In two independent surveys, the community has voiced its overwhelming (92% and 78%) support for a shopping village at the corner of Corral de Tierra and Highway 68.
Why do more than three out of four local residents support the Phelps Family proposal?
Local Shops and Services.
Residents want a nearby upscale grocery store, nice restaurants, a post office and other services that meet daily needs.
Reduced time traveling to other communities.
Local residents love the Corral de Tierra community and they understand that this proposal means they can spend more time close to home. In the 2002 survey, residents estimated that the average household could
avoid making four out of the seven shopping trips they now make every week
to Salinas, Monterey or another community.
The 2010 Draft EIR found that the Phelps proposal would mean that “local project trips…that would have been made to Seaside, Monterey or Salinas…would be shorter by an average of approximately 10 miles.” That translates into an estimated savings of about 3,470 vehicle miles traveled every day, primarily on Highway 68.
Reduce the community carbon footprint.
By avoiding long car trips to buy groceries, find a nice restaurant, mail a letter or meet other daily needs, local residents will be reducing traffic on Highway 68 while reducing auto emissions that lead to climate change.
Create a sense of community.
The Corral de Tierra community needs an “entrance,” and a place to gather with friends and family. The Phelps Family proposal provides both. The Phelps hired Hart Howerton to create a village design that fits the community’s rural character and eschews any resemblance to a strip mall or a big box retail center. The high quality design means that the village can attract the high-end tenants that the community wants while providing an attractive community entrance.
