Affordability & Equity 1. Impact Fees 2. Displacement Prevention- build more housing to meet growth demands 3. Density Bonuses 4. Regional Housing Bond 5. Stricter Condominium Conversion Laws 6. Vacant City Land for Affordable Housing 7. Reduce car dependency by adding public transit options 8. Cap & Trade Funds (to replace lost Redevelopment Funds) 9. Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts (EIFD s) 10. Housing for all incomes and family sizes 11. Parks and Amenities for all Incomes and Age Groups 1. All of the Above 2. Grocery Store and more daily shopping options 3. Add Affordable Housing Options in Jack London; micros/work-live 4. Address homelessness
Arts & Culture 1. New Cultural Districts, i.e., 25 th Street and BAMB District 2. Cultural Events that attract diverse crowds and promote local arts 3. Density Bonus for below-market arts/culture spaces 4. In between time rentals to artists 5. Reintroduce the Arts Commission 6. Cultural tolerance ordinance 7. City purchase of spaces to donate to arts/culture 1. All of the Above 2. Build on the unique character of the Produce Market for retail, arts, and entertainment venues 3. Celebrate the waterfront and/or RR culture/history of JLS 4. Joint Chinatown-JLS celebrations to reconnect both sides
Built Environment, Preservation & Housing 1. Maximize Heights & Densities where appropriate, but particularly within ¼ mile of BART ½ mile of BART 2. Build more housing to meet demand and create 24 / 7 life in all DoTo 3. Build more office to balance jobs and housing 4. Respect the character of the n hood, re: design, massing 5. Design Guidelines (Form Based Code) v. Use code 6. Transfer Development Rights (TDR s) to preserve historic structures 7. Lower Parking requirements 1. All of the Above 2. Ensure view sheds to waterfront are preserved 3. Mix of uses throughout Jack London: Residential, Retail, Office, Ind. 4. Produce Market preservation Detailed design guidelines 5. Howard Terminal Major land use opportunity (Transit Hub) 6. Change State Laws that restrict Tidelands Trust Lands 7. Iconic structures from 880 to sell JLS to 200,000 vehicles/day
1. Make Walking & Biking the Highest Priorities 2. Activate ground floor retail, increase safety, improve health 3. Road Diets & Complete Streets to emphasize multi-modes 4. Two-way Streets - lower VMT s, minimize confusion 5. Slow down vehicle speeds to draw more peds and cyclists 6. Shared Street Opportunities, i.e., 15 th Street 7. Freeway Access Project Reduce negative impacts of Freeway 8. Improve Gateways to make Downtown more inviting 9. 980 Conversion to Boulevard Wean us from highways 10. Maximize Bike Share and Ride Share Programs 1. Improve Underpasses along 880 2. Better transit options to JLS, i.e., streetcar, new BART Stn, Shuttle to W.O. 3. Improve Gateways to JLS Add 3 rd Street gateway? 4. Address the RR traffic underground, relocate, reduce noise 5. Ped Bridge to Alameda Connectivity & Access
Economic Development 1. Maximize land use for a variety of development opportunities 2. Add mixed-use housing to enliven streets 24/7 3. More hotels to draw more tourists 4. Maximize live-work opportunities 5. Promote Local Businesses Create Incubator Spaces 6. Build buildings at 980 Generate jobs, housing, revenue 7. Explore Public Private Partnerships for Major Projects 1. Transform County buildings into higher and better uses 2. Maximize waterfront tourism 3. Create Conference Center associated with hotel(s) 4. Promote light industrial / maker uses close to Port & W.O.
Environmental Sustainability 1. Maximize Density throughout Downtown to prevent sprawl in the Bay Area 2. Promote Walking, Biking, and Transit Use to reduce GHG s and encourage exercise for healthy living. 3. Minimize parking lots 4. Plant more trees everywhere 5. Install Stormwater Bio-swales throughout Downtown (on sidewalks) 6. Promote urban food production 1. Quiet Zone 2. Maximize the waterfront sanctuary aspects of Jack London to draw wildlife and enhance the beauty of the Estuary 3. Clean the Estuary
Open Spaces & Recreation 1. Add more parks and plazas, where viable and maintain them well 2. Expand the waterfront trail system and bike paths 3. Create more youth-oriented recreation opportunities, i.e., skateboarding, soccer, basketball, etc. 4. Better connect neighborhoods to Lake Merritt, the Channel, and the Estuary to maximize their uses 5. Cultural and Recreational Events, i.e., marathons, farmer s markets, concerts, etc. 6. Create uses under freeway to prevent blight and homelessness 1. All of the Above 2. Maximize waterfront uses for recreation and leisure 3. Webster Green 4. Improve the Channel and connectivity back to Lake Merritt