Estuary Commons

A Community Land Trust with a shared community building in foreground.

Tidal Cities pondscape with two- and three-story walk-up floating housing connected by pontoons. Higher density mixed-use development is located on the berms beyond.

Enlarged Site Plan at Tidal Cities. 

Shorter term affordability housing strategies include incentive zoning for inclusionary housing, rezoning vacant parcels for 100% affordable development, community land trusts, and accessory dwelling units (ADUs). 

Value transfer to the existing neighborhoods can begin on day one by earmarking future income generated by new TOD zones along International Boulevard and BART.

Long-term affordability strategies include community land trusts within the new Tidal Cities neighborhood sand new 100% affordable and inclusionary development atop a new high-density corridor between BART and Amtrak.

Tidal Cities is a new mixed-use urban district designed to embrace future water-level rise.