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Task force reviews station‑area urban design, streetscape and open‑space standards; members question tower height and rec‑center siting
Summary
Consultants from WRT briefed the Santa Clara Station Area Task Force on July 17, 2025, on updates to a preferred development concept and on draft urban design and streetscape standards for the station area.
Consultants from WRT briefed the Santa Clara Station Area Task Force on July 17, 2025, on updates to a preferred development concept and on draft urban design standards that would guide future development around the planned Santa Clara BART station.
"We sculpted it further and also tried to angle its siting so that we could create more visual connection from this intersection towards the train station," said Diksha (WRT), describing changes to the plaza and building massing. WRT also restored the historic Adobe depot in the preferred concept and added a potential siting for a community recreation center.
Key elements presented: a form‑based approach with maximum allowable building heights, street classifications and a public‑space network. WRT showed a heights diagram with most of the plan area at 85 feet (roughly seven floors), a core…
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