A Cupertino housing development proposed in a high fire risk area is moving forward despite resident concerns about evacuation safety and traffic congestion.
The Cupertino City Council on Wednesday voted 4-1 to approve a 51-townhome project on a 2.5-acre site along Linda Vista Drive, where residents say limited evacuation routes could take more than an hour to navigate through in an emergency. Councilmember R “Ray” Wang voted against the project because of the wildfire safety and evacuation risks.
“What’s the consequences if we allow 800 residents to be in a severe fire with no evacuation routes?” Wang said at the meeting. “We’re being asked to choose between two really bad options.”…