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What Are Urban Growth Boundaries and Why Do We Need Them?
Our goal at Greenbelt Alliance is to conserve the Bay Area’s natural and agricultural landscapes while promoting smart urban development...
BVNA
Apr 17, 20161 min read
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366-368 S. Buena Vista Ave
Planned Development to allow 18-unit multi-family residential, private circulation, open space elements and public improvements on .91...
BVNA
Apr 13, 20161 min read
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Tactical Urbanism: Short-Term Events for Long-Term Change
On March 9, Greenbelt Alliance hosted a community meeting at the San Jose Rose Garden Library. Attendees included members from the Buena...
BVNA
Apr 8, 20161 min read
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'Micro-ish' units planned for San Jose's West San Carlos corridor
For several years, micro units — efficiency studios as small as 250 square feet — have been touted as a solution for the region’s housing...
BVNA
Mar 23, 20161 min read
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366-368 S. Buena Vista Ave
Planned Development Rezoning from the R-M Multiple Residence Zoning District to the R-M(PD) Planned Development Zoning District to allow...
BVNA
Feb 23, 20161 min read
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San Jose Tower Could Bring More Mixed-Use Near Santana Row
A 25-story mixed-use tower proposed for a site near Santana Row could bring 330 condos and around 50k SF of commercial space to San Jose....
BVNA
Dec 1, 20151 min read
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A Push for a Park on Chiechi
Blight has been a problem plaguing the Buena Vista Neighborhood for some time, one of major sources of this blight comes from the illegal...
BVNA
Oct 19, 20151 min read
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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...
BVNA
Aug 13, 20151 min read
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Inside Westfield's Big Plans For Its $600M Valley Fair Expansion (Renderings)
If you’ve bought into the media narrative that malls are just so over, allow me to introduce you to Westfield’s latest plans for Valley...
BVNA
May 16, 20151 min read
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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...
BVNA
May 12, 20151 min read
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Developer Pulls Plug On Controversial Residential Rezone Bid In San Jose
A developer has withdrawn a proposal to build apartments on a south San Jose industrial site, blinking first in a growing land-use battle...
BVNA
May 7, 20151 min read
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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...
BVNA
Apr 2, 20151 min read
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Industrial Land Conversion Showdown: Debate Over San Jose Housing Proposals Reaches Boiling Point
San Jose’s land-use battle over industrial-to-residential conversions reaches a climax today as the city council takes up a controversial...
BVNA
Mar 20, 20151 min read
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Industrial To Residential? San Jose Developers Seek To Convert 40 Acres
For years under former San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and a previous city council, property owners and developers knew the score: When it came...
BVNA
Mar 19, 20151 min read
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Inside Westfield's Big Plans For Its $600M Valley Fair Expansion (Renderings)
After months of construction to overhaul Westfield Valley Fair Mall, the Silicon Valley Business Journal got a sneak peek of what the...
BVNA
Mar 15, 20151 min read
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526 Page Street - PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
APPLICATION SUMMARY: Conditional Use Permit to allow a Residential Service Facility for up to 14 people on an approximately 0.2 gross...
BVNA
Feb 11, 20151 min read
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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...
BVNA
Jan 9, 20151 min read
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From domes to homes: Santana Row's western addition takes shape in Federal Realty's new plan
A 14-story office tower and nearly 1,000 apartments are envisioned for the old Winchester theaters site across from Santana Row. And yes,...
BVNA
Dec 5, 20141 min read
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CP14-011 (Administrative Hearing) Approved
CP14--0011 (AAdministrative Hearing)). Conditional Use Permit to demolish all on--ssite buildings,, remove two ordinance size trees and...
BVNA
Sep 11, 20141 min read
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West San Carlos Street & South Bascom Avenue Urban Villages
The West San Carlos Street and South Bascom Avenue urban village plans are available for the public to read and comment on. Each document...
BVNA
Aug 30, 20141 min read
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