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Fruitvale Village (Oakland, CA.) TOD Case Study

Fruitvale Village (Oakland, CA.) TOD Case Study. Fruitvale settled by German immigrants in the late 1800’s who planted various fruit orchards By 1909 had become so affluent it was annexed by Oakland By 1945 (due to wartime economic growth) had become Oakland’s “second downtown”

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Fruitvale Village (Oakland, CA.) TOD Case Study

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  1. Fruitvale Village (Oakland, CA.) TOD Case Study

  2. Fruitvale settled by German immigrants in the late 1800’s who planted various fruit orchards • By 1909 had become so affluent it was annexed by Oakland • By 1945 (due to wartime economic growth) had become Oakland’s “second downtown” • Large numbers of African Americans and Spanish speaking people move to Fruitvale as war industry workers • By 1950 factories and war time temporary housing had closed and/or dismantled • With highway construction and military people receiving subsidized mortgages, the more affluent residents left and the remaining businesses followed • By the mid 1960’s Fruitvale decline had hit rock bottom

  3. Population of Fruitvale 53,000 47% foreign born 10% have a college degree

  4. Per capita income is under $12,000 a year ¼ of the population live below poverty level

  5. Spanish speaking unity council created in 1964, incorporated in 1967 and become 501(c)(3) in 1968 • Started small, cleaning streets and creating a crime watch program • Could not get mayor’s attention • Elected a Spanish speaking city council member during the next election, got out the vote, Mayor noticed • Got planning money • Started a façade program

  6. BART built a Station

  7. Elevated tracks through the community Fruitvale site prior to TOD effort

  8. 1991 BART decides to replace the large surface parking lots with a large multi-story parking garage • A spontaneous neighborhood protest got the attention of BART, City, State officials • 1992 A planning study recommends a mixed use development that would link BART Station with International Boulevard • 1992 The Unity Council decides to become a non-profit developer

  9. 1997 Phase 1 Las Bougainvilleas 180 units of affordable senior housing

  10. January 2002, after 10 years and 30 different funding sources construction began

  11. 47 (100%) affordable housing units on 3rd and 4th floors

  12. 45,000 sq.ft. of retail and restaurant space on 1st. floor lining walkway out to International Boulevard

  13. Public art, water, lighting and landscaping along walkway

  14. 12th Street was narrowed to 2 lanes with changes in pavements, lighting and pillars to highlight the pedestrian crossing

  15. Connecting paseo out to main street

  16. Large Senior Center 2nd floor

  17. New branch library 2nd floor

  18. No National retail chains allowed

  19. The Library, Childcare and Senior Centers serve as important anchors to the development

  20. The Dia de los Muertos festival drew 70,000 people last year

  21. BART Station also serves as an intermodal center connects with 8 local bus routes

  22. 250 units over the next 5 years

  23. Phase II will include townhouse units

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