1. E. St. James St.
E. Santa Clara St
Roosevelt Park
N.17thSt.N.17thSt.
Low Presence of Non-Native Species
Moderate Presence of Non-Native Species
High Presence of Non-Native Species
Level of Public Use
Level of Homeless Use
Illegal Dumping & Trash HotSpots
PLANET, PEOPLE, & PROSPERITY
Area Site Plan
Cross Section of E. Santa Clara St. Facing North
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Existing Conditions
Cross Section of Coyote Creek Facing West
Analysis Diagram
Santa Clara County Parks
San Jose State University
Downtown Association
Planning, Building & Code Enforcement
Neighborhood Association
San Jose Fire Department
San Jose Water Company
CommUniverCity
Santa Clara Valley Water District
C
oyote Creek
San Jose Municipal Golf Course
Future Rails to Trails
Watson Park
William Street Park
Kelly Park & Happy Hollow Zoo
San Jose High School
Roosevelt Park
San Jose Fire Department Vacant Lot
Vacant Lot
No Public Access
No Formal Public Access
Private Access
Parks in the E. Santa
Clara St. Urban
Village Area
0
Trash in Coyote CreekHomeless EncampmentsFencing Around Coyote
Dangerous levels of the
pesticide Diazinon have
been found in Coyote
Creek
Well documented
endangered or threatened
species live in or near
Coyote Creek
5
Parks 1/4 mile distance
from the E. Santa Clara
Urban Village Area
2
#2Coyote Creek is the second
most trashed waterway
in the San Francisco
Bay area
E. Santa Clara St.
25’ 6’ 60’ 100’ 200’6’
San Jose Water Company Property
400’100’200’
San Jose Water Company PropertySan Jose Fire
Department Property Sidewalk Parking/Travel Lane Sidewalk
San Jose Water
Company Building
San Jose Fire
Department Building
San Jose Fire
Department Property
Stakeholders:
Context Map
Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services
Area Site Plan
Native Plant Garden
Backesto Park
Roosevelt Park
St. James Park
Existing Coyote Creek Trail
San Jose Water Company
Santa Clara Valley Water District

2. PLANET
Restore Coyote Creek and Adjacent Open Spaces to a Healthy State
Goal 2:
Promote use of open
spaces and encourage
active lifestyles to achieve
improved public health
above current conditions.
Goal 1:
Improve environmental
health above current
conditions to provide
places for people and
wildlife to enjoy.
urbp 232 urban design studio | ginette wessel | spring 2014 | stephanie green, maria-louise javier, prema krishnan, and kenneth rosales
PLANET, PEOPLE, & PROSPERITY
Proposal Site Plan
Thesis
Achieving equitable design and policy standards for
environmental and economic sustainability in the
E. Santa Clara St. Urban Village area.
Design Development
Saw Mill River, Yonkers, NY
• Creeks closer to being in their natural
states, filter pollutants and produce high
quality water for communities.
• Daylighting creeks can build community,
neighborhood identity, and a healthy
ecology.
• Creek Daylight designs provide
communities attractive open space
amenities while achieving sustainability.
Codornices Creek, Albany, CA
• Multiple restoration projects focused
on diverse aspects of watershed
protection.
• Restoration of historical creek
meanders through excavation.
• Use of native plants to cease bank
erosion and provide wildlife habitat.
Precedent 1 Precedent 2
1 2 3 4 5
Remove Trash and Pollutants
to make creeks clean, healthy
and beautiful
Remove Homeless Encampments
to make the creek a safer, cleaner
place the public will want to enjoy.
Plant Native Vegetation
to for flood management, soil erosion
reduction, and attract wildlife.
Remove Non-native Vegetation
to ensure the success of the native
vegetation, and decrease overgrowth.
Improve Stream Flow
by implementing native vegetation
and removing blockages.
1
2
3
4
5
3
East Santa Clara Street
San Jose High School
Roosevelt Park
Formal Public Access
Implementations:
Restoration
Before After
Perspective Diagram
San Jose Water Company
San Jose Fire Department
Santa Clara Valley Water District

3. PEOPLE
Improve Access and Activate Open Space Using Ecological Standards
Cheonggyecheon Stream, Seoul, Korea
• Divide responsibilities across
multiple entities to establish
clear responsibilities and achieve
common goals.
• Demolition of bridge and
restoration of stream publicly
funded. Private investment to
surrounding redevelopment
followed.
Bee Branch Creek, Dubuque, IA
PREPARATION CLEAN UP REDESIGN SUSTAINABILITY
Assess existing conditions
Identify interested parties
Identify funding sources
Public outreach
Remove trash and pollutants
Remove homeless
encampments
Remove invasive plants
Improve creek flow
Reintroduce native plants
Provide wildlife habitat
Assess effectiveness of
Phases 1-3
Develop 10-year Coyote
Creek Management Plan
Public outreach
City of San Jose
Santa Clara Valley Water District
CommUniverCity
Local property owners
Regional and State Departments
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Phase 1 Key Players
California Native Plant Society
+
Phase 1 & 2 Key Players
Phase 1, 2, & 3
Key Players
1 2 3 4
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PLANET, PEOPLE, & PROSPERITY
Coyote Creek Access Improvements
Southeast Greenway, Santa Rosa, CA
• Purchase of public land may be
necessary to pursue open space projects.
• Create connections between open
space access, circulation, housing, and
economic development.
• Identify benefits associated with
connecting to other existing accessible
open spaces.
South Platte River, Denver, CO
• Access to a city’s natural resources allows
relief from city congestion.
• Successful open space revitalization
projects include diversity of activities not
typical of the usual city park.
• Over-engineered channelization of a
creek can limit the park-like waterfront
setting and impact the success of
restoration programs.
Precedent 1 Precedent 2
PROSPERITY
Creek Restoration Plan
Perspective Diagram
Precedent 1 Precedent 2
Design Development
Players
1 2 3
Car parking
for new park
access
Bike lane/
bridge access
& exit
Ped/bike
Bridge for Park
Access
4
5 6
Permeable bike
trail connecting
northern
neighborhood
Park benches
for sitting
Super sharrow
installment
7 8 9
Bicycle/ped
crossing
Widened &
expanded ped
crossing
New dog park
10 11 12
Bicycle boxes Picnic benches
for new park
Barbeque grills
for new park
13 14
Implementations:
15
Dock for boats
& fishing
Park ped trail100-foot
riparian buffer
Existing
Inaccessable Areas
Proposed Land Use
Changes
Proposed
Pedestrian Path
Changes
Proposed Bike Path
Changes
Coyote Creek
Focus Area
1
2
12
13
11
5
4
14
8 10
9
7
6
3
• Identify partners by asking “Who
does my project interest?”
• Partnerships with diverse groups
can facilitate a project that
addresses quality of life.
• Leverage multiple financing
mechanisms by building
relationships with various agencies.
• State Revolving Loan Funds are an
ideal financing strategy.
San Jose
Water
Company
Santa Clara
Valey
Water
District
Vacant Lot
Fire
Station
#8
SJFD