neighborhoods ballpark tour sponsored by delmas park, market-almaden and shasta-hanchett park...
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Neighborhoods Ballpark Tour
Sponsored by Delmas Park, Market-Almaden and Shasta-Hanchett Park neighborhoods, including the communities of Cahill,
Georgetown, St. Leo’s and Lakehouse Historic District
MARKETALMADEN
Meeting Purpose: Education• This tour and meeting is designed to:
– Share information with residents in the neighborhoods that are closest to the proposed ballpark, and most affected by construction of a ballpark.
– Present information that has been developed by citizen representatives advising the city through groups such as the Diridon commission
– Discuss how impacts of a ballpark may affect different residential areas.
• Date: November 6, 2010• Time: Tour-Noon to 12:45, Discussion-1:00 to 2:00 P.M.• Meeting Point for Tour: Diridon Station. Post-tour discussion: Poor House
Bistro• Hosts: Helen Chapman (Shasta-Hanchett), Phil Hood (Delmas Park), Pete
Kolstad (Market-Almaden)
Tour Background• A baseball stadium has been discussed in San
Jose for more than a decade• In 2009 the mayor and city council directed
the formation of a Diridon Good Neighbor Commission to make recommendations regarding development of the ballpark and Diridon station areas.
• In 2011 major league baseball will announce whether it supports a team in San Jose.
Ballpark location map
Georgetown and Cahill
Santa Clara Street
Delmas Park
Market Almaden
Lakehouse
HP Pavilion
Convention
Center
Ballpark and Autumn Parkway
Autumn Parkway Facing North
Entrance to ballpark near Park and Bird
Southwest view of ballpark area
Complete Diridon Area Map
Topics For Discussion• These topics come up frequently when talking
with residents and businesses– Land Uses– Neighborhood Quality of Life (Noise, Construction impacts)– Parking and Traffic– Public Transportation– Parks, Rivers, Bicycle Connections, Construction– Economic impacts: Revenues, Future jobs– Future development to improve the adjacent neighborhoods
Impacts of the Baseball Stadium on the Neighborhood Experience
Land Use• Existing entitlements• “Integrate the neighborhoods into the
project design”Neighborhood Quality of Life
• Rules for Noise (Public Address)• Lights• Litter, landscaping, property maintenance• Homeless• Pedestrians
Economic Impacts• Stadium revenue• Jobs created• Impact on homeowners and property
owners• Construction impact on local business and
income property owners• Opportunities for enhanced revenue or
neighborhood value•
Parking and Traffic• Autumn Parkway: road to be developed to
Coleman Avenue• Arena Parking Permits or other mitigation
measures• Downtown parking to be encouraged, as is
the case with the arena.Parks and Trails
• Potential new Firestation Park• Recreation amenities for residents• The city is on record a supporting plans that
provide nationally recognized parks, trails, open space, recreation amenities and programs
• Parks, trails and open space are needed to serve San Jose’s growing population and to attract new business esp. in high density park deficient areas.
Impacts of the Baseball Stadium on the Neighborhood Experience
Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections and Connectivity
• Underpasses, Street Improvements• Necessary work and “bonus
opportunities”• Sidewalks, curbs & gutters• Other infrastructure (sewer,
underground wires)
Public Transportation Systems• Additional baseball buses and trains• Light rail, ACE, Caltrain, Bart and HSR
may all converge at Diridon
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Diridon Station to include Altamont Corridor trains, Caltrain, light rail, plus Bart (2025) and high-speed rail.
ACE TrainLight Rail
CALTRAIN
Opportunities for improvements to streetscapes, bridges and underpasses in the Diridon/ballpark area
BART
Appendix: Plan for Shasta-Hanchett Park
Appendix: Plan for Shasta-Hanchett Park
CONNECTIVITYPlans are underway for “The Alameda, A Beautiful Way” project.This project is a vision designed to reinvigorate a commercial center, encourage multi-modal transportation, serve residents of surrounding neighborhoods, transit users, and business owners;
The Plan is available athttp://www.sjredevelopment.org/TheAlamedaTransportationImprovements/TheAlamedaPlan.pdf
Facts and Figures• Timeline: If a new park is approved in 2011, baseball can be
played there in 2015 or 2016.• Economic Impacts: $130 million in new annual downtown
spending. $1.5 million in city general fund revenue• Jobs: The city estimates the ballpark will employ, 2,100 full
and part-time/seasonal workers. 980 jobs will be new to the area.
• Additional jobs will be created by ballpark construction.• Site: This site has long been preferred because it is big
enough and is at the intersection of Caltrain, Capital Corridor, Bart, Light Rail VTA, and High-speed rail lines
Resources• Delmas Park Neighborhood Action
Coalition, [email protected], 408-506-4349
• Shasta Hanchett Neighborhood Association, Helen Chapman
• Market-Almaden Neighborhood Action Coalition, Pete Kolstad, [email protected], 408-971-3054
• Cahighspeedrail.ca.gov (High Speed Rail site)
• Sjredevelopment.org/ballparkgallery.htm (Redevelopment Agency)
• Shpna.org (Shasta-Hanchett Park)• Delmaspark.com (Delmas Park)• http://www.sanjoseca.gov/council.asp
(city council members)• Baseballsanjose.com• Standforsanjose.com• Bettersensesanjose.com• www.sjparks.org/greenprint (alameda
development)• Poorhousebistro.com