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EDAW INC WORK PROGRAM <br /> TRANSIT-ORIENTED SPECIFC PLAN FOR THE <br /> HACIENDA BUSINESS PARK <br /> <br /> SUBMITTED TO: <br />EAST BAY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION <br />HACIENDA OWNERS ASSOCIAITON <br /> <br /> ork <br /> rogram <br /> <br />UNDERSTANDING AND <br />APPROACH <br /> <br />REDEFINING A VISION FOR HACIENDA <br />BUSINESS PARK: CREATING A MIXED- <br />USE, TRANSIT ORIENTED COMMUNITY <br /> <br />Hacienda Business Park (Hacienda) was initially <br />conceived as a world class economic center, <br />catering to the needs of premier commercial <br />ventures. Embracing what was, at the time, the <br />preferred approach for such a venture, a master <br />plan was prepared that accommodated individual <br />needs via the creation of development sites large <br />enough to meet the spatial requirements and <br />decidedly auto-oriented expectations of anticipated <br />tenants. <br /> <br />These development sites were linked to one another <br />and the adjacent City of Pleasanton by a roadway <br />network of broad, heavily landscaped collector <br />streets. This approach was considered to be <br />fundamental to creating a thriving contemporary <br />business park. <br /> <br />This scheme has been largely successful, <br />particularly from the perspective of economic <br />development (it is estimated that Hacienda <br />currently generates upward of 20% of the revenue <br />contributing to the City of Pleasanton's General <br />Fund). Over time, the composition of Hacienda has <br />expanded beyond the original conception to <br />include a mix of retail residential, institutional and <br />public land uses. <br /> <br />Recognizing the park's success, and seeing <br />potential opportunities to improve upon it, this <br />planning effort will focus on reconsidering the <br />spatial relations between uses, specifically seeking <br />to achieve the optimum potential benefits <br />associated with the park's proximity to BART. <br /> <br />Fundamentally, this will focus on both improving <br />convenient connections to transit and carefully <br />locating the most transit supportive land uses in <br />close proximity to the station. <br /> <br />Infill at San Mateo's Hayward Park CaITrain Station <br /> <br />Having evaluated the challenges and opportunities <br />available to Hacienda today, a unique collaboration <br />between East Bay Community Foundation and <br />Hacienda has emerged. This team seeks to redirect <br />the future of Hacienda by guiding the reinvention <br />of key districts within the development and <br />supporting the thriving uses already in place. <br /> <br />This new vision is one which seeks to create a <br />"better Hacienda" that fundamentally reconsiders <br />the inseparable relationships amongst <br />transportation, land use, and livability. It embraces: <br /> <br />· A mix of transit supportive land uses, <br /> densities, and development patterns; <br />· The creation of a highly walkable place <br /> defined by a strong public realm with <br /> meaningful public open spaces and plazas; <br />· The continued success of existing <br /> businesses and the addition of new ones; <br />· Carefully located and sized shops and <br /> <br /> <br />