Fairfield Forward 2050 Alternatives
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10/16 Alternatives Workshop
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Introduction
*Read the Alternatives Report here*
The Fairfield Forward 2050 project provides an exciting opportunity to define the vision and goals for the City of Fairfield, plan for growth and change, and create a policy framework that will help to improve the city’s quality of life over the next 30 years.
The three Alternatives presented here are the first major step in defining how the new General Plan will take shape. Alternatives explore different ways in which various types of land uses (such as housing, retail, industrial, parks, etc.) could be located throughout the city in the future. The Alternatives are designed to present a range of choices that allow for community input and evaluation of the impacts associated with different land use decisions. While each alternative is unique, all three share several common characteristics:
Improvements to the Linear Park Trail
Focus on preserving and expanding industrial land
Assumes expansion of City boundaries in the area between western and central Fairfield
Assumes buildout of projects in the pipeline
Assumes development under the Heart of Fairfield and Train Station specific plans occur
Feedback from community members on these Alternatives will lead to the formulation of a Preferred Plan, which will serve as the foundation of the new General Plan. The Preferred Plan does not have to be just one of the Alternative scenarios presented here; rather, it will likely consist of the most desirable characteristics of the different Alternatives, infused with new ideas generated during public discussions.
For more information on the Alternatives themselves; on the approach and baseline assumptions that informed the Alternatives; and on the different development potentials, traffic impacts, infrastructure impacts, and fiscal impacts contained in each Alternative, see the official Alternatives Report.
Alternative 1
New Neighborhoods and Connections
Alternative 1, New Neighborhoods and Connections, focuses on the development of new neighborhoods, building on the City’s reputation as an affordable enclave for single-family homes while providing more of a range of housing options, such as townhouses and condos. It creates a new neighborhood south of Rockville Road and north of I-80 to better connect Cordelia and Central Fairfield, emphasizes more types of single-family housing, expands land for industrial jobs, and creates a “knowledge hub” centered around Solano College (including links between Solano College and health/technology/logistics employers, in addition to higher density housing for students and workers).
Alternative 1 also includes the following concepts:
New neighborhoods. A new walkable, bikeable single-family neighborhood connects Cordelia and Central Fairfield, providing parkland and creating options for affordable homeownership. However, this would be built where there is currently agricultural use. Other new neighborhoods occur in the Rancho Solano area, in the Nelson Hill area, and in the area west of City limits.
Knowledge hub. Cordelia Junction and the area around Solano College becomes a “knowledge hub”, with more housing for students and links between the college and medical, research, and manufacturing jobs.
Industrial land. South of I-80, industrial uses expand. This alternative adds the largest amount of land for new industrial and manufacturing jobs, taking advantage of the strong demand for warehousing and the City’s desire to build upon advanced and specialty manufacturing and food processing.
Neighborhood-oriented mix near Pittman. New retail and community uses are added along with housing in the area northeast of Pittman Road, west of Nelson Hill.
Pacific Flyway connection. A redesigned Gold Hill Road will allow bicyclists, bus riders, and others to share the road safely to the future Pacific Flyway Center
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What are your thoughts on this Alternative? What concepts do you like, or what might you change?
Alternative 2
Transformed Corridors and Transit-Oriented Development
Alternative 2, Transformed Corridors and Transit-Oriented Development, uses infill (i.e., the practice of developing underutilized or vacant lots within existing neighborhoods) to focus the development of new homes and jobs along key corridors such as North and West Texas streets and around transit centers, such as the Fairfield-Suisun Train Station, Fairfield Transportation Center, and a new Cordelia Train Station south of I-80.
Alternative 2 also includes the following concepts:
Cordelia Train Station. The Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit line, or SMART train, could come to Solano County and connect to the Amtrak line. A new transit-oriented neighborhood around an envisioned train stop in Cordelia would make it easy for people to get from home to work, and vice versa. This option would develop over agricultural uses south of I-80, though agricultural uses remain the same north of I-80.
Transit Oriented Development. New development occurs near transit centers and along key corridors, building links between new multifamily homes, jobs, amenities, and easy access to transit. Development along the corridors is also infill development, meaning that it is built on already-urbanized land and does not impact surrounding open space and agriculture.
North Texas development. The North Texas corridor sees housing, jobs, and other uses, as well as public realm improvements and other amenities. A bus rapid transit line (BRT) connects people who live and work along North and West Texas streets to the Transportation Center and the Fairfield-Suisun Train Station.
Jobs corridor. The area around Business Center Drive is envisioned as a jobs corridor, with more land dedicated for flexible office, logistics, light manufacturing, and research and development jobs than Alternative 1.
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What are your thoughts on this Alternative? What concepts do you like, or what might you change?
Alternative 3
Community Centers
Alternative 3, Community Centers, creates new mixed-use areas to add population needed to support new amenities that add to quality of life, such as grocery stores, entertainment centers, parks, and other resources. A lively mix of multi-unit housing, retail, and employment uses in proximity to transit can increase transit ridership, support retail vitality, and promote pedestrian activity.
Alternative 3 also includes the following concepts:
Agrihood. Located north of I-80 and south of Rockville Road, this Alternative creates a new community called an “agrihood”, which is a neighborhood where new residential uses are co-located among agricultural uses.
Mall redevelopment. As more people shop online, malls could look very different in the future, and this Alternative envisions the Solano Town Center mall transforming into a community center complete with housing, community uses, green space or an “urban forest”, and employment uses.
Mixed-use nodes. Mixed-use centers are developed throughout the city at key locations to add more amenities and create more walkable, complete neighborhoods. In addition to the mall, these include at North Texas Street and E Tabor Avenue, at the Fairfield Transportation Center, and at Suisun Valley Road and Business Center Drive to cater to Solano College.
Train Station connection. A bicycle and pedestrian path connects Fairfield-Vacaville Train Station passengers to a mixed-use area near the base.
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