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New flood-modeling points to 'cut-and-fill' approach and three redevelopment concepts for University Boulevard buyout area
Summary
Consultants presented an updated flood model and options that pair excavation south of University Boulevard with fill north of the boulevard to preserve Windsor Heights downstream conditions; three conceptual redevelopment scenarios (low-density single-family, mid-density mixed housing, and higher-revenue mixed-use with roadway grade change) were shown for discussion.
Mimi Wagner of Confluence summarized a year’s worth of flood-model refinement and concept planning for the University Boulevard buyout area (Walnut Creek corridor). The updated hydraulic model refined the buyout boundary and clarified that a railroad-bridge constriction is a major hydraulic control. Consultants studied multiple engineering alternatives and concluded the…
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