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LAND USE AND URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK
from Millbrae Downtown & El Camino Real Specific Plan / Broadway & El Camino Real Streetscape Plan
by wrtdesign
The Land Use and Urban Design Framework serves as the foundation for creating a vibrant downtown district along Broadway which will attract-both-residents and visitors; and for transforming El Camino Real into a grand boulevard lined with shade trees, wide sidewalks, and a rich mix of uses that support economic vitality, active mobility, and a thriving social life.
The framework identifies four districts with a distinctive character lent by the mix of land uses, intensity of development and emphasis of ground floor programming. The four districts, listed below, are cohesively tied together by the Streetscape and Public Space Framework and the Circulation Framework.
1. Downtown District
2. Community Anchor
3. North El Camino Real Neighborhood
4. Neighborhood Anchor
The Land Use and Urban Design Framework recognizes the future Station Area as a regional anchor.
The Millbrae Station Area Specific Plan (MSASP, adopted in 2016) envisions mixed-used transit-oriented development that encourages a 24/7 environment with a high-quality public realm and regionally serving high intensity uses such as hotel, offices, large format retail and high-density residential at the inter-modal transit hub, connecting Millbrae with the San Francisco Peninsula, the East Bay, and the San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
The four districts identified by the Land Use and Urban Design Framework will function synergistically with the station area to create an active and vibrant living environment within the Specific Plan area.
FIGURE 4.1: LAND USE AND URBAN DESIGN FRAMEWORK
Key Transportation & Streetscape Enhancements Key Connectors
