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Concord BART Station

Entertainment District in East Bay Area City Scrapped Due to Economic Uncertainty

A developer has changed its mind about a plan to bring a soccer stadium and convention center to the city of Concord in the East San Francisco Bay Area.

June 2, 2020 - East Bay Times

Concord Naval Weapons Station

Future of Massive S.F. Bay Area Housing Project Uncertain Due to Labor Dispute

The $6 billion redevelopment project at the Concord Naval Weapons Station has stalled over labor issues.

January 22, 2020 - San Francisco Chronicle

Concord, California

'Heartening Promise' Found in a Massive East Bay Area Redevelopment Project

The city of Concord, home to 130,000 but often neglected in the public consciousness of the San Francisco Bay Area, could set new standards for master planning practices.

September 23, 2019 - San Francisco Chronicle

Berkeley Hills Bay Area

Editorial Exposes Bay Area Housing Hypocrisy

Cities can't have it both ways on the housing crisis, asserts an SF Chronicle editorial. Case in point: Berkeley passes a resolution to declare homelessness a state of emergency while opposing legislation to allow BART to develop its parking lots.

June 1, 2018 - San Francisco Chronicle

BART Train

BART's Transit-Oriented Development Bill Sets Disturbing Precedent, Says APA

AB 2923, which would allow the Bay Area Rapid Transit District to rezone their properties near stations for transit-oriented development, passed its first committee. The California chapter of APA objects to the preemption of local land use authority.

April 23, 2018 - California Chapter of American Planning Association

New Hampshire

Concord, New Hampshire to Draft a Form-Based Code

Concord will become the latest city to add a form-based code to its menu of development regulations.

January 30, 2018 - Concord Monitor

BART Station

BART Carpoolers Get Guaranteed Parking

Park and Ride lots in the East Bay guarantee parking availability for carpooling commuters

November 5, 2017 - The Mercury News

$6 Billion Master Planned Development Moving Forward in the East Bay

Concord, California is considering a trio of massive redevelopment proposals for the site of a former Navy weapons depot that could bring 12,000 homes and 6 million square feet of commercial development to the fringe of the East Bay Area.

March 19, 2015 - San Francisco Business Times

Ownership Undecided on California Naval Base Redevelopment

A decommissioned naval base in Concord, California, is moving steadily towards redevelopment as a mixed use community. But who will own the redeveloped base is still undecided.

September 21, 2010 - The San Jose Mercury News

Former Naval Base Could Become City Property

A decommissioned Naval base in Concord, California, may be falling into the hands of the city -- a prospect few thought possible.

July 20, 2010 - San Jose Mercury News

Bay Area Naval Base Approved for Neighborhood Conversion

A former Naval weapons station in Concord, California will be converted into a new, 12,000-home neighborhood.

February 26, 2010 - The Contra Costa Times

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