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June 2, 2003

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South Bay Field Representative, 408-983-0856

New report presents smart growth vision for San Jose's Coyote Valley

Press Briefing Followed by Guided Tour of Coyote Valley

San Jose—Greenbelt Alliance will release Getting It Right: Preventing Sprawl in Coyote Valley, a comprehensive report outlining a smart growth vision for development in San Jose's Coyote Valley, at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, June 3, 2003 at 101 East San Fernando Street, at 3rd Street, in downtown San Jose. Following the press briefing, from 11:30 AM to 1 PM Greenbelt Alliance will lead a guided tour of Coyote Valley.

"If Coyote Valley is to be developed at all, development should be based on a smart growth model that protects open space and creates livable, economically vibrant communities," says Tom Steinbach, Executive Director of Greenbelt Alliance. "As the City of San Jose moves forward with its plans to develop Coyote Valley, Getting It Right can serve as a guide on how to avoid wasteful sprawl and achieve smart growth."

In response to the City of San Jose's plan to allow development in Coyote Valley, a 6,800 acre area of open space and agricultural land on the city's southeastern edge, Greenbelt Alliance convened a year-long series of workshops with a broad spectrum of stakeholders to discuss how and where development in Coyote Valley should occur. The result of this process is Getting It Right, a smart growth vision that promotes environmental sustainability, social equity, economic vitality, and a sense of community.  Getting It Right provides a template for smart growth not only in Coyote Valley, but also in other urbanizing areas throughout the Bay Area and across the nation.

Greenbelt Alliance produced Getting It Right in cooperation with a consulting team led by the respected land use and architecture firms of Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC (WRT) and Solomon E.T.C., a WRT Company. Getting It Right will be available June 3 on our website, www.greenbelt.org.

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For 50 years, Greenbelt Alliance has been the San Francisco Bay Area's advocate for open spaces and vibrant places, with offices in San Francisco, San Jose, Walnut Creek, Fairfield, and Santa Rosa. www.greenbelt.org