Weird, I expected Cook to remain alone on Apple's current campus while every single other employee moved to Park. Shocking development. This is like an onion piece or something.
It's urban sprawl on steroids. How is this smart development? What percentage would you guess will be arriving via car? Is there any form of mass transit system nearby?
How is it smart? Doesn't need AC or heat 9 mos of the year which is remarkable. Generates a ton of solar electricity.
It's urban sprawl on steroids. How is this smart development? What percentage would you guess will be arriving via car? Is there any form of mass transit system nearby?
While I agree with you about the lack of mass transit, it's not urban sprawl considering that most of the campus will be trees. The alternative either would have been another development for offices or apartments, with virtually all the space either being buildings or blacktop. But 10,000 cars a day (or whatever it's going to be) is really not looking towards the future, but Jobs made it perfectly clear to the planning board that he was not interested in providing anything extra to the local community, not even internet access or an Apple Store. He certainly wasn't going to build a mass transit system, even though his association with Disney might have provided the expertise. I think it's going to be interesting to see how long it takes an employee from the time they drive onto the grounds to the time they sit down in their office. I'm betting it's around 30 minutes during rush hour.
It's urban sprawl on steroids. How is this smart development? What percentage would you guess will be arriving via car? Is there any form of mass transit system nearby?
Apple Park occupies thr old HP campus (located in the heart of Cupertino) vacated some years ago - ie the land is being repurposed, and not add to the footprint of SV. The new campus will help consolidate Apple staff among the Apple Park and One Infinity Loop, approximately 2 miles away. Now their buildings are all over Cupertino and Sunnyvale. Many employees commute by coach - which reduces emissions and congestion. The new space also runs entirely on sustainable energy (solar and fuel cell) and features more EV charging ports than any company in SV.
Yeah, it's silicon valley, it's already a sprawl wasteland (I've lived and worked there), if anything, that a step in a different direction than sprawl. Being right next to the freeway helps reduce traffic in collector roads all over the valley were those people worked before (most weren't right next to the road).
It's urban sprawl on steroids. How is this smart development? What percentage would you guess will be arriving via car? Is there any form of mass transit system nearby?
Apple Park occupies thr old HP campus (located in the heart of Cupertino) vacated some years ago - ie the land is being repurposed, and not add to the footprint of SV. The new campus will help consolidate Apple staff among the Apple Park and One Infinity Loop, approximately 2 miles away. Now their buildings are all over Cupertino and Sunnyvale. Many employees commute by coach - which reduces emissions and congestion. The new space also runs entirely on sustainable energy (solar and fuel cell) and features more EV charging ports than any company in SV.
Yeah, it's silicon valley, it's already a sprawl wasteland (I've lived and worked there), if anything, that a step in a different direction than sprawl. Being right next to the freeway helps reduce traffic in collector roads all over the valley were those people worked before (most weren't right next to the road).
It's just of the intersection of 280 and 85, right. One exit closer to San francisco and further than San Jose.
What I worry about on these buildings is just how siloed employees might get.
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Being right next to the freeway helps reduce traffic in collector roads all over the valley were those people worked before (most weren't right next to the road).
What I worry about on these buildings is just how siloed employees might get.