(1) Rezoning for high density housing along the freeway

              When Sares Regis became involved in the Pilgrim Triton Project, the city staff encouraged them to build high
              density projects. They proposed 6 to 7 stories-high apartments along Highway 92 and office towers up to 95 feet
              (about 9 stories) high.

              Historically, Foster City's Master Plan had commercial zoning designations between Hillsdale Blvd. and Highway 92 east
              of Shell Blvd.  The most recent redevelopment zone assignments and planning policy changes allow housing densities
              of  35 units per acres. These changes were made to facilitate the overbuilding trend Foster City is now experiencing.


(2) Unmitigated Traffic Issues

              The Pilgrim-Triton Project is the only current major project which has a traffic study completed. Based on this study over
              8,900 trips per day will be generated by the Pilgrim-Triton project.

              No major improvements are planned to mitigate the resulting onslaught of vehicles.

              In a City's Master Plan process, a comprehensive traffic circulation study is undertaken before any decisions on zoning
              and densities are made. However, this was not done in the case of these development projects which have been
              approved. The state also allows project by project planning.

(3) Office Towers Bordering Residential Areas

             Office buildings which are 7 to 9 stories tall are allowed be built a few feet away from residential areas. Particularly
             affected are residences in the following streets: Pilgrim, Comet and Gold Hunter.  They will have to endure years of
             construction and impingement on their privacy with buildings overlooking and shadowing their homes.

             Affected residents have spoken directly to City Officials. Bob W, the planning commission chairman, told residents to
             endure for "the good of the city".

(4) Projects with Many Owners and Timetables
       
            The developers and owners of the land (Northwest Mutual Life Insurance, ABM & Foster City Executive Partners) have
            different start and finish timelines for the project.  But clearly, there will be on and off demolition and construction for over
            a decade. In fact, Sares Regis has requested permits good for up to 15 years after issuance.


(5) Too Little Park and Open Space

            This project will have thousands of residents and workers packed into a small area. The publicly accessible park will be
            just over an acre.  The children's play area is surrounded by streets and street level parking. Hopefully, no children or
            disabled visitors to this area will be hit and injured.  The developer included streets with pavers in their open area count
            to come up with 2 plus acres!! It is more like 1.3 acres. City standards call for nine acres of park.
   
(6) Blind Curve on Pilgrim and a Crowded Triton Street

            The Triton street between McDonald's and Carl's Juniors is one of the most congested and confused streets of its size in
            the city. Just imagine thousands of additional cars per day will pass through this street.  The proposal to widen Triton
            Street by one lane will not solve the traffic problem.

(7) Projects with Many Phases

            The current concept of the Pilgrim-Triton Project is four phases. The order of the phases have already shifted once. It is
            unclear if there will be any architectural consistency between the different elements and usages, particularly considering
            the long time line and architectural design trends.