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Up one levelJoe Montana to get $47 million in state bonds
The star quarterback, along with his Connecticut development partner and a Bay Area housing group, has tentatively been awarded $47 million in state bonds to kick-start a $300 million, mixed-used development that would be built on 12 acres next to the South Hayward BART Station.
You're Not an Environmentalist If You're Also a NIMBY
As both Berkeley and Oakland debate their downtown plans, there is growing recognition that the fight against global warming requires greater urban density.
Readers' Forum: The greening of Pittsburg's master plan
Pittsburg Mayor Nancy Parent expresses her support of TOD in the Pittsburg/Bay Point Master Plan
Letter from Speaker of the House Pelosi
Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, commends the Great Communities Collaborative in a letter.
Pittsburg officials seek input on transit village plans
Note the mention of photo sims and TOD bus tour - two GCC tools used at the site.
Mixed-use proposal near BART draws mostly support
Article on San Leandro BART project called the Crossings in the Daily Review.
State's growth has urban flavor
Originally posted at http://www.mercurynews.com/localnewsheadlines/ci_9129307?nclick_check=1
Bay Meadows development wins key vote
Good news from Bay Meadows. Original article was at: http://www.insidebayarea.com/sanmateocountytimes/localnews/ci_8874986
Transit villages on rise
THE $366 MILLION TRANSIT village at the Pleasant Hill BART station is the right project, in the right location at the right time. Such a positive view was not always the case.
San Jose leaders try to reverse urban sprawl
Article in San Jose Mercury News about N 1st St site outing
Release of New Report on Community Benefits and Development in the Bay Area
EBASE releases new report: "Building a Better Bay Area: Community Benefit Tools and Case Studies to Achieve Responsible Development"
Santa Rosa City Council lays framework for a necessary transformation
Editorial by the Press Democrat pushing for plan approval in Downtown Santa Rosa.
San Leandro Downtown Plan Sails Through
Article by the San Leandro Times after the city council approved their TOD Strategy Plan
Fremont buys downtown shopping center for redevelopment
As part of its efforts to redevelop its downtown core, the City of Fremont bought a 22,000-square-foot shopping center for $5.2 million from Tribeca Companies, a San Francisco real estate focused private equity firm.
Pleasanton Council rezones 32 acres in Hacienda for more housing
Move aimed at settling state, affordable housing coalition court actions against city
Despite recession, development moves forward in San Leandro
City hopes new projects will increase tax revenue
MTC Pledges $10 Million for New Affordable Housing Fund