Transit-oriented development may also be the future use for the former Bay Meadows racetrack site in San Mateo. T ransit agencies which do not own land are participating in planning for transit hubs where buses meet BART or other transportation modes, and are taking other roles in encouraging development along transit corridors. A Major Investment Study on a corridor extending from Berkeley to San Leandro is also under way. In Emeryville, AC Transit has worked with the city to establish conditions of use for redevelopment projects affecting curbs, pavement, canopies and lighting. It would include daycare, affordable housing, a branch library, City College extension, and open space.
Conventional rail is also a development incentive.
In Emeryville, the second phase of the EmeryStation office and retail project near the Amtrak station is getting under way. Apartments and lofts will be added by using the air rights above a new parking garage. While these development proposals are seen as groundbreaking in Bay Area communities today, in another five years they may be the standard for development near transit corridors and hubs. By that time, the region's residents will expect housing, commercial space and community service facilities to be transit-accessible.