Mercury News Editorial: Housing At Mel Cotton’s? No.
The San Jose City Council continues to grapple with housing development proposals in conflict with the need to build a tax base the way...
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BVNA
May 12, 20151 min read
Herhold: San Jose Shouldn’t Lose Its Commercial Land
You can tell when a topic gets really, really heated at San Jose City Hall, incandescent white in a world of gray. A council member will...
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BVNA
Apr 2, 20151 min read
Meridian At Midtown Mixed-Use Project Finished
The Meridian at Midtown mixed-use development has been completed in part of the vision to rehabilitate W. San Carlos Street, creating a...
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BVNA
Jan 9, 20151 min read
The Ohlone Revived: New Life For Major Midtown San Jose Mixed-Use Project
The Ohlone lives. A year after a major mixed-use project in San Jose's Midtown neighborhood seemed all but dead, the developer has...
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BVNA
Mar 6, 20141 min read
315 apartments proposed for San Jose's Midtown
Nearly two decades after Cheim Lumber sold its last two-by-four, its almost five-acre site could become a hotbed of wood-frame...
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BVNA
Nov 22, 20131 min read
Urban Parks: The Community’s Backyard
Someone once mentioned in passing to me that the 21st Century would be the century of the landscape architect. This makes sense in the...
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BVNA
Sep 30, 20136 min read
West San Carlos Workshop
The second community workshop for the West San Carlos Urban Village was held on September 23, 2013, at Sherman Oaks Community Center,...
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BVNA
Jul 22, 20133 min read
A Midtown Plan Turns Bad And Should Be Rejected
San Jose’s first step toward the Envision 2040 General Plan is headed in the wrong direction. Nearly 10 years ago, the Valley...
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BVNA
Dec 27, 20121 min read
Midtown Specific Plan
The Midtown Specific Plan provides a vision for an area of San Jose that is undergoing considerable transition and change. The purpose of...
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BVNA
Sep 13, 20121 min read
Complete Streets Audit and Community Engagement
A complete street is one that follows the 8-80 rule—whether you are 8 or 80 years old, the road is safe for you to use. The intersection...
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