District 1 Urban Village – Planning Starting!

UPDATE: Please note that the previously scheduled community meetings for the Urban Village have been rescheduled. The in-person meeting will be Monday, December 9 at 6pm at the West Valley Brach Library and an online meeting via Zoom (see link below) will be held Wednesday, December 11 at 6pm.

The planning process for the District 1 Urban Village is now here. The first general community meetings to help design District 1’s newest urban village—running from El Paseo de Saratoga and Westgate West at the Saratoga border, up Saratoga Avenue all the way to the entrance of I-280 will take place on The in-person meeting will be Monday, December 9 at 6pm at the West Valley Brach Library and an online meeting via Zoom will be held Wednesday, December 11 at 6pm for those unable to come in person.

This process will establish new and revised land uses designed to bring homes, jobs, and amenities closer together and to allow for more walkable, bikeable communities. They are essential to ensuring that San José plans thoughtfully for future growth in order to minimize the cost of service delivery, improve overall quality of life, and minimize social, fiscal, and environmental impacts from new development. You can read more about them at City of San José Urban Villages.

https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/planning-building-code-enforcement/planning-division/citywide-planning/urban-villages

For those interested in receiving updates and participating, please feel free to sign up using the Paseo de Saratoga Urban Villages Updates Form.

See more in SJ Vice Mayor Rosemary’s Kamei’s November 2024 Newsletter:

https://myemail.constantcontact.com/November-2024-Newsletter.html?soid=1141231210737&aid=_JdHV5Hh0Qo