Ken Kay Visioning We have an extraordinary opportunity to create an iconic park in downtown San Jose – and we have the need. By the year 2035, San Jose is projected to have an additional 400,000 residents as well as BART and high-speed rail at Diridon Station, with a ballpark or major corporate campus nearby, and additional high-rise residential housing. Downtown is shifting to the west and the Guadalupe River Park is the nexus between our current downtown and that future expansion.
With the support of a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and in partnership with 1stACT, we engaged Ken Kay Associates for a visioning exercise for Guadalupe River Park & Gardens. The resulting vision concentrates on three areas of the park: signature art installations and performance space in Discovery Meadow, family-friendly trails, and spectacular improvements to Guadalupe Gardens that maximize and unify the entire 120 acres.
River Street Historic District
The
River Street Historic District currently consists of nine
structures which were moved to the corner of New Julian St. and
North Almaden Blvd., out of the area of the flood control
project. They date from the early years of the 20th Century, and
were once part of an Italian family neighborhood. The River
Street Development Group is restoring the buildings and plans to
lease them for commercial ventures, such as restaurants,
galleries and offices. The area will be landscaped with
plantings to reflect the historic Italian neighborhood that once
flourished. For more info, please visit The
Preservation Action Council of San Jose.
Visitor & Education Center --
Master Plan
Full Master Plan Report from P F A U A R C H I T E C T U R E PFauMasterPlan.pdf (7 MB, .pdf file)
We have an extraordinary opportunity to create an iconic park in downtown San Jose – and we have the need. By the year 2035, San Jose is projected to have an additional 400,000 residents as well as BART and high-speed rail at Diridon Station, with a ballpark or major corporate campus nearby, and additional high-rise residential housing. Downtown is shifting to the west and the Guadalupe River Park is the nexus between our current downtown and that future expansion.
New Julian St. and
North Almaden Blvd., out of the area of the flood control
project. They date from the early years of the 20th Century, and
were once part of an Italian family neighborhood. The River
Street Development Group is restoring the buildings and plans to
lease them for commercial ventures, such as restaurants,
galleries and offices. The area will be landscaped with
plantings to reflect the historic Italian neighborhood that once
flourished. For more info, please visit 
