{"id":7985,"date":"2019-12-16T19:28:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T19:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cucsj.org\/?p=7985"},"modified":"2019-12-16T19:28:22","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T19:28:22","slug":"community-planning-alum-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cucsj.org\/vi\/2019\/12\/16\/community-planning-alum-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Planning: Alum Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Vision for the Alum Rock Community of San Jose <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Alum Rock Avenue corridor is an area located two miles east of San Jose\u2019s downtown core. In the spring of 2019, Futuro de Alum Rock formed as a coalition of community organizations to address existing neighborhood concerns and anxieties over the City of San Jose\u2019s current Alum Rock Urban Village Plan. That coalition includes CommUniverCity, the City of San Jose\u2019s District 5 office, Somos Mayfair, the School of Arts & Culture and others who provide invaluable services to residents and businesses along the Alum Rock corridor. During the fall semester of 2019, students in San Jos\u00e9 State University\u2019s Master of Urban Planning Program partnered with CommUniverCity and the City of San Jos\u00e9\u2019s District 5 office on a community planning project, the goal of which is to assist the community in creating a new vision for future development in this area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Using an asset-based community development approach, the\nstudents spent the semester identifying existing positive elements in the\nneighborhood. Phase One of this effort included assessing the area via walking\ntours, site visits and demographic mapping using Esri\u2019s Community Analyst (a web-based\ntool that provides mapping software and demographic data in a simple and\neasy-to-use framework). The students made physical montages and InDesign\nsummary boards to synthesize findings tied to land use, transportation,\nconnectivity, public art, people, the history of activism in East San Jose and\ncommunity assets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phase Two focused on gathering community input to help\nconvey local desires for the future direction of the Alum Rock corridor. Here\nthe students were organized into four teams, each tackling specific tasks throughout\nthis phase of the project. One team was dedicated to consistent and clear\nmessaging about the work in the community as well as shared objectives. Others\nworked to develop relationships with local residents, business owners,\ncommunity leaders and community-based organizations. Students gathered\ncommunity feedback via Cafe y Comunidad focus group events, informal\ndiscussions with residents and through attending other events in the community.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All of this data gathering culminated in a \u201cVision for Alum\nRock Corridor\u201d open house event where students had the opportunity to vet their\nfindings with local residents. More than 80 attendees participated in 6\nseparate activities led by the students designed to raise awareness of development\nissues in the community and solicit the feedback of residents. These included a\nlarge map at the center of the room where residents could note concerns like\nunsafe intersections or assets such as where they like to shop. Another station\nused Legos and diagrams to allow residents to elaborate what the style and\nscale of new developments in the community should be. Two other activities\nasked respondents what kinds of new businesses they would like to see and how\nthe local parks could be improved. There was also an activity for children that\nallowed them to draw what their vision for the neighborhood would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through this comprehensive assessment, the graduate student\nteam aimed to be a resource and advocate for positive change in the Alum Rock\nAvenue corridor. After Phases One and Two, the students were able to develop an\ninitial assessment documenting current conditions along Alum Rock Avenue.\nHighlighted in this was the value residents place on the existing assets in the\ncommunity and the improvements they wish to see to infrastructure, schools and\ncurrently underutilized areas. Residents also spoke to the need for improved\npublic transportation and safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the spring of 2020, a new group of urban planning\nstudents will carry this work forward. Ultimately, these community assessment\nand engagement efforts will be packaged into a professional-grade report that residents\ncan use to advocate for their needs during discussions with developers and city\nofficials. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Vision for the Alum Rock Community of San Jose The Alum Rock Avenue corridor is an area located two miles east of San Jose\u2019s downtown core. 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