DESCRIPTION
The Grand Boulevard Initiative is the coordinated planning effort of multiple Cities, Counties and agencies to develop a Vision for approximately 50 miles of the El Camino Real corridor into a series of vibrant mixed use hubs. VMWP worked closely with Strategic Economics, the prime contractor for multiple cities to develop and evaluate prototypical high density mixed-use development scenarios for feasibility and to make recommendations regarding zoning regulations in order to realize the goals of the Grand Boulevard Initiations.
ISSUES EXPLORED
- Streetscape designs for BRT transit, bikeway designs and pedestrian circulation
- Streetscape designs to support mixed use and residential frontages,
- Parcel aggregation benefits to development feasibility
- Impacts on density, parking standards, setbacks and height on feasibility
- Locations for Retail Nodes along the corridor
- Alternative uses such as office and residential as ground floor uses
- Transitions to adjacent residential neighborhoods.
PROJECT SCOPE
- Corridor Analysis
- Location of Nodes of Development
- Parking District Feasibility
- Parcel Studies
- Bike Circulation Study
- BRT Configuration Study
CITIES
- Mountain View
- South San Francisco
- Daily City