Category: Pathways: Friends of FiveWounds/Brookwood Terrace (FWBT) Trail
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Friends of Five Wounds Trail Spring Clean Up: A Success!
Friends of Five Wounds Trail, a program of CommUniverCity San José, advocates for the construction of a trail that is currently an existing railroad right of way. This recreational trail will add more natural beauty to our neighborhoods, provide greener alternate transportation routes, and connect to an already existing trail network in San José! This…
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Terry Christensen Thanks Supporters: Five Wounds Urban Village Plans Approved
Let’s celebrate a win for Community Planning in San Jose! On November 19th, the San Jose City Council unanimously approved four urban village plans developed for the Five Wounds/Brookwood Terrace neighborhoods. Below is a letter of thanks from Terry Christensen, founding Executive Director of CommUniverCity who first spearheaded our Urban Villages work:
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City Council Vote on Five Wounds Plan Postponed
Just this Wednesday, the San José Mercury News reported that Mayor Chuck Reed asked to postpone the City Council vote to approve the Five Wounds Village Plan, a vote that was originally set for last Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013. This announcement comes after the Five Wounds Village Plan was unanimously approved on September 25th by…
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Approval of Five Wounds Village Plans & Trail and Next Steps
Last Wednesday, September 25, 2013, we attended the San José Planning Commission, and thanks to the support of our team from Urban Villages and Friends of Five Wounds Trail, and support of Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association, and Save Our Trails, the Five Wounds Village plans–including our trail–were unanimously approved as part of the City of San…
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Five Wounds Area Urban Village Plans
Over 80 community members and leaders attended the draft presentation on September 17, 2013 of the Five Wounds Area Urban Village Plans (Roosevelt Park, Five Wounds, 24th and William Street, and Little Portugal) from the City of San José. CommUniverCity San José worked with Five Wounds / Brookwood Terrace (FWBT) residents, SJSU faculty and students, and many land…
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Volunteers Removed 55 Bags of Trash from the Five Wounds Trail
Happy Trails! Last Saturday, our Pathways: Friends of Five Wounds/ Brookwood Terrace (FWBT) Trails cleaned up the Five Wounds Trail along Coyote Creek thanks to the partnership of organizations including Clean Creeks, Healthy Communities, Save Our Trails, and the Downtown Streets Team. 34 volunteers collaborated to clean up the southern part of the Five Wounds…