Union City Station District Specific Plan and EIR

The Union City Station District Specific Plan (SDSP) is designed to transform a 470-acre area around the Union City BART Station by converting two large existing shopping centers into what may ultimately constitute a new downtown for the city, and transition several hundred acres of outdated industrial uses and vacant land into a high-intensity employment hub, fostering life science and innovation uses.

The Specific Plan, which was adopted in October 2022, fosters a large mixed-use district with unique sub-districts, complemented by engaging and attractive public spaces, with multiple new streets and pedestrian/biking connection to enhance connectivity walkability, and access. The plan envisions 5,600 homes (4,000 of which would be new) and 18,200 jobs upon implementation. Dyett & Bhatia wrote both the Specific Plan and the EIR for the project, aided by a team of sub-consultants.

In a separate but related project, Dyett & Bhatia worked successfully on behalf of the City with architects and owners of an approximately 1,000 housing unit proposal in the station area being pursued as the specific plan was underway, and helped re-imagine it to enhance walkability, orchestrate densities to capitalize on BART access, and foster enhanced public realm and integration with the broader Station District.