Plan Jose

Envision San Jose 2040

Envision 2040, San Jose’s bold blueprint for growth over the next three decades, was approved by the City CouncilA city's legislative body. The popularly elected city council is responsible for enacting ordinances, imposing taxes, making appropriations, establish¬ing city policy, and hiring some city officials. The council adopts the general planA statement of policies, including text and diagrams setting forth objectives, principles, standards and plan proposals, for the long-term future physical development of the city or county. The general plan is a legal document required of each local jurisdiction by the State of California Government Code section 653o1 and adopted by the city council or board of supervi¬sors. In California, the general plan has seven mandatory elements (circulation, conservation, housing, land use, noise, open space, safety and seismic safety) and may include any number of optional elements (such as air quality, economic development, hazardous waste, and parks and recreation). The general plan may also be called a city plan, compre¬hensive plan, or master plan., zoningThe division of a city or county by legislative regulations into areas, or zones, which specify allowable uses for real property and size restrictions for buildings within these areas; a program that implements policies of the general plan., and subdivisionThe division of a tract of land into defined lots, either improved or unimproved, which can be separately sold or leased, and which can be altered or developed. ordinance. on Nov. 1, 2011. This result was the culmination of more than four years of planning.

The approved version of the updated General PlanA statement of policies, including text and diagrams setting forth objectives, principles, standards and plan proposals, for the long-term future physical development of the city or county. The general plan is a legal document required of each local jurisdiction by the State of California Government Code section 653o1 and adopted by the city council or board of supervi¬sors. In California, the general plan has seven mandatory elements (circulation, conservation, housing, land use, noise, open space, safety and seismic safety) and may include any number of optional elements (such as air quality, economic development, hazardous waste, and parks and recreation). The general plan may also be called a city plan, compre¬hensive plan, or master plan. includes important conservation safeguards: the Coyote Valley and South Almaden Valley urban reserves are off limits to development through 2040 and are recognized as wildlife corridors.

Strong language aims to make San Jose more walkable and bike-friendly for all ages. And urban villages are proposed throughout the city, especially near transit, which will make better use of existing infrastructureA general term for public (and quasi-public) services and facilities, such as sewage-disposal systems, water-supply systems, other utility systems, and roads., provide more customers for local merchants, and lead to the kind of communities that attract Millennials and Boomers alike. The plan also includes strong health goals, such as ensuring equitable access to parks, trails and healthy food.

In order to successfully implement this visionary document, a strong partnership is needed between the City of San Jose, residents, students and advocates.

San Jose Diridon Transit Station

Diridon Transit Station is just a few blocks west of the heart of downtown San Jose. Opposite the HP Pavilion, it is surrounded by surface parking, old warehouses, and newer homes. The Alameda (HighwayHigh-speed, high-capacity, limited-access transportation facility serving regional and county-wide travel. Highways may cross at a different grade level. 82) runs near the station, which marks the southern end of an initiative that envisions a revitalized Grand Boulevard from Daly City to San Jose.

Diridon has the potential to become a world-class transit hub. Already served by Caltrain, Amtrak, ACE and VTA’s light rail, plans are in place to add BART, Bus Rapid Transit and high-speed rail. This station can be the catalyst that breathes new life into a city often viewed as Silicon Valley’s bedroom community. San Jose has been undergoing a transformation as condo towers and City Hall shape downtown’s skyline.  The creation of a “Grand Central Station” at Diridon is a critical component for the cultural and civic center of San Jose.