Palo Alto is focusing most of its future housing growth on an industrial neighborhood next to Highway 101, not near Caltrain.
In stark contrast to transit-oriented hubs being planned across the Bay Area, Palo Alto leaders are encouraging hundreds of new high-density units along Highway 101 and San Antonio Road — one of the least developed neighborhoods on the outskirts of the city.
Still Palo Alto leaders have made clear that the San Antonio Road and Transport Street area is where housing will be built in the future — not its historic hubs at University and California Avenues — and increased the allowable units per acre from 32 to 90 in a 5-1 vote on Aug. 22, with Lydia Kou dissenting and Alison Cormack recused.
Acknowledging the challenges of building in the area, Councilman Eric Filseth urged the council to be aggressive with development along San Antonio Road and increase the units allowable per acre. He said the discussions city leaders are having with property owners in the area, neighboring cities and VTA can happen “parallel” to housing construction.
Compared to other major Bay Area cities, Palo Alto’s housing strategy is unique, housing advocates say. “Rather than being responsive to community feedback that housing near the Caltrain stations is most desirable and needed, Palo Alto is instead planning to shunt density to the outskirts of the city,” said Kelsey Banes, a Palo Alto housing advocate.
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