tardiness forgiveness program for workers using delayed transit.
- Marguerite extension to East Palo Alto
- SAMTrans line extensions and service, especially in East Palo Alto
- Caltrain electrification, grade separations, and increased service
4) The County should not negotiate a Development Agreement with Stanford University, unless transparency and good-faith conditions are met. Our conditions for a DA:
- All meetings between Stanford and the County of Santa Clara are open to the public, fully transparent, follow a public notice of the convening, and in which meeting minutes are published on the County’s website.
- Stanford agrees to deliver the market rate and below market rate units required by the County’s draft Conditions of Approval, without double counting any units already permitted in the past.
- Stanford agrees to uphold its previous financial commitment offered to the Palo Alto Unified School District within the Development Agreement.
Welcome to SCoPE 2035
The Stanford Coalition for Planning an Equitable 2035 is a group of students that have been advocating for equitable outcomes from the General Use Permit (GUP) process. The group has been working with SEIU 2007, the labor union on campus that represents directly employed workers. SCoPE has primarily advocated for equitable outcomes in the areas of housing, transportation, labor provisions, and GHG emissions.
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Our Platform
1. Workers deserve housing on campus.
2. The treatment of workers at Stanford should be improved by eliminating subcontracting and extending benefits to all workers.
3. Transportation and housing metrics should be updated.
4. Transportation benefits should be extended to all workers.
5. Stanford should contribute more monetary resources to transit and schools.
6. Stanford should be responsible and transparent in its development.
7. Stanford and its Affordable Housing Fund contributions should be accountable to those most impacted by Stanford’s development and the housing crisis.