Area Plans and Studies

Neighborhoods You Can Call Home

Palo Alto is a rapidly growing city with many unique neighborhoods, districts and developments. The Long Range Planning division conducts area plans and studies to better understand the character and potential of these distinct localities within our city. We believe that such plans are most successful when they are developed in close collaboration with the community. This allows us to set and work towards goals that benefit not just the neighborhood but also the city as a whole.

Ongoing Area Plans and Studies

Here are our ongoing area plans and studies:

• North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan
• Residential Parking Study
• Priority Development Areas (PDAs) and Priority Conservation Areas (PCAs)

Past Area Plans and Studies

Here are our recent area plans and studies:

• Baylands Master Plan(PDF, 9MB)
• South of Forest Area (SOFA)
• El Camino Corridor Master Plan(PDF, 15MB) and Appendices(PDF, 10MB)
• Rail Corridor Study(PDF, 14MB)
• Downtown Development Cap Evaluation Report(PDF, 9MB)
• Downtown Cap Background Report(PDF, 27MB)
• Downtown Cap Summary of Business and Employment Density Survey(PDF, 94KB)
• Downtown Cap Street Intercept Survey Report(PDF, 2MB)