{"id":3781,"date":"2016-03-22T03:36:06","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T03:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cucsj.org\/?p=3781"},"modified":"2016-03-22T03:36:06","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T03:36:06","slug":"east-santa-clara-street-urban-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cucsj.org\/vi\/2016\/03\/22\/east-santa-clara-street-urban-village\/","title":{"rendered":"East Santa Clara Street Urban Village"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author: Mariaclara Zazzaro<\/p>\n

CommUniverCity knows that a city is only as strong as its neighborhoods. It was\u00a0therefore our great pleasure to partner with the City of San Jose, SJSU Urban Planning\u00a0Students, and community members to envision a plan for the\u00a0East Santa Clara Street\u00a0Urban Village. This plan was focused on meeting the future jobs and housing needs of\u00a0San Jose while also improving public spaces such as streets, sidewalks, and parks.<\/p>\n

\"UntitledIn the 2014-15 academic year, no fewer than 67 Urban Planning students\u00a0became fully immersed in the East Santa Clara Urban Village. We are proud to finally\u00a0present their detailed report<\/a>\u00a0which includes physical assessment, stakeholder analysis,\u00a0and policy recommendations.<\/p>\n

Professor Rick Kos, AICP led 50 students in a thorough neighborhood analysis\u00a0through his Community Assessment class, while Ginette Wessel oversaw 19 students in\u00a0her Urban Design Studio course. Collectively they observed, photographed, mapped,\u00a0sketched, interviewed, and analyzed every square inch of the site, which lies on East\u00a0Santa Clara between 7th and 17th Streets. The proximity to campus meant that the\u00a0students had easy access to the area at all times of day, which no doubt had a great\u00a0impact on the breadth and quality of their output.<\/p>\n

Each semester culminated with a series of Community Workshops. The fall 2014\u00a0workshop aimed to present the Urban Village concept to the public and then collect\u00a0feedback from community members as to how they envisioned their neighborhood\u00a0growth. The second workshops presented draft plans pertaining to land use and\u00a0building heights, and solicited further feedback to include in the final report. The events\u00a0were almost completely organized by the students in conjunction with staff at both the\u00a0San Jose Planning Department and CommUniverCity. Students organized logistics,\u00a0prepared excellent graphic material, and acted as facilitators and note-takers throughout\u00a0the workshops. Their efforts were complemented by a team of Community Artists who\u00a0created a series of beautiful postcards reflecting the many voices and faces of East\u00a0Santa Clara.<\/p>\n

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The workshops were a resounding success \u2013attendance for both sessions netted\u00a0over 250 people. This far exceeded the City\u2019s expectations, and is testament to the\u00a0excellent outreach work accomplished by the students. City staff and residents alike\u00a0were bowled over by the students\u2019 professionalism.<\/p>\n

San Jose city planner Matthew Van\u00a0Oosten reported that \u201ccommunity members took well to the students and it shows in the\u00a0great amount of community member comments, ideas, and positive feedback that was\u00a0received.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Students received equal praise from their own professor.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it came to\u00a0the conceptualization, design, and execution of the community workshops, this year’s\u00a0201 classes exceeded my expectations on every level,\u201d said Rick Kos.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The East Santa Clara Urban Village is one of 70 such villages throughout the city, and\u00a0planners are busy working alongside residents to come up with a set of neighborhood\u00a0goals. These goals will help bring more vibrancy to the area and allow people to live\u00a0closer to desirable amenities and jobs. But these goals cannot be carried out alone \u2013\u00a0like all plans, they require continued commitment on the part of residents and\u00a0community leaders to ensure they are carried to fruition. If a city is only as good as its\u00a0neighborhoods, then its neighborhoods are only as successful as its people. In the case\u00a0of East Santa Clara, the neighborhood is in good hands.<\/p>\n

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Author: Mariaclara Zazzaro CommUniverCity knows that a city is only as strong as its neighborhoods. 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