Draft Vision
Draft Vision & Guiding Principles
1. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
2. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Here’s what we’ve heard from the community to date...
Draft Vision Adeline will be… …a “connector” that weaves together healthy, diverse and vibrant neighborhoods. It will champion equitable development and include highquality affordable housing for a range of income levels, a thriving business community populated by independent, locally-owned businesses, non-profits and arts organizations. It will provide safe, complete streets and other public spaces that are walkable, bikeable, green, and accessible for persons of all ages and abilities. It will be a place where history— the experiences and contributions of people, places and institutions that have made South Berkeley what it is today— is recognized and reflected in its future. It will be a place where people have equitable access and opportunity to shared prosperity and quality of life.
PRESERVE & CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FOSTER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS & BUSINESSES
• Recognize safe, decent housing as a basic right, and protect the rights of tenants to remain in their homes
• Provide technical and financial assistance to small, local, and independent businesses
• Maximize the share of new housing units that are affordable, especially on public land
• Provide job training and placement for residents, and local hiring by businesses
• Support non-traditional home ownership and development models
• Encourage non-traditional markets, events, and retailing
• Enforce City rules to mitigate displacement and educate residents about tenant rights • Minimize private vehicle parking requirements for new development to make housing more economically feasible • Protect existing affordable housing • Encourage acquisition and conversion of existing market rate apartments to affordable units • Partner with private and non-profit organizations to support affordable housing development and preservation
• Increase restaurant and entertainment uses • Protect existing businesses from displacement due to rising rents • Strengthen the area’s identity as an arts and cultural district • Ensure that new development provides appropriate community benefits • Support and strengthen local businesses and organizations • Encourage businesses that provide healthy, fresh food options • Retain and support community services in the corridor, including non-profit and for-profit uses • Develop effective programs to address graffiti, crime, litter, anti-social behavior, blight, and other factors which negatively impact the quality of life for residents and businesses
1. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
2. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Here’s what we’ve heard from the community to date...
Draft Vision Adeline will be… …a “connector” that weaves together healthy, diverse and vibrant neighborhoods. It will champion equitable development and include highquality affordable housing for a range of income levels, a thriving business community populated by independent, locally-owned businesses, non-profits and arts organizations. It will provide safe, complete streets and other public spaces that are walkable, bikeable, green, and accessible for persons of all ages and abilities. It will be a place where history— the experiences and contributions of people, places and institutions that have made South Berkeley what it is today— is recognized and reflected in its future. It will be a place where people have equitable access and opportunity to shared prosperity and quality of life.
PRESERVE & CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FOSTER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS & BUSINESSES
• Recognize safe, decent housing as a basic right, and protect the rights of tenants to remain in their homes
• Provide technical and financial assistance to small, local, and independent businesses
• Maximize the share of new housing units that are affordable, especially on public land
• Provide job training and placement for residents, and local hiring by businesses
• Support non-traditional home ownership and development models
• Encourage non-traditional markets, events, and retailing
• Enforce City rules to mitigate displacement and educate residents about tenant rights • Minimize private vehicle parking requirements for new development to make housing more economically feasible • Protect existing affordable housing • Encourage acquisition and conversion of existing market rate apartments to affordable units • Partner with private and non-profit organizations to support affordable housing development and preservation
• Increase restaurant and entertainment uses • Protect existing businesses from displacement due to rising rents • Strengthen the area’s identity as an arts and cultural district • Ensure that new development provides appropriate community benefits • Support and strengthen local businesses and organizations • Encourage businesses that provide healthy, fresh food options • Retain and support community services in the corridor, including non-profit and for-profit uses • Develop effective programs to address graffiti, crime, litter, anti-social behavior, blight, and other factors which negatively impact the quality of life for residents and businesses
