self-guided tod tour - City of Walnut Creek

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SELF-GUIDED TOD TOUR
19TH STREET
BART STATION
OAKLAND
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SAN
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La Terrazza at Colma Station
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On Broadway
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The Uptown
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A visit to one, two or all three of these places is
recommended for community members who
want to participate in the development of the
West Downtown Specific Plan.
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The five TOD projects explored in this guide
are meant to serve as Bay Area examples
of development, elements of which may be
appropriate for West Downtown. TODs come
in a variety of scales and styles, and should
reflect the character and values of the places
in which they are located. It is important to
consider how a TOD in West Downtown
would enhance the character and vibrancy of
the Area, as well as benefit the greater Walnut
Creek community.
Avalon Walnut Creek
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TODs can help encourage commuters to
choose public transit over their cars, and they
allow for pedestrians to easily access a variety
of uses and activities (work, school, shopping,
recreation) all within walking distance of one
another.
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With the Walnut Creek BART Station located
squarely within its boundaries, the West
Downtown area is a prime location for TransitOriented Development (TOD), or development
that capitalizes upon its proximity to transit
by providing a mixture of retail, office and
residential uses with pedestrian and bicycle
accessible connections to the nearby transit
station(s).
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SAN JOSE
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AVALON WALNUT CREEK
Urban Form
The Contra Costa Centre
• Part of the Contra Costa Centre Transit Village
located around the Pleasant Hill BART Station.
1001 Harvey Dr #156
Walnut Creek
• The development fits into existing urban fabric,
with seven-story office buildings surrounding
the project on the west, north and south, and
multi-family housing directly to the east.
USES
• 36,000 SF of ground floor retail
• 422 dwelling units (mixture of apartments and
townhomes with 20% affordable)
• Bounded by major arterial roads, the
development also emphasizes a strong
pedestrian circulation system through the
interior of the site away from auto-dominated
roadways.
YEAR COMPLETED
• 2010
HEIGHT RANGE
• 5 to 7 stories
• Ground floor retail units provide the residential
units above with a variety of community
amenities.
PARKING
• Garage and street
• The Iron Horse Trail runs north to south along
the east side of the project, with a pedestrian
overpass that crosses Treat Boulevard.
Architectural Character
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• Contrasting facade materials break apart
the buildings, making them more visually
interesting and relatable to the pedestrian.
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• Ground floor retail strorefronts broken down
into 30- to 50-foot sections create a smallerscale, pedestrian-oriented street frontage.
• Large windows and balconies looking out onto
the streets below increase visibility between
the public and private realm.
• Attractive pedestrian spaces, including plazas
and paseos, provide a respite from the
hardscape built environment.
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WALNUT CREEK
TREAT BOULEVARD
Streetscape Design
PEDESTRIAN
OVERPASS
• 12 ft. sidewalks with evenly spaced street trees,
landscaped buffers, parallel parking spaces,
and bulbouts at each of the intersections make
for a more walkable pedestrian environment.
ON BROADWAY
Urban Form
2107 Broadway Street
Redwood City
DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
101 South to Whipple Avenue
• The On Broadway project infuses retail and
street life activity into Downtown Redwood
City while preserving the existing urban fabric
that includes the historic County Courthouse
and Fox Theatre.
USES
• 145,000 SF of commercial
• Ground floor retail and restaurants, with 20
screen movie theater anchoring the project
• It embraces the existing pedestrian-oriented
character of the area by maintaining a
consistent street wall with minimal to no
setbacks, and by providing multiple entrances
along the facade that open directly onto the
sidewalk.
YEAR COMPLETED
• 1999
HEIGHT RANGE
• 2 stories
Architectural Character
• All sides of the project are oriented towards the
street, and include an abundance of windows
and transparent entryways to increase the
visual connection between the pedestrian and
the various activities within the building.
PARKING
• Garage
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• Rounded entrances with two-story windows at
each of the corner intersections help to anchor
the intersection and serve as a landmark for
pedestrians arriving from the Caltrain Station.
Streetscape Design
ON BROADWAY
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Theatre
• Varying colors, materials and architectural
finishes such as columns, cornices, and
awnings add visual interest and break apart
the facade into smaller, easily distinguishible
parts that reinforce the pedestrian scale.
• Middlefield Road converts into a shared street
along the project’s frontage, allowing for cars,
pedestrians and bikes to all share the street
equally. By minimizing the dominance of
cars, traffic speeds are reduced and the street
can double as a new kind of open space for
pedestrians and bicyclists to enjoy as well.
• Outdoor dining areas flanking both sides
of Middlefield Road create an active street
environment that blurs the boundary between
public and private spaces.
AVALON AT CAHILL PARK
Urban Form
754 The Alameda
San Jose
• Located off of the Alameda
San Jose, the project serves as
development between existing
homes and the larger-scale
character of Downtown.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
680 South to 280 North
280 North to 87 North
in Midtown
a transitonal
single-family
commercial
USES
• 8,000 SF of commercial
• 218 dwelling units (mixture of lofts, flats, and
townhomes)
• Ground floor retail with apartments above line
the Alameda, increasing the street’s vibrancy.
YEAR COMPLETED
• 2003
• The rear of the project abuts a large park that
helps to unify the other surrounding housing
developments with the adjacent single-family
neighborhood.
• Underground and podium garages reduce the
number of driveways and allow for a consistent
street wall.
HEIGHT RANGE
• 3 to 5 stories
PARKING
• Garage and street
Architectural Character
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• Brick, corrugated metal and industrial-style
windows pay homage to to the old cannery
site that the project replaced.
• Two-story arched entryways at the corners of
the development along the Alameda articulate
the corner and add interesting character.
WILSON AVE
• Craftsman-style townhomes line Wilson
Avenue and buffer the existing 1920s
bungalows from the project’s denser multifamily apartments. Front porches looking out
onto the street visually connect the private
and public realms.
Streetscape Design
SAN JOSE
CALTRAIN STATION
• Consistently spaced street trees along the
Alameda soften the hard features of the
building’s facade, and provide pedestrians
with a shaded canopy.
• Ample, 15-foot sidewalks create a comfortable
pedestrian environment.
CALTRAIN PARKING
• Wilson Avenue is characterized by its small
neighborhood feel with a lush tree canopy
and nicely landscaped setbacks.
LA TERRAZZA
AT COLMA STATION
Urban Form
• Located on El Camino Real, the major
Peninsula thoroughfare, and adjacent to the
Colma BART Station.
7800 El Camino Real
Colma
DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
280 South to 82 North/El Camino Real
• Surrounded by a mixture of newer multistory apartment buildings and older two-story
homes.
USES
• 3,000 SF of commercial
• 147 dwelling units (31 affordable)
• 6 live/work lofts
• A pedestrian paseo running along the northern
edge of the project provides pedestrians with
a direct route from El Camino Real to the
BART Station, but is not wheelchair or bikeaccessible.
YEAR COMPLETED
• 2005
• The project includes open space along its
west side, helping to buffer the apartments
from the noise generated by the adjacent
BART station.
HEIGHT RANGE
• 5 stories
PARKING
• Garage and street
Architectural Character
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• Awnings and canopies provide shade and
also add visual interest to the El Camino Real
frontage.
• Contrasting, vibrant colors help distinguish the
base, middle and top of the buildings from
one another.
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• Varying roof pitches and gables, and recessed
balconies break the expansive building into
pieces, helping to reduce its presence on El
Camino to a more human scale.
Streetscape Design
• Parallel street parking mixed with a small
amount of off-street diagonal parking helps to
maintain the project’s street presence while
also offering flexible parking options.
• Special paving and signage at the mid-block
pedestrian paseo leading to the BART station
highlight the pedestrian’s presence, and create
a gateway element that adds visual character
to the project.
THE UPTOWN
Urban Form
500 William Street
Oakland
• The project is situated along Telegraph Avenue
in one of the major commercial and lifestyle
districts in the Downtown Oakland.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS:
24 West to West Grand Avenue
• It carries out the existing urban form of the
Downtown with 5-story apartment buildings
that are built right to the property line and
relate to the street on all four of their sides.
USES
• 9,000 SF of retail
• 665 dwelling units (246 affordable)
• 25,000 SF of open space
• The project includes a plaza that occupies
a block to the south creating a community
gathering space that is highly visible and
accessible, and usable for a variety of events
and activities.
YEAR COMPLETED
• 2005
HEIGHT RANGE
• 5 stories
Architectural Character
PARKING
• Garage and street
• Windows and transparent entryways are used
throughout all of the buildings, helping to
maximize their relationship to the street.
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• Varying recesses for windows and cutaways to
reveal interior courtyards help break apart the
mass of the buildings and also establish depth
and shadow.
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• Articulated corner features with angled
building entries and awnings add prominence
to the intersections, and also serve as a form
of place-making.
Streetscape Design
19TH STREET
BART STATION
• Narrow streets with contrasting brick paving
material help to create a sense of place for
visitors, and also help reduce traffic speeds.
• Street trees and parallel parking lanes with
intermittent landscaping bulbouts buffer
the pedestrian from the street, and also add
character and greenery.
• Bulbouts and well-marked crosswalks give
preference to pedestrian circulation within the
project.
on broadway redwood city ca
On Broadway
2107 Broadway St, Redwood City, CA ​
TOD SITE LOCATIONS
(650) 363-1197 ​
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Avalon Walnut Creek
On Broadway
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Clara, California
la terrazza near Colma, San Mateo,
California
on at Cahill Park
he Alameda, San Jose, CA ​
565-8147 ​
Avalon at Cahill Park
on Walnut Creek
Harvey Dr #156, Walnut Creek, CA ​
852-2314 ​
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The Uptown Apartments
he Uptown Apartments
00 William St, Oakland, CA ​
10) 452-1355 ​
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The Uptown
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La Terrazza Apartments
7800 El Camino Real, Colma, CA ​
(650) 992-3500 ​
La Terrazza at Colma Station
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