Vision For Downtown Pleasanton Updated After City Adopts New Plan

PLEASANTON, CA — The vision for approximately 300 acres around downtown Pleasanton has been formally adopted by the city. During its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, the Pleasanton City Council approved the updated Downtown Specific Plan. The plan serves as a long-range framework to guide future development and preservation of the city’s historic downtown in relation to land use, housing, transportation, environmental, economic development and public investment policies.

Some of the key issues in the plan include:

• Restricting building heights throughout the downtown area

• Prohibiting ground floor residential use on properties with frontage on Main Street

• Building out the former railroad corridor that runs parallel to Main Street to expand parking

• Increasing pedestrian and bicycle use throughout the downtown area with improvements on Peters Avenue, First Street, and Division Street that include new pavement treatment and street furnishings, additional lighting and dedicated cycling lanes

The last time the plan was updated was 2002, and the latest version was two years in the making with input from city officials and the community.

“The updated Downtown Specific Plan reflects our community’s collective input and interest in preserving downtown Pleasanton’s ambiance while retaining the ability to respond appropriately to changing market conditions,” said Pleasanton City Manager Nelson Fialho. “This thoughtful and measured approach aligns with our city’s values as our residents and businesses have come to expect and is the city’s best attempt at balancing continued preservation efforts with measured opportunities for economic vitality. I’m confident this plan will continue to build upon our past successes in the downtown area.”

See the approved Downtown Specific Plan.