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Construction is underway on San Jose's Communications Hill, a 500-acre infill project that supporters are promoting as a large-scale, walkable, urban neighborhood. Early indications are that there is a great demand for the new houses, townhouses and apartments, but the easy access to transit and retail areas that might make the neighborhood truly walkable are lacking thus far.
The project received numerous planning awards, including a Progressive Architecture Citation, when the city adopted a specific plan for the area during the early 1990s. Greenbelt Alliance, a Bay Area land conservation group, called it a "well planned infill development" in 1999. But only now is the vision taking shape on a brushy area a few miles south of the city's downtown core.
A total of 4,000 dwelling units are planned, with about 1,000 units already built or under construction. Most of the area will have a density of 25 to 40 units per...
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