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GENERAL PLAN CONFORMANCE <br /> <br />The following are the specific General Plan policies that support the proposed text <br />amendments to the General Plan: <br /> <br />• Policy LU-6.5. Reducing VMT Through Land Use Choices. Provide a mix of <br />land uses, site planning and design practices, and circulation improvements in <br />the BART Station area that maximize transit ridership and the potential to reduce <br />vehicle miles traveled (VMT) <br /> <br />• Policy OSC-7.9. Reducing Greenhouse Gases Through Land Use and <br />Transportation Choices. Locate and design new development in a manner <br />which maximizes the ability to use transit, walk, or bicycle for most trips, reduce <br />dependence on fossil fuel powered vehicles, and reduce vehicle miles traveled. <br /> <br />• Policy T-1.1. Decision Making. Ensure that future land use and development <br />decisions are in balance with the capacity of the City’s transportation system and <br />consistent with the City's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. <br /> <br />• Policy T-1.4. Transit Oriented Development. Ensure that properties adjacent to <br />the City’s BART stations and along heavily used public transit routes are <br />developed in a way that maximizes the potential for transit use and reduces <br />dependence on single-occupancy vehicles. Such development should be of <br />particularly high quality, include open space and other amenities, and respect the <br />scale and character of nearby neighborhoods. <br /> <br />• Policy T-1.5. Land Use Strategies. Promote land use concepts that reduce the <br />necessity of driving, encourage public transit use, and reduce trip lengths. These <br />concepts include live-work development, mixed use development, higher <br />densities along public transit corridors, and the provision of commercial services <br />close to residential areas and employment centers.