Above: 1/2 mile radius around the SMART Station (yellow) and Transit Mall (blue). Image courtesy of Google Earth.

The City of Santa Rosa has updated its Downtown Station Area Specific Plan Opens a New Window.  to meet the standards by the California Environmental Quality Act.

The City has received an $800,000 grant from the Metropolitan Transit Commission (MTC) to update the Downtown Specific Plan to increase height (currently maxes out at 10 stories) and support a higher density downtown, as well as reduce parking and create more robust transportation to help enable foot traffic.

The City has begun streamlining opportunities for certain infill projects, transit-oriented development and projects consistent with the Downtown Specific Plan in order to fulfill the grant.