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River and Bay City

A City at the Confluence

Integrating Past, Present, and Future

A Vibrant Downtown/Waterfront District

Lively Corridors, Urban Villages, and Neighborhoods

Inviting Innovation, Jobs, and Training

Community Values, Cultural Pride

The Arts: Soul of the City

A Healthy Vallejo

Nature at the Doorstep

Local and Regional Mobility

Sustainable and Safe City

Our City, Our Future

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“Envision Vallejo” introduces General Plan 2040 to the public.

The plan was adopted August 29, 2017.

Introducing Vallejo’s General Plan 2040 | 1

River and Bay City

The waters of the Carquinez Strait shimmer be-

neath dramatic bluffs as you exit I-80 and head

into Vallejo on Highway 29. Sonoma Boulevard

quickly gives way to a waterfront where path-lined

open spaces are framed by mixed-use buildings.

Across the Mare Island Strait, the colossal in-

dustrial structures of the former naval shipyard

dramatically telegraph the city’s maritime history,

while historic buildings line nearby Georgia and

Virginia Streets and high-speed ferries connect

the people of Vallejo and San Francisco.

General Plan 2040, the City’s newly adopted

General Plan, is a long-term strategy that opti-

mizes this unique set of geographic, cultural,

and structural assets, creating an integrated,

sustainable vision to guide Vallejo’s growth and

evolution over the coming 25 years. Through a

comprehensive set of goals, policies, and actions

that support the larger vision, the General Plan

embraces the best values of the City, our people,

and the Greater Bay Area.

The Carquinez Bridge offers a dramatic entry to the River and Bay City.

2 | ENVISION VALLEJO

A City at the Confluence

Situated at the convergence of the Napa River

and the San Pablo Bay, Vallejo’s topographic rich-

ness rises into hills, tumbles across golden grass-

lands, and spans a waterfront that encompasses

wetland, marshes, and parkland. It’s all married

together by the scenic Mare Island and Carquinez

Straits and the most spectacular weather of the

region’s many microclimates.

The city is at another confluence: It’s where

the San Francisco Bay Area, with a population

known as much for its love of the outdoors as

for its obsession with technology and innovation,

meets the wine country to the north—a local,

national, and international destination for food

and wine culture.

The City of Vallejo is conveniently located where San Pablo Bay, just north of San Fransisco, meets the Napa River.


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General Plan 2040 both preserves and leverages these local and regional treasures by planning for economic development while embracing the values of sustainability and community.

Part of the San Francisco Bay watershed, the Mare Island Strait supports recreation, transportation, and shipping.

Map data © 2017 Google


Integrating Past, Present, and Future

Both the Mare Island Naval Shipyard and Valle-

jo’s downtown stretch back to the formation of

the U.S. Naval Base in 1854—the first such

base in the American West. From the historic

storefronts on Georgia and Virginia Streets to one

of the nation’s largest historic districts at Mare

Island, our City takes pride in its rich history.

Envisioning Vallejo’s future entails revering

this history through historic preservation and

adaptive reuse, while recognizing the region’s

present, driven by the Bay Area’s technology-

rich innovative industry and the jobs,

commercial-space needs, and residential

housing it produces.

From its founding in the mid-1800s, Vallejo grew in tandem with the Mare Island Naval Shipyard (Source: Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum).


General Plan 2040 unifies past, present, and future by thoughtfully integrating our mixed-use waterfront

into the central feature of a lively, business- and arts- friendly downtown; establishing mixed-use, com-

munity-serving corridors; enhancing our existing neighborhoods and districts, including the recognizable

northeastern gateway flanked by Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Solano County Fairgrounds, and Northgate;

and converting Mare Island’s colossal industrial spaces into a hub of creative, sustainable land uses that

take the City into the mid twenty-first century.

Vallejo’s future is built on preserving its rich history, unifying the downtown and waterfront districts, and supporting strong employment centers, especially on Mare Island (Source: Concept drawing, Lennar Mare Island).

General Plan 2040 envisions increased economic activity in mixed-use districts and along the City’s main corridors, particularly on and near Sonoma Boulevard.

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A Vibrant Downtown/Waterfront District

With a waterfront promenade and park, Vallejo’s

central waterfront connects nature and the built

environment, shaping this spectacular feature

into the nucleus of live-work-play city life.

The plan augments the pedestrian-friendly

downtown shopping district—already active with

the Empress Theatre, restaurants and galleries,

and a busy Saturday farmers’ market—with

new retail shops, a growing arts community,

and upper-story residences.

Public-private partnerships, shop-local cam-

paigns, and improved way-finding features like

branded signs and banners are just a few of the

plan’s strategies to attract and retain businesses

to our downtown, creating jobs and promoting a

blend of commercial activities that serve the City

and the region. A centrally located transportation

hub links downtown to Vallejo’s neighborhoods

and the wider region.

Together, both sides of Mare Island Strait form an integrated center of community and regional life.

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Uniting Vallejo’s sparkling waterfront with its lively downtown will make this enhanced district the nucleus of city life.

Together, the fully realized historic downtown/waterfront and Mare Island unify both sides of the Mare Island Strait into one mixed-use, business- and arts-friendly, waterfront-rich urban center that is an exemplar of creative, sustainable land use and an attraction for visitors and tourists.

An active downtown, with new stores and residences, both serves and celebrates the community.


Lively Corridors, Urban Villages, and Neighborhoods

Unifying the vision for Vallejo, a network of lively

mixed-use corridors—accessible by cars, transit,

bikes, and pedestrians—move people between

the historic downtown/waterfront, residential

neighborhoods, parks, and three main employ-

ment centers on the north and south sections

of Sonoma Boulevard and on Mare Island. A

blend of “start-ups,” services, shops, and resi-

dences activate main thoroughfares, while local

restaurants and mom-and-pop shops that make

Vallejo special are nestled into “urban villages,”

providing both walkable services for locals and

dynamic neighborhood-based destinations.

At entrances to the City, features like landscaping

and public art enhance a sense of place by creat-

ing welcoming gateways.

General Plan 2040 recognizes and maintains

the City’s rich mix of older and newer residential

neighborhoods. Victorian, Spanish, and Crafts-

man architecture dominate older neighborhoods

nearer downtown, where single-family and

multi-unit buildings comingle on an urban grid.

Suburban patterns, with single-family homes on

curving, tree-lined streets, are more common in

recent development, while Mare Island’s naval

housing legacy drives a unique mix of single-

and multi-family residences.

An “urban village” on Sonoma Boulevard incorporates ground-floor retail, decorative paving, seating, public art, and a transit stop.


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Vallejo’s network of mixed-use corridors, with community- and neighborhood-serving uses, connect to the downtown/waterfront district.

Most of Vallejo consists of established residential neighborhoods, which remain unchanged with General Plan2040.


Inviting Innovation, Jobs, and Training

General Plan 2040 propels Vallejo into the Bay

Area’s booming technology economy, promoting

our unmatched ready-to-develop structures for

business and industry, from start-ups to family

businesses to major companies. Business-friendly

policies create a welcoming environment, and a

robust “smart city” infrastructure, including a

high-speed fiber optics/broadband network, pro-

vides connection-rich, data-driven efficiencies.

The bottom line: Jobs. Building a strong and

diverse local economy, the plan grows jobs in

four key industry clusters:

>> healthcare and life sciences>> manufacturing>> tourism >> higher education

Hospitals and colleges also bring opportunities

to adjacent neighborhoods to develop the many

services they need—a win-win for the institutions

and communities alike.

General Plan 2040 capitalizes on existing businesses, including Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Solano medical facilities, and advanced manufacturing, such as Alstom Transportation.


Three local institutions train and re-educate a workforce of all ages and skill levels. CSU Maritime

Academy focuses on engineering and technology, Touro University trains healthcare professionals,

and Solano Community College offers numerous career-oriented applied-technology disciplines.

Good K-12 schools are the building blocks of any community, and the plan supports a strong Vallejo

Unified School District.

Students receive job-skill training at California Maritime Academy and Solano Community College’s new Automotive Technology campus.

Centers of employment are envisioned on Mare Island and along Sonoma Boulevard and Broadway Street.

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Community Values, Cultural Pride

Economic development is vital for every city, but

a set of guiding principles keep Vallejo’s General

Plan rooted in our human and civic values—val-

ues like maintaining a safe, caring, equitable,

and healthy community, together with enormous

pride in being one of the most diverse cities in

the country.

The plan realizes these values through strength-

ening community bonds, both at the neigh-

borhood level and citywide, with recreational

activities in shared green spaces, local festivals

that celebrate diversity and creativity, and youth

and senior support programs. The City also

takes pride in its cultural institutions, including

the renovated Empress Theater and the Vallejo

Symphony, one of the longest-running symphony

orchestras in California.

The community celebrates its people and places along the scenic waterfront promenade, which looks across Mare Island Strait to the National Historic Landmark on the island’s former naval shipyard.


City of Vallejo: Ethnic Composition

Other 6%

White 25%Hispanic

25%

Asian23%

AfricanAmerican

23%

The Vallejo Symphony and waterfront festivals are expressions of Vallejo’s rich cultural life. The renovated Empress Theater downtown hosts a diverse slate of film, music, and performing arts.

Estimated Growth Through 2040

Population

Jobs

Housing Units

>> Single-Family

>> Multi-Family

141,200

56,730

52,600

36,260

16,345

Total

19%

79%

17%

8%

40%

% Change(2015-2040)

City of Vallejo: Estimated Growth Through 2040

Vallejo’s diversity will continue to be its strength as the City grows and prospers.


The Arts: Soul of the City

The arts are a core value in Vallejo, and General

Plan 2040 actively supports a thriving creative

culture. From an experimental music series

in a converted historical building to Vallejo Art

Walk and Open Studios, the City increases the

accessibility and visibility of its artists.

The plan supports siting new performance

venues, artist studios, and interactive creative

spaces, where coalitions of artists and makers

welcome visitors for an array of classes,

performances, and art shows.

Outdoor murals downtown express community pride and bring visibility to the City’s artists.

Projects like these attract artists, delight residents, and make Vallejo a destination for culture-hungry Bay Area people looking for their next great discovery.


Creative spaces, along with public art and community festivals, support local artists and enrich city life.


A HealthyVallejo

A proactive approach to health and wellness

starts with access to fresh food in schools and

local markets combined with healthy attitudes

engendered by urban farms, community gar-

dens, public education programs, and responsi-

ble alcohol sales. Walking, hiking, cycling, and

paddling through the City’s many parks, trails,

and waterways—promoted broadly and equitably

through partnerships with schools and community

groups—advances mental and physical wellness,

and also encourages the protection and mainte-

nance of our public and open spaces.

Healthcare for people at every stage of life is

already available at Kaiser Permanente Vallejo

Medical Center, Sutter Solano Medical Center,

and the Veterans Administration’s Mare Island

Outpatient Clinic. Building on that solid foun-

dation is an integral part of the vision for

Vallejo’s healthy future. A collaborative spirit

between the City, Solano County Public Health,

schools, businesses, social service and

community organizations, and neighborhood

groups buoys the healthcare infrastructure

with human relationships.

Urban farms and community gardens, like this one at Loma Vista Farm, engender healthy attitudes while producing fresh, local food.


Access to top-rated medical care and outdoor recreation facilities helps create a healthy Vallejo.


Nature at the Doorstep

The San Francisco Bay Trail and Vine Trail over-

lap in the downtown-waterfront, pass through

the White Slough’s scenic wetlands, then head

north through American Canyon and into Napa’s

scenic vineyards. The trails are two of six region-

al networks with existing, planned, or proposed

Vallejo segments that expand the networks or

complete connections. The plan conserves open

spaces within and adjacent to the city, preserv-

ing vistas across our sparking rivers, straits, and

bays and partnering to protect region-wide

unbroken green spaces.

Locally, a continuous waterfront pathway is the

cornerstone of a citywide system of multiuse

trails, while urban forests and green spaces, both

existing and planned, provide gathering places

or just food for the soul. Planned park develop-

ment is accessible to all and supports neighbor-

hood-based recreation activities.

Vallejo’s scenic wetlands and marshes include those at River Park north of the Mare Island Causeway.


Vallejo’s open space isn’t limited to land. The marina is one of three proposed Vallejo sites on the San Francisco Bay Water Trail, a land-and-launch network carrying windsurfers, kayakers, and other small craft safely across our scenic region.

The River and Bay City boasts marinas and diverse parkland.

Thanks to local and regional land conservation practices, residents have access to a wealth of soul-nourishing trails, parkland, and open space.


Walk, cycle, roll, drive, or hitch a ride on transit.

General Plan 2040’s vision is a city accessible to

all mobility modes. Expansions to the local bike

and trail network provide safe, healthy options for

getting around town, while local bus service en-

hancements and first-last-mile connections move

people between home, work, and play.

Local and Regional Mobility

Twenty-first century mobility means people need

to flow into and out of the city easily, arriving

for destination venues and events, and shuttling

between region-wide job and cultural centers.

High-speed ferry service to San Francisco may

be the City’s most scenic transportation mode,

but the busy Vallejo Station Intermodal Transit

Complex carries passengers to other key transit

links: Amtrak’s Capital Corridor stations, BART,

and local buses.

A commitment to alternative-fuel vehicles creates

cleaner transit and auto traffic on the roadways

that crisscross the region.

Bus and ferry service connect Vallejo with San Francisco, BART, and the wider region.


The big picture: A sustainable network that uses fewer resources, encourages active modes, and promotes clean air.

Safe and inviting places to walk and bike enhance people’s ability to move around the region.

Vallejo Station, an intermodal transit hub, includes the Vallejo Transit Center bus station and the Valley Ferry Terminal.


Sustainable and Safe Community

General Plan 2040 embraces sustainability,

encouraging resource conservation through

smart public investments, public information

campaigns, and partnerships with regional

agencies and utilities. Through a “smart growth”

approach, the plan locates infill housing along

pedestrian-friendly, mixed-use corridors and

downtown, activating these areas while affording

walking and transit use. Robust transit and safe

The City’s Fire Youth Academy enhances the community’s emergency preparedness while teaching the value of community service to a new generation.

walking and biking routes promote both clean

air and community health.

Building a sustainable future also means pri-

oritizing public safety and emergency response

services. Law enforcement, fire protection, and

emergency medical services reach every area

of the city, and urban-design features such as

street-view windows and well-maintained build-

ings help reduce the demand for police services.


Community engagement initiatives—like partnerships between police and neighborhood watch groups and

the Fire Department’s community training—and interagency coordination increase emergency-response

capabilities. With potential coastal challenges like flood control and sea level rise, these disaster prepared-

ness and public awareness efforts are the cornerstones of a resilient city.

Working closely with the community, the City’s Police and Fire Departments help make the City safe.

The Fire Department safely protects the lives and property of Vallejo citizens.


Our City, Our Future

Community engagement

The vision for Vallejo’s future is as substantive as

the steel derricks of Mare Island and grand as our

hilltop views, which span waterways and bridges

and expand across San Francisco, Mount Tamal-

pais, and Marin, Sonoma, and Napa counties.

But day to day, a community needs shared values

to grow together and flourish. One value encom-

passes all of the guiding principles endorsed in

General Plan 2040: Community engagement.

Citizen Participation

The City already expressed that value through

extensive citizen participation in the planning

process. To continually foster an active relation-

ship between its people and its places, the Gen-

eral Plan nurtures small business, encourages the

arts, and supports a culture of volunteerism and

neighborhood life. It builds relationships with

community partners to promote our health and

celebrate our diversity.

Residents celebrate the opening of new playground at new North Vallejo Park.


Citizen participation and community engagement will continue to be hallmarks of the vision for Vallejo’s future.

By fully integrating these values into our plan, the City makes every resident and local business a

stakeholder in our collective success, leveraging our richest resource: The people who will bring

the future to life.

The City’s Participatory Budgeting program enables residents to work with government to make the budget decisions that affect their lives.

Introducing the River & Bay City’s General Plan 2040

The plan was adopted on August 29, 2017. All contents and images are Copyright City of Vallejo. All rights reserved.

“ Envision Vallejo” introduces Vallejo’s General Plan 2040 to the public. The plan coalesces Vallejo’s scenic beauty, rich history, industrial capacity, and diverse community into a vision for a vibrant river and bay city.

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