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Title
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Fruitvale Village
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Description
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2005 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence - Silver Medal
The Fruitvale Village in Oakland, California, is a 257,000-square-foot mixed-use transit village providing mixed-income housing and community services. Built on former Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) parking lots by the nonprofit Unity Council, the village includes a pedestrian street and plaza, a retail-lined connector between a BART station and the neighborhood, 47 units of mixed-income housing, 114,000 square feet of community services, 38,000 square feet of retail shops and restaurants, and a 150-car parking garage. A health clinic offers a variety of medical and dental services, and a public library and senior center round out the village. The project strengthens existing institutions and revitalizes the neighborhood aesthetically, economically, and socially, catalyzing neighborhood revitalization and contributing the local economy by providing a stable source of jobs and income.
The village offers a bold vision for transit-oriented development and responsiveness to community needs. It is impressive in the inclusive process conducted by the Unity Council and the creation of a new public outdoor space that celebrates ethnic and community identity.
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Coverage
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Oakland, CA
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Date
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2004
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Subject
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transit-oriented development
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public transit
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social services
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mixed-use developments
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retail development
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public spaces
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community development
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urban beautification
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public-private sector cooperation
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mixed-income housing
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low-income housing
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Contributor
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City of Oakland
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Contributor
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Public Agency
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Bay Area Rapid Transit District
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Contributor
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Public Agency
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McLarand, Vasquez Emsiek & Partners
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The Unity Council
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Fruitvale Development Corporation
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Fong Hart Schneider + Partners
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Contributor
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Landscape Architect
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Pattillo & Garrett Associates
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Contributor
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Landscape Architect
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La Clinica de La Raza
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Contributor
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Community Group
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Local Initiatives Support Corporation
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Contributor
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Community Group
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Rights
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