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Commission hears preferred concept for Santa Clara Station area plan; staff seeks feedback on connectivity, heights and station plaza
Summary
City staff and consultants presented a preferred development concept for the Santa Clara Station area specific plan — a transit‑oriented framework that could allow up to roughly 5,000–5,500 new housing units and about 2 million sq. ft. of commercial space — and asked the Planning Commission for early guidance on mobility links, building heights, a
City planners, transit partners and consultants on Oct. 8 presented a preferred development concept for the Santa Clara Station area specific plan and asked the Planning Commission for detailed feedback on mobility, land use, building heights and the form of a new station plaza.
Community Development Director Asha Ahmed introduced the study session and said staff is seeking early input before drafting the specific plan and returning to both the Planning Commission and City Council for adoption hearings. The plan area covers about 244 acres generally bounded by Dela Cruz Boulevard, Reed Street, Martin Avenue, Franklin Street and El Camino Real and includes the existing Caltrain/ACE/Amtrak station and the Valley Transportation Authority’s future BART Phase 2 terminus.
WRT planners and VTA staff described a preferred “strategic growth mix” that concentrates higher-intensity, mixed‑use development near the station and Brokaw corridor, adds a network…
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