Smart Growth Design Workshops

Santa Clara County Cities Association, Greenbelt Alliance and The Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group

DC&E conducted workshops for city planning commissioners and council members from the jurisdictions in Santa Clara County. David Early presented illustrated lectures on three topics related to smart growth: strip mall revitalization, transit-oriented development and infill housing. The workshops used prototypes of existing projects in the county and elsewhere to foster discussion of better development practices. Workshop participants then worked in small breakout groups to put the ideas and principles presented in the lecture to use.

Appropriately-Scaled Multi-Family Housing

Mixed-Use Development at a Transit Facility

Downtown: Housing Above Retail

Downtown: Office Above Retail