The Redwood City Downtown Revitalization Strategy & Specific Plan will guide growth and change in this rapidly growing 190-acre city center at the heart of Silicon Valley. New retail and entertainment destinations, art and cultural opportunities and new housing will combine with improved transit infrastructure, enhanced streets and public spaces to create an exciting centerpiece for the city and region.

Before

Prior to development, Sequoia Station is disconnected from the Downtown.

• Historic city center with magnificent public and historic building stock.
• Underperforming retail; almost no housing in the district, little to no pedestrian activity.
• Existing train and bus stations in close proximity feel cut off from the Downtown.
• Downtown district built before the age of the shopping mall and strip center, significantly oversized for the contemporary retail landscape.

Assignment

• Bring activity and sales back to the flagging Downtown Core.
• Integrate planning for downtown with planned enhancements to regional commuter rail.
• Develop solutions to the problem of frequent high speed trains moving through the district at grade.
• Prepare development standards and design guidelines to insure that new development fits in sensitively with the best existing development.
• Add to the number and types of public spaces on offer in the Downtown.

Outcomes

Adopted May 2007

In collaboration with:

Korve Engineering and The Concord Group