Getting It Right: Preventing Sprawl in Coyote Valley Report Download

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.

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Read our press releases:
Greenbelt Alliance's Vision for Coyote Valley Wins Major National Award, 5/26/05
Greenbelt Alliance Wins Prestigious Award from American Planning Association, 5/18/2004
New report presents smart growth vision for San Jose's Coyote Valley, 6/2/03

Read newspaper and online news articles:

Coyote Valley plan honored with award, 5/31/2005, Gilroy Dispatch
Land-Use Group Says Much More Needs to Be Done, 9/20/2004, San Jose Mercury News
Opinion: Coyote Valley plan falls short, 9/20/2004, San Jose Mercury News
Anti-sprawl plan for Coyote Valley recognized, 1/15/2004, Gilroy Dispatch
Group wins architects award for Coyote Valley proposal, 1/13/2004, San Jose Mercury News
Coyote Neighborhood Will Have Jobs, and Be Compact and Walkable, 10/30/2003, San Jose Mercury News
Task force reconvenes on Coyote Valley issue, 8/22/2003, Silicon Valley Business iNK
Coyote Dreaming, 7/10-16/2003, The Metro Silicon Valley
Greenbelt's vision a good first step, 6/18/03, Hollister Free Lance
Stay involved in plans for Coyote development, 6/13/03, Morgan Hill Times
Editorial: Coyote Valley plan—a good start, 6/12/03, Gilroy Dispatch
Editorial: Ideas for Coyote Valley development would make it a walkable, park-filled community, 6/6/03, San Jose Mercury News
Editorial: A plan for Coyote, 6/6/03, The Pinnacle
Coyote development not forgotten, 6/6/03, The Pinnacle
A new vision for Coyote Valley, 6/4/03, San Jose Mercury News
Coyote Valley future laid out in detail, 6/4/03, Gilroy Dispatch
Environmentalists release development plan to prevent urban sprawl in Coyote Valley, 6/3/03, KCBS
Greenbelt Alliance Outlines Plan for Preventing Sprawl in Coyote Valley, June 2003, Smart Growth Online

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The cover (52K, 12 secs via 56.6K modem)

The foreword and table of contents (112K, 30 secs via 56.6K modem)

The executive summary (340K, 1.5 mins, via 56.6K modem)

Chapter 1: the Vision (504K, 2 min via 56.6K modem)

Chapter 2: Setting & History (472K, 2 min via 56.6K modem)

Chapter 3: Project Goals (196K, 1 min via 56.6K modem

Chapter 4: Environmental and Urban Structure (1.4MB, 6 mins via 56.6K modem)

Chapter 5: Town Structure (1.3MB, 6 mins via 56.6K modem)

Chapter 6: Social Equity (184K, 1 min via 56.6K modem)

Chapter 7: Economic Vitality (84K, 30 secs via 56.6K modem)

Chapter 8: Appendices (1.2MB, 6 mins via 56.6K modem)