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Residential Development near BART Stations -Two BART stations are located in San Leandro. One is the Central San Leandro BART Station (Downtown) and the other is the Bay Fair BART Station located at the southern end of the city and adjacent to Bay Fair Mall, a regional shopping center. A variety of options for new housing exist at each station area and the City considers residential development options at each location when inquiries are made. The Central San Leandro BART Station Area -The Central San Leandro BART Station is located about a five minute walk from Downtown. Sites near this BART Station have been identified as development opportunity sites and are covered by the Plaza Redevelopment Project Area and the Central San Leandro BART Station Area Revitalization Plan (Revitalization Plan). The Redevelopment project area contains is own land use plan, consistent with the General Plan, and promotes a variety of commercial and residential development. The Redevelopment Agency processed an amendment to the land use plan to create additional incentives by allowing mixed use developments to include residential units if the primary goal of securing new commercial space was achieved. The Revitalization Plan is an urban design-oriented document which suggests "broad brush" land use preferences and more detailed public streetscape improvements. The City has worked proactively over the past 2-3 years with BART staff from both its Real Estate Department and Planning Department in attempts to facilitate marketing and development of BART's surface parking lot. This 2.0+ acre site is designated for up to 200 units of multiple family housing and will feature both affordable units and commercial space. Additional staff work continues relating to securing financing of the required replacement parking structure prior to considering any formal development on the existing surface parking lot. Most recently, the City relied upon the Revitalization Strategy to successfully secure a MTC TLC Capital Grant to enhance a vital pedestrian connection between the BART station and the core Downtown area. This type of improvement is intended to not only improve the pedestrian environment, but to also act as a public sector investment to attract new urban housing. The City anticipates to aggressively pursue capital grant funding opportunities to create quality pedestrian places for existing and future residents in this area. The B~fair BART Station Area - In regards to the Bay Fair BART Station, the City has worked cooperatively with staff from Alameda County and BART to implement a variety of public street improvements in and around the BART station that was initially funded from another TLC Capital Grant award. The City has aggressively worked with the owners of Bay Fair Center (previously Bay Fair Mall) in its transformation into a more active regional shopping facility. Year 2004 Annual Housing Progress Report 7 City Of San Leandro