COYOTE VALLEY VISION PLAN
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA
The Coyote Valley Vision Plan was sponsored by the Greenbelt Alliance to demonstrate an alternative to business-as-usual suburban sprawl. The 68,000 acre site south of San Jose is slated to accommodate 80,000 new residents and 50,000 new jobs. The plan illustrates the many benefits of accommodating this program within a compact, transit-oriented, mixed-use community. It is organized around a grid of streets and blocks, with a framework of parks and open spaces integrated with flood control. With moderate density, the plan preserves 2/3 of the land for recreational open space and urban agriculture.
Location: San Jose, CA
Client: Greenbelt Alliance
Completed: 2003
Development Program: Residential - 25,000 DU, R&D, Commercial, Retail, Industrial, Regional Park, Public Amenities and Open Spaces
Parcel Size: 6,800 acres
Open Space: Agriculture Preserve: 2,380 acres; Parkland: 860 cares
Density: 10 - 125 DU per acre
Executed as WRT/Solomon E.T.C.