The Economic and Housing Opportunities (ECHO) Assessment studies the potential to transform El Camino Real into a vibrant, multimodal corridor through the intensification of housing and employment.
ECHO Phase II focused on the implementation challenges to infill development in the El Camino Real Corridor. The report includes four case studies that address development scenarios, fiscal impacts, potential barriers to investment, and strategies for revitalization for cities along the Corridor. The four case study project areas are in Belmont, Daly City, Mountain View, and South San Francisco.
The Final Report, titled "Removing Barriers to Implementation: Economic & Housing Opportunities Phase II incorporates the findings from the case studies into a toolbox of potential strategies for use by the Corridor cities to acheive transformation of the Corridor.
ECHO Phase II Documents
Final Report: Removing Barriers to Implementation: Economic & Housing Opportunities Phase II
Individual Case Study Reports
City of Belmont
City of Daly City
City of Mountain View
City of South San Francisco
ECHO Phase II was funded by the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) II Planning Grant and funding support from the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, the San Mateo County Transit District, and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority on behalf of the members of the Grand Boulevard Initiative. This material is based upon work supported by the Federal Transit Administration under Cooperative Agreement No. CA-79-1000. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view the view of the Federal Transit Administration.