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WRT and Arup outline draft development standards, street types and green infrastructure for Santa Clara station area
Summary
Consultants from WRT and Arup presented draft development standards for street typologies, building heights and green infrastructure. The task force asked for clarifications on street names, bus integration, tower limits and stormwater options.
WRT and engineering consultant Arup presented draft development standards and a green‑infrastructure menu for the Santa Clara station area at the Aug. 21 Station Area Task Force meeting, and task force members provided detailed feedback on street cross sections, building heights and stormwater strategies.
WRT principal Jim Stickley said the standards exercise will define the street hierarchy, mobility elements, sidewalk design, building heights and green infrastructure that will guide the specific plan. “These are some of the key elements that are really gonna shape the district,” Stickley said, and he walked the task force through typical cross sections for regional thoroughfares (El Camino Real/Coleman), community connectors (Benton/Franklin), major internal streets and pedestrian paseos.
WRT’s drawings show a Brokaw corridor with “flex zones” — 8.5‑foot…
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