Theres plenty of market rate housing going up all around us. The redevelopment of the immediate station area from a parking lot to a mixeduse transit village has served as a model for transitoriented development planning elsewhere in the bay area. Justiceoriented marketoriented proponents of transitoriented development tod have long been challenged to demonstrate how tod. Making transitoriented development work in lowincome latino neighborhoods. Meadows and the fruitvale transit village to explore their impact in creating a stable mix of.
Case studies transitoriented and joint development. Transitoriented development tod, public participation, community development, equity, macarthur park, fruitvale transit village, latino, neighborhood revitalization 18. Developments around premium transit stations commuter rail, light rail and bus rapid transit have an increased need for design that promotes walkability and density, important elements which support. Fruitvale vill age transitoriented development l ocated next to t he fruitvale bay area rapid transit bart station in the fruitvale district about 4. Examples of urban neighborhoods include the fruitvale district in oakland, japantown in san jose, and the churchmarket area in san francisco.
One of the key factors determining the pattern of neighbourhood development is the type of frequent. There is a need to manage urban and regional growth, revitalise. Fruitvale village rudy bruner award for urban excellence. Tuc owns or controls 7 properties that contain 235 homes and nearly 200,000 square feet of retail space. Case studies for transit oriented development lisc phoenix. Fruitvale transit village phase 2 residential project. Fruitvale village, located in oakland, ca, integrates housing, retail, social services and public transportation.
The fruitvale village phase 1 development, which is a mix of residential and commercial uses, is adjacent to the project on the west side of 35th avenue. Pdf the paper aims at exploring the transit oriented developments tod potentials. Fruitvale village phase iib is the third and final stage of the award winning mixedincome, mixeduse, transit oriented development of the fruitvale transit village by the unity council. In 1989, the fruitvale neighborhood in oakland was in very poor. This citation was published a year after the fruitvale village project started to evolve. Making transitoriented development work in lowincome latino. Fruitvale transit village phase 2 design guidelines page 4 of 22 description of site the fruitvale shopping district is located along international boulevard formerly east 14th street, from fruitvale.
Partnering with the east bay asian local development corporation, the unity council is breaking ground in 2018 on the fruitvale transit village phase iia. Fruitvale transit village critical sustainabilities. Station area planning manual transitoriented development. Fruitvales transitvillage housing shows how growth can. Trip and parking generation at transitoriented development. Development offering a compact mix of uses, incomes, and civic amenities, featuring better bicycle and pedestrian connections to transit stops. Transitoriented developments are taking the bay area back. Transitoriented development transitoriented development is defined as a walkable, denselydeveloped, horizontal and vertical mix of residential space, commercial activity, entertainment. Our center for transitoriented development, a collaboration with the center for neighborhood technology and strategic. How transitoriented development can prevent displacement. Transitoriented development tod is uniquely positioned to.
Tods, in which denselybuilt, mixedincome housing is placed near transit to create walkable neighborhoods complete with amenities and. Fruitvale transit village tod project moves forward bart. Equipping communities to achieve equitable transitoriented. A 2006 survey which pace admits is a long time ago. The fruitvale village has become a model according to whom. Completed in 2004, the fruitvale transit villagea transitoriented development todhas been praised as a muchneeded economic.
Nonprofit led tod while denvers case study demonstrates a tool for encouraging equitable development around new investments in transportation, an equally important challenge is. Transitoriented development tod is a simple concept. The fruitvale village development in oakland is one of the most wellknown examples of transitoriented development in the bay area. Located in the fruitvale neighborhood in oakland, the fruitvale transit village is an innovative collaboration of the bay area rapid transit bart and a local community development corporation. Fruitvale transit village is a mixeduse transit oriented. Structuring growth for livabilty urban design and land use pdf, 2. Anthony bridgewater juliana zanotto january 29, 2010. Fruitvale village has also made some headway on the main goal of transitoriented development.
Sustainable infrastructure and south mountain village. Service type and development patterns transitoriented communities come in many shapes and sizes. In 2004, the unity council opened the fruitvale transit village. Development, equity, macarthur park, fruitvale transit village, latino. Fruitvale village phase iib planned the unity council. The fruitvale bart station in oakland, a large mixed income tod project, grew out of community resistance to barts plan to build a parking garage between. Transit oriented development is a set of transportation and land use planning principles and strategies that are sweeping the nation by connecting communities with vibrant, peoplecentric places in city. Fruitvale bart station is surrounded by a community of businesses and homes. Bid provides public art, maintenance, and small business workshops.
Fruitvale village is adjacent to the fruitvale bart station, the east bays 4th busiest station and 9th most widely traveled station, and a bustling ac transit hub, making the property an internationally renowned. Community development equipping communities to achieve. Barts fruitvale station in oakland, for example, parking was reduced to allow for a higher density, mixeduse, mixedincome. Yesterdays board meeting marked the next step forward for phase ii of the fruitvale transit village, which through two separate development projects will provide new lowincome housing units with. Fruitvale transit village stop on bart, oakland ca. Silver medal winner fruitvale village rudy bruner award.
Executive summary the ucla latino policy and politics initiative lppi conducted an analysis of oakland californias fruitvale village, a multidimensional transit oriented. Community investments vol 22, issue 2 equipping communities to achieve equitable transitoriented development. Based on the research and case studies, recommendations and propositions are made for the 1 the implementation of a communitybased transit oriented. Transitoriented for all center for community innovation. Fruitvale transit village project cordoba corporation. Transitoriented development tod, public participation, community. Matthew soursourian, federal reserve bank of san francisco though transit. In 1999 the city began construction on a transitoriented development project called fruitvale. The fruitvale transit village project is the result of a broadbased partnership among public, private, and nonprofit organizations to revitalize a community using transitoriented development.