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Project Description

The City’s Downtown Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Specific Plan will identify the community’s vision and establish goals, objectives, and policies for future development in Downtown Tracy. The initial Downtown TOD planning efforts were started in 2019 in anticipation of a potential future Valley Link rail line and station in the Downtown.  However, the Valley Link station may ultimately not be built in the Downtown.  Valley Link is exploring the potential of an alternative rail alignment that would connect with the I-205 Managed Lanes Project and potentially shift the station location from the Downtown to the I-205 area, as described in the November 16, 2021 City Council staff report (linked here).  City Council’s direction at the November 16th meeting was to move forward with preparation of a Downtown TOD Specific Plan that would focus on what’s best for the Downtown and encourage transit-oriented development, regardless of what happens with Valley Link, because TOD can also be planned around bus stations and a city may have multiple TOD areas.   The City wants to be proactive and create a Specific Plan now so that any new development is in harmony with the special character of Downtown Tracy and its existing neighborhoods.

Project Overview Video